Julian Simmons

Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms Are Associated With Different Trajectories of Cortical Development During Late Childhood.

Sarah Whittle, Nandita Vijayakumar, Julian G Simmons, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

OBJECTIVE: Investigation of neurobiological differences between internalizing and externalizing symptoms in children is needed to ..

Pubertal hormones predict sex-specific trajectories of pituitary gland volume during the transition from childhood to adolescence

Sarah Whittle, Marjolein Barendse, Elena Pozzi, Nandita Vijayakumar, Julian G Simmons

Journal article  |  2020  |  NeuroImage

Pituitary gland volume (PGV) increases during childhood and adolescence in a sex-specific manner, and previous research suggests t..

Letter to the editor: A call for transparency in immunoassay techniques to enhance rigor and reproducibility

Elizabeth A Shirtcliff, Wen Wang, Shannin N Moody, Jesse D Smith, Julian G Simmons

Journal article  |  2019  |  Developmental Psychobiology

Measurement of cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone, and testosterone in the hair of children: Preliminary results and promising indications

Jesse D Smith, Katherine A Johnson, Sarah Whittle, Nicholas B Allen, Julian G Simmons

Journal article  |  2019  |  Developmental Psychobiology

Hormone analysis is a valuable tool for understanding how physiology and behavior interact. Cortisol in hair has recently been exa..

Neurodevelopmental Trajectories Related to Attention Problems Predict Driving-Related Risk Behaviors

Nandita Vijayakumar, Nicholas B Allen, George J Youssef, Julian G Simmons, Michelle L Byrne, Sarah Whittle

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Attention Disorders

Interaction between hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis genetic variation and maternal behavior in the prediction of amygdala connectivity in children

Elena Pozzi, Chad A Bousman, Julian G Simmons, Nandita Vijayakumar, Orli Schwartz, Marc Seal, Marie BH Yap, Nicholas B Allen, Sarah L Whittle

Journal article  |  2019  |  NeuroImage

Sometimes It's Good to be Short: The Serotonin Transporter Gene, Positive Parenting, and Adolescent Depression

Keriann Little, Craig A Olsson, Sarah Whittle, Jacqui A Macdonald, Lisa B Sheeber, George J Youssef, Julian G Simmons, Ann V Sanson, Debra L Foley, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2019  |  Child Development

In threatening environments, the short (S) allele of 5-HTTLPR is proposed to augment risk for depression. However, it is unknown w..

Relationships between adrenarcheal hormones, hippocampal volumes and depressive symptoms in children

Rachel Ellis, Anna Fernandes, Julian G Simmons, Lisa Mundy, George Patton, Nicholas B Allen, Sarah Whittle

Journal article  |  2019  |  Psychoneuroendocrinology

Adrenarcheal Timing Longitudinally Predicts Anxiety Symptoms via Amygdala Connectivity During Emotion Processing.

Marjolein EA Barendse, Julian G Simmons, George Patton, Lisa Mundy, Michelle L Byrne, Marc L Seal, Nicholas B Allen, Sarah Whittle

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine longitudinally whether adrenarcheal timing (adrenarcheal hormone levels independent of age)..

Early Adolescent Drinking and Cannabis Use Predicts Later Sleep-Quality Problems

Rowan P Ogeil, Ali Cheetham, Anna Mooney, Nicholas B Allen, Orli Schwartz, Michelle L Byrne, Julian G Simmons, Sarah Whittle, Dan Lubman

Journal article  |  2019  |  Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

The Influence of Maternal Parenting Style on the Neural Correlates of Emotion Processing in Children.

Elena Pozzi, Julian G Simmons, Chad A Bousman, Nandita Vijayakumar, Katherine O Bray, Orwa Dandash, Sally Richmond, Orli Schwartz, Marc Seal, Lisa Sheeber, Marie BH Yap, Nicholas B Allen, Sarah L Whittle

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

OBJECTIVE: The importance of parenting in influencing mental health outcomes, particularly depression, during childhood and adoles..

Factor Structure of the Early Adolescent Temperament Questionnaire-Revised.

Melissa D Latham, Paul Dudgeon, Marie BH Yap, Julian G Simmons, Michelle L Byrne, Orli S Schwartz, Elizabeth Ivie, Sarah Whittle, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2019  |  Assessment

Early adolescence (typically aged 9-15 years) is a period of dramatic developmental change, and individual differences in temperam..

Parenting × Brain Development interactions as predictors of adolescent depressive symptoms and well-being: Differential susceptibility or diathesis-stress?

Camille Deane, Nandita Vijayakumar, Nicholas B Allen, Orli Schwartz, Julian G Simmons, Chad A Bousman, Christos Pantelis, Sarah Whittle

Journal article  |  2019  |  Development and Psychopathology

It is unclear how individual differences in parenting and brain development interact to influence adolescent mental health outcome..

Correlates of hair cortisol concentrations in disadvantaged young children

Julian G Simmons, Francisco Azpitarte, Fatou Diallo Roost, Eric Dommers, Nicholas B Allen, Sophie Havighurst, Nick Haslam

Journal article  |  2019  |  Stress and Health

Salivary C-reactive protein among at-risk adolescents: A methods investigation of out of range immunoassay data

ER Landau, J Trinder, JG Simmons, M Raniti, M Blake, JM Waloszek, L Blake, O Schwartz, G Murray, NB Allen, ML Byrne

Journal article  |  2019  |  Psychoneuroendocrinology

Childhood maltreatment, pituitary volume and adolescent hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis -Evidence for a maltreatment-related attenuation

Michael Kaess, Sarah Whittle, Laurie O'Brien-Simpson, Nicholas B Allen, Julian G Simmons

Journal article  |  2018  |  Psychoneuroendocrinology

Healthy body, healthy mind. healthy mouth? - An investigation of oral bacteria, cortisol and C-reactive protein in adolescent depression and anxiety

Stuart Dashper, Helen Mitchell, Orli Schwartz, Julian Simmons, Carra Simpson

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGIST

Associations between adrenarcheal hormones, amygdala functional connectivity and anxiety symptoms in children

Marjolein EA Barendse, Julian G Simmons, Michelle L Byrne, George Patton, Lisa Mundy, Craig A Olsson, Marc L Seal, Nicholas B Allen, Sarah Whittle

Journal article  |  2018  |  Psychoneuroendocrinology

Interaction Between Parenting Styles and Adrenarcheal Timing Associated With Affective Brain Function in Late Childhood

Carolina Barbosa, Julian G Simmons, Nandita Vijayakumar, Paul Dudgeon, George C Patton, Lisa K Mundy, Nicholas B Allen, Sarah Whittle

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Family meta-emotion and the onset of major depressive disorder in adolescence: A prospective longitudinal study

Orli S Schwartz, Vanessa J Rowell, Sarah Whittle, Michelle L Byrne, Julian G Simmons, Lisa Sheeber, Vicki McKenzie, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2018  |  Social Development

Amygdala volume mediates the relationship between externalizing symptoms and daily smoking in adolescence: A prospective study

Ali Cheetham, Nicholas B Allen, Sarah Whittle, Julian Simmons, Murat Yucel, Dan Lubman

Journal article  |  2018  |  Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging

Who benefits from adolescent sleep interventions? Moderators of treatment efficacy in a randomized controlled trial of a cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness-based group sleep intervention for at-risk adolescents

Matthew J Blake, Laura M Blake, Orli Schwartz, Monika Raniti, Joanna M Waloszek, Greg Murray, Julian G Simmons, Elizabeth Landau, Ronald E Dahl, Dana L McMakin, Paul Dudgeon, John Trinder, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Duration of Breastfeeding and Subsequent Adolescent Obesity: Effects of Maternal Behavior and Socioeconomic Status

Michelle L Byrne, Orli S Schwartz, Julian G Simmons, Lisa Sheeber, Sarah Whittle, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Adolescent Health

Adolescent temperament dimensions as stable prospective risk and protective factors for salivary C-reactive protein

Benjamin W Nelson, Michelle L Byrne, Julian G Simmons, Sarah Whittle, Orli S Schwartz, Neil M O'Brien-Simpson, Katrina A Walsh, Eric C Reynolds, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2018  |  British Journal of Health Psychology

Brain structural connectivity during adrenarche: Associations between hormone levels and white matter microstructure

Marjolein EA Barendse, Julian G Simmons, Michelle L Byrne, Marc L Seal, George Patton, Lisa Mundy, Stephen J Wood, Craig A Olsson, Nicholas B Allen, Sarah Whittle

Journal article  |  2018  |  Psychoneuroendocrinology

A cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness-based group sleep intervention improves behavior problems in at-risk adolescents by improving perceived sleep quality

Matthew J Blake, Lian Snoep, Monika Raniti, Orli Schwartz, Joanna M Waloszek, Julian G Simmons, Greg Murray, Laura Blake, Elizabeth R Landau, Ronald E Dahl, Richard Bootzin, Dana L McMakin, Paul Dudgeon, John Trinder, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2017  |  Behaviour Research and Therapy

Amygdala Resting Connectivity Mediates Association Between Maternal Aggression and Adolescent Major Depression: A 7-Year Longitudinal Study

Bridget L Callaghan, Orwa Dandash, Julian G Simmons, Orli Schwartz, Michelle L Byrne, Lisa Sheeber, Nicholas B Allen, Sarah Whittle

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Adolescent Sympathetic Activity and Salivary C-Reactive Protein: The Effects of Parental Behavior

Benjamin W Nelson, Michelle L Byrne, Julian G Simmons, Sarah Whittle, Orli S Schwartz, Eric C Reynolds, Neil M O'Brien-Simpson, Lisa Sheeber, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2017  |  Health Psychology

Longitudinal Trajectories of Depression Symptoms in Adolescence: Psychosocial Risk Factors and Outcomes

Rachel ER Ellis, Marc L Seal, Julian G Simmons, Sarah Whittle, Orli S Schwartz, Michelle L Byrne, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2017  |  Child Psychiatry & Human Development

Role of Positive Parenting in the Association Between Neighborhood Social Disadvantage and Brain Development Across Adolescence

Sarah Whittle, Nandita Vijayakumar, Julian G Simmons, Meg Dennison, Orli Schwartz, Christos Pantelis, Lisa Sheeber, Michelle L Byrne, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2017  |  JAMA Psychiatry

Cortico-amygdalar maturational coupling is associated with depressive symptom trajectories during adolescence

Nandita Vijayakumar, Nicholas B Allen, Meg Dennison, Michelle L Byrne, Julian G Simmons, Sarah Whittle

Journal article  |  2017  |  NeuroImage

Brain Structural Signatures of Adolescent Depressive Symptom Trajectories: A Longitudinal Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study

Lianne Schmaal, Murat Yucel, Rachel Ellis, Nandita Vijayakumar, Julian G Simmons, Nicholas B Allen, Sarah Whittle

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Associations Between Observed Parenting Behavior and Adolescent Inflammation Two and a Half Years Later in a Community Sample

Michelle L Byrne, Sally Horne, Neil M O'Brien-Simpson, Katrina A Walsh, Eric C Reynolds, Orli S Schwartz, Sarah Whittle, Julian G Simmons, Lisa Sheeber, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2017  |  Health Psychology

Physiological correlates of emotional reactivity and regulation in early adolescents

Melissa D Latham, Nina Cook, Julian G Simmons, Michelle L Byrne, Jonathan WL Kettle, Orli Schwartz, Nandita Vijayakumar, Sarah Whittle, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2017  |  Biological Psychology

Study protocol: families and childhood transitions study (FACTS) - a longitudinal investigation of the role of the family environment in brain development and risk for mental health disorders in community based children

JG Simmons, OS Schwartz, K Bray, C Deane, E Pozzi, S Richmond, J Smith, N Vijayakumar, ML Byrne, ML Seal, MBH Yap, NB Allen, SL Whittle

Journal article  |  2017  |  BMC Pediatrics

Affective Parenting Behaviors, Adolescent Depression, and Brain Development: A Review of Findings From the Orygen Adolescent Development Study

Orli S Schwartz, Julian G Simmons, Sarah Whittle, Michelle L Byrne, Marie BH Yap, Lisa B Sheeber, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2017  |  Child Development Perspectives

The SENSE Study: Treatment Mechanisms of a Cognitive Behavioral and Mindfulness-Based Group Sleep Improvement Intervention for At-Risk Adolescents

Matthew Blake, Orli Schwartz, Joanna M Waloszek, Monika Raniti, Julian G Simmons, Greg Murray, Laura Blake, Ronald E Dahl, Richard Bootzin, Dana L McMakin, Paul Dudgeon, John Trinder, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2017  |  Sleep

A systematic review of adrenarche as a sensitive period in neurobiological development and mental health

Michelle L Byrne, Sarah Whittle, Nandita Vijayakumar, Meg Dennison, Julian G Simmons, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2017  |  Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Self-Reported Parenting Style Is Associated With Children's Inflammation and Immune Activation

Michelle L Byrne, Paul B Badcock, Julian G Simmons, Sarah Whittle, Adam Pettitt, Craig A Olsson, Lisa K Mundy, George C Patton, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Family Psychology

ADOLESCENT SLEEP DISTURBANCE AMONG A COMMUNITY-BASED SCREEN: PREVALENCE AND CO-MORBIDITY RATES FROM THE SENSE STUDY

E Landau, M Blake, J Waloszek, O Schwartz, M Raniti, J Simmons, L Blake, P Dudgeon, R Bootzin, R Dahl, G Murray, J Trinder, N Allen

Conference Proceedings  |  2017  |  Sleep

Brain connectivity networks and longitudinal trajectories of depression symptoms in adolescence

Rachel Ellis, Marc L Seal, Christopher Adamson, Richard Beare, Julian G Simmons, Sarah Whittle, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2017  |  Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging

Orbitofrontal Cortex Volume and Effortful Control as Prospective Risk Factors for Substance Use Disorder in Adolescence

Ali Cheetham, Nicholas B Allen, Sarah Whittle, Julian Simmons, Murat Ycel, Dan I Lubman

Journal article  |  2017  |  European Addiction Research

Childhood maltreatment, psychopathology, and the development of hippocampal subregions during adolescence

Sarah Whittle, Julian G Simmons, Sylke Hendriksma, Nandita Vijayakumar, Michelle L Byrne, Meg Dennison, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2017  |  Brain and Behavior

Study protocol for a natural experiment in a lower socioeconomic area to examine the health-related effects of refurbishment to parks including built-shade (ShadePlus)

SJ Dobbinson, J Veitch, J Salmon, M Wakefield, PK Staiger, RJ MacInnis, J Simmons

Journal article  |  2017  |  BMJ Open

Emotion and Gender-Specific Neural Processing in Men and Women

Sarah Whittle, Julian G Simmons, Nicholas B Allen

Book Chapter  |  2017

The Interaction of Childhood Maltreatment, Sex, and Borderline Personality Features in the Prediction of the Cortisol Awakening Response in Adolescents

Michael Kaess, Sarah Whittle, Julian G Simmons, Martina Jovev, Nicholas B Allen, Andrew M Chanen

Journal article  |  2017  |  Psychopathology

The SENSE Study: Post Intervention Effects of a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Cognitive-Behavioral and Mindfulness-Based Group Sleep Improvement Intervention Among At-Risk Adolescents

Matthew Blake, Joanna M Waloszek, Orli Schwartz, Monika Raniti, Julian G Simmons, Laura Blake, Greg Murray, Ronald E Dahl, Richard Bootzin, Paul Dudgeon, John Trinder, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Adolescent conduct problems related to white matter connectivity

S Oostermeijer, L Park, C Suo, NB Allen, JG Simmons, LMC Jansen, A Popma, M Yucel, S Whittle

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  European Neuropsychopharmacology

Trajectories of adolescent conduct problems in relation to cortical thickness development: a longitudinal MRI study

S Oostermeijer, S Whittle, C Suo, NB Allen, JG Simmons, N Vijayakumar, PM van de Ven, LMC Jansen, M Yucel, A Popma

Journal article  |  2016  |  Translational Psychiatry

Brain Development During Adolescence: A Mixed-Longitudinal Investigation of Cortical Thickness, Surface Area, and Volume

Nandita Vijayakumar, Nicholas B Allen, George Youssef, Meg Dennison, Murat Yucel, Julian G Simmons, Sarah Whittle

Journal article  |  2016  |  Human Brain Mapping

Cognitive Control as a Moderator of Temperamental Motivations Toward Adolescent Risk-Taking Behavior

George J Youssef, Sarah Whittle, Nicholas B Allen, Dan I Lubman, Julian G Simmons, Murat Yuecel

Journal article  |  2016  |  Child Development

Associations between dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) levels, pituitary volume, and social anxiety in children

Cynthia R Murray, Julian G Simmons, Nicholas B Allen, Michelle L Byrne, Lisa K Mundy, Marc L Seal, George C Patton, Craig A Olsson, Sarah Whittle

Journal article  |  2016  |  Psychoneuroendocrinology

Observed Measures of Negative Parenting Predict Brain Development during Adolescence

Sarah Whittle, Nandita Vijayakumar, Meg Dennison, Orli Schwartz, Julian G Simmons, Lisa Sheeber, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2016  |  PLOS ONE

Impaired Maturation of Cognitive Control in Adolescents Who Develop Major Depressive Disorder

Nandita Vijayakumar, Sarah Whittle, Murat Yuecel, Michelle L Byrne, Orli Schwartz, Julian G Simmons, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

Depression, immune function, and early adrenarche in children

Faustina M Delany, Michelle L Byrne, Sarah Whittle, Julian G Simmons, Craig Olsson, Lisa K Mundy, George C Patton, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2016  |  Psychoneuroendocrinology

The lifetime experience of traumatic events is associated with hair cortisol concentrations in community-based children

Julian G Simmons, Paul B Badcock, Sarah L Whittle, Michelle L Byrne, Lisa Mundy, George C Patton, Craig A Olsson, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2016  |  Psychoneuroendocrinology

Adrenarche and the Emotional and Behavioral Problems of Late Childhood

Lisa K Mundy, Helena Romaniuk, Louise Canterford, Stephen Hearps, Russell M Viner, Jordana K Bayer, Julian G Simmons, John B Carlin, Nicholas B Allen, George C Patton

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Adolescent Health

The SENSE Study (Sleep and Education: learning New Skills Early): a community cognitive-behavioural therapy and mindfulness-based sleep intervention to prevent depression and improve cardiac health in adolescence.

Joanna M Waloszek, Orli Schwartz, Julian G Simmons, Matthew Blake, Laura Blake, Greg Murray, Monika Raniti, Ronald E Dahl, Neil O'Brien-Simpson, Paul Dudgeon, John Trinder, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2015  |  BMC Psychology

BACKGROUND: Sleep problems are a major risk factor for the emergence of depression in adolescence. The aim of this study was to te..

Linking the Serotonin Transporter Gene, Family Environments, Hippocampal Volume and Depression Onset: A Prospective Imaging Gene X Environment Analysis

Keriann Little, Craig A Olsson, George J Youssef, Sarah Whittle, Julian G Simmons, Murat Yuecel, Lisa B Sheeber, Debra L Foley, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Dual-Axis Hormonal Covariation in Adolescence and the Moderating Influence of Prior Trauma and Aversive Maternal Parenting

Julian G Simmons, Michelle L Byrne, Orli S Schwartz, Sarah L Whittle, Lisa Sheeber, Michael Kaess, George J Youssef, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2015  |  Developmental Psychobiology

Associations between early adrenarche, affective brain function and mental health in children

Sarah Whittle, Julian G Simmons, Michelle L Byrne, Cherie Strikwerda-Brown, Rebecca Kerestes, Marc L Seal, Craig A Olsson, Paul Dudgeon, Lisa K Mundy, George C Patton, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2015  |  Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

A Dual-Axis Approach to Understanding Neuroendocrine Development

Elizabeth A Shirtcliff, Andrew R Dismukes, Kristine Marceau, Paula L Ruttle, Julian G Simmons, Georges Han

Journal article  |  2015  |  Developmental Psychobiology

Dispositional mindfulness is predicted by structural development of the insula during late adolescence

S Friedel, SL Whittle, N Vijayakumar, JG Simmons, ML Byrne, OS Schwartz, NB Allen

Journal article  |  2015  |  Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Mapping the relationship between subgenual cingulate cortex functional connectivity and depressive symptoms across adolescence

Cherie Strikwerda-Brown, Christopher G Davey, Sarah Whittle, Nicholas B Allen, Michelle L Byrne, Orli S Schwartz, Julian G Simmons, Dominic Dwyer, Ben J Harrison

Journal article  |  2015  |  Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Affective Behavior and Temperament Predict the Onset of Smoking in Adolescence

Ali Cheetham, Nicholas B Allen, Orli Schwartz, Julian G Simmons, Sarah Whittle, Michelle L Byrne, Lisa Sheeber, Dan I Lubman

Journal article  |  2015  |  Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Attention to pleasant stimuli in early adolescence predicts alcohol-related problems in mid-adolescence

Joshua BB Garfield, Nicholas B Allen, Ali Cheetham, Julian G Simmons, Dan I Lubman

Journal article  |  2015  |  Biological Psychology

Functional brain-imaging correlates of negative affectivity and the onset of first-episode depression

CG Davey, S Whittle, BJ Harrison, JG Simmons, ML Byrne, OS Schwartz, NB Allen

Journal article  |  2015  |  Psychological Medicine

The influence of sex, temperament, risk-taking and mental health on the emergence of gambling: a longitudinal study of young people

Murat Yuecel, Sarah Whittle, George J Youssef, Himani Kashyap, Julian G Simmons, Orli Schwartz, Dan I Lubman, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2015  |  International Gambling Studies

Trait positive affect is associated with hippocampal volume and change in caudate volume across adolescence

Meg Dennison, Sarah Whittle, Murat Yuecel, Michelle L Byrne, Orli Schwartz, Julian G Simmons, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2015  |  Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience

Early life stress alters pituitary growth during adolescence-A longitudinal study

Despina E Ganella, Nicholas B Allen, Julian G Simmons, Orli Schwartz, Jee Hyun Kim, Lisa Sheeber, Sarah Whittle

Journal article  |  2015  |  Psychoneuroendocrinology

Reduced frontal white matter volume in children with early onset of adrenarche

Paul Klauser, Sarah Whittle, Julian G Simmons, Michelle L Byrne, Lisa K Mundy, George C Patton, Alex Fornito, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2015  |  Psychoneuroendocrinology

Thinning of the lateral prefrontal cortex during adolescence predicts emotion regulation in females

Nandita Vijayakumar, Sarah Whittle, Murat Yuecel, Meg Dennison, Julian Simmons, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2014  |  Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Association between serotonin transporter genotype, brain structure and adolescent-onset major depressive disorder: a longitudinal prospective study

K Little, CA Olsson, S Whittle, GJ Youssef, ML Byrne, JG Simmons, M Yuecel, DL Foley, NB Allen

Journal article  |  2014  |  Translational Psychiatry

Development of temperamental effortful control mediates the relationship between maturation of the prefrontal cortex and psychopathology during adolescence: A 4-year longitudinal study

Nandita Vijayakumar, Sarah Whittle, Meg Dennison, Murat Yuecel, Julian Simmons, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2014  |  Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience: a journal for cognitive, affective and social developmental neuroscience

Prefrontal Structural Correlates of Cognitive Control during Adolescent Development: A 4-Year Longitudinal Study

Nandita Vijayakumar, Sarah Whittle, Murat Yuecel, Meg Dennison, Julian Simmons, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2014  |  Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Structural Brain Development and Depression Onset During Adolescence: A Prospective Longitudinal Study

Sarah Whittle, Renee Lichter, Meg Dennison, Nandita Vijayakumar, Orli Schwartz, Michelle L Byrne, Julian G Simmons, Murat Yuecel, Christos Pantelis, Patrick McGorry, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2014  |  American Journal of Psychiatry

Study protocol: Imaging brain development in the Childhood to Adolescence Transition Study (iCATS)

Julian G Simmons, Sarah L Whittle, George C Patton, Paul Dudgeon, Craig Olsson, Michelle L Byrne, Lisa K Mundy, Marc L Seal, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2014  |  BMC Pediatrics

Sex differences in structural brain asymmetry predict overt aggression in early adolescents

Troy AW Visser, Jeneva L Ohan, Sarah Whittle, Murat Yuecel, Julian G Simmons, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2014  |  Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumetric differences in the anterior cingulate cortex prospectively predict alcohol-related problems in adolescence

Ali Cheetham, Nicholas B Allen, Sarah Whittle, Julian Simmons, Murat Yuecel, Dan I Lubman

Journal article  |  2014  |  Psychopharmacology

Positive parenting predicts the development of adolescent brain structure: A longitudinal study

Sarah Whittle, Julian G Simmons, Meg Dennison, Nandita Vijayakumar, Orli Schwartz, Marie BH Yap, Lisa Sheeber, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2014  |  Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience: a journal for cognitive, affective and social developmental neuroscience

The relationship between hippocampal asymmetry and temperament in adolescent borderline and antisocial personality pathology

Martina Jovev, Sarah Whittle, Murat Yuecel, Julian Guy Simmons, Nicholas B Allen, Andrew M Chanen

Journal article  |  2014  |  Development and Psychopathology

Parenting during early adolescence and adolescent-onset major depression: A 6-year prospective longitudinal study

OS Schwartz, ML Byrne, JG Simmons, S Whittle, P Dudgeon, MBH Yap, LB Sheeber, NB Allen

Journal article  |  2014  |  Clinical Psychological Science

Sex-specific prediction of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity by pituitary volume during adolescence: A longitudinal study from 12 to 17 years of age

Michael Kaess, Julian G Simmons, Sarah Whittle, Martina Jovev, Andrew M Chanen, Murat Yuecel, Christos Pantelis, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2013  |  Psychoneuroendocrinology

Study protocol: the Childhood to Adolescence Transition Study (CATS)

Lisa K Mundy, Julian G Simmons, Nicholas B Allen, Russell M Viner, Jordana K Bayer, Timothy Olds, Jo Williams, Craig Olsson, Helena Romaniuk, Fiona Mensah, Susan M Sawyer, Louisa Degenhardt, Rosa Alati, Melissa Wake, Felice Jacka, George C Patton

Journal article  |  2013  |  BMC Pediatrics

Mapping subcortical brain maturation during adolescence: evidence of hemisphere- and sex-specific longitudinal changes

Meg Dennison, Sarah Whittle, Murat Yuecel, Nandita Vijayakumar, Alexandria Kline, Julian Simmons, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2013  |  Developmental Science

Childhood Maltreatment and Psychopathology Affect Brain Development During Adolescence

Sarah Whittle, Meg Dennison, Nandita Vijayakumar, Julian G Simmons, Murat Yuecel, Dan I Lubman, Christos Pantelis, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Temperament and Maltreatment in the Emergence of Borderline and Antisocial Personality Pathology during Early Adolescence.

Martina Jovev, Trudi McKenzie, Sarah Whittle, Julian G Simmons, Nicholas B Allen, Andrew M Chanen

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

OBJECTIVE: The present study utilized a prospective, longitudinal design to examine the role of temperament and maltreatment in pr..

Maternal Parenting Behaviors and Adolescent Depression: The Mediating Role of Rumination

Michael A Gate, Edward R Watkins, Julian G Simmons, Michelle L Byrne, Orli S Schwartz, Sarah Whittle, Lisa B Sheeber, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

PITUITARY GLAND AND HIPPOCAMPUS VOLUMES PROSPECTIVELY PREDICT HPA-AXIS FUNCTION DURING ADOLESCENCE: SEX DIFFERENCES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

Sarah Whittle, Julian G Simmons, Michael Kaess, Nicholas B Allen

Conference Proceedings  |  2012  |  PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY

Pituitary volume mediates the relationship between pubertal timing and depressive symptoms during adolescence

Sarah Whittle, Murat Yuecel, Valentina Lorenzetti, Michelle L Byrne, Julian G Simmons, Stephen J Wood, Christos Pantelis, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2012  |  Psychoneuroendocrinology

Inhibitory Control in Young Adolescents: The Role of Sex, Intelligence, and Temperament

Murat Yuecel, Alex Fornito, George Youssef, Dominic Dwyer, Sarah Whittle, Stephen J Wood, Dan I Lubman, Julian Simmons, Christos Pantelis, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2012  |  Neuropsychology

Orbitofrontal Volumes in Early Adolescence Predict Initiation of Cannabis Use: A 4-Year Longitudinal and Prospective Study

Ali Cheetham, Nicholas B Allen, Sarah Whittle, Julian G Simmons, Murat Yuecel, Dan I Lubman

Journal article  |  2012  |  Biological Psychiatry

Emotional Inertia Prospectively Predicts the Onset of Depressive Disorder in Adolescence

Peter Kuppens, Lisa B Sheeber, Marie BH Yap, Sarah Whittle, Julian G Simmons, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2012  |  Emotion

Parental Behaviors During Family Interactions Predict Changes in Depression and Anxiety Symptoms During Adolescence

Orli S Schwartz, Paul Dudgeon, Lisa B Sheeber, Marie BH Yap, Julian G Simmons, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Mood and personality effects in healthy participants after chronic administration of sertraline

Julian G Simmons, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Affective Disorders

Maternal and adolescent temperament as predictors of maternal affective behavior during mother-adolescent interactions

Emily Davenport, Marie BH Yap, Julian G Simmons, Lisa B Sheeber, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Adolescence

Chronic modulation of serotonergic neurotransmission with sertraline attenuates the loudness dependence of the auditory evoked potential in healthy participants

Julian G Simmons, Pradeep J Nathan, Gregor Berger, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2011  |  Psychopharmacology

Observed maternal responses to adolescent behaviour predict the onset of major depression

Orli S Schwartz, Paul Dudgeon, Lisa B Sheeber, Marie BH Yap, Julian G Simmons, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2011  |  Behaviour Research and Therapy

Pituitary volume prospectively predicts internalizing symptoms in adolescence

Amy R Zipursky, Sarah Whittle, Murat Yuecel, Valentina Lorenzetti, Stephen J Wood, Dan I Lubman, Julian G Simmons, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Early adolescents' temperament, emotion regulation during mother-child interactions, and depressive symptomatology

Marie BH Yap, Nicholas B Allen, Melissa O'Shea, Patricia Di Parsia, Julian G Simmons, Lisa Sheeber

Journal article  |  2011  |  Development and Psychopathology

Hippocampal volume and sensitivity to maternal aggressive behavior: A prospective study of adolescent depressive symptoms

Sarah Whittle, Marie BH Yap, Lisa Sheeber, Paul Dudgeon, Murat Yuecel, Christos Pantelis, Julian G Simmons, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2011  |  Development and Psychopathology

Mood and personality effects in healthy participants after chronic administration of sertraline

JG Simmons, NBA Allen

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Affective Disorders

AUTONOMIC CARDIAC CONTROL IN DEPRESSED ADOLESCENTS

Michelle L Byrne, Lisa Sheeber, Julian G Simmons, Betsy Davis, Joann Wu Shortt, Lynn Fainsilber Katz, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2010  |  Depression and Anxiety (Hoboken)

Maternal Positive and Negative Interaction Behaviors and Early Adolescents' Depressive Symptoms: Adolescent Emotion Regulation as a Mediator

Marie BH Yap, Orli S Schwartz, Michelle L Byrne, Julian G Simmons, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Research on Adolescence

INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN BASELINE STARTLE REFLEX MAGNITUDE PREDICTS AFFECTIVE BEHAVIOR DURING FAMILY INTERACTIONS IN EARLY ADOLESCENTS

Julian G Simmons, Sarah Whittle, Marie Yap, Laurie O'Brien-Simpson, Nicholas B Allen

Conference Proceedings  |  2010  |  PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY

Maternal responses to adolescent positive affect are associated with adolescents' reward neuroanatomy

Sarah Whittle, Marie BH Yap, Murat Yuecel, Lisa Sheeber, Julian G Simmons, Christos Pantelis, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2009  |  Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Variations in cortical folding patterns are related to individual differences in temperament

Sarah Whittle, Nicholas B Allen, Alex Fornito, Dan I Lubman, Julian G Simmons, Christos Pantelis, Murat Yuecel

Journal article  |  2009  |  Psychiatry Research - Neuroimaging

Responsiveness to Drug Cues and Natural Rewards in Opiate Addiction Associations With Later Heroin Use

Dan I Lubman, Murat Yucel, Jonathan WL Kettle, Antonietta Scaffidi, Trudi MacKenzie, Julian G Simmons, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2009  |  Archives of General Psychiatry

Responsiveness to drug cues and natural rewards in opiate addiction

D LUBMAN, M YUCEL, J KETTLE, A SCAFFIDI, T MACKENZIE, J SIMMONS, N ALLEN

Journal article  |  2009  |  Archives of General Psychiatry

Recurrence of major depressive disorder is predicted by inhibited startle magnitude while recovered

Laurie O'Brien-Simpson, Patricia Di Parsia, Julian G Simmons, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2009  |  Journal of Affective Disorders

Interaction of Parenting Experiences and Brain Structure in the Prediction of Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents

Marie BH Yap, Sarah Whittle, Murat Yuecel, Lisa Sheeber, Christos Pantelis, Julian G Simmons, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2008  |  Archives of General Psychiatry

Interaction of Parenting Experiences and Brain Structure in the Prediction of Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents

Marie BH Yap, Sarah Whittle, Murat Yücel, Lisa Sheeber, Christos Pantelis, Julian G Simmons, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2008  |  Archives of General Psychiatry

Interventions for preventing relapse and recurrence after the first episode of a depressive disorder in young people

N Allen, SE Hetrick, MBH Yap, JG Simmons, S De Silva

Journal article  |  2008  |  Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Neuroanatomical correlates of temperament in early adolescents

Sarah Whittle, Murat Yucel, Alex Fornito, Anna Barrett, Stephen J Wood, Dan I Lubman, Jullan Simmons, Christos Pantelis, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2008  |  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Prefrontal and amygdala volumes are related to adolescents' affective behaviors during parent-adolescent interactions

Sarah Whittle, Marie BH Yap, Murat Yuecel, Alex Fornito, Julian G Simmons, Anna Barrett, Lisa Sheeber, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2008  |  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Early intervention for depressive disorders in young people: the opportunity and the (lack of) evidence

Nicholas B Allen, Sarah E Hetrick, Julian G Simmons, Ian B Hickie

Journal article  |  2007  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Early intervention for depressive disorders in young people: the opportunity and the (lack of) evidence.

NB Allen, SE Hetrick, JG Simmons, IB Hickie

Journal article  |  2007  |  The Medical journal of Australia

Temperament and psychophysiological indices of affective responsivity and regulation in early adolescents

Julian G Simmons, Nina S Cook, Kylie Altson, Laurie O'Brien-Simpson, Yvonne Groot, Nicholas B Allen

Conference Proceedings  |  2006  |  PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY

The neuroanatomical basis of temperament in early adolescents

Sarah L Whittle, Anna Barrett, Murat Yucel, Stephen Wood, Dan I Lubman, Julian G Simmons, Nicholas B Allen

Conference Proceedings  |  2006  |  PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY

Resting heart rate and autonomic cardiac control in depressed adolescents

Michelle Byrne, Julian G Simmons, Lisa Sheeber, Betsy Davis, Joann Wu Shortt, Lyn Fainsilber-Katz, Nicholas B Allen

Conference Proceedings  |  2006  |  PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY

Electrophysiological measurement of latent evaluations of the self

N Lucas, NB Allen, JG Simmons

Conference Proceedings  |  2004  |  PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY

The effects of chronic sertraline administration on the responsivity of the post-auricular reflex during affective picture stimuli in healthy subjects

JG Simmons, NB Allen, G Berger

Conference Proceedings  |  2004  |  PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY

The influence of chronic sertraline administration on the loudness dependence of the auditory evoked potential in healthy subjects

JG Simmons, NB Allen, G Berger, PJ Nathan

Conference Proceedings  |  2003  |  PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY

All things unpleasant are not equal: Startle reflex modification while processing social and physical threat

R Lethbridge, JG Simmons, NB Allen

Journal article  |  2002  |  PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY

Prepulse inhibition and affective startle modulation in clinical depression and anxiety

NB Allen, AK Yap, P Di Parsia, S Adey, S Foverskov, J Simmons

Journal article  |  2001  |  PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY

Facial reactions to emotional stimuli differ among depressive subtypes

P Di Parsia, AK Yap, S Foverskov, S Adey, J Simmons, NB Allen

Journal article  |  2001  |  PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY

Event-related brain potentials as measures of attentional biases in anxiety and depression

S Adey, J Simmons, P Di Parsia, S Foverskov, AK Yap, NB Allen

Journal article  |  2001  |  PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY