Biography
Professor Olsson is a Developmental Psychologist with expertise in lifecourse epidemiology and human genetics. He completed his PhD at Melbourne University in Developmental Psychology in 2000. He maintains a longstanding association with the he Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, working there on a competitive fellowship track since 2000.
Professor Olsson has received a Discovery Outstanding Researcher Award from Australian Research Council. He has secured competitive research grants totalling over $21 million. His work has been published in journals reflecting the highest quality in the field (Molecular Psychiatry IF=14.49 and The Lancet IF=39.20) www.researchgate.net/profile/Craig_Olsson/publications.
He is Scientific Director of one of Australia’s longest running longitudinal studies of socio-emotional development, the Australian Temperament Project, which has been repeatedly funded by the ARC and NHMRC since 1983. The ATP has followed ~2000 parents (Generation 1: G1) and their offspring (Generation 2: G2) from infancy to 30 years (16-waves) since 1982. Generation 3 offspring have been followed since 2011 www.melbournechildrens.com/atp/
He is Director of the Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, a Strategic Research Centre administered through the Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor Research (Deakin Research) and based within the School of Psychology at Deakin University www.deakin.edu.au/seed
He is National Convenor of the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) Longitudinal Studies Network. Life-course studies sit within the Australiasian precinct and are some of the most well regarded long term cohort studies in the work. The network includes 35 Australian and New Zealand cohort studies involving over 70,000 participants, spanning 4 decades, and in some cases three generations.
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Professor Olsson is a Developmental Psychologist with expertise in lifecourse epidemiology and human genetics. He holds an Australian Research Council Principal Research Fellowship (Discovery Outstanding Researcher Award) and directs one of Australia’s oldest running longitudinal studies of social-emotional development, The Australian Temperament Project Generation 3 Study. He is actively involved in a number of Australasian cohort studies and is National Convenor of the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) Longitudinal Studies Network. He has been based at the Royal Children’s Hospital since 1994, completed his PhD through the University of Melbourne in 2000, and holds a joint appointment in lifecourse epidemiology with the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute. He is Professor/Director of the Deakin Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development and has a particular interest in promoting understanding of cohort studies in our region (Australia and New Zealand), and how they might be used to further advance understanding of the developmental years, from childhood to adulthood and into the next generation.
Career highlights
Professor Olsson's early work in the area of psychosocial adjustment to chronic illness has been recognised with a Victorian Public Health Award for Excellence in Service Delivery (1999) and a Premier’s Excellence Award (Victorian Public Healthcare Awards) in 2010. In 2004 he was awarded a competitive research fellowship from the North American Alliance for Depression and Schizophrenia Research (NARSAD) for his work on gene-environment interactions in mental disorder. In 2005 this work was subsequently recognized in an Award for Research Excellence in Psychiatric Genetics (NARSAD, New York), and a second award from the Education Foundation of America Investigator Award. Most recently, he was awarded a Discovery Outstanding Researcher Award for his work following offspring of the Australian Temperament Project and in 2014 he bacame Director of the Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development.
Research interests
Professor Olsson's primary research interests are in mapping the major milestones in social and emotiona development from infancy to adulthood and into the next generation, and translating these into useable developmental indicnes capable of guiding targeted preventive and healh promotion internventions in clinical and pulication health settings.
Affiliations
Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, The Melbourne Royal Children's Hospital.
Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Australia
The Telethon Kids, University of Western Australia, Perth Australia
Teaching interests
Professor Olsson has been appointed in a Research Intensive role within the School of Psychology. He focuses on supervision of research students: PhD, Doctoral, Masters, and fourth year students.
Knowledge areas
Epidemiology, Genetics, Prevention, Psychology, Public Health
Awards
Australian Research Council “Discovery Outstanding Researcher Award”, Australian Government.
Award for Innovation, Faculty of Health Award, Deakin University Australia (internal award).
Premier’s Excellence Award (Victorian Public Healthcare Awards)
Chronic Illness Peer Support (ChIPS) program, Royal Children’s Hospital.
Award for Research Excellence in Psychiatric Genetics, Presented at the North American Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression Gala Ball, New York.
Education Foundation of America Investigator Award.
Young Investigator Award, North American Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression.
Victorian Public Health Award for Excellence in Service Delivery Chronic Illness Peer Support (ChIPS) program, Royal Children’s Hospital.
Australian Younf Citizen Award.
Projects
Chief Investigator
- The Australian Temperament Project: A 30 year, 3 generation birth cohort study of social and emotional development
- The Victorian Intergenerational Health Cohort Study: A 20 year, 2 generation adolescent cohrot study of mental disorder.
- The Triple B Cohort Study: An intensive study of development across pregnancy and the first year of life.
- The Vulnerable Brain Project: A study of the effects of maternal mental disorder on fetal development and infant attachment.
- The Wellness through Integrated Learning and Development (WILD) Trial (Chief Investigator): A randomised controlled trial evaluation of the effect of contact with nature on adolescent wellbeing.
National Convenorship
- The ARACY Longitudinal Studies Network: A National consoritum of 35 Australian and New Zealand cohort studies involving over 70,000 participants, spanning 4 decades.
Associate Investigator
- The Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health Study (New Zealand)
- The Western Australian Pregnancy Study (Raine)
- The International Youth Development Study (Melbourne, Seattle)
- The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre Cannabis Consortium (Sydney)
- The Norwegian HUNT study
Publications
Genevieve Le Bas, George Youssef, Jacqui Macdonald, Larissa Rossen, Samantha Teague, Emily Kothe, Jennifer McIntosh, Craig Olsson, Delyse Hutchinson
(2020), Vol. 29, pp. 3-20, Social development, Chichester, Eng., C1
Elizabeth Spry, Craig Olsson, Stephen Hearps, Stephanie Aarsman, John Carlin, Louise Howard, Margarita Moreno Betancur, Helena Romaniuk, Lex Doyle, Steaphanie Brown, Rohan Borschmann, Yvette Alway, Carolyn Coffey, George Patton
(2020), Vol. 34, pp. 86-98, Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology, Chichester, Eng., C1
K Little, C Olsson, S Whittle, J Macdonald, L Sheeber, G Youssef, J Simmons, A Sanson, D Foley, N Allen
(2019), Vol. 90, pp. 1061-1079, Child development, Chichester, Eng., C1
Larissa Rossen, Richard Mattick, Judy Wilson, Philip Clare, Lucy Burns, Steve Allsop, Elizabeth Elliott, Sue Jacobs, C Olsson, Delyse Hutchinson
(2019), Vol. 23, pp. 1686-1698, Maternal and child health journal, Cham, Switzerland, C1
Diana Smart, George Youseff, Ann Sanson, Margot Prior, John Toumbourou, Craig Olsson
(2019), Vol. 71, pp. 1-12, Australian journal of psychology, Chichester, Eng., C1
B Edwards, W Forrest, S Vassallo, C Greenwood, C Olsson
(2019), Vol. 62, pp. 87-93, Journal of criminal justice, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Adolescent care-orientation and positive development in young adulthood
Delyse Hutchinson, George Youssef, Adrienne Buhagiar, Samantha Teague, Jacqui Macdonald, Primrose Letcher, Chris Greenwood, Jennifer Mcintosh, John Toumbourou, William Hallam, Helen Skouteris, Ann Sanson, C Olsson
(2019), Vol. 64, pp. 63-69, Journal of adolescent health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Rohan Borschmann, Denise Becker, Elizabeth Spry, George Youssef, Craig Olsson, Delyse Hutchinson, Edmund Silins, Joseph Boden, Margarita Moreno-Betancur, Jake Najman, Louisa Degenhardt, Richard Mattick, Helena Romaniuk, L Horwood, George Patton, Cannabis Cohorts Research Consortium
(2019), Vol. 197, pp. 326-334, Drug and alcohol dependence, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Jake Najman, Maria Plotnikova, John Horwood, Edmund Silins, David Fergusson, George Patton, Craig Olsson, Delyse Hutchinson, Louisa Degenhardt, Robert Tait, George Youssef, Rohan Borschmann, Carolyn Coffey, John Toumbourou, Richard Mattick
(2019), Vol. 45, pp. 427-436, Aggressive behavior, Chichester, Eng., C1
Elizabeth Spry, Margarita Moreno-Betancur, Denise Becker, Helena Romaniuk, John Carlin, Emma Molyneaux, Louise Howard, Joanne Ryan, Primrose Letcher, Jennifer McIntosh, Jacqui Macdonald, Christopher Greenwood, Kimberley Thomson, Helena McAnally, Robert Hancox, Delyse Hutchinson, George Youssef, Craig Olsson, George Patton
(2019), pp. 1-11, Psychological medicine, Cambridge, Eng., C1
Socioeconomic disadvantage in infancy and academic and self-regulation outcomes
Meredith O'Connor, Shiau Chong, Delyse Hutchinson, Ann Sanson, Jennifer Mcintosh, Craig Olsson, Sharon Goldfeld
(2019), Vol. 143, pp. 1-10, Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, Ill., C1
Prenatal alcohol exposure and infant gross motor development: a prospective cohort study
Delyse Hutchinson, George Youssef, Clare McCormack, Judy Wilson, Steve Allsop, Jake Najman, Elizabeth Elliott, Lucinda Burns, Sue Jacobs, Ingrid Honan, Larissa Rossen, Hannah Fiedler, Samantha Teague, Joanne Ryan, Craig Olsson, Richard Mattick
(2019), Vol. 19, BMC pediatrics, London, Eng., C1
C Greenwood, G Youssef, K Betts, P Letcher, J Mcintosh, E Spry, D Hutchinson, J Macdonald, L Hagg, A Sanson, J Toumbourou, C Olsson
(2019), Vol. 201, pp. 58-64, Drug and alcohol dependence, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Rohan Borschmann, Emma Molyneaux, Elizabeth Spry, Paul Moran, Louise Howard, Jacqui Macdonald, Stephanie Brown, Margarita Moreno-Betancur, Craig Olsson, George Patton
(2019), Vol. 49, pp. 2727-2735, Psychological medicine, cambridge, Eng., C1
R Culverhouse, N Saccone, A Horton, Y Ma, K Anstey, T Banaschewski, M Burmeister, S Cohen-Woods, B Etain, H Fisher, N Goldman, S Guillaume, J Horwood, G Juhasz, K Lester, L Mandelli, C Middeldorp, E Oli, S Villafuerte, T Air, R Araya, L Bowes, L Burns, E Byrne, C Coffey, W Coventry, K Gawronski, D Glei, A Hatzimanolis, J Hottenga, I Jaussent, C Jawahar, C Jennen-Steinmetz, J Kramer, M Lajnef, K Little, H zu Schwabedissen, M Nauck, E Nederhof, P Petschner, W Peyrot, C Schwahn, G Sinnamon, D Stacey, Y Tian, C Toben, S Van der Auwera, N Wainwright, J Wang, G Willemsen, I Anderson, V Arolt, C slund, G Bagdy, B Baune, F Bellivier, D Boomsma, P Courtet, U Dannlowski, E de Geus, J Deakin, S Easteal, T Eley, D Fergusson, A Goate, X Gonda, H Grabe, C Holzman, E Johnson, M Kennedy, M Laucht, N Martin, M Munaf, K Nilsson, A Oldehinkel, C Olsson, J Ormel, C Otte, G Patton, B Penninx, K Ritchie, M Sarchiapone, J Scheid, A Serretti, J Smit, N Stefanis, P Surtees, H Vlzke, M Weinstein, M Whooley, J Nurnberger Jr, N Breslau, L Bierut
(2018), Vol. 23, pp. 133-142, Molecular psychiatry, London, Eng., C1
J Macdonald, G Youssef, L Phillips, E Spry, Y Alway, G Patton, C Olsson
(2018), Vol. 21, pp. 171-180, Archives of women's mental health, Vienna, Austria, C1
K Betts, R Alati, P Baker, P Letcher, D Hutchinson, G Youssef, C Olsson
(2018), Vol. 48, pp. 23-32, Psychological medicine, Cambridge, Eng., C1
D Hutchinson, J Wilson, S Allsop, E Elliott, J Najman, L Burns, A Bartu, S Jacobs, I Honan, C McCormack, L Rossen, H Fiedler, C Stone, S Khor, J Ryan, G Youssef, C Olsson, R Mattick, Triple B Research Consortium
(2018), Vol. 47, pp. 26-27m, International Journal of Epidemiology, Oxford, Eng., C1
E Tan, J McIntosh, E Kothe, J Opie, C Olsson
(2018), Vol. 20, pp. 349-377, Attachment and human development, Abingdon, Eng., C1
M Barendse, J Simmons, M Byrne, M Seal, G Patton, L Mundy, S Wood, C Olsson, N Allen, S Whittle
(2018), Vol. 88, pp. 70-77, Psychoneuroendocrinology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Adolescence and the next generation
G Patton, C Olsson, V Skirbekk, R Saffery, M Wlodek, P Azzopardi, M Stonawski, B Rasmussen, E Spry, K Francis, Z Bhutta, N Kassebaum, A Mokdad, C Murray, A Prentice, N Reavley, P Sheehan, K Sweeny, R Viner, S Sawyer
(2018), Vol. 554, pp. 458-466, Nature, London, Eng., C1
Maternal and partner prenatal alcohol use and infant cognitive development
C McCormack, D Hutchinson, L Burns, G Youssef, J Wilson, E Elliott, S Allsop, J Najman, S Jacobs, L Rossen, C Olsson, R Mattick
(2018), Vol. 185, pp. 330-338, Drug and alcohol dependence, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Lauren Rose, Ian Williams, Craig Olsson, Nicholas Allen
(2018), Vol. 10, pp. 33-51, Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership (JOREL), Bowling Green, Ky., C1
A Peacock, D Hutchinson, J Wilson, C McCormack, R Bruno, C Olsson, S Allsop, E Elliott, L Burns, R Mattick
(2018), Vol. 10, pp. 1-15, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1
L Rossen, R Mattick, J Wilson, L Burns, J Macdonald, C Olsson, S Allsop, E Elliott, S Jacobs, C McCormack, D Hutchinson
(2018), Vol. 23, pp. 893-916, Infancy, Chichester, Eng., C1
E Silins, L Horwood, J Najman, G Patton, J Toumbourou, C Olsson, D Hutchinson, L Degenhardt, D Fergusson, D Becker, J Boden, R Borschmann, M Plotnikova, G Youssef, R Tait, P Clare, W Hall, R Mattick, Cannabis Cohorts Research Consortium
(2018), pp. 1811-1825, Addiction, Chichester, Eng., C1
Catherine Maud, Joanne Ryan, Jennifer McIntosh, Craig Olsson
(2018), Vol. 18, pp. 1-13, BMC psychiatry, London, Eng., C1
Marjolein Barendse, Julian Simmons, Michelle Byrne, George Patton, Lisa Mundy, Craig Olsson, Marc Seal, Nicholas Allen, Sarah Whittle
(2018), Vol. 97, pp. 156-163, Psychoneuroendocrinology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Ian Williams, Lauren Rose, Monika Raniti, Joanna Waloszek, Paul Dudgeon, Craig Olsson, George Patton, Nicholas Allen
(2018), Vol. 21, pp. 207-236, Journal of outdoor and environmental education, Singapore, C1
Why self-report variables inter-correlate: the role of Homeostatically Protected Mood (HPMood)
Robert Cummins, Tanya Capic, Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Delyse Hutchinson, C Olsson, Ben Richardson
(2018), Vol. 2, pp. 93-114, Journal of well-being assessment, Cham, Switzerland, C1
Laura Di Manno, Jacqui Macdonald, George Youseff, Keriann Little, C Olsson
(2018), Vol. 241, pp. 325-337, Journal of affective disorders, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Retention strategies in longitudinal cohort studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Samantha Teague, George Youssef, Jacqui Macdonald, Emma Sciberras, Adrian Shatte, Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Chris Greenwood, Jennifer McIntosh, Craig Olsson, Delyse Hutchinson, SEED Lifecourse Sciences Theme
(2018), Vol. 18, pp. 1-22, BMC medical research methodology, London, Eng., C1
M O'Connor, A Sanson, J Toumbourou, J Norrish, C Olsson
(2017), Vol. 18, pp. 177-198, Journal of happiness studies, Berlin, Germany, C1
The prevalence, age distribution and comorbidity of personality disorders in Australian women
S Quirk, M Berk, J Pasco, S Brennan-Olsen, A Chanen, H Koivumaa-Honkanen, L Burke, H Jackson, C Hulbert, C Olsson, P Moran, A Stuart, L Williams
(2017), Vol. 51, pp. 141-150, Australia and New Zealand journal of psychiatry, Melbourne, Vic., C1
A O'Connor, A Nolan, H Bergmeier, M Hooley, C Olsson, W Cann, J Williams-Smith, H Skouteris
(2017), Vol. 37, pp. 400-422, Early years, Abingdon, Eng., C1
C Hudson, E Spry, R Borschmann, D Becker, P Moran, C Olsson, C Coffey, H Romaniuk, J Bayer, G Patton
(2017), Vol. 209, pp. 169-176, Journal of affective disorders, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Prenatal alcohol consumption between conception and recognition of pregnancy
C McCormack, D Hutchinson, L Burns, J Wilson, E Elliott, S Allsop, J Najman, S Jacobs, L Rossen, C Olsson, R Mattick
(2017), Vol. 41, pp. 369-378, Alcoholism: clinical and experimental research, Chichester, Eng., C1
S McPhie, H Skouteris, R Mattick, J Wilson, I Honan, S Allsop, L Burns, E Elliott, S Teague, C Olsson, D Hutchinson
(2017), Vol. 34, pp. 774-779, American journal of perinatology, New York, N.Y., C1
Maternal bonding through pregnancy and postnatal: findings from an Australian longitudinal study
L Rossen, D Hutchinson, J Wilson, L Burns, S Allsop, E Elliott, S Jacobs, J Macdonald, C Olsson, R Mattick
(2017), Vol. 34, pp. 808-817, American journal of perinatology, New York, N.Y., C1
D Smart, G Youssef, A Sanson, M Prior, J Toumbourou, C Olsson
(2017), Vol. 87, pp. 288-308, British journal of educational psychology, Chichester, Eng., C1
Alcohol consumption by breastfeeding mothers: frequency, correlates and infant outcomes
R Tay, J Wilson, C McCormack, S Allsop, J Najman, L Burns, E Elliott, S Jacobs, C Olsson, R Mattick, D Hutchinson
(2017), Vol. 36, pp. 667-676, Drug and alcohol review, London, Eng., C1
P Fransquet, D Hutchinson, C Olsson, S Allsop, E Elliott, L Burns, R Mattick, R Saffery;, J Ryan
(2017), Vol. 43, pp. 671-677, The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse, Abingdon, Eng., C1
M Hawkins, P Letcher, M O Connor, S Bant, A Deery, A Sanson, J Toumbourou, C Olsson
(2017), Vol. 5, pp. 322-336, Emerging adulthood, London, Eng., C1
V Rozenblat, J Ryan, E Wertheim, R King, C Olsson, P Letcher, I Krug
(2017), Vol. 25, pp. 381-388, European eating disorders review, Chichester, Eng., C1
V Rozenblat, J Ryan, E Wertheim, R King, C Olsson, I Krug
(2017), Vol. 8, pp. 1-9, Frontiers in psychology, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1
I Williams, L Rose, C Olsson, G Patton, N Allen
(2017), Vol. 87, pp. 22-35, International Journal of Educational Research, Oxford, Eng., C1
P Miller, E Butler, B Richardson, P Staiger, G YOUSSEF, J MACDONALD, A Sanson, B Edwards, C Olsson
(2016), Vol. 35, pp. 317-325, Drug and alcohol review, London, Eng., C1
C Murray, J Simmons,, N Allen, M Byrne, L Mundy, M Seal, G Patton, C Olsson, S Whittle
(2016), Vol. 64, pp. 31-39, Psychoneuroendocrinology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Care orientation in the teens as a predictor of young adult psychosocial adjustment
D Hutchinson, J Macdonald, W Hallam, R Leung, J Toumbourou, R McGee, G Tooley, S Hemphill, H Skouteris, C Olsson
(2016), Vol. 17, pp. 2051-2076, Journal of happiness studies, New York, N.Y., C1
C Olsson, H Romaniuk, J Salinger, P Staiger, Y Bonomo, C Hulbert, G Patton
(2016), Vol. 6, pp. 1-10, BMJ open, London, Eng., C1
L Rossen, D Hutchinson, J Wilson, L Burns, C Olsson, S Allsop, E Elliott, S Jacobs, J Macdonald, R Mattick
(2016), Vol. 19, pp. 609-622, Archives of women's mental health, Berlin, Germany, C1
C Blewitt, H Bergmeier, J Macdonald, C Olsson, H Skouteris
(2016), Vol. 17, pp. 612-622, Obesity review, London, Eng., C1
I Krug, R King, G Youssef, A Sorabji, E Wertheim, D Le Grange, E Hughes, P Letcher, C Olsson
(2016), Vol. 105, pp. 232-241, Appetite, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
B Lloyd, J Macdonald, G Youssef, T Knight, P Letcher, A Sanson, C Olsson
(2016), Vol. 69, pp. 121-129, Australian journal of psychology, Chichester, Eng., C1
K Betts, P Baker, R Alati, J McIntosh, J Macdonald, P Letcher, C Olsson
(2016), Vol. 46, pp. 2815-2827, Psychological medicine, Cambridge, Eng., C1
Early origins of mental disorder - risk factors in the perinatal and infant period
L Newman, F Judd, C Olsson, D Castle, C Bousman, P Sheehan, C Pantelis, J Craig, A Komiti, I Everall
(2016), Vol. 16, pp. 1-8, BMC psychiatry, London, Eng., C1
Preconception weight management: an untapped area of women's health
S McPhie, H Skouteris, L Millar, C Olsson, K Campbell, P Van Der Pligt, J Dodd, B Hill
(2016), Vol. 23, pp. 61-65, Australian journal of primary health, Clayton, Vic., C1
P Fransquet, D Hutchinson, C Olsson, J Wilson, S Allsop, J Najman, E Elliott, R Mattick, R Saffery, J Ryan
(2016), Vol. 2, pp. 1-9, Environmental epigenetics, Oxford, Eng., C1
D Hutchinson, E Silins, R Mattick, G Patton, D Fergusson, R Hayatbakhsk, J Toumbourou, C Olsson, E Spry, et al
(2015), Vol. 49, pp. 317-323, Australian New Zealand journal of psychiatry, London, Eng., C1
Associations between early adrenarche, affective brain function and mental health in children
S Whittle, J Simmons, M Byrne, C Strikwerda-Brown, R Kerestes, M Seal, C Olsson, P Dudgeon, L Mundy, G Patton, N Allen
(2015), Vol. 10, pp. 1282-1290, Social cognitive and affective neuroscience, Oxford, Eng., C1
G Patton, H Romaniuk, E Spry, C Coffey, C Olsson, L Doyle, J Oats, S Hearps, J Carlin, S Brown
(2015), Vol. 386, pp. 875-883, Lancet, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
E Silins, D Fergusson, G Patton, L Horwood, C Olsson, D Hutchinson, L Degenhardt, R Tait, R Borschmann, C Coffey, J Toumbourou, J Najman, R Mattick
(2015), Vol. 156, pp. 90-96, Drug and alcohol dependence, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
J Simmons, P Badcock, S Whittle, M Byrne, L Mundy, G Patton, C Olsson, N Allen
(2015), Vol. 63, pp. 276-281, Psychoneuroendocrinology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Depression, immune function, and early adrenarche in children
F Delany, M Byrne, S Whittle, J Simmons, C Olsson, L Mundy, G Patton, N Allen
(2015), Vol. 63, pp. 228-234, Psychoneuroendocrinology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
K Little, C Olsson, G Youssef, S Whittle, J Simmons, M Ycel, L Sheeber, D Foley, N Allen
(2015), Vol. 124, pp. 834-849, Journal of abnormal psychology, Washington, D. C., C1
Association between adolescent eudaimonic behaviours and emotional competence in young adulthood
W Hallam, C Olsson, M O?Connor, M Hawkins, J Toumbourou, G Bowes, R McGee, A Sanson
(2014), Vol. 15, pp. 1165-1177, Journal of Happiness Studies, C1
Health psychology intervention in key social environments to promote adolescent health
J Toumbourou, C Olsson, B Rowland, S Renati, B Hallam
(2014), Vol. 49, pp. 66-74, Australian Psychologist, C1
Longitudinal prediction of mid-adolescent psychosocial outcomes from early adolescent family help-seeking and family support
J Heerde, J Toumbourou, S Hemphill, C Olsson
(2014), Vol. 25, pp. 310-327, Journal of research on adolescence, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
S Vassallo, B Edwards, J Renda, C Olsson
(2014), Vol. 13, pp. 100-124, Journal of school violence, Abingdon, England, C1
R Alati, P Baker, K Betts, J Connor, K Little, A Sanson, C Olsson
(2014), Vol. 134, pp. 178-184, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, C1
The prognosis of common mental disorders in adolescents: A 14-year prospective cohort study
G Patton, C Coffey, H Romaniuk, A Mackinnon, J Carlin, L Degenhardt, C Olsson, P Moran
(2014), Vol. 383, pp. 1404-1411, The Lancet, C1
C Olsson, E Horwill, E Moore, M Eisenberg, A Venn, C O'Loughlin, G Patton
(2014), Vol. 54, pp. 698-703, Journal of adolescent health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Personality inventory for children: a measure of biopsychosocial status in children and adolescent
J Ingul, H Nordahl, J Wold, C Olsson
(2014), Vol. 28, pp. 5-16, European journal of psychiatry, Zaragoza, Spain, C1-1
Study protocol: imaging brain development in the Childhood to Adolescence Transition Study (iCATS)
J Simmons, S Whittle, G Patton, P Dudgeon, C Olsson, M Byrne, L Mundy, M Seal, N Allen
(2014), Vol. 14, pp. 1-10, BMC pediatrics, London, Eng., C1
Positive development and resilience in emerging adulthood
M O'Connor, A Sanson, J Toumbourou, M Hawkins, P Letcher, P Williams, C Olsson
(2014), pp. 601-615, Emerging adulthood, New York, N.Y., B1
K Little, C Olsson, S Whittle, G Youssef, M Byrne, J Simmons, M Yucel, D Foley, N Allen
(2014), Vol. 4, pp. 1-8, Translational psychiatry, New York, N.Y., C1
Young adult sequelae of adolescent cannabis use: An integrative analysis
E Silins, L Horwood, G Patton, D Fergusson, C Olsson, D Hutchinson, E Spry, J Toumbourou, L Degenhardt, W Swift, C Coffey, R Tait, P Letcher, J Copeland, R Mattick, S Allsop, W Hall, R Hayatbakhsh, K Little, J Najman, R Skinner, T Slade
(2014), Vol. 1, pp. 286-293, The Lancet Psychiatry, C1
C Olsson, R Moyzis, E Williamson, J Ellis, M Parkinson-Bates, G Patton, T Dwyer, H Romaniuk, E Moore
(2013), Vol. 18, pp. 717-726, Addiction Biology, C1-1
A 32-Year Longitudinal Study of Child and Adolescent Pathways to Well-Being in Adulthood
C Olsson, R McGee, S Nada-Raja, S Williams
(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 1069-1083, Journal of Happiness Studies, C1
Adolescent exposure to drink driving as a predictor of young adults' drink driving
T Evans-Whipp, S Plenty, J Toumbourou, C Olsson, B Rowland, S Hemphill
(2013), Vol. 51, pp. 185-191, Accident Analysis and Prevention, C1
Tobacco smoking in adolescence predicts maladaptive coping styles in adulthood
R McGee, S Williams, S Nada-Raja, C Olsson
(2013), Vol. 15, pp. 1971-1977, Nicotine and Tobacco Research, C1
Study protocol: The Childhood to Adolescence Transition Study (CATS)
L Mundy, J Simmons, N Allen, R Viner, J Bayer, T Olds, J Williams, C Olsson, H Romaniuk, F Mensah, S Sawyer, L Degenhardt, R Alati, M Wake, F Jacka, G Patton
(2013), Vol. 13, BMC Pediatrics, C1
Protocol for a collaborative meta-analysis of 5-HTTLPR, stress, and depression
R Culverhouse, L Bowes, N Breslau, J Nurnberger Jr, M Burmeister, D Fergusson, M Munafo, N Saccone, L Bierut
(2013), Vol. 13, pp. 1-11, BMC psychiatry, London, England, C1-1
M Hawkins, K Villagonzalo, A Sanson, J Toumbourou, P Letcher, C Olsson
(2012), Vol. 19, pp. 88-99, Journal of Adult Development, C1
W Nilsen, C Olsson, E Karevold, C O'Loughlin, M McKenzie, G Patton
(2012), Vol. 25, pp. 6-11, Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, C1
M O'Connor, A Sanson, M Hawkins, C Olsson, E Frydenberg, J Toumbourou, P Letcher
(2012), Vol. 35, pp. 701-712, Journal of Adolescence, C1
P Moran, C Coffey, H Romaniuk, C Olsson, R Borschmann, J Carlin, G Patton
(2012), Vol. 379, pp. 236-243, The Lancet, C1-1
J Van Eekelen, J Ellis, C Pennell, J Craig, R Saffery, E Mattes, C Olsson
(2012), Vol. 4, pp. 105-114, Mental Illness, C1-1
Predictors of positive development in emerging adulthood
M O'Connor, A Sanson, M Hawkins, P Letcher, J Toumbourou, D Smart, S Vassallo, C Olsson
(2011), Vol. 40, pp. 860-874, Journal of Youth and Adolescence, C1-1
Glutamate cysteine ligase (GCL) and self reported depression: An association study from the HUNT
M Berk, S Johansson, N Wray, L Williams, C Olsson, J Haavik, O Bjerkeset
(2011), Vol. 131, pp. 207-213, Journal of Affective Disorders, C1
P Badcock, E Moore, E Williamson, M Berk, L Williams, O Bjerkeset, H Nordahl, G Patton, C Olsson
(2011), Vol. 63, pp. 18-25, Australian Journal of Psychology, C1-1
The relationship between social capital and depression during the transition to adulthood
M O'Connor, M Hawkins, J Toumbourou, A Sanson, P Letcher, C Olsson
(2011), Vol. 63, pp. 26-35, Australian Journal of Psychology, C1
Stability and Change in Positive Development During Young Adulthood
M Hawkins, P Letcher, A Sanson, M O'Connor, J Toumbourou, C Olsson
(2011), Vol. 40, pp. 1436-1452, Journal of Youth and Adolescence, C1
J Ellis, C Olsson, E Moore, P Greenwood, M van de Ven, G Patton
(2011), Vol. 13, pp. 64-69, Nicotine and Tobacco Research, C1-1
D Gartland, L Bond, C Olsson, S Buzwell, S Sawyer
(2011), Vol. 11, BMC Medical Research Methodology, C1-1
A Lewis, C Olsson
(2011), Vol. 2011, Depression Research and Treatment, C1-1
M McKenzie, A Jorm, H Romaniuk, C Olsson, G Patton
(2011), Vol. 195, Medical Journal of Australia, C1-1
Assessment of first sexual intercourse in young women with a history of childhood sexual abuse
E Moore, Y Jayasinghe, C Olsson, H Romaniuk, V Sasongko, G Patton, S Garland
(2011), Vol. 51, pp. 276-279, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, C1-1
Overweight and obesity between adolescence and young adulthood: A 10-year prospective cohort study
G Patton, C Coffey, J Carlin, S Sawyer, J Williams, C Olsson, M Wake
(2011), Vol. 48, pp. 275-280, Journal of Adolescent Health, C1-1
J van Eekelen, C Olsson, J Ellis, W Ang, D Hutchinson, S Zubrick, C Pennell
(2011), Vol. 63, pp. 6-17, Australian Journal of Psychology, C1-1
M McKenzie, C Olsson, A Jorm, H Romaniuk, G Patton
(2010), Vol. 105, pp. 1652-1659, Addiction, C1-1
E Moore, H Romaniuk, C Olsson, Y Jayasinghe, J Carlin, G Patton
(2010), Vol. 34, pp. 379-385, Child Abuse and Neglect, C1-1
H Nordahl, A Wells, C Olsson, O Bjerkeset
(2010), Vol. 44, pp. 852-858, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, C1-1
C Olsson, D Foley, M Parkinson-Bates, G Byrnes, M McKenzie, G Patton, R Morley, R Anney, J Craig, R Saffery
(2010), Vol. 83, pp. 159-165, Biological Psychology, C1-1
M Van De Ven, P Greenwood, R Engels, C Olsson, G Patton
(2010), Vol. 124, pp. 65-70, Public Health, C1-1
Prospects for epigenetic epidemiology
D Foley, J Craig, R Morley, C Olsson, T Dwyer, K Smith, R Saffery
(2009), Vol. 169, pp. 389-400, American Journal of Epidemiology, C1-1
Predicting female depression across puberty: A two-nation longitudinal study
G Patton, C Olsson, L Bond, J Toumbourou, J Carlin, S Hemphill, R Catalano
(2008), Vol. 47, pp. 1424-1432, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, C1
L Sanci, C Coffey, C Olsson, S Reid, J Carlin, G Patton
(2008), Vol. 162, pp. 261-267, Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, C1-1
How will information about the genetic risk of mental disorders impact on stigma?
M Spriggs, C Olsson, W Hall
(2008), Vol. 42, pp. 214-220, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, C1-1
R Anney, M Lotfi-Miri, C Olsson, S Reid, S Hemphill, G Patton
(2007), Vol. 8, BMC Genetics, C1-1
C Olsson, G Byrnes, R Anney, V Collins, S Hemphill, R Williamson, G Patton
(2007), Vol. 6, pp. 647-652, Genes, Brain and Behavior, C1-1
Being true to oneself : the role of authenticity in promoting youth mental health
W Hallam, C Olsson, G Bowes, J Toumbourou
(2006), Vol. 25, pp. 28-32, Youth studies Australia, Hobart, Tas., C1-1
Health-risk behaviours among adolescent survivors of childhood cancer
C Bauld, J Toumbourou, V Anderson, C Coffey, C Olsson
(2005), Vol. 45, pp. 706-715, Pediatric Blood and Cancer, C1-1
The role of peer support in facilitating psychosocial adjustment to chronic illness in adolescence
C Olsson, M Boyce, J Toumbourou, S Sawyer
(2005), Vol. 10, pp. 78-87, Clinical child psychology and psychiatry, London, England, C1-1
C Olsson, R Anney, M Lotfi-Miri, G Byrnes, R Williamson, G Patton
(2005), Vol. 15, pp. 109-115, Psychiatric Genetics, C1-1
C Olsson, G Byrnes, M Lotfi-Miri, V Collins, R Williamson, C Patton, R Anney
(2005), Vol. 10, pp. 868-876, Molecular Psychiatry, C1-1
R Anney, C Olsson, M Lotfi-Miri, G Patton, R Williamson
(2004), Vol. 14, pp. 73-81, Pharmacogenetics, C1-1
Genetics and public health - Evolution, or revolution?
J Halliday, V Collins, M Aitken, M Richards, C Olsson
(2004), Vol. 58, pp. 894-899, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, C1-1
C Olsson, R Anney, S Forrest, G Patton, C Coffey, T Cameron, A Hassett, R Williamson
(2004), Vol. 34, pp. 85-91, Behavior Genetics, C1-1
Prematurity at birth and adolescent depressive disorder
G Patton, C Coffey, J Carlin, C Olsson, R Morley
(2004), Vol. 184, pp. 446-447, British Journal of Psychiatry, C1-1
C Olsson, C Coffey, J Toumbourou, L Bond, L Thomas, G Patton
(2003), Vol. 22, pp. 143-152, Drug and Alcohol Review, C1-1
C Crock, C Olsson, R Phillips, G Chalkiadis, S Sawyer, D Ashley, S Camilleri, J Carlin, P Monagle
(2003), Vol. 88, pp. 253-257, Archives of Disease in Childhood, C1-1
Adolescent resilience: A concept analysis
C Olsson, L Bond, J Burns, D Vella-Brodrick, S Sawyer
(2003), Vol. 26, pp. 1-11, Journal of Adolescence, C1-1
Adolescent chronic illness: A qualitative study of psychosocial adjustment
C Olsson, L Bond, M Johnson, D Forer, M Boyce, S Sawyer
(2003), Vol. 32, pp. 43-50, Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore, C1-1
Prevention and mental health promotion in adolescents: the evidence
G Patton, C Olsson, J Toumbourou
(2002), pp. 24-40, Mental health promotion concept and practice young people, Sydney, N.S.W., B1-1
What are the special needs of chronically ill young people?
C Olsson, S Sawyer, M Boyce
(2000), Vol. 29, pp. 299-300, Australian family physician, C1-1
Supporting young people with chronic illness
S Sawyer, C Olsson
(1999), Vol. 9, pp. 500-501, Australian paediatric review, Melbourne, Vic., C1-1
C Olsson, J Toumbourou, G Bowes, B Walsh
(1998), pp. 217-230, Diabetes and the adolescent, Melbourne, Vic., B1-1
Parents with mental illness. Is there help for their adolescent children?
H Rimington, C Olsson, B Walsh, S Sawyer
(1998), Vol. 27, pp. 987-988, Australian family physician, C1-1
Chronic illness peer support. Assisting adolescent adjustment to life with a chronic illness
C Olsson, B Walsh, E Fry, J Toumbourou, S Jones, L Davies, M Carr-Gregg, G Bowes
(1997), pp. 27-30, Harnessing peer influence in adolescent health promotion, Melbourne, Vic., B1-1
Development of the teenage cancer peer support program - Canteen
M Carr-Gregg, C Olsson, J Toumbourou, G Bowes
(1997), Vol. 16, pp. 22-26, Youth Studies Australia, Hobart, Tas., C1-1
C Olsson, B Walsh, J Toumbourou, G Bowes
(1997), Vol. 26, pp. 500-501, Australian family physician, C1-1
The Chronic Illness Peer Support Program
B Walsh, C Olsson
(1996), pp. 1-1, Health issues, Melbourne, Vic., C1-1
Chronic illness peer support: assisting young people adjust to life with a chronic illness
C Olsson, J Toumbourou
(1996), pp. 257-267, Student behaviour: policies interventions and evaluations: selected papers from the 1996 National Conference on the Behaviour Management and Behaviour Change of Children and Youth with Emotional and/or Behaviour Problems., Melbourne, Vic., B1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Preconception predictors of early childhood social and emotional development: A 30-year longitudinal study of grandparents, parents and children
Prof Craig Olsson, Prof Ann Sanson, Prof John Toumbourou, Prof Rob McGee, A/Prof Delyse Hutchinson, Dr Benjamin Edwards, Andrew Lewis
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2015: $219,052
- 2014: $333,925
- 2013: $308,297
Preconception determinants of child health and development: A 4-year follow up of offspring born to the Australian Temperament Project
Prof Craig Olsson, Prof Ann Sanson, Prof George Patton, Prof Rob McGee, Prof Jennifer Mcintosh, Prof Carol George, Dr Joanne Ryan, A/Prof Delyse Hutchinson
NHMRC Project Grant
- 2019: $96,368
- 2018: $142,557
- 2017: $114,845
- 2016: $62,454
- 2015: $158,424
Intergenerational Prediction of Social and Early Emotional Development
Prof Craig Olsson, Prof Ann Sanson, Prof Rob McGee, Prof Jennifer Mcintosh, A/Prof Delyse Hutchinson, Dr Jacqui Macdonald, Dr Joanne Ryan, Andrew Lewis, Dr Benjamin Edwards
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2018: $104,319
- 2017: $23,981
- 2016: $141,517
The Intergenerational Origins of Social and Emotional Wellbeing
Prof Craig Olsson, Prof George Patton, Prof Robert Hancox, Prof Rob McGee, A/Prof Delyse Hutchinson, Dr George Youssef, Prof Jennifer Mcintosh, Dr Ella Iousa
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2020: $27,977
- 2019: $27,420
- 2018: $45,548
Breaking the intergenerational cycle of mental disorder: A longitudinal study of the social determinants of childhood psychosocial adjustment problems
A/Prof Delyse Hutchinson, Prof Craig Olsson, Dr George Youssef, Prof Jakob Najman
Aust Rotary Health Research Fund Grant
- 2019: $65,292
- 2018: $65,292
Intergenerational determinants of child development on school entry
Prof Craig Olsson, Prof Ann Sanson, Prof Peter Enticott, Prof Jennifer Mcintosh, Asst/Prof Martin Guhn, Dr Jacqui Macdonald
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2020: $31,833
Development and Trial Implementation of a Comprehensive Intergenerational Mental Health Monitoring System
Prof Craig Olsson
NHMRC - Investigator Grant
- 2020: $62,632
Other Public Sector Funding
DET - Trial of Toddler Development Instrument for monitoring children's early experiences in family and community environments
Prof Craig Olsson
- 2017: $100,000
Maternal and Child Health Nurses Child Informed Training
Prof Jennifer Mcintosh, Prof Craig Olsson, Prof Louise Newman
- 2019: $317,866
- 2018: $726,179
Literature review on barriers to health system access by men and boys.
Dr Jacqui Macdonald, Prof Craig Olsson, Mr Jake Linardon
- 2020: $60,000
- 2019: $60,000
Industry and Other Funding
The Australian Unity Index of Well-being
Prof Gregory Tooley, Prof Craig Olsson, Prof Helen Skouteris
- 2014: $206,466
Australian Unity Wellbeing Index (AUWI): Adult Survey 32.0 and Teen Pulse Pilot Study
A/Prof Delyse Hutchinson, Prof Gregory Tooley, Prof Craig Olsson, Prof Robert Cummins, Dr Ben Richardson, A/Prof Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Dr Linda Hartley-Clark, Ms Tanja Capic, Prof Brendan Crotty
- 2015: $186,800
Australian Unity Wellbeing Index and Young Carer Wellbeing Project
A/Prof Delyse Hutchinson, Prof Craig Olsson, Dr Ben Richardson, A/Prof Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Dr Linda Hartley-Clark, Ms Tanja Capic, Prof Nicole Rinehart, Ms Nicole Papadopoulos, Prof Robert Cummins
- 2017: $199,927
- 2016: $291,031
Dreams for a Better World
Mr Bill Hallam, Prof Craig Olsson, Prof John Toumbourou
- 2017: $84,343
Trial of Toddler Development Instrument for monitoring children's early experiences in family and community environments
Prof Craig Olsson, Prof John Toumbourou, Ms Catherine Nolan, Prof Jennifer Mcintosh, A/Prof Delyse Hutchinson, A/Prof Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Prof Jo Williams, Ms Elizabeth Clancy, Asst/Prof Martin Guhn
- 2019: $125,000
- 2017: $125,000
Australian Unity Wellbeing Index 2018 - 2020
A/Prof Delyse Hutchinson, Prof Craig Olsson, A/Prof Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Dr Ben Richardson, Ms Tanja Capic, Ms Sarah Khor, Prof Robert Cummins
- 2019: $210,489
- 2018: $206,441
Other Funding Sources
Sleep, Biometrics and Empathy Assessment Tools
Prof Craig Olsson
- 2019: $15,020
Supervisions
Diana Frances Smart
Thesis entitled: Childhood reading difficulties and behaviour problems: Inter-relationships and consequences
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Carolyn Coffey
Thesis entitled: Cannabis use from adolescence to adulthood: a population-based cohort study
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Cherie Mae Jones
Thesis entitled: The Influence of Preconception Depression and Postpartum Depression upon Parent-Infant Bonding
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology
Jessica Opie
Thesis entitled: Attachment stability and change in early childhood and associated moderators
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Evelyn Si Yun Tan
Thesis entitled: Intergenerational Influences of Couple Relationship Histories on Offspring Attachment Security
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Genevieve Le Bas
Thesis entitled: Maternal Bonding and Negative Affect: Association with Infant Social-Emotional Development
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology
Anna Booth
Thesis entitled: Predicting Parental Sensitivity: Contextual Stress Exposure Across Preconception to Parenthood
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Eve Bottrill
Thesis entitled: Formal Caregiving Relationships with Younger Residents in Victorian Aged Care Facilities: A Situational Analysis
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology
Laura Marie Di Manno
Thesis entitled: Variation in Depression Outcomes among Young People from Dissolved Families
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology
Jernej Hribernik
Thesis entitled: Life History Links Between Family-of-Origin, Puberty and Reproductive Strategy
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology
Rhian Coram
Thesis entitled: Effects of Preconception Disordered Eating on Next Generation Birth Outcomes
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology
Jessica Heerde
Thesis entitled: Temporal Patterns and Psychosocial Consequences of Adolescent Help-seeking Behaviour
Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), School of Psychology