Dr Liz Spry

STAFF PROFILE

Position

Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Faculty

Faculty of Health

Department

School of Psychology

Campus

Melbourne Burwood Campus

Contact

liz.spry@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 45943

Publications

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2023

Parenting Orientations in Young Adulthood: Predicting Timing of Parenthood and Quality of Postpartum Caregiving

J Macdonald, S Collins, C Greenwood, G Youssef, K Thomson, P Letcher, E Spry, C Olsson

(2023), Vol. 124, pp. 812-827, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, United States, C1

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A study protocol for community implementation of a new mental health monitoring system spanning early childhood to young adulthood

J Cleary, C Nolan, M Guhn, K Thomson, S Barker, C Deane, C Greenwood, J Harper, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, P Letcher, J Macdonald, D Hutchinson, E Spry, M O’connor, V Carr, M Green, T Peachey, J Toumbourou, J Hosking, J Nelson, J Williams, S Zubrick, A Sanson, K Lycett, C Olsson

(2023), Vol. 14, pp. 446-465, Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, C1

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Eating and Body Image Disturbances in Adolescence and Substance Use Throughout Young Adulthood: Findings from the Australian Temperament Project

J Linardon, C Greenwood, J Macdonald, E Spry, E Wertheim, D Le Grange, P Letcher, C Olsson

(2023), International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, C1

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Parental personality and early life ecology: a prospective cohort study from preconception to postpartum

E Spry, C Olsson, S Aarsman, H Mohamad Husin, J Macdonald, S Dashti, M Moreno-Betancur, P Letcher, E Biden, K Thomson, H McAnally, C Greenwood, M Middleton, D Hutchinson, J Carlin, G Patton

(2023), Vol. 13, pp. 1-11, Scientific Reports, London, Eng., C1

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Life course psychosocial precursors of parent mental health resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic: A three-decade prospective cohort study

P Letcher, C Greenwood, J Macdonald, J McIntosh, E Spry, D Hutchinson, M O'Connor, E Biden, F Painter, C Olsson, J Cleary, K Thomson, C Olsson

(2023), Vol. 335, pp. 473-483, Journal of Affective Disorders, C1

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Associations between maternal psychological distress and mother-infant bonding: a systematic review and meta-analysis

G O’Dea, G Youssef, L Hagg, L Francis, E Spry, L Rossen, I Smith, S Teague, K Mansour, A Booth, S Davies, D Hutchinson, J Macdonald

(2023), Vol. 26, pp. 441-452, Archives of Women's Mental Health, C1

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Intervention targets for reducing mortality between mid-adolescence and mid-adulthood: A protocol for a machine-learning facilitated systematic umbrella review

J Kerr, A Gillespie, M O'Connor, C Deane, R Borschmann, S Dashti, E Spry, J Heerde, H Möller, R Ivers, J Boden, J Scott, R Bucks, R Glauert, S Kinner, C Olsson, G Patton

(2023), Vol. 13, BMJ Open, C1

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Illicit Substance Use and Harm in Young Adulthood: the Role of Substance Use in Close Relationships and Individual Social Skills

C Greenwood, P Letcher, J Macdonald, D Hutchinson, G Youssef, J Toumbourou, E Spry, A Sanson, J Cleary, C Olsson

(2023), pp. 1-15, International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, Berlin, Germany, C1

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Does adolescent academic achievement predict future parenting?

H McAnally, E Iosua, J Belsky, J Sligo, P Letcher, C Greenwood, E Spry, K Thomson, J Macdonald, A Bolton, C Olsson, R Hancox

(2023), Infant and Child Development, C1

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2022

From adolescence to parenthood: a multi-decade study of preconception mental health problems and postpartum parent-infant bonds

J Macdonald, C Greenwood, P Letcher, E Spry, H McAnally, K Thomson, D Hutchinson, G Youssef, J McIntosh, R Hancox, G Patton, C Olsson

(2022), Vol. 57, pp. 601-610, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, C1

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Longitudinal prediction of periconception alcohol use: a 20-year prospective cohort study across adolescence, young adulthood and pregnancy

D Hutchinson, E Spry, H Mohamad Husin, M Middleton, S Hearps, M Moreno-Betancur, E Elliott, J Ryan, C Olsson, G Patton

(2022), Vol. 117, pp. 343-353, Addiction, London, Eng., C1

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The developmental origins of stress reactivity: an intergenerational life-course perspective

E Spry, P Letcher, G Patton, A Sanson, C Olsson

(2022), Vol. 43, pp. 187-192, Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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Impact of early intervention on the population prevalence of common mental disorders: 20-year prospective study

P Moran, M Moreno-Betancur, C Coffey, E Spry, G Patton

(2022), Vol. 221, pp. 558-566, British Journal of Psychiatry, Cambridge, England, C1

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Parental history of positive development and child behavior in next generation offspring: A two-cohort prospective intergenerational study

Primrose Letcher, Christopher Greenwood, Helena McAnally, Jay Belsky, Jacqui Macdonald, Elizabeth Spry, Kimberley Thomson, Meredith O'Connor, Judith Sligo, George Youssef, Jennifer Mcintosh, Ella Iosua, Delyse Hutchinson, Joyce Cleary, Ann Sanson, George Patton, Robert Hancox, Craig Olsson

(2022), pp. 1-14, Child Development, London, Eng., C1

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Better together: Advancing life course research through multi-cohort analytic approaches

Meredith O'Connor, Elizabeth Spry, George Patton, Margarita Moreno-Betancur, Sarah Arnup, Marnie Downes, Sharon Goldfeld, David Burgner, Craig Olsson

(2022), Vol. 53, pp. 1-12, Advances in Life Course Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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The Australian Temperament Project Generation 3 study: a population-based multigenerational prospective cohort study of socioemotional health and development

C Olsson, P Letcher, C Greenwood, J McIntosh, S Barker, C Olsson, J MacDonald, E Spry, D Hutchinson, J Ryan, B Edwards, R McGee, G Patton, A Sanson

(2022), Vol. 12, BMJ Open, England, C1

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2021

Adolescent antecedents of maternal and paternal perinatal depression: a 36-year prospective cohort

K Thomson, H Romaniuk, C Greenwood, P Letcher, E Spry, J Macdonald, H Mcanally, G Youssef, J Mcintosh, D Hutchinson, R Hancox, G Patton, C Olsson

(2021), Vol. 51, pp. 2126-2133, Psychological Medicine, England, C1

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Exploring a causal model in observational cohort data: The role of parents and peers in shaping substance use trajectories

C Greenwood, G Youssef, P Letcher, E Spry, K Thomson, L Hagg, D Hutchinson, J Macdonald, J McIntosh, A Sanson, J Toumbourou, C Olsson

(2021), Vol. 112, Addictive Behaviors, England, C1

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Preconception depression and anxiety symptoms and maternal-infant bonding: a 20-year intergenerational cohort study

C Olsson, E Spry, Y Alway, M Moreno-Betancur, G Youssef, C Greenwood, P Letcher, J Macdonald, J McIntosh, D Hutchinson, G Patton

(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 513-523, Archives of Women's Mental Health, Austria, C1

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Childhood disadvantage and adolescent socioemotional wellbeing as predictors of future parenting behaviour

H McAnally, E Iosua, J Sligo, J Belsky, E Spry, P Letcher, J Macdonald, K Thomson, C Olsson, S Williams, R McGee, A Bolton, R Hancox

(2021), Vol. 86, pp. 90-100, Journal of adolescence, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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Preventing postnatal depression: A causal mediation analysis of a 20-year preconception cohort

E Spry, M Moreno-Betancur, M Middleton, L Howard, S Brown, E Molyneaux, C Greenwood, P Letcher, J MacDonald, K Thomson, E Biden, C Olsson, G Patton

(2021), Vol. 376, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, C1

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Parent and Peer Attachments in Adolescence and Paternal Postpartum Mental Health: Findings From the ATP Generation 3 Study

J Macdonald, C Greenwood, P Letcher, E Spry, K Mansour, J McIntosh, K Thomson, C Deane, E Biden, B Edwards, D Hutchinson, J Cleary, J Toumbourou, A Sanson, C Olsson

(2021), Vol. 12, Frontiers in Psychology, C1

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Psychosocial predictors of binge-drinking residual harm in adolescence and young adulthood: Findings from the Australian Temperament Project

C Greenwood, G Youssef, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, P Letcher, J Macdonald, D Hutchinson, E Spry, A Sanson, J Toumbourou, E Biden, C Olsson

(2021), Vol. 226, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Ireland, C1

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Young adult mental health sequelae of eating and body image disturbances in adolescence

J Linardon, C Greenwood, M Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, J Macdonald, E Spry, D Hutchinson, G Youssef, A Sanson, E Wertheim, J McIntosh, D Le Grange, P Letcher, C Olsson

(2021), Vol. 54, pp. 1680-1688, International Journal of Eating Disorders, United States, C1

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Preparing for Future Adversities: Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia for Promoting Relational Resilience in Families

E Biden, C Greenwood, J Macdonald, E Spry, P Letcher, D Hutchinson, G Youssef, J McIntosh, C Olsson

(2021), Vol. 12, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Switzerland, C1

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Cannabis and tobacco use prior to pregnancy and subsequent offspring birth outcomes: a 20-year intergenerational prospective cohort study

L Hines, E Spry, M Moreno-Betancur, H Mohamad Husin, D Becker, M Middleton, J Craig, L Doyle, C Olsson, G Patton

(2021), Vol. 11, Scientific Reports, England, C1

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Continuities in maternal substance use from early adolescence to parenthood: Findings from the intergenerational cohort consortium

K Thomson, C Greenwood, P Letcher, E Spry, J Macdonald, H McAnally, L Hines, G Youssef, J McIntosh, D Hutchinson, R Hancox, G Patton, C Olsson

(2021), Psychological Medicine, C1

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2020

Maternal mental health and infant emotional reactivity: A 20-year two-cohort study of preconception and perinatal exposures

E Spry, M Moreno-Betancur, D Becker, H Romaniuk, J Carlin, E Molyneaux, L Howard, J Ryan, P Letcher, J McIntosh, J Macdonald, C Greenwood, K Thomson, H McAnally, R Hancox, D Hutchinson, G Youssef, C Olsson, G Patton

(2020), Vol. 50, pp. 827-837, Psychological Medicine, C1

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The Victorian Intergenerational Health Cohort Study (VIHCS): Study design of a preconception cohort from parent adolescence to offspring childhood

E Spry, C Olsson, S Hearps, S Aarsman, J Carlin, L Howard, M Moreno-Betancur, H Romaniuk, L Doyle, S Brown, R Borschmann, Y Alway, C Coffey, G Patton

(2020), Vol. 34, pp. 86-98, Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, England, C1

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The australian and New Zealand intergenerational cohort consortium: A study protocol for investigating mental health and well-being across generations

C Olsson, E Spry, P Letcher, H McAnally, K Thomson, J Macdonald, C Greenwood, G Youssef, H Romaniuk, E Iosua, J Sligo, D Hutchinson, J McIntosh, M O’connor, R McGee, A Sanson, R Hancox, G Patton

(2020), Vol. 11, pp. 267-281, Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, C1

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Adolescent and young adult mental health problems and infant offspring behavior: findings from a prospective intergenerational cohort study

P Letcher, C Greenwood, H Romaniuk, E Spry, J Macdonald, H McAnally, K Thomson, G Youssef, D Hutchinson, J McIntosh, A Sanson, J Ryan, B Edwards, J Sligo, R Hancox, G Patton, C Olsson

(2020), Vol. 272, pp. 521-528, Journal of affective disorders, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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Association between Maternal Perinatal Depression and Anxiety and Child and Adolescent Development: A Meta-analysis

A Rogers, S Obst, S Teague, L Rossen, E Spry, J MacDonald, M Sunderland, C Olsson, G Youssef, D Hutchinson

(2020), Vol. 174, pp. 1082-1092, JAMA Pediatrics, United States, C1

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Parental mental health before and during pregnancy and offspring birth outcomes: A 20-year preconception cohort of maternal and paternal exposure

E Spry, C Wilson, M Middleton, M Moreno-Betancur, L Doyle, L Howard, A Hannan, M Wlodek, J Cheong, L Hines, C Coffey, S Brown, C Olsson, G Patton

(2020), Vol. 27, EClinicalMedicine, England, C1

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Maternal and paternal depression and anxiety and offspring infant negative affectivity: A systematic review and meta-analysis

E Spry, S Aarsman, G Youssef, G Patton, J Macdonald, A Sanson, K Thomson, D Hutchinson, P Letcher, C Olsson

(2020), Vol. 58, Developmental Review, C1

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2019

Alcohol and parenthood: An integrative analysis of the effects of transition to parenthood in three Australasian cohorts

R Borschmann, D Becker, E Spry, G Youssef, C Olsson, D Hutchinson, E Silins, J Boden, M Moreno-Betancur, J Najman, L Degenhardt, R Mattick, H Romaniuk, L Horwood, G Patton

(2019), Vol. 197, pp. 326-334, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Ireland, C1

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A comparison of longitudinal modelling approaches: Alcohol and cannabis use from adolescence to young adulthood

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, Ireland, C1

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Pre-conception self-harm, maternal mental health and mother-infant bonding problems: a 20-year prospective cohort study

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

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2018

The parental bonds of adolescent girls and next-generation maternal-infant bonding: findings from the Victorian Intergenerational Health Cohort Study

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, Austria, C1

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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, England, C1

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2017

Preconception personality disorder and antenatal maternal mental health: a population-based cohort study

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

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20-year outcomes in adolescents who self-harm: a population-based cohort study

R Borschmann, D Becker, C Coffey, E Spry, M Moreno-Betancur, P Moran, G Patton

(2017), Vol. 1, pp. 195-202, The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, England, C1

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2015

How can data harmonisation can benefit mental health research? An example of The Cannabis Cohorts Research Consortium

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

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Prediction of perinatal depression from adolescence and before conception (VIHCS): 20-year prospective cohort study

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

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Adolescent substance use and educational attainment: An integrative data analysis comparing cannabis and alcohol from three Australasian cohorts

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

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From Emerging to Established: Longitudinal Patterns in the Timing of Transition Events Among Australian Emerging Adults

M Eisenberg, E Spry, G Patton

(2015), Vol. 3, pp. 277-281, Emerging Adulthood, London, Eng., C1

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2014

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, England, C1

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Funded Projects at Deakin

Australian Competitive Grants

1 in 10 men: Informing prevention of and treatment for paternal mental health problems

A/Prof Jacqui Macdonald, Dr Zac Seidler, Prof Craig Olsson, A/Prof Delyse Hutchinson, Dr Liz Spry, Prof Craig Garfield, Dr Samantha Teague, Dr Christopher Greenwood, Dr Tina Kretschmer

MRFF (NHMRC) - MMM Mental Health Research Grant

  • 2023: $894,072

Supervisions

Associate Supervisor
2022

Gypsy O'Dea

Thesis entitled: Mother-infant bonding: Associations with perinatal mental health and infant development.

Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), School of Psychology