Dr Giorgia Michelini
@giorgiamichelini.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer/Associate Prof @qmul.ac.uk. Research on ADHD/Neurodiversity & Youth Mental Health using transdiagnostic, longitudinal, EEG & participatory approaches. Leads TREND Lab. Academic mama
https://www.seresearch.qmul.ac.uk/cbb/people/gmichelini/
https://www.seresearch.qmul.ac.uk/cbb/people/gmichelini/
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📢 Research Opportunity!
Are you:
➡️ A parent/carer of a neurodivergent young adult aged 18-25?
➡️ A mental health professional working with neurodivergent young adults?
We’re studying depression in neurodivergent young adults from diverse racial backgrounds.
📩 e.hayashibara@qmul.ac.uk
🔽 More info
Are you:
➡️ A parent/carer of a neurodivergent young adult aged 18-25?
➡️ A mental health professional working with neurodivergent young adults?
We’re studying depression in neurodivergent young adults from diverse racial backgrounds.
📩 e.hayashibara@qmul.ac.uk
🔽 More info
November 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
📢 Research Opportunity!
Are you:
➡️ A parent/carer of a neurodivergent young adult aged 18-25?
➡️ A mental health professional working with neurodivergent young adults?
We’re studying depression in neurodivergent young adults from diverse racial backgrounds.
📩 e.hayashibara@qmul.ac.uk
🔽 More info
Are you:
➡️ A parent/carer of a neurodivergent young adult aged 18-25?
➡️ A mental health professional working with neurodivergent young adults?
We’re studying depression in neurodivergent young adults from diverse racial backgrounds.
📩 e.hayashibara@qmul.ac.uk
🔽 More info
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Born #OnThisDay in 1867 was Marie Skłodowska–Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the only woman to win twice and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two disciplines: Physics for her work on radioactivity, and Chemistry for her discovery of radium and polonium. #WomenInSTEM
November 7, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Born #OnThisDay in 1867 was Marie Skłodowska–Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the only woman to win twice and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two disciplines: Physics for her work on radioactivity, and Chemistry for her discovery of radium and polonium. #WomenInSTEM
Please consider taking part in our research on depression in ND people! 👇
📢 New Research Opportunity!
Are you:
➡️ A neurodivergent (ND) young adult (18-25)?
➡️ A parent/caregiver of a ND young adult?
➡️ A mental health professional working with this group?
We’re studying depression in ND young adults from diverse racial backgrounds.
📩 e.hayashibara@qmul.ac.uk
🔽 More info
Are you:
➡️ A neurodivergent (ND) young adult (18-25)?
➡️ A parent/caregiver of a ND young adult?
➡️ A mental health professional working with this group?
We’re studying depression in ND young adults from diverse racial backgrounds.
📩 e.hayashibara@qmul.ac.uk
🔽 More info
October 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Please consider taking part in our research on depression in ND people! 👇
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Today we had the launch event for our Centre for Brain & Behaviour! Lots of cool research from our PIs and contributions from companies, charities, and publishers. Great fruitful discussion and exchanges. Watch this space!
September 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Today we had the launch event for our Centre for Brain & Behaviour! Lots of cool research from our PIs and contributions from companies, charities, and publishers. Great fruitful discussion and exchanges. Watch this space!
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Interested in building computational models of anxiety? See below for a potential PhD opportunity with me
Feel free to reach out if you'd like to know more!
@kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
kcl-mrcdtp.com/project/unde...
Feel free to reach out if you'd like to know more!
@kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
kcl-mrcdtp.com/project/unde...
Understanding Negative Cognition in Anxiety Using Artificial Neural Networks - MRC DTP
Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) is one of the most common mental health problems, but the mechanisms underpinning its symptoms remain poorly understood, limiting the development of novel interventi...
kcl-mrcdtp.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Interested in building computational models of anxiety? See below for a potential PhD opportunity with me
Feel free to reach out if you'd like to know more!
@kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
kcl-mrcdtp.com/project/unde...
Feel free to reach out if you'd like to know more!
@kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
kcl-mrcdtp.com/project/unde...
Well done again Rosie!
September 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Well done again Rosie!
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New case study! Charity @pbe.co.uk used our data to show that the £28 billion annual bill for disability benefits creates £42bn in positive effects
Wellbeing boost from disability benefits outweighs cost - Understanding Society
Wellbeing boost from disability benefits worth £12,300 per person New case study shows wellbeing boost from disability benefits worth £12,300 per person
www.understandingsociety.ac.uk
September 11, 2025 at 10:59 AM
New case study! Charity @pbe.co.uk used our data to show that the £28 billion annual bill for disability benefits creates £42bn in positive effects
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Are electronic health records (EHR) more predictive of disease onset than polygenic scores? Can we transfer EHR-based prediction models between countries? Our study on these questions using 3 biobank-based studies with N>845K, is out in @natgenet.nature.com today:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Cross-biobank generalizability and accuracy of electronic health record-based predictors compared to polygenic scores - Nature Genetics
Comparison of electronic health record-based phenotype risk scores (PheRS) and polygenic scores (PGS) across 13 common diseases and three biobank-based studies indicates that PheRS and PGS may provide...
www.nature.com
August 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Are electronic health records (EHR) more predictive of disease onset than polygenic scores? Can we transfer EHR-based prediction models between countries? Our study on these questions using 3 biobank-based studies with N>845K, is out in @natgenet.nature.com today:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Excellent fellowship program for US based early career researchers working on ADHD or depression! It was such an important step of my academic journey - eternally grateful to @klingensteinorg.bsky.social for the support!
Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation applications are open!
Learn more about the Child and Adolescent ADHD and Depression Fellowship: klingenstein.org/klingenstein...
Learn more about the Transformation of Mental Health Care Program: klingenstein.org/klingenstein...
Learn more about the Child and Adolescent ADHD and Depression Fellowship: klingenstein.org/klingenstein...
Learn more about the Transformation of Mental Health Care Program: klingenstein.org/klingenstein...
September 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Excellent fellowship program for US based early career researchers working on ADHD or depression! It was such an important step of my academic journey - eternally grateful to @klingensteinorg.bsky.social for the support!
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Come and work on our lovely team #job - #Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in #MentalHealth This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading interdisciplinary centre with a growing portfolio of research and teaching across the life span. Closes 11/09/2025 Please share!
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Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Mental Health - QMUL Jobs
ID: 6847. Title: Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Mental Health. Application Deadline:
qmul-jobs.tal.net
August 28, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Come and work on our lovely team #job - #Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in #MentalHealth This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading interdisciplinary centre with a growing portfolio of research and teaching across the life span. Closes 11/09/2025 Please share!
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Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a difficulty with understanding & using words & sentences.
That might seem like a small issue to you, but to people with DLD this can be a huge barrier. The biggest barrier of all is NEXT TO NO ONE HAS HEARD OF DLD.
Help us change that!
#DLDday
#DevLangDis
That might seem like a small issue to you, but to people with DLD this can be a huge barrier. The biggest barrier of all is NEXT TO NO ONE HAS HEARD OF DLD.
Help us change that!
#DLDday
#DevLangDis
August 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a difficulty with understanding & using words & sentences.
That might seem like a small issue to you, but to people with DLD this can be a huge barrier. The biggest barrier of all is NEXT TO NO ONE HAS HEARD OF DLD.
Help us change that!
#DLDday
#DevLangDis
That might seem like a small issue to you, but to people with DLD this can be a huge barrier. The biggest barrier of all is NEXT TO NO ONE HAS HEARD OF DLD.
Help us change that!
#DLDday
#DevLangDis
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🧩 Sensory processing in ADHD isn’t one-size-fits-all.
New meta-analysis reveals a wide range of patterns: some people are hypersensitive, others under-responsive, and many experience both.
Think fire alarms, not fidget spinners.
#ADHD #SensoryProcessing #Neurodivergent #MentalHealth
🧵 THREAD
New meta-analysis reveals a wide range of patterns: some people are hypersensitive, others under-responsive, and many experience both.
Think fire alarms, not fidget spinners.
#ADHD #SensoryProcessing #Neurodivergent #MentalHealth
🧵 THREAD
August 11, 2025 at 6:41 AM
🧩 Sensory processing in ADHD isn’t one-size-fits-all.
New meta-analysis reveals a wide range of patterns: some people are hypersensitive, others under-responsive, and many experience both.
Think fire alarms, not fidget spinners.
#ADHD #SensoryProcessing #Neurodivergent #MentalHealth
🧵 THREAD
New meta-analysis reveals a wide range of patterns: some people are hypersensitive, others under-responsive, and many experience both.
Think fire alarms, not fidget spinners.
#ADHD #SensoryProcessing #Neurodivergent #MentalHealth
🧵 THREAD
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I still get chills
Meet Mike
*30+ years severe depression
*first hospitalized @ 13y
*20 meds
*3 rounds of ECT
*2 near-fatal suicide attempts
Mike felt joy for the first time in decades after we turned on his new brain pacemaker or PACE
see videos, read paper, follow thread
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Meet Mike
*30+ years severe depression
*first hospitalized @ 13y
*20 meds
*3 rounds of ECT
*2 near-fatal suicide attempts
Mike felt joy for the first time in decades after we turned on his new brain pacemaker or PACE
see videos, read paper, follow thread
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
August 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I still get chills
Meet Mike
*30+ years severe depression
*first hospitalized @ 13y
*20 meds
*3 rounds of ECT
*2 near-fatal suicide attempts
Mike felt joy for the first time in decades after we turned on his new brain pacemaker or PACE
see videos, read paper, follow thread
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Meet Mike
*30+ years severe depression
*first hospitalized @ 13y
*20 meds
*3 rounds of ECT
*2 near-fatal suicide attempts
Mike felt joy for the first time in decades after we turned on his new brain pacemaker or PACE
see videos, read paper, follow thread
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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Delighted to be hiring a new Clinical Psychology Lecturer to come and join our vibrant environment at the SGDP Centre @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social please share!
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August 7, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Delighted to be hiring a new Clinical Psychology Lecturer to come and join our vibrant environment at the SGDP Centre @kingsioppn.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social please share!
my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...
my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...
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How can we better protect young minds?
Dr Christina Carlisi (@uclpals.bsky.social) shares insights on supporting children’s mental health online.
Dr Christina Carlisi (@uclpals.bsky.social) shares insights on supporting children’s mental health online.
Dr Christina Carlisi on how to protect the mental health of children and adolescents
How do we ensure that children and young people have the tools they need to protect their mental health in online and real world spaces? We speak to Dr Christina Carlisi to find out.
www.ucl.ac.uk
July 28, 2025 at 10:08 AM
How can we better protect young minds?
Dr Christina Carlisi (@uclpals.bsky.social) shares insights on supporting children’s mental health online.
Dr Christina Carlisi (@uclpals.bsky.social) shares insights on supporting children’s mental health online.
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New report on understanding the drivers of declining youth mental health
To effectively respond to worsening mental health, we need to understand not just what is happening, but *why*
We used an evidence-based approach to unpack common explanations
1/🧵
youthfuturesfoundation.org/publication/...
To effectively respond to worsening mental health, we need to understand not just what is happening, but *why*
We used an evidence-based approach to unpack common explanations
1/🧵
youthfuturesfoundation.org/publication/...
Understanding drivers of recent trends in young people’s mental health - Youth Futures Foundation
Research report exploring the reasons for the recent decline in mental health among 14 to 24-year-olds in England
youthfuturesfoundation.org
July 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
New report on understanding the drivers of declining youth mental health
To effectively respond to worsening mental health, we need to understand not just what is happening, but *why*
We used an evidence-based approach to unpack common explanations
1/🧵
youthfuturesfoundation.org/publication/...
To effectively respond to worsening mental health, we need to understand not just what is happening, but *why*
We used an evidence-based approach to unpack common explanations
1/🧵
youthfuturesfoundation.org/publication/...
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We are hiring for several research positions for this grant, starting early next year. Please reach out if you're interested!
More details on the jobs here: devcompsy.org/wp-content/u...
More details on the jobs here: devcompsy.org/wp-content/u...
July 24, 2025 at 6:46 AM
We are hiring for several research positions for this grant, starting early next year. Please reach out if you're interested!
More details on the jobs here: devcompsy.org/wp-content/u...
More details on the jobs here: devcompsy.org/wp-content/u...
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🧪 Our systematic review suggests serotonin plays a role in explaining the common comorbidities of #ADHD: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Role of serotonin in psychiatric and somatic comorbidities of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A systematic literature review
Serotonin is a well-established modulator of various neuropsychological processes, as well as organ and endocrine functioning, and metabolism and home…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🧪 Our systematic review suggests serotonin plays a role in explaining the common comorbidities of #ADHD: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Come along to the Mutual Inclusion through Neurodiversity in Science (MINDS) workshop Wednesday 23rd July, 1-4pm at QMUL Mile End campus, organised by @daniel-gill.bsky.social!
Talks on ND+mental health, participatory methods, rare genetic syndromes, Human-Computer Interactions 👇
shorturl.at/wGxBP
Talks on ND+mental health, participatory methods, rare genetic syndromes, Human-Computer Interactions 👇
shorturl.at/wGxBP
July 23, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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For any postdocs who are are looking to transition to independence and might be keen to join us here at @kingsioppn.bsky.social, King's Prize fellowship applications are open (deadline 27 Nov)
👇 See link for details, and feel free to reach out if you'd like to chat
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/119505-...
👇 See link for details, and feel free to reach out if you'd like to chat
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/119505-...
King’s Prize Fellowship
www.kcl.ac.uk
July 18, 2025 at 10:33 AM
For any postdocs who are are looking to transition to independence and might be keen to join us here at @kingsioppn.bsky.social, King's Prize fellowship applications are open (deadline 27 Nov)
👇 See link for details, and feel free to reach out if you'd like to chat
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/119505-...
👇 See link for details, and feel free to reach out if you'd like to chat
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/119505-...
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Congratulations are in order for the fantastic staff at the Department who received the Research Excellence Award @marghmalanchini.bsky.social, the Research Initiative Awards (Paraskevi Argyriou), and @nadinelavan.bsky.social & Guifen Chen for their work in the EDI committee 🎉👏@qmulsbbs.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Congratulations are in order for the fantastic staff at the Department who received the Research Excellence Award @marghmalanchini.bsky.social, the Research Initiative Awards (Paraskevi Argyriou), and @nadinelavan.bsky.social & Guifen Chen for their work in the EDI committee 🎉👏@qmulsbbs.bsky.social
Come along to the Mutual Inclusion through Neurodiversity in Science (MINDS) workshop Wednesday 23rd July, 1-4pm at QMUL Mile End campus, organised by @daniel-gill.bsky.social!
Talks on ND+mental health, participatory methods, rare genetic syndromes, Human-Computer Interactions 👇
shorturl.at/wGxBP
Talks on ND+mental health, participatory methods, rare genetic syndromes, Human-Computer Interactions 👇
shorturl.at/wGxBP
July 17, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Come along to the Mutual Inclusion through Neurodiversity in Science (MINDS) workshop Wednesday 23rd July, 1-4pm at QMUL Mile End campus, organised by @daniel-gill.bsky.social!
Talks on ND+mental health, participatory methods, rare genetic syndromes, Human-Computer Interactions 👇
shorturl.at/wGxBP
Talks on ND+mental health, participatory methods, rare genetic syndromes, Human-Computer Interactions 👇
shorturl.at/wGxBP
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Have you been using ABCD data? Are you measuring psychopathology with the CBCL? You will want to check out our latest preprint, led by @kanepav.bsky.social, which shows that the constructs measured by the tool fail to meet many basic validity tests. Peep the thread!
New pre-print from @alexfornito.bsky.social , Toby Constable, Jeggan Tiego, and myself, looking at the psychometric properties of the CBCL in the baseline ABCD cohort. We show that the commonly used CBCL structures fail to meet standards for validity and reliability
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
OSF
osf.io
July 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Have you been using ABCD data? Are you measuring psychopathology with the CBCL? You will want to check out our latest preprint, led by @kanepav.bsky.social, which shows that the constructs measured by the tool fail to meet many basic validity tests. Peep the thread!
Reposted by Dr Giorgia Michelini
I wonder what proportion of these papers reweighted their analytical sample to account for UK Biobank's extreme selection bias?
More to the point, I wonder what proportion of the authors on these papers are even aware of the issue with selection bias in UK Biobank?
#EpiSky #CausalSky
More to the point, I wonder what proportion of the authors on these papers are even aware of the issue with selection bias in UK Biobank?
#EpiSky #CausalSky
July 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I wonder what proportion of these papers reweighted their analytical sample to account for UK Biobank's extreme selection bias?
More to the point, I wonder what proportion of the authors on these papers are even aware of the issue with selection bias in UK Biobank?
#EpiSky #CausalSky
More to the point, I wonder what proportion of the authors on these papers are even aware of the issue with selection bias in UK Biobank?
#EpiSky #CausalSky