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Bronwyn Overs


Current Appointments

Research Assistant

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Bronwyn Overs is a Research Assistant with a background in psychology. She has over nine years of experience in the processing, editing and analysis of brain imaging data. She is skilled in the use of computer programming methods for research purposes, with proficiency in various programming languages, including Bash, R, MATLAB, Python and SQL. Bronwyn is also experienced in the use of advanced statistical methods for observational and epidemiological data analysis, including topological data analysis, linear mixed effects modelling, and mediation modelling. Her primary research interest is in the genetic and neurological processes of mental illness.

Bronwyn joined the Fullerton group in 2014 as part of the 'Bipolar Kids and Sibs' study research team. This project is ongoing and investigates the biological and clinical features that increase the risk of developing bipolar disorder. Since 2018, Bronwyn has worked as the primary data analyst on a large epidemiology study of bipolar disorder titled ‘Genetic contributors, clinical course and pharmacogenomics of Bipolar Disorder’. This project sees the integration of biological and administrative health data for NSW residents participating in The Sax Institute’s “45 and Up” Study. With access to multimodal data, this project explores the genetic mechanisms of bipolar disorder, the impact of other physical and mental illnesses that are more common in people with bipolar disorder, and the genetic features associated with a positive response to bipolar medications.


Publications

2023, 18 Jul

Patterns of pharmacotherapy for bipolar disorder: A GBC survey.

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1111/bdi.13366

2023, 27 Feb

Mega-analysis of association between obesity and cortical morphology in bipolar disorders: ENIGMA study in 2832 participants.

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291723000223

2022, 07 Sep

Structural brain alterations associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors in young people: results from 21 international studies from the ENIGMA Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours consortium.

View full journal-article on https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC9734039

2022, 03 Aug

Epigenetic signatures relating to disease-associated genotypic burden in familial risk of bipolar disorder

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-02079-6

2022, 05 Apr

Genetic variants associated with longitudinal changes in brain structure across the lifespan.

View full journal-article on https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC10040206

2022, 04 Mar

Virtual Ontogeny of Cortical Growth Preceding Mental Illness.

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2022.02.959

2021, 16 Dec

Diagnosis of bipolar disorders and body mass index predict clustering based on similarities in cortical thickness-ENIGMA study in 2436 individuals.

View full journal-article on https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC9187778

2021 Dec

Cover Image, Volume 186B, Number 8, December 2021

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.b.32803

2021 Dec

Effects of polygenic risk for suicide attempt and risky behavior on brain structure in young people with familial risk of bipolar disorder

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.b.32879

2021, 16 Sep

Longitudinal Structural Brain Changes in Bipolar Disorder: A Multicenter Neuroimaging Study of 1232 Individuals by the ENIGMA Bipolar Disorder Working Group.

View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.09.008