Research Project
Oliver Watkeys is a PhD student in the School of Psychiatry at NeuRA and the University of New South Wales.
He completed an Honours Degree in Psychology at the University of Newcastle in 2016.
Oliver is currently investigating the epigenetic modification of genes and how this can impact upon the manifestation of severe psychopathologies such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Publications
2026 Feb
Trajectories of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Subsequent Adolescent Suicidal Ideation and Self-Harm
View full journal-article on http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.09.014
2026
Intergenerational patterns of child protection system involvement in an Australian population cohort
2026
Mental health service use during childhood and adolescence: An Australian longitudinal population cohort study
2026
Which mental health services are Australian young people using first?
2025 Dec
Criminal justice system contacts of young people who were placed in out-of-home care in childhood: A population-based descriptive study of over 79,000 young people in New South Wales, Australia
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1177/26338076251379336
2025 Dec
Students’ accumulation of disciplinary school exclusion experiences over time: Prevalence, patterns, and correlates in an Australian population cohort
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108608
2025
A genome-wide association study of brain function across multiple cognitive domains
2025
Conditions of Birth and Early Childhood Developmental Risk for Mental Disorders
2025
Cumulative incidence of adolescent mental disorders following childhood maltreatment: An Australian longitudinal population cohort study
View full journal-article on http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85213544908&partnerID=MN8TOARS
2025
Geographic mapping of adverse childhood experiences and adolescent suicidal ideation/self-harm in New South Wales, Australia