Dr Angelica Ronald Ph.D.
Lecturer
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| tel | 020 7631 6342 |
| address | Institute of Psychiatry |
| location | C2.18 MRC, SGDP Centre |
| departments | Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry (IRG) Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre (MRC) |
| also | Twins Early Development Study (TEDS) |
biography
Dr Angelica Ronald completed her PhD in quantitative genetics in 2005 at the Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry (SGDP) Centre at the Institute of Psychiatry, supervised by Professor Robert Plomin. She spent the next two years as a postdoctoral researcher at the SGDP Centre carrying out quantitative and molecular genetic research into autistic spectrum conditions, funded during the latter part by Autism Speaks and mentored by Dr Francesca Happé. She is now a Lecturer at the Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development within the School of Psychology at Birkbeck College and an Associate Member of the SGDP Centre at the Institute of Psychiatry. Her research aims to elucidate the genetic and environmental causes underlying autistic spectrum disorders, ADHD and related conditions, by combining quantitative genetic and molecular genetic approaches with methodology from cognitive psychology and developmental neuroscience.
teaching activities
SGDP Centre Behavioral Genomics Summerschool
PhD Supervisor
Psychology BSc Lecturer (Birkbeck)
publications
Ronald, A. & Hoekstra, R. A. (in press). Autism spectrum disorders and autistic traits: A decade of new twin studies. Neuropsychiatric Genetics.
Ronald, A., Larsson, H., Anckarsäter, H. & Lichtenstein, P. (in press). A Swedish twin study of autism symptoms. Molecular Psychiatry.
Ronald, A., Pennell, C. E., & Whitehouse, A. J. O. (in press). Prenatal maternal stress associated with ADHD and autistic traits in early childhood. Frontiers in Developmental Psychology.
2010
Ronald, A., Butcher, L. M., Docherty, S. L., Davis, O.S. P., Schalkwyk, L.C., Craig, I. W., & Plomin, R. (2010). A genome-wide association study of social and non-social autistic-like traits in the general population using pooled DNA, 500K SNP microarrays and both community and diagnosed autism replication samples. Behavior Genetics, 40, 31-45.
Ronald, A., Edelson, L. R., Asherson, P. & Saudino, K. J. (2010). Exploring the relationship between autistic-like traits and ADHD behaviors in early childhood: Findings from a community twin study of 2-year-olds. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 38, 185-96.
Ronald, A., Happé, F., Dworzynski, K., Bolton, P. & Plomin, R. (2010). Exploring the relationship between prenatal and neonatal complications and later autistic-like features in a representative community sample of twins. Child Development, 81, 166-182.
Hallett, V., Ronald, A., Rijsdijk, F., & Happé, F. (2010). Exploring the interplay between autistic-like traits and internalizing traits during childhood: Evidence from a longitudinal twin study. American Journal of Psychiatry, 167, 809-817 .
Hoekstra, R. A., Happé, F., Baron-Cohen, S. & Ronald, A. (2010). Limited genetic covariance between autistic traits and intelligence: findings from a longitudinal twin study. Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 153, 994-1007.
Lundstrom, S., Haworth, C., Carlström, E., Gillberg, C., Mill, J., Råstam, M., Hultman, C., Ronald, A., Anckarsäter, H., Plomin, R., Lichtenstein, P., Reichenberg, A. (2010). Trajectories Leading To Autism Spectrum Disorders Are Affected By Paternal Age: Findings from Two Nationally Representative Twin Studies. Journal of Child Psychiatry and Psychology, 51, 850-6.
2009
Dworzynski, K., Happé, F., Bolton, P. & Ronald, A. (2009). Relationship between symptom domains in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A population-based twin study. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 39, 1197-210.
Hallett, V., Ronald, A., & Happé, F. (2009). Investigating the association between autistic-like traits and internalizing traits in a community-based twin sample. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 48, 618-27.
Hallett, V., Ronald, A., Rijsdijk, F. & Eley, T. C. (2009).The phenotypic and genetic differentiation of anxiety-related-behaviors in middle childhood. Depression & Anxiety, 26, 316-24.
Hoekstra, R. A., Happé, F, Baron-Cohen, S. & Ronald, A. (2009). The association between extreme autistic traits and intellectual? disability: insights from a general population twin study. British Journal of Psychiatry, 195, 531-536.
Jones, A.P , Larsson, H., Ronald, A., Rjisdijk, F., Busfield, P., McMillan, A., Plomin, R & Viding, E (2009). Phenotypic and aetiological relationships between psychopathic tendencies, autistic traits, and emotion attribution. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 36, 1198-1212.
Vital, P. M., Ronald, A.,Wallace, G. L. & Happé, F. (2009). Relationship between Special Abilities and Autistic-like Traits in a large population-based sample of typically-developing 8-year-olds. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 50, 1093-101.
2008
Ronald, A., Happé, F. & Plomin, R. (2008). A twin study investigating the genetic and environmental aetiologies of parent, teacher and child ratings of autistic-like traits and their overlap. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 17,473-83.
Ronald, A., Simonoff, E., Kuntsi, J., Asherson, P. & Plomin, R. (2008). Evidence for overlapping genetic influences on Autistic and ADHD behaviours in a community twin sample. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 49, 535-542.
Dworzynski, K., Ronald, A., Hayiou-Thomas, M. E., McEwan, F., Happé, F., Bolton, P. & Plomin, R. (2008). Developmental path between language and autistic-like impairments: a twin study. Infant and Child Development, 17, 121-136.
Happé, F. & Ronald, A. (2008). ‘Fractionable Autism Triad’: A Review of Evidence from Behavioural, Genetic, Cognitive and Neural Research. Neuropsychology Review, 18,287-304.
2007
Ronald, A., Viding, E., Happé, F. & Plomin, R. (2007). Individual differences in theory of mind ability in middle childhood and links with verbal ability and autistic traits: A twin study. Social Neuroscience, 1, 412-425.
Dworzynski, K., Ronald, A., Hayiou-Thomas, M. Rijskijk, F., Happé, F., Bolton, P. & Plomin, R. (2007). Developmental path between language and autistic-like impairments: a twin study. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 42, 273-92.
McEwen, F., Happé, F., Bolton, P., Ronald, A., Rijsdijk, F. & Plomin, R. (2007). Origins of individual differences in imitation: links with language, pretend play, and rudimentary theory of mind in two-year-old twins. Child Development, 78, 474-92.
McLoughlin, G., Ronald, A., Kuntsi, J. Asherson, P. Plomin, R. (2007). Genetic Support for the Dual Nature of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Substantial Genetic Overlap Between the Inattentive and Hyperactive-impulsive Components. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 35, 999-1008.
Minnis, H., Reekie, J., Young, D., O’Connor, T., Ronald, A., Gray, A., & Plomin, R. (2007). Genetic, environmental and gender influences on attachment disorder behaviours. British Journal of Psychiatry, 190, 490-5.
2006
Ronald, A., Happé, F, Bolton, P., Butcher, L. M., Price, T. S., Wheelwright, S., Baron-Cohen, S., Plomin, R. (2006). Genetic Heterogeneity Between the Three Components of the Autism Spectrum: A Twin Study. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 45, 691-99.
Ronald, A., Happé, F., Price, T. S., Baron-Cohen, S., & Plomin, R. (2006). Phenotypic and genetic overlap between autistic features at the extremes of the general population. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 45, 1206-1214.
Happé, F., Ronald, A. & Plomin, R. (2006). Time to give up on a single explanation for autism. Nature Neuroscience, 9, 1218-1220.
2005
Ronald, A., Happé, F., Hughes, C., & Plomin, R. (2005). Nice and nasty theory of mind in preschool children: Nature and nurture. Social Development, 14, 664-684.
Ronald, A., Happé, F., & Plomin, R. (2005). The genetic relationship between individual differences in social and nonsocial behaviours characteristic of autism. Developmental Science, 8, 444-458.
Kuntsi, J., Rijsdijk, F., Ronald, A., Asherson, P., & Plomin, R. (2005). Genetic influences on the stability of ADHD symptoms from early to middle childhood. Biological Psychiatry, 57, 647-654.
Mill, J., Xu, X., Ronald, A., Curran, S., Price, T., Knight, J., Craig, I., Sham, P., Plomin R., Asherson, P. (2005). Quantitative trait locus analysis of candidate gene alleles associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in five genes: DRD4, DAT1, DRD5, SNAP-25, and 5HT1B. American Journal of Medical Genetics, 133B(1), 68-73.
Saudino, K., Ronald, A., & Plomin, R. (2005). Rater effects in the etiology of behavior problems in 7-year-old twins: Parent ratings and ratings by same and different teachers. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 33, 113-130.
2004
Soto-Faraco, S., Ronald, A., & Spence, C. (2004). Tactile selective attention and body posture: Assessing the multisensory contributions of vision and proprioception. Perception & Psychophysics 66, 1077-1094.
Spinath, F. M., Harlaar, N., Ronald, A. & Plomin, R. (2004). Substantial genetic influence on mild mental impairment in early childhood. American Journal of Mental Retardation, 109, 34-43.
2003
Spinath, F. M., Ronald, A., Harlaar, N., Price, T. S., & Plomin, R. (2003). Phenotypic g early in life: on the etiology of general cognitive ability in a large population sample of twin children aged 2 to 4. Intelligence, 31, 195-210.
2002
Ronald, A., Spinath, F. M., & Plomin, R. (2002). The etiology of high cognitive ability in early childhood. High Ability Studies, 13, 103-115.
Miscellaneous
Ronald, A., Butcher, L. M., Docherty, S. L., Davis, O.S. P., Schalkwyk, L.C., Craig, I. W., & Plomin, R. (2010). Response to comment by Stuart Macgregor. Behavior Genetics, 40, 48.
Ronald, A. (2008). Book Review: No two alike: Human nature and human individuality by Judith Rich Harris. Infant and Child Development, 17, 552-553.
Ronald, A. (2007). Scientists reveal that autism and hyperactivity have the same cause. British Neuroscience Association Bulletin, Issue 56 (Spring).
Ronald, A., Happé, F., & Plomin, R. (2006, February 16). Genetic Research into Autism [Letter to the editor]. Science, 311, 952.
Under Review
Ronald, A., Larsson, H., Anckarsäter, H. & Lichtenstein, P. (Submitted). A Swedish twin study of autism symptoms.
Hallett, V., Ronald, A., Rijsdijk, F., & Happe, F. (Submitted). Exploring the interplay between autistic-like traits and internalizing traits during childhood: Evidence from a longitudinal twin study.
Thomas, M. S. C., Ronald, A., & Forrester, N. A. (submitted). Modelling the mechanisms underlying population variability across development: Simulating genetic and environmental effects on cognition.
last updated: Wednesday, March 25, 2009