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Biography
I have an MA (Hons) in Psychology, an MSc in Human Cognitive Neuropsychology, and a PhD in Psychology, all from the University of Edinburgh. While completing my PhD, I worked as a psychometric testing officer at the Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology (University of Edinburgh) and a research assistant for the Dementias Platform UK. After completing my PhD in 2019, I worked as the Questionnaire Officer and a Postdoctoral Researcher on the Generation Scotland study, a large family-health study. I then worked as a lecturer in the Division of Psychology, School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law at the University of Dundee between 2022 and 2024, before joining the University of Edinburgh as a lecutrer in Psychology in 2024.
Research Interests
My research focuses on association between cognitive ageing and health. I investigate health factors that might partly explain why some people’s cognitive function declines faster than others, as well as exploring the impact of faster cognitive decline on managing health in older adulthood. I have a particular interest in investigating the relationship between chronic pain, pain prescribing, and cognitive ageing.
Education/Academic qualification
Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Health literacy, cognitive ability, and health, University of Edinburgh
14 Sept 2015 → 19 Dec 2019
Award Date: 30 Jun 2020
Human Cognitive Neuropsychology, Master in Science, “Embodied cognition: How does focal motor impairment in Motor Neuron Disease influence processing of action verbs?”, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 31 Aug 2015
Psychology, Master of Arts, “Letter fluency in Motor Neuron Disease: Is there a specific action word deficit?”, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 24 May 2013
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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DNAm scores for serum GDF15 and NT-proBNP levels associate with a range of traits affecting the body and brain
Gadd, D., Smith, H., Mullin, D., Chybowska, O., Hillary, R., Kimenai, D. M., Bernabeu, E., Cheng, Y., Fawns-Ritchie, C., Campbell, A., Page, D., Taylor, A., Corley, J., Valdés Hernández, M. C., Muñoz Maniega, S., Bastin, M. E., Wardlaw, J. M., Walker, R., Evans, K. L. & McIntosh, A. M. & 8 others, , 10 Sept 2024, In: Nature. 16, 124.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Generation Scotland: an update on Scotland’s longitudinal family health study
Milbourn, H., McCartney, D., Richmond, A., Campbell, A., Flaig, R., Robertson, S., Fawns-Ritchie, C., Hayward, C., Marioni, R. E., McIntosh, A. M., Porteous, D. J., Whalley, H. C. & Sudlow, C., 21 Jun 2024, In: BMJ Open. 14, 6, e084719.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Elevated symptoms of depression and anxiety among family members and friends of critically ill COVID-19 patients – an observational study of five cohorts across four countries
Lovik, A., González-Hijón, J., Hoffart, A., Fawns-Ritchie, C., Magnúsdóttir, I., Lu, L., Unnarsdóttir, A. B., Kähler, A. K., Campbell, A., Hauksdóttir, A., Chourpiliadis, C., McCartney, D. L., Thordardottir, E. B., Joyce, E. E., Frans, E. M., Jakobsdottir, J., Trogstad, L., Andreassen, O. A., Magnus, P. & Johnson, S. U. & 7 others, , Oct 2023, In: The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 33, 100733.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development and validation of DNA Methylation scores in two European cohorts augment 10-year risk prediction of type 2 diabetes
Cheng, Y., Gadd, D., Gieger, C., Monterrubio-Gomez, K., Zhang, Y., Berta, I., Stam, M., Szlachetka, N., Lobzaev, E., Wrobel, N., Murphy, L., Campbell, A., Nangle, C., Walker, R., Fawns-Ritchie, C., Peters, A., Rathmann, W., Porteous, D. J., Evans, K. L. & McIntosh, A. M. & 6 others, , 6 Apr 2023, In: Nature Aging. 3, p. 450–458Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Effect of School Bullying on Pupils' Perceived Stress and Wellbeing During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Study
Kirkham, E. J., Huggins, C. F. & C, F.-R., 22 Dec 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma. p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Adolescent Health Study (External organisation)
Fawns-Ritchie, C. (Advisor)
2026Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
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UK Biobank cognitive working group (External organisation)
Fawns-Ritchie, C. (Advisor)
2024Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
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University College London (External organisation)
Fawns-Ritchie, C. (Advisor)
2024Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
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Scottish Parliament Cross-Party Group on Older People, Age, and Ageing (External organisation)
Fawns-Ritchie, C. (Member)
2023Activity: Membership types › Membership of public/government advisory/policy group or panel
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Queen Mary University of London (External organisation)
Fawns-Ritchie, C. (Advisor)
2023Activity: Membership types › Membership of network
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PPLS Small Project: Statistical software for longitudinal trajectory modelling
Fawns-Ritchie, C. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/25 → 31/07/26
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
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Innovation Initiative Grant: Influence of physical disability on language functions.
Fawns-Ritchie, C. (Principal Investigator)
15/12/14 → 14/12/16
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
Datasets
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"DAVIES_MP_2016.zip" - Data supporting Davies et al. Genome-wide association study of cognitive functions and educational attainment in UK Biobank (N=112 151).
Harris, S. (Creator), Ritchie, S. (Creator), Luciano, M. (Creator), Fawns-Ritchie, C. (Creator), Lyall, D. (Creator), Cullen, B. (Creator), Cox, S. (Creator), Porteous, D. (Creator), Evans, J. (Creator), McIntosh, A. (Creator), Gallacher, J. (Creator), Craddock, N. (Creator), Pell, J. (Creator), Smith, D. (Creator), Gale, C. (Creator), Deary, I. (Creator), Hayward, C. (Creator), Davies, G. (Creator), Marioni, R. (Creator), Liewald, D. (Creator), Hill, D. (Creator) & Hagenaars, S. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 4 Jun 2019
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2560
Dataset
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Data supporting Luciano et al. Association analysis in over 329,000 individuals identifies 116 independent variants influencing neuroticism
Marioni, R. (Creator), Harris, S. (Creator), Luciano, M. (Creator), Shirali, M. (Creator), Hill, D. (Creator), Hagenaars, S. (Creator), Liewald, D. (Creator), Lewis, C. M. (Creator), McIntosh, A. (Creator), Deary, I. (Creator), Gale, C. (Creator), Adams, M. (Creator), Fawns-Ritchie, C. (Creator), Davies, G. (Creator), Clarke, T. (Creator) & Howard, D. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 4 Jun 2019
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2565
Dataset