How Childhood Shapes Later Life! Our new book can be ordered from Amazon
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has The Origins of You on her book shelf!!!
Join Sean Sanders, Director and Senior Editor for Custom Publishing at Science, as he interviews outstanding researchers in a broad range of fields whose work either directly involves the study of children and adolescents or has a significant impact in their lives. Listen here!
Professors Terrie Moffitt and Avshalom Caspi are profiled in Science Magazine's article about the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study.
Duke Ph.D students and postdocs visit the Dunedin Unit. Pictured from left, David Ireland, Rachel Zajak, Sean Hogan, Dr. Moffitt, Ness Hayes, Leah Richmond-Rakerd, Emily Hormuth, Max Elliott, Aaron Reuben and Jessalee Landfried.
Pictured: Leah Richmond-Rakerd, Curt von Gunten, Line Rasmussen, Jens Petersen, Signe Andersen, Temi, and Avshalom.
Terrie Moffitt did a fun 20-min podcast as part of the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience's annual research festival. It was promoted by Mental Elf, a UK NGO that disseminates information about mental health to the public. Listen here!
CrimComics offers a new way to approach criminological theory by engaging students with impactful, highly visual illustrated texts. Each CrimComics Issue traces the development of the theory--placing it in social and political context--and demonstrates its application to the real world. The last page of each Issue features review questions and key terms. This issue introduces students to developmental and life-course criminological theories, focusing on the works of Michael Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi, Robert Sampson and John Laub, and Terrie Moffitt. These theories focus on continuity and/or change in delinquent and criminal behavior by examining the onset, persistence, and desistence of offending. See more here.
Moffitt & Caspi’s research focuses on human development, from birth to death. Our work centers on two cohort studies — the Dunedin Longitudinal Study and the Environmental Risk (E-Risk) Longitudinal Twin Study — and also involves other data sets around the world. Our current research tackles these topics: Genes, Environments, and Development; Antisocial Behavior; Aging; Mental Health; Cannabis; and the Link between Childhood Adversity and Adult Health. Our measurement tools are diverse and involve psychology, genomics, neuroimaging, and geocoding.
We publish empirical articles/studies and theoretical essays in a variety of leading journals.
Along with our research, our family farm is our passion. The Macon Farm is located in the North Carolina Piedmont and is the historic homeplace of Dr. Moffitt’s maternal grandparents. The farm is a popular location for those interested in history and fun excursions. We also feature a variety of homegrown, unique pieces of art.