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Lekki Wood Ph.D.

Lekki Wood Ph.D. Department of Biostatistics
Ryals Public Health Building, 230P
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL 35294
Phone: (205) 975-9198
Fax: (205) 975-2540
E-mail: alexis.wood@ms.soph.uab.edu
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In 2005 I joined the MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry centre at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London to undertake their 3 + 1 (PhD + MSc) interdisciplinary programme, funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC). This program gives training in the areas of statistical genetics, molecular genetics and developmental psychiatry and as part of the course I was awarded an MSc with Merit in 2006. During this time I have successfully demonstrated both quantitative genetic analyses, with several peer reviewed articles in this area, and molecular genetic skills, having conducted genotyping on a large, general population sample. While at the centre I have made a substantial teaching contribution, supervising students with their statistical analysis, which has culminated with a position as the co-scientific director of the twin model fitting stream of the international annual summer school. In July 2009 My PhD thesis brought together all the areas covered as part of the 4 year course, using structural equation modelling on different forms of ADHD-behaviour ratings to generate phenotypes for future molecular genetic analysis and reveal the genetic and environmental interplay underlying the population variance in ADD symptomatology

Publications
 

  • 2009
  • 2008
  • 2007
  1. Wood, A.C., Rijsdijk, F., Van De Meere, J.J., Asherson , P & Kuntsi J., (in press) Separation of genetic influences on ADHD symptoms and reaction time performance from those on IQ. Psychol Med.
     
  2. Wood, A.C. Asherson, P., Rijsdijk, F., & Kuntsi, J., (in press) Is overactivity a core feature in ADHD? Familial and ROC-curve analysis of mechanically-assessed activity level. JAACAP.
     
  3. Wood, A.C., Rijsdijk, F., Asherson, P., & Kunsti J., (2009) Hyperactive-impulsive symptom scores and oppositional behaviours reflect alternate manifestations of a single liability Behav. Genet. 39 (5) 447 - 460 [PMID: 19633943]
     
  4. Kuntsi, J., Wood, A.C, Van Der Meere, J., & Asherson, P., (2009) Why cognitive performance in ADHD may not reveal true potential: Findings from a large population-based sample. JINS. 15, 570-9. [PMID: 19573275] [DOI: 10.1017/S135561770909081X]
  1. Wood, A.C., Kuntsi, J., Asherson, P., & Saudino, K., (2008) Actigraph data are reliable, with functional reliability increasing with aggregation. Behav Res Methods 40(3) 873-8. [PMID: 18697683]
     
  2. Wood, A.C. Rijsdijk, F., Saudino, K., Asherson, P., & Kuntsi, J., (2008) High heritability for a composite index of children’s activity level measures. Behav Genet 38 (3) 266-76. [PMID: 18297388] [DOI: 10.1007/s10519-008-9196-1]
  1. Wood, A.C., Saudino, K., Rogers, H., Asherson, P., & Kuntsi, J., (2007) Genetic Influences on Mechanically-Assessed Activity Level in Children. J Child Psychol Psych. 48(7) 695-702. [PMID: 17593150]

 

Years: 2009 -
Mentor(s): Donna Arnett, Ph.D. and David B. Allison, Ph.D.