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 Joseph Boden

BA cum laude (Psychology), Boston University
MA PhD(Psychology), Case Western Reserve University

Email joseph.boden@otago.ac.nz

Joe is the Principal Scientist of the Christchurch Health and Development Study. He trained as an experimental social psychologist and worked in the US, UK, and Australia, before coming to New Zealand.

He was awarded a Gold Medal for Research Excellence in 2017, and was a member of the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor Expert Panel on Cannabis.

Research Interests

  • The psychosocial causes and consequences of substance use, abuse, and dependence
  • Mental health and substance use epidemiology
  • The social and psychological determinants of maladaptive behaviour including aggression and violence.

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During its more than 30 years of existence, researchers from the Christchurch Health and Development Study (CHDS) have published an average of one paper every month.
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Publications

Greenwood, C. J., Foulds, J., McKetin, R., Aarsman, S. R., Hutchinson, D., Kerr, J., … Boden, J. M., … Olsson, C. A. (2025). Amphetamine use and mental health difficulties across adolescence and young adulthood: An integrative data analysis of four Australasian cohort studies. Addiction. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/add.70033 Journal - Research Article

Eggleton, P., Boden, J., Harvet, A., Deng, B., McLeod, G., Campbell, M., & Hobbs, M. (2025). Investigating the long-term impact of experiencing a major disaster in mid-adulthood on body mass index and waist circumference: A prospective birth cohort study. SSM Population Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101781 Journal - Research Article

Ruiz, B., Broadbent, J. M., Thomson, W. M., Ramrakha, S., Boden, J., McLeod, G., Moffitt, T. E., Caspi, A., & Poulton, R. (2025). Caries trajectories from childhood to adulthood associated with mental disorders in midlife. Journal of Public Health Dentistry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/jphd.12665 Journal - Research Article

Hobbs, M., Deng, B., Woodward, L., Marek, L., McLeod, G., Sturman, A., … Ahuriri-Driscoll, A., Eggleton, P., … Boden, J. (2025). Childhood air pollution exposure is related to cognitive, educational and mental health outcomes in childhood and adolescence: A longitudinal birth cohort study. Environmental Research. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.121148 Journal - Research Article

Deng, B., Boden, J., Ye, N., Morgenroth, J., Campbell, M., Eggleton, P., McLeod, G., & Hobbs, M. (2025). Life in green: Associations between greenspace availability and mental health over the lifecourse: A 40-year prospective birth cohort study. Environment International, 195, 109223. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.109223 Journal - Research Article

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