Projects per year
Personal profile
Academic Background
Degrees
2001 - 2005 PhD. in Psychology, Durham University
1998 - 2001 First Class Bsc. (Hons.) Applied Psychology, Durham University
Academic Posts
2021 - Present Professor of Psychology, University of East Anglia
2021- Present Senior Affiliated Scientist, MRC Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge
2017- 2021 Head of the Centre for Attention, Learning and Memory, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge
2017- 2021 Fellow, Wolfson College University of Cambridge,
2011 – 2017 Senior Investigator Scientist (Associate Professor equivalent), MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge
2009 - 2011 Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Northumbria (ESRC funded research sabbatical, University of York, 2010-2011)
2006 - 2009 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of York
2006 – 2009 Honorary Fellow, School of Education, Durham University
2005 - 2006 Lecturer in Psychology, Leeds Metropolitan University
Areas of Expertise
Child development, neurodevelopmental conditions, mental health, transdiagnostic approaches, children's learning
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Working memory and children's mathematical skills, Durham University
Award Date: 30 Jun 2005
External positions
Academic Partner, Mobilise: Collaboration for Impact in Early Childhood
19 Sept 2023 → …
Editor in Chief, Neurodiversity, Sage
26 May 2022 → …
Research Board Member, British Psychological Society
1 Oct 2021 → 31 Dec 2024
External Examiner MSc Developmental Psychopathology, Durham University
1 Oct 2021 → 31 Jan 2024
Executive Committee, Experimental Psychological Society Executive Committee
1 Oct 2021 → 31 Dec 2023
Senior Affiliated Scientist, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
1 Oct 2021 → 30 Sept 2024
Editorial Board, BMC Pediatrics
1 Jan 2020 → …
Editorial Board, Psychological Review
1 Oct 2015 → …
Editorial Board, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
1 Sept 2012 → …
Associate Editor, Memory, Taylor Francis
1 Oct 2011 → …
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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British Academy Early Career Researcher Network, East of England Cluster
Mondal, A. (Principal Investigator) & Holmes, J. (Co-Investigator)
27/06/25 → 31/03/28
Project: Other
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Is cognitive segmentation a distinct higher-level process critical for problem solving?
Byrne, E. (Principal Investigator) & Holmes, J. (Co-Investigator)
1/05/25 → 31/10/26
Project: Research
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Changing the trajectories of mental health difficulties in Norfolk and Suffolk: a research-priority-setting project with patients, the public, clinicians, policymakers, and stakeholders
Oduola, S. (Principal Investigator), Broomfield, N. (Co-Investigator), Holmes, J. (Co-Investigator), Khadjesari, Z. (Co-Investigator), Notley, C. (Co-Investigator), Parretti, H. (Co-Investigator), Sanderson, K. (Co-Investigator) & Zile, A. (Researcher)
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/06/24 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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ADHD and intelligence polygenic scores associations with developmental dimensions in children with attention, learning and memory difficulties
Santangelo, A. M., Ohlei, O., Mareva, S., Brkic, D., team, C., Bertram, L., Holmes, J., Astle, D. & Baker, K., 13 Jun 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Associations Between ADHD Symptom Dimensions and Cognition in Children With ADHD and Learning Difficulties
Cai, Y., Holmes, J. & Gathercole, S. E., 5 Jan 2026, In: Journal of Attention Disorders. 30, 1, p. 131-151 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mapping developmental transitions in mental health from mid- to late-adolescence: Concurrent and longitudinal links to cognition
Mareva, S., Parker, J., Bennett, M., Pass, L., Banaschewski, T., Bokde, A. L. W., Desrivières, S., Flor, H., Hohmann, S., Orfanos, D. P., Garavan, H., Gowland, P., Walter, H., Brühl, R., Martinot, J. L., Paillère Martinot, M. L., Artiges, E., Nees, F., Paus, T. & Poustka, L. & 5 others, , Mar 2026, In: JCPP Advances. 6, 1, e70016.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Setting Mental Health Research Priorities in Norfolk and Suffolk: A Stakeholder Consultation
Oduola, S., Morrissey, S., Zile, A., Balaam, J., Morgan, C., Das-Munshi, J., Broomfield, N., Holmes, J., Khadjesari, Z., Parretti, H. & Sanderson, K., 3 Jan 2026, medRxiv.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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A common neural signature between genetic and environmental risk for mental illness
Vedechkina, M., Holmes, J., Warrier, V. & Astle, D. E., 21 Aug 2025, In: Translational Psychiatry. 15, 1, 305.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Neurodevelopment Annual Seminar (NDAS)
Holmes, J. (Keynote/plenary speaker)
27 Jun 2024 → 28 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Invited talk
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Mobilise: Collaboration for Impact in Early Childhood, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge
Holmes, J. (Advisor)
19 Sept 2023 → …Activity: Consultancy
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National Association of Special Education Needs (NASEN) Annual Conference
Holmes, J. (Keynote/plenary speaker)
15 Jul 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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American Psychological Society Annual Conference
Holmes, J. (Invited speaker)
27 May 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference