About
Professor Terrie E. Moffitt is Chair in Social Behaviour & Development at King’s College London (since 1996) and Nannerl O. Keohane University Professor of Psychology at Duke University. Her research spans longitudinal methods, developmental theory, clinical mental health, neuropsychology, and genomics in behavioral science.
- University: King’s College London, Duke University
- Academic Rank: Professor
- Departments: Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre (King’s), School of Mental Health & Psychological Sciences (Duke)
Education:
- B.A. in Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- M.A. in Experimental Animal Behavior, University of Southern California
- Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University of Southern California
- Postdoctoral Training, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute
Research Focus: Mental health disorders across the lifespan, aging processes, genetic-environmental interactions, and public understanding of behavioral science. She co-founded the Environmental Risk (E-Risk) Longitudinal Twin Study and serves as Associate Director of the Dunedin Longitudinal Study, a 50-year project tracking 1,037 individuals from birth to aging.
Recent Articles (2023-2025) examine accelerated aging in schizophrenia, social isolation and dementia risk, epigenetic aging biomarkers, and mental health impacts of environmental factors using twin and population cohort data.
Scientific Honors:
- 2018 US National Academy of Medicine
- British Academy Fellow
- Academy of Medical Sciences (UK) Fellow
- Stockholm Prize in Criminology
- Grawemeyer and NARSAD Awards
Grants: Major funding from UKRI Medical Research Council for aging and E-Risk studies. Collaborates across genetics, neuroscience, epidemiology, and public policy.
Labs: Leads the Moffitt-Caspi Research Team, managing the Dunedin and E-Risk studies. Also involved in the Ageing Research at King’s (ARK) consortium.
