Personal profile
Overview
Dr. James Gilleen is a Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Research; Innovation Lead of the BRC Mental Health theme; and Deputy Lead of the Mental Health Research Group.
James’ primary research area is schizophrenia/psychosis; and he leads or is involved in several global research consortia and industry collaborations, each essentially aiming to accelerate the translation of novel therapeutics into clinical practice.
His research focuses on understanding and improving cognitive and functional impairments associated with schizophrenia as well as clinical symptoms such as paranoia and hallucinations - with a strong emphasis on translational and experimental-medicine/experimental psychological approaches.
He leads and co-leads multiple drug-repurposing and neuromodulation studies targeting memory, attention and belief-updating, alongside the development of large-scale digital cognitive-assessment and cognitive-remediation platforms.
He is accepting PhD students.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Phd, Institute of Psychiatry
Award Date: 31 Aug 2008
Master of Science, Cognitive Neuropsychology, University College London (UCL)
Award Date: 31 Aug 2003
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Psychology
Award Date: 1 Jul 2001
External positions
Honorary Researcher, Institute of Psychiatry
Honorary Researcher, University College London (UCL)
Areas of expertise
- BF Psychology
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Digital Futures
Keywords
- Schizophrenia
- Schizotypy
- RCTs
- CTIMPs
- fMRI
- MRI, Imaging, Biomarkers, PET
- Clinical Trials
- Psychological therapies, Mental Health, Systematic reviews, RCTs, Qualitative, Patient Experience
- Psychology
- Psychiatry
Accepting PhD students
- Accepting PhD students
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
- 9 Article
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Associations of childhood economic and psychosocial conditions with later-life cognitive function: a longitudinal analysis of the China health and retirement longitudinal study (2011–2020)
Le, T., Gilleen, J., Lee, A. & Maharani, A., 3 Apr 2026, In: BMC Public Health. 26, 1107.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Association of childhood health and socioeconomic status with dementia risk in older age: a cross-sectional study using the Indonesia Family Life Survey 2014–2015
Le, T., Lee, A., Gilleen, J. & Maharani, A., 16 Aug 2025, In: BMJ Open. 15Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cognitive impairment and dementia—Are they linked to childhood health and socioeconomic status? A systematic review
Le, T., Maharani, A., Hayter, M., Gilleen, J. & Lee, A., 27 Mar 2025, In: PL o S One. 20, 3, 35 p., e0311074.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Childhood trauma moderates schizotypy-related brain morphology: Analyses of 1182 healthy individuals from the ENIGMA schizotypy working group
Quidé, Y., Watkeys, O. J., Tonini, E., Grotegerd, D., Dannlowski, U., Nenadić, I., Kircher, T., Krug, A., Hahn, T., Meinert, S., Goltermann, J., Gruber, M., Stein, F., Brosch, K., Wroblewski, A., Thomas-Odenthal, F., Usemann, P., Straube, B., Alexander, N. & Leehr, E. J. & 16 others, , 20 Apr 2024, In: Psychological Medicine. 54, 6, p. 1215-1227 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cortical and subcortical neuroanatomical signatures of schizotypy in 3004 individuals assessed in a worldwide ENIGMA study
ENIGMA schizotypy working group, 1 Feb 2022, In: Molecular psychiatry. 27, 2, p. 1167-1176 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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