Dr Jessica Bramham BA DClinPsy PhD
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Biography:
| Jessica Bramham is a Lecturer in Clinical Neuropsychology at the UCD School of Psychology. She was an undergraduate at Cambridge University and graduated with a first class BA in Natural Sciences (Experimental Psychology) in 1997. She worked at the Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge before training in Clinical Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. After completing her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Jessica worked in the Neuropsychiatry department at the Maudsley Hospital and co-ordinated the UK National Adult ADHD Service. She also began a part-time PhD in Neuropsychology at the Institute of Psychiatry. She was appointed as Assistant Programme Leader of the Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Neuropsychology in 2004, and also became a Clinical Lecturer for the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. Jessica moved to UCD in 2008 to join the clinical psychology programme team and also contribute to undergraduate teaching. |
Research Interests
| Clinical Neuropsychology; Neuropsychiatry; Adulthood ADHD and its comorbidities; Social cognition |
Research Projects
| Sponsor : University College Dublin (UCD) Title : Neuroimaging analysis suite Start Date / End Date : 26-MAY-08 / 01-DEC-09 |
| Sponsor : Irish Research Council for Science Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) Title : Cognitive impairment and neuroimaging in multiple sclerosis Start Date / End Date : 01-AUG-10 / 31-JUL-13 |
| Sponsor : Dublin North East Drugs Task Force Ltd Title : Influencing the etiology of positive peers Start Date / End Date : 01-JUL-08 / 31-MAY-10 |
| Sponsor : University College Dublin (UCD) Title : Event-related fMRI investigation of delayed gratification in adult ADHD Start Date / End Date : 26-MAY-08 / 01-DEC-09 |
Recent Postgraduates
| Previous DPsychSc Frances Dawson (2010) Ciaran Coyle (2010) Marie Claire O'Brien (2010)
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Current Postgraduate Students
| Sean O Donnchadha, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Thesis Supervisor |
Books
| Young, S.J. & Bramham, J. (2012) Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for ADHD in Adolescents and Adults. UK: Wiley. [Details] |
| Young, S.J., & Bramham, J.; (2009) TDAH en adultos. Una guia psicologica para la practica. Mexico: Manual Moderno. [Details] |
| Young, S.J., & Bramham, J.; (2007) ADHD in Adults: A Psychological Guide to Practice. Chichester, UK: Wiley. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Xenitidis, K., Paliokosta, E., Pappas, V., & Bramham, J. (2012) 'ADHD in adults with intellectual disabilities' In: In: J.K. Buitelaar, C.C. Kan, & P.A. Asherson (Eds) ADHD in Adults: Characterization, Diagnosis and Treatment. UK: Cambridge University Press. [Details] |
| Bramham, J. & O'Ceallaigh, S.; (2009) 'The neuropsychology of violence and aggression' In: S.J. Young, G.Gudjonsson, & M.K. Kopelman (eds). Forensic Neuropsychology in Practice. UK: Oxford University Press. [Details] |
| Morris, R.G., Kotitsa, M., & Bramham, J.; (2007) 'Planning in patients with focal brain damage: from simple to complex task performance' In: R.G. Morris & G. Ward (eds). The Psychology of Planning: Cognitive and Neuropsychological Perspectives. UK: Taylor and Francis. [Details] |
| Morris, R.G., Bramham, J., & Rowe, A.; (2003) 'Social cognition following prefrontal cortical lesions' In: M. Brune, H. Ribbert, & W. Schiefenhovel (eds). The social brain: Evolution and pathology. Chichester, UK: Wiley. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Whelan, R,Lonergan, R,Kiiski, H,Nolan, H,Kinsella, K,Bramham, J,O'Brien, M,Reilly, RB,Hutchinson, M,Tubridy, N; (2010) 'A high-density ERP study reveals latency, amplitude, and topographical differences in multiple sclerosis patients versus controls'. Clinical Neurophysiology, 121 :1420-1426. [DOI] [Details] |
| Kiiski, H,Reilly, RB,Lonergan, R,Kelly, S,O'Brien, M,Kinsella, K,Bramham, J,Burke, T,O'Donnchadha, S,Nolan, H,Hutchinson, M,Tubridy, N,Whelan, R; (2011) 'Change in PASAT performance correlates with change in P3 ERP amplitude over a 12-month period in multiple sclerosis patients'. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 305 :45-52. [DOI] [Details] |
| Johnston, K,Madden, AK,Bramham, J,Russell, AJ; (2011) 'Response Inhibition in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder Compared to Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder'. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 41 :903-912. [DOI] [Details] |
| Salomone, S., Shanahan, J.M., Bramham, J., O¿Connell, R.G., Robertson, I.H. (2012) 'A biofeedback-based programme to improve attention and impulsivity in adults with ADHD'. The Irish Journal of Psychology, . [Details] |
| Kiiski, H., Reilly, R.B., Lonergan, R., Kelly, S., O¿Brien, M.C., Kinsella, K., Bramham, J., Burke, T., Ó Donnchadha, S., Nolan, H., Hutchinson, M., Tubridy, N., Whelan, R. (2012) 'Only low frequency event-related EEG activity is compromised in Multiple Sclerosis: Insights from an independent component clustering analysis'. PLoS ONE, . [Details] |
| Bramham, J., Murphy, D.G.M., Xenitidis, K., Asherson, P.A., Hopkin G., Young, S. (2012) 'Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: an investigation of age-related differences in behavioural symptoms, neuropsychological function and comorbidity'. Psychological Medicine, . [Details] | |||||||||
| Wall SE, Huw Williams W, Morris RG, Bramham J; (2011) 'The development of a new measure of social-emotional functioning for young adolescents'. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 16 (3):301-15. [Details] | |||||||||
| Lunt, L., Bramham, J., Morris, R.G., Bullock, P., Selway, R.P., Xenitidis, K., David, A.S.; (2012) 'Prefrontal cortex dysfunction and ¿Jumping to Conclusions¿: Bias or deficit?'. Journal of Neuropsychology, On line . [Details] | |||||||||
| Bramham, J,Young, S,Bickerdike, A,Spain, D,McCartan, D,Xenitidis, K; (2009) 'Evaluation of group cognitive behavioral therapy for adults with ADHD'. Journal Of Attention Disorders, 12 :434-441. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| Xenitidis, K,Paliokosta, E,Rose, E,Maltezos, S,Bramham, J; (2010) 'ADHD symptom presentation and trajectory in adults with borderline and mild intellectual disability'. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 54 :668-677. [DOI] [Details] | |||||||||
| Whelan R, Lonergan R, Kiiski H, Nolan H, Kinsella K, Bramham J, O'Brien M, Reilly RB, Hutchinson M, Tubridy N.; (2010) 'A high-density ERP study reveals latency, amplitude, and topographical differences in multiple sclerosis patients versus controls'. Clinical Neurophysiology, 121 (9):1420-1426. [Details] | |||||||||
| Bramham, J., Morris, R.G., Hornak, J., Bullock, P., & Polkey, C.E.; (2009) 'Social and emotional functioning following bilateral and unilateral neurosurgical prefrontal cortex lesions'. Journal of Neuropsychology, 3 (1):125-43. [Details] | |||||||||
| Bramham, J., Ambery, F.Z. Young, S.J., Morris, R.G., Russell, A., Xenitidis, K., Asherson, P., & Murphy, D.G.; (2009) 'Executive functioning differences between adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autistic spectrum disorder in initiation, planning and strategy formation'. Autism, 13 (3):245-64. [Details] | |||||||||
| Rose, E., Bramham, J., Young, S., Paliokostas, E., Xenitidis, K.; (2009) 'Neuropsychological characteristics of adults with comorbid ADHD and borderline/mild intellectual disability'. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 30 (3):496-502. [Details] | |||||||||
| Young, S., Gray, K., & Bramham, J.; (2009) 'A phenomenological analysis of the experience of receiving a diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in adulthood: a partner's perspective'. Journal of Attentional Disorders, 12 (4):299-307. [Details] | |||||||||
| Young, S., Bramham, J., Gray, K., & Rose, E.; (2008) 'The experience of receiving a diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in adulthood. A qualitative study of clinically referred patients using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis'. Journal of Attentional Disorders, 11 (4):493-503. [Details] | |||||||||
| Young, S., Gudjonsson, G., Terry, R., & Bramham, J.; (2008) 'Victim Empathy Response Assessment (VERA): The validation of a new measure for forensic patients'. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 1 :1-14. [Details] | |||||||||
| Shaw, P., Lawrence, E., Bramham, J., Brierley, B., Radbourne, C., & David, A.S.; (2007) 'A prospective study of the effects of anterior temporal lobectomy on emotion recognition and theory of mind'. Neuropsychologia, 45 (12):2783-2790. [Details] | |||||||||
| Gudjonsson, G.H., Young, S., & Bramham, J.; (2007) 'Interrogative suggestibility in adults diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A potential vulnerability during police questioning'. Personality and Individual Difference, 43 (4):737-745. [Details] | |||||||||
| Young, S., Bramham, J., Tyson, C., & Morris, R.G.; (2006) 'Inhibitory dysfunction in adults diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder'. Personality and Individual Difference, 41 (8):1377-1384. [Details] | |||||||||
| Shaw, P., Bramham, J., Lawrence, E.J., Radbourne, C., Baron-Cohen, S., & David, A.S.; (2005) 'The neural correlates of decoding complex mental states: evidence from focal human lesions implicating both amygdalae and the right prefrontal cortex'. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 17 (9):1410-1419. [Details] | |||||||||
| Whitwell, S., Bramham, J., & Moriarty, J.; (2005) 'Simple schizophrenia or disorganisation syndrome: A case report and review of the literature'. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 11 :398-403. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hornak, J., O'Doherty, J., Bramham, J., Morris, R.G., Rolls, E.T., Bullock, P., & Polkey, C.E.; (2004) 'Reward-related reversal learning after surgical excisions in orbitofrontal and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in humans'. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 16 (3):463-478. [Details] | |||||||||
| Shaw, P., Lawrence, E.J., Radbourne, C., Bramham, J., Polkey, C.E., & David, A.S.; (2004) 'The impact of early and late damage to the human amygdala on 'theory of mind' reasoning'. Brain, 127 (7):1535-1548. [Details] | |||||||||
| Dalgleish, T.I., Yiend, J., Bramham, J., Teasdale, J.D., Ogilvie, A.D., Mahli, G., & Howard, R.; (2004) 'Neuropsychological investigation of stereotactic subcaudate tractotomy treatment of intractable depression'. American Journal of Psychiatry, 161 (10):1913-1916. [Details] | |||||||||
| Hornak, J., Bramham, J. Rolls, E.T., Morris, R.G., O'Doherty, J., Bullock, P.R., & Polkey, C.E.; (2003) 'Changes in emotion after circumscribed surgical lesions of the orbitofrontal and cingulate cortices'. Brain, 126 :1691-1712. [Details] | |||||||||
| Bramham, J. & Morris, R.G.; (2003) 'Pre- and post-operative intracarotid sodium amytal procedure: An assessment of validity'. Epilepsy and Behavior, 4 (5):556-563. [Details] | |||||||||
| Bramham, J. & Dalgleish, T.I.; (2000) 'Assessment of dissimulation of reading ability using a modified Stroop test'. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 7 (2):411-414. [Details] | |||||||||
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Conference Publications
| Ó Donnchadha S., Bramham J., Burke T., O¿Brien M.C., Whelan R., Reilly R., Lonergan R., Kinsella K., Kiiski H., Hutchinson M., & Tubridy N. ; (2010) A longitudinal analysis of cognitive functioning in multiple sclerosis Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conferenc [Details] |
| Ó Donnchadha S., Bramham J., Burke T., O¿Brien M.C., Whelan R., Reilly R., Lonergan R., Kinsella K., Kiiski H., McGuigan C., Hutchinson M., & Tubridy N. ; (2011) A longitudinal study of processing speed and working memory in multiple sclerosis as measured by the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT) Irish Neurological Association Meeting [Details] |
| Bramham, J.; (2011) Neuropsychology of adult ADHD: clinical and theoretical aspects World Congress of Biological Psychiatry [Details] |
| Parsons, A., & Bramham, J. ; (2009) The impact of ADHD on substance use treatment outcomes Psychological Society of ireland Annual Conference [Details] |
| Bramham, J. ; (2009) Neuropsychology and differential diagnosis of adult ADHD UK Adult ADHD Network Conference [Details] |
| Parsons, A., & Bramham, J.; (2009) The impact of ADHD on substance use treatment outcomes Psychological Society of Ireland Annual Conference [Details] | |||||||||
| Bramham, J.; (2009) Neuropsychology and differential diagnosis of adult ADHD UKAAN [Details] | |||||||||
| Bramham, J., Young, S.J., Zaremba, A., Xenitidis, K., & Toone, B.K.; (2008) Response inhibition and offending in adulthood ADHD British Neuropsychiatry Association Meeting [Details] | |||||||||
| Young, S.J., & Bramham, J.; (2007) Psychological treatment of adulthood ADHD ADDISS Annual Conference [Details] | |||||||||
| Bramham, J.; (2006) Differential diagnostic issues in adulthood ADHD Associacao de Psiquiatria Biologica Annual Conference [Details] | |||||||||
| Bramham, J., Young, S.J., Morris, R.G., Asherson, P., & Toone, B.K.; (2005) Neuropsychological deficits in adults with ADHD: do they improve with age? British Neuropsychiatry Association Meeting [Details] | |||||||||
| Bramham, J., Shaw, P., David, A.S., & Morris, R.G.; (2005) Empathic awareness following prefrontal and temporal cortical damage British Psychological Society - Division of Neuropsychology Symposium [Details] | |||||||||
| Bramham, J., Young, S.J., Morris, R.G., Asherson, P., & Toone, B.K.; (2005) Behavioural symptoms and cognitive deficits in adults with ADHD: What changes with age? British Psychological Society - Division of Clinical Psychology [Details] | |||||||||
| Bramham, J., Virgo, H., de Zoysa, N., Shaw, P., David, A.S., Bullock, P., Selway, R., & Morris, R.G.; (2004) Differences in verbal and visual theory of mind functioning following unilateral prefrontal cortex lesions European Neuropsychological Society Meeting, Modena, Italy [Details] | |||||||||
| Bramham, J., Morris, R.G., Hornak, J., & Rolls, E.T.; (2003) Emotional and social awareness following prefrontal cortex damage 31st Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychology Society, Honolulu, Hawaii [Details] | |||||||||
| Bramham, J., Morris, R.G., Hornak, J., Rolls, E.T., Bullock, P., & Polkey, C.E.; (2003) Insight into social and emotional functioning following prefrontal cortex neurosurgical lesions British Neuropsychology Society Meeting [Details] | |||||||||
| Hornak, J., Bramham, J. Rolls, E.T., Morris, R.G., O'Doherty, J., Bullock, P.R., & Polkey, C.E.; (2003) Perception of vocal expression and subjective experience of emotion after unilateral focal neurosurgery: Contributions of anterior cingulate cortex, medial BA9 and orbital prefrontal cortex British Neuropsychology Society Meeting [Details] | |||||||||
| Bramham, J., Morris, R.G., Hornak, J., & Rolls, E.T.; (2002) Emotional and social consequences of orbitofrontal and non-orbitofrontal lesions of the prefrontal cortex Emotions and the Brain, 12th Rotman Institute Conference, Toronto, Canada [Details] | |||||||||
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Review Articles
| Bramham, J.; (2009) The impact of ADHD in adulthood. Review Articles [Details] |
Honours and Awards
| Year: 1995. Title: Sidney Sussex Scholarship - Cambridge University |
| Year: 1997. Title: Taylor Prize - Cambridge University |
| Year: 1998. Title: Bethlem & Maudsley Scholarship |
Associations
| Association: British Psychological Society - Division of Neuropsychology, Function/Role: Practitioner Full Member |
| Association: British Psychological Society - Division of Clinical Psychology, Function/Role: |
| Association: British Neuropsychological Society, Function/Role: |
| Association: British Neuropsychiatry Association, Function/Role: |
Conference Contributions
| Bramham, J.; (2008) ADHD in adulthood. [Keynote Address], Psychology Congress, Limerick , 04-APR-08 - 04-APR-08. |
| Bramham, J.; (2008) Theory of mind and empathy following prefrontal cortex and temporal lobe excisions. [National Refereed Conference Paper], Psychological Society of Ireland, Tullow , 20-NOV-08 - 23-NOV-08. |
| Bramham, J.; Adulthood ADHD Assessment and Treatment. [Invited Oral Presentation], BPS - DCP Training Day (Northern Ireland), Belfast , 14-MAR-06. |
| Goldstein, L. & Bramham, J.; Principles and Pragmatics of Neuropsychology. [Other], BPS - Division of Clinical Psychology Workshop, London , 14-DEC-07. |
Committees
| Committee : Human Sciences Graduate School Board |
| Committee : HADD Advisory Board |
Education
| Year 2007 Institution: Kings College London Qualification: PhD Subject: |
| Year 1997 Institution: University of Cambridge Qualification: BA Subject: |
| Year 2001 Institution: University of Cambridge Qualification: MA Subject: Honorary MA (Cantab) |
| Year 2002 Institution: British Psychological Society Qualification: CHARTERED PSYCHOLOGIST Subject: Clinical Psychology |
Other Activities
| Senior Clinical Neuropsychologist at Adult ADHD Service at Dean Clinic, St Patrick's Hospital |
| External Examiner for Behavioural Sciences, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin |
| External examiner for MSC in Clinical Neuropsychology at University of Nottingham |
Internal Collaborators
| Dr Teresa Burke, Senior Lecturer, UCD School of Psychology |
External Collaborators
| Ireland Professor Hugh Garavan, Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience Professor Ian Robertson, Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience Professor Richard Reilly, Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience International Dr Susan Young, King's College London Professor Michael Kopelman, King's College London Professor Robin Morris, King's College London |