Anna Dearman
@annadearman.bsky.social
Bio-social mental health researcher 🧠🧬 | 41yo interdisciplinary Soc-B PhD student & ex Senior Research Officer @ Uni of Essex | MSc Bioinformatics | BSc (Hons) Biomed | Ex lab person 🧪👩🔬 | Own views
A reminder that there are things we can do.
I give to War Child / Save the Children / etc near my late Mum's birthday, because it's what she would have done 💔❤️🩹
Donate here:
www.warchild.org.uk/donate-today...
I give to War Child / Save the Children / etc near my late Mum's birthday, because it's what she would have done 💔❤️🩹
Donate here:
www.warchild.org.uk/donate-today...
November 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
A reminder that there are things we can do.
I give to War Child / Save the Children / etc near my late Mum's birthday, because it's what she would have done 💔❤️🩹
Donate here:
www.warchild.org.uk/donate-today...
I give to War Child / Save the Children / etc near my late Mum's birthday, because it's what she would have done 💔❤️🩹
Donate here:
www.warchild.org.uk/donate-today...
Here are some random exploratory plots for you - looks like women report better social support from family and friends than men regardless of marital status, while partnered men report better partner support than partnered women do
September 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Here are some random exploratory plots for you - looks like women report better social support from family and friends than men regardless of marital status, while partnered men report better partner support than partnered women do
Hi Kevin,
What do you make of brain connectivity (white matter and brain activity) GWAS results that are enriched for terms associated with the immune response to infections? Noise or potentially interesting?
Thanks!
www.nature.com/articles/s41... (Fig 3h)
www.nature.com/articles/s44... (S. Fig 7)
What do you make of brain connectivity (white matter and brain activity) GWAS results that are enriched for terms associated with the immune response to infections? Noise or potentially interesting?
Thanks!
www.nature.com/articles/s41... (Fig 3h)
www.nature.com/articles/s44... (S. Fig 7)
September 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Hi Kevin,
What do you make of brain connectivity (white matter and brain activity) GWAS results that are enriched for terms associated with the immune response to infections? Noise or potentially interesting?
Thanks!
www.nature.com/articles/s41... (Fig 3h)
www.nature.com/articles/s44... (S. Fig 7)
What do you make of brain connectivity (white matter and brain activity) GWAS results that are enriched for terms associated with the immune response to infections? Noise or potentially interesting?
Thanks!
www.nature.com/articles/s41... (Fig 3h)
www.nature.com/articles/s44... (S. Fig 7)
I had a great time at the British Society for Population Studies @bspsuk.bsky.social conference this week. I've written a blog post about what I learned - check it out at the link below!
peoplescienceuk.wordpress.com/2025/09/05/w...
#BSPS2025
peoplescienceuk.wordpress.com/2025/09/05/w...
#BSPS2025
September 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I had a great time at the British Society for Population Studies @bspsuk.bsky.social conference this week. I've written a blog post about what I learned - check it out at the link below!
peoplescienceuk.wordpress.com/2025/09/05/w...
#BSPS2025
peoplescienceuk.wordpress.com/2025/09/05/w...
#BSPS2025
Digitising old photos 🥲
July 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Digitising old photos 🥲
I was lucky enough to visit the Jenny Saville exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery yesterday, along with the Portrait Award entries which are always amazing, plus the icon of epidemiology: Broad Street Pump, and the place my parents met: Somerset House
July 21, 2025 at 7:16 AM
I was lucky enough to visit the Jenny Saville exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery yesterday, along with the Portrait Award entries which are always amazing, plus the icon of epidemiology: Broad Street Pump, and the place my parents met: Somerset House
Last week I had a great time at the Soc-B student workshop at University of Essex. Loved listening to everyone's presentations and talking about my research. A great bunch of passionate students and supportive professors. I also enjoyed the Wivenhoe trail walk and campus tree walk 🥰
June 12, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Last week I had a great time at the Soc-B student workshop at University of Essex. Loved listening to everyone's presentations and talking about my research. A great bunch of passionate students and supportive professors. I also enjoyed the Wivenhoe trail walk and campus tree walk 🥰
This week I travelled across the globe to present my PhD research at the IBANGS Genes, Brain and Behavior conference in Fiji. I have learned so much fascinating neurobiology this week! I took a few moments to think about my mother on the anniversary of her passing. Glad to have slept 14h last night!
May 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
This week I travelled across the globe to present my PhD research at the IBANGS Genes, Brain and Behavior conference in Fiji. I have learned so much fascinating neurobiology this week! I took a few moments to think about my mother on the anniversary of her passing. Glad to have slept 14h last night!
Reading a few neuroimaging GWAS and this is the first one to adjust for socioeconomic deprivation. My instinct is to like this - am I missing some statistical reason why this shouldn't be the norm?
March 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Reading a few neuroimaging GWAS and this is the first one to adjust for socioeconomic deprivation. My instinct is to like this - am I missing some statistical reason why this shouldn't be the norm?
Another one of us turns 40! Had a great time catching up with my school friends last night 🥰 It doesn't hurt that she owns a genuinely excellent independent bakery and is friends with the local cheese shop 😋
March 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Another one of us turns 40! Had a great time catching up with my school friends last night 🥰 It doesn't hurt that she owns a genuinely excellent independent bakery and is friends with the local cheese shop 😋
To brighten your feed on #InternationalDayofForests: A sliver of "forest" 10 min from me, some Essex campus trees, a stunning view of Lake Bassenthwaite from Dodd Wood, and a Forest of Dean pic from earlier this month.
March 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
To brighten your feed on #InternationalDayofForests: A sliver of "forest" 10 min from me, some Essex campus trees, a stunning view of Lake Bassenthwaite from Dodd Wood, and a Forest of Dean pic from earlier this month.
So maybe I'm biased because my excellent friend wrote one of the chapters, but isn't it fantastic that this book on diseases goes into detail on sociological factors, patient education, and management?
March 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
So maybe I'm biased because my excellent friend wrote one of the chapters, but isn't it fantastic that this book on diseases goes into detail on sociological factors, patient education, and management?
Sad not to be able to celebrate Campus Cat Day at uni, but am wearing him at the River Wye! 🥰
March 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Sad not to be able to celebrate Campus Cat Day at uni, but am wearing him at the River Wye! 🥰
Having a lovely holiday in the Forest of Dean with Mr D
March 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Having a lovely holiday in the Forest of Dean with Mr D
Remember to adopt a rescue cat #AdoptDontShop #AdoptDontBuy
February 22, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Remember to adopt a rescue cat #AdoptDontShop #AdoptDontBuy
Me when I've had the flu and felt quite depressed and then get my energy back (husband is one of the exhausted other people)
February 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Me when I've had the flu and felt quite depressed and then get my energy back (husband is one of the exhausted other people)
My hobby is poorly-planned, unfinished, questionably-coloured-in drawings which look OK if you squint
February 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
My hobby is poorly-planned, unfinished, questionably-coloured-in drawings which look OK if you squint
I like occasionally staying over at @universityofessex.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
I like occasionally staying over at @universityofessex.bsky.social
Husband came home angry just when the potatoes needed mashing
February 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Husband came home angry just when the potatoes needed mashing
Proud to have survived year 1!
January 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Proud to have survived year 1!
Lovely Soc-B catch-up in Manchester ahead of tomorrow's final Causal Inference workshop!
January 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Lovely Soc-B catch-up in Manchester ahead of tomorrow's final Causal Inference workshop!