+ joint first author, * joint senior author
Carrick, C., Rakesh, D., Michel, L., Bates, K. E., & Fuhrmann, D. (2026, in press). Individual differences in adolescent cortical development are associated with neighbourhood characteristics: Longitudinal findings from the ABCD study. Cerebral Cortex.
Bates, K. E., Silijeström, L. A., Bokari, A., Gyekye, L., Turner, L., Lau, J. Y. F., Fuhrmann, D. (preprint), Both Family And Peer Relationships Matter In Late Adolescence: A Network Analysis Of Loneliness And Social Connection In A UK Cohort. PsyArXiv: https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/rpts4_v2
Bates, K. E., Pollmann, A., Kievit, R.A., & Fuhrmann, D. (2025). Perception of Social Experiences and Cortical Thickness Change Together Throughout Early Adolescence: findings from the ABCD cohort. Imaging Neuroscience, 3, IMAG-a. https://doi.org/10.1162/IMAG.a.27
Pollmann, A., *Bates, K. E., & *Fuhrmann, D. (2025). A framework for understanding adverse adolescent experiences. Nature Human Behaviour, 9, 450–463. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-02098-x
+ Kwok, M. S., + Inman, A., *Bates, K. E., & *Fuhrmann, D. (2025). The co‐occurrence of social adversities in early adolescence and their relationship to cognitive outcomes later in development. JCPP Advances, e70010. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.70010
Gripton, C., Bates, K. E., Gifford, S., Gilligan-Lee, K. A., Williams, H. J., Borthwick, A., ... & Farran, E. K. (2025). Navigating ‘the bumpy road’from research to practice: Improving the impact of research on spatial reasoning practice with young children. Early Years, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/09575146.2025.2463666
Pollmann, A., Sasso, R., Bates, K. E., & Fuhrmann, D. (2024). Making Connections: Neurodevelopmental Changes in Brain Connectivity after Adverse Experiences in Early Adolescence. Journal of Neuroscience, 44 (8) e0991232023; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0991-23.2023
Farran, E. K., McCarthy, S., Gilligan-Lee, K. A., Bates, K. E., & Gripton, C. (2024). Translating Research to Practice: Practitioner Use of the Spatial Reasoning Toolkit. Gifted Child Today, 47(3), 202-215.
https://doi.org/10.1177/10762175241242494
Bates, K. E., Smith, M., Farran, E. K., & Machizawa, M. G. (2024). Behavioural and neural correlates of visual working memory reveals metacognitive aspects of mental imagery. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 36(2), 272-289. https://doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_02085
Bates, K. E., Williams, A. Y., Gilligan-Lee, K., Gripton, C., Lancaster, A., Williams, H. J., ... & Farran, E. K. (2023). Practitioner’s perspectives on spatial reasoning in educational practice from birth to 7 years. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 00, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12579
Inman, A., Chen, S., Contini, E., Orben, A., Kievit, R., Kulbayeva, Z., Shah, M., Pollmann, A., *Fuhrmann, D., *Bates, K. E. (2023) “I am concerned about young people's mental health and that they have less hope for their future”: Practitioners’ emerging concerns for young people between June 2019 to November 2021. Barnardo's Children's Charity. https://www.barnardos.org.uk/practitioners-concerns-issues-facing-young-people
Bates, K. E., Farran, E. K. (2021). Mental imagery and visual working memory abilities appear to be unrelated in childhood: evidence for individual differences in strategy use. Cognitive Development, 60, 101120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogdev.2021.101120
Bates, K. E., Gilligan‐Lee, K., & Farran, E. K. (2021). Reimagining Mathematics: The Role of Mental Imagery in Explaining Mathematical Calculation Skills in Childhood. Mind, Brain, and Education. https://doi.org/10.1111/mbe.12281
Lee, J., Mayall, L. A., Bates, K. E., Hill, E. L., Leonard, H. C., & Farran, E. K. (2021). The relationship between motor milestone achievement and childhood motor deficits in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and children with Developmental Coordination Disorder. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 113, 103920. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2021.103920
Bates, K.E., Cooper, L., Webb, A. (2019) From uncertainty as a first-year student to uncertainty in the field: what to expect and how to deal with it. A Guide for Psychology Postgraduates, 140. https://www.bps.org.uk/member-microsites/psypag/guide
Evidence-based, public-facing articles:
Bates, K.E. (2025) Why loneliness should be treated as a social justice issue. The Conversation. Link here.
Bates, K.E. (2025) Should young people be banned from using smartphones? BOLD Science. Link here.
Bates, K.E. (2025) Do tablets help or hinder children’s play? BOLD Science. Link here.
Bates, K. E. (2023) Building youth resilience. BOLD Science. Link here.
Bates K. E. (2022) Technology that allows students to work at their own level. BOLD Science. Link here.
Bates, K. E. (2022) Protecting children’s right to play. BOLD Science. Link here.
Bates, K. E. (2022) Do children benefit from forest school? BOLD Science. Link here.
Bates, K. E. (2022) How do motor impairments affect learning? BOLD Science. Link here.
Bates, K. E. (2021) What helps autistic children flourish at school? BOLD Science. Link here.
Bates, K. E. (2021) How can teachers support children with ADHD? BOLD Science. Link here.
Bates, K. E. (2021) How social distancing affects social development. BOLD Science, Link here.
Bates, K. E. (2020) How can after-school clubs improve children’s mental health? BOLD Science. Link here.
Bates, K. E. (2020) Teaching from behind a mask. BOLD Science. Link here.
Bates, K. E. (2020) Managing children’s anxiety at home. BOLD Science. Link here.
Bates, K. E. (2019) Social media and teen mental health: confusing correlation with causation. BOLD Science. Link here.
Bates, K. E. (2019) Exams may damage teenagers’ mental health and restrict their potential. BOLD Science. Link here.
Bates, K. E. (2019) Some learners cannot visualise things in their mind’s eye. BOLD Science. Link here.
Co-produced articles with lived experience experts:
Experts include young people, individuals with mental health conditions, teachers, neurodiverse individuals.
Carrick, C., De., A, Bates, K. E. (2025) A new neuroscience series of The Science or Fiction Podcast is out now. IoPPN Blog. Link here.
Bokarki, A., Gyekye, L., Turner, L., Bates, K. E. (2025) Loneliness after leaving school. The Mix Charity. Link here.
Bates, K. E. & Din, A. (2024) Adversity in adolescence: Research insights and co-creation with young people. IoPPN Blog. Link here.
Bates, K. E. & Gecer, N. (2024) When ADHD occurs alongside mental health problems. BOLD Science. Link here.
Bates, K. E. & Anon. (2024) How stigma impacts young people with series mental health conditions. BOLD Science. Link here.
Bates, K. E. & Taylor, M. (2024) Loneliness in young people should not be ignored. BOLD Science. Link here.
Bates, K. E. & Anon. (2024) Supporting young people with obsessive compulsive disorder. BOLD Science. Link here.
Bates, K. E. & Exell, J. (2022) Overcoming barriers to supporting individuals in the classroom. BOLD Science. Link here.
Bates, K. E. & Portmann, K. (2022) How we can support autistic young people to transition from post-16 education to university. Tooled Up Education.
Co-produced Podcast Episodes & Film:
Podcast episodes for The Science or Fiction Podcast published open access with resources and across all major platforms:
Bates, K. E., Muntadhar, A. (2026) Are chatbots making us lonely?
With Shahem McLaurin (United States) and Arthur Bran Herbener (Aarhus University, Denmark). Link here.
Bates, K. E., Carrick, C., De. A. (2025) Can gene therapy cure Huntington’s disease?
With Prof. Rachael Scahill (UCL, United Kingdom). Link here.
Bates, K. E., Carrick, C., De. A. (2025) Is sleep important for the brain?
With Prof. Anders Fjell (University of Oslo, Norway). Link here.
Bates, K. E., Carrick, C., De. A. (2025) What is a brain-computer interface, and can it read your mind?
With Dr Hunter Schone (University of Pittsburgh, United States). Link here.
Bates, K. E. & Shah, M. (2025) How do we address inequalities in chronic pain treatment?
With Misha Gardner (King’s College London, UK). Link here.
Bates, K. E. & Shah, M. (2025) What does it mean to live with chronic pain?
With Dr. Anna Hood (University of Manchester, UK) Link here.
Bates, K. E. (2025) Why is diversity important in science? With Prof. Christina Pagel (UCL, United Kingdom). Link here.
Bates, K. E. (2024) Can embracing winter improve mental health?
With Dr. Kari Leibowitz (Stanford University, United States). Link here.
Bates, K. E. & Shah, M. (2024) Live! Self-diagnosing ADHD: social media, statistics and
everything in-between. With Prof. Ellie Dommett (King’s, UK) & Shauna Campbell (ADHD Babes, UK). Link here.
Bates, K. E. & Carrick, C. (2024) What happens to the brain during pregancy?
With Dr Laura Pritschet (University of Pennsylvania, United States). Link here.
Bates, K. E. (2024) Is problematic smartphone use affecting mental health? With Dr Nicky Kalk (King’s, UK). Link here.
Bates, K. E. (2024) Is AI a threat to elections? With Sam Stockwell (Alan Turing Institute, UK). Link here.
Bates, K. E. & Shah, M. (2024) Under Review: Behind the podcast. With Mariam Shah (King’s, UK). Link here.
Bates, K. E. (2024) Why does the gender pay gap persist in higher education, and how can we eliminate it? With Rose Stephenson (HEP), Prof. Sophie Scott (UCL), Dr Hannah Savage (UCL), Dr Salim Hashmi (King’s). Link here.
Bates, K. E. (2024) How does science make the headlines?
With Fiona Fox (CEO, Science Media Centre, UK). Link here.
Bates, K. E. (2024) Is social prescribing the prescription for youth mental health?
With Dr Daniel Hayes (UCL, UK). Link here.
Bates, K. E. (2024) Mental health in Punjabi communities: What insights does charity research reveal?
With Dr Gumukh Panesar & Shuranjeet Singh (Taraki charity, UK). Link here.
Bates, K. E. (2023) Why are young people lonely, and what can we do about it?
With activist Molly Taylor & Dr Lily Verity (University of Manchester, UK). Link here.
Bates, K. E. & Din, A. (2023) How can we understand mental health and mental illness?
With Dr Eleanor Chatburn (Child Mind Institute, UK). Link here.
Bates, K. E. & Din, A. (2023) Are young people facing a climate anxiety crisis?
With Jenna Spitzer (Utrecht Unversity, Netherlands). Link here.
Bates, K. E. & Din, A. (2022) Does mindfulness training reduce anxiety for young people?
With Dr Darren Dunning (National Institute for Health Research, UK). Link here.
Bates, K. E. & Din, A. (2022) Has the prevalence of eating disorders increased since the COVID-19 pandemic?
With Prof. Ulrike Schmidt (King’s, UK). Link here.
Bates, K. E. & Din, A. (2022) Does social media use damage young people’s mental health?
With Luisa Fassi (University of Cambridge, UK). Link here.
Bates, K. E., Din, A., Inman, A., Pollmann, A., Shah, M., Fuhrmann, D. (2024) Understanding adversity
in adolescence. Produced with JDK Films. Link here.
Bates, K. E. & Portmann, K. (2022) Supporting autistic students to transition to university.
Produced with TooledUp Education.