Reseacher Email: alina.rodriguez@psyk.uu.se Phone: +46 18 471 7980 Fax: +46 18 471 2400 Research Interests Studies focus on identifying and understanding factors in the prenatal environment that may perturb fetal brain development and are associated with negative developmental outcomes in children, particularly those related to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The research takes a lifecourse perspective and examines the role of postnatal environment in moderating possible fetal programming. We use Nordic longitudinal pregnancy-offspring cohorts using repeated assessments and multi-method and multi-informant designs.

Current Research

Rodriguez A. The impact of prenatal risk factors in ADHD: A potential for Gene x Environment interactions. Psychiatry. to be published in Dec. 2008.

Fabian H, Rådestad I, Rodriguez A, Waldenström U. Women with non-Swedish speaking background and their children -a longitudinal study of uptake of care and maternal and child health. Acta Paediatrica (accepted).

Rodriguez A & Waldenström U. Fetal origins of non-right-handedness and child mental health. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 2008 (in press).

Selected Publications

Rodriguez A, Miettunen J, Henriksen TB, Olsen J, Obel C, Taanila A, Ebeling H, Linnet KM, Moilanen I, Järvelin MR. Maternal adiposity prior to pregnancy is associated with ADHD symptoms in offspring: Evidence from three prospective pregnancy cohorts. International Journal of Obesity. 2008; 32 (3), 550–557.

Obel C, Linnet KM, Henriksen TB, Rodriguez A, Järvelin MR, Kotimaa A, Moilanen I, Ebeling H, Bilenberg N, Taanila A, Gan Y, Olsen J. Smoking during pregnancy and hyperactivity-inattention in the offspring—comparing results from three Nordic cohorts. International Journal of Epidemiology. Advance Access published on February 2, 2008, DOI 10.1093/ije/dym290.

Rodriguez A, Järvelin M-R, Obel C, Taanila A, Pietilainen K, Moilanen I, Henriksen TB, Ebeling H, Kotimaa AJ, Linnet KM, Olsen J. Do Inattention and Hyperactivity Symptoms Equal Scholastic Impairment? Evidence from three European Cohorts. BMC Public Health. 2007; 7:327. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-327.

Hansson M, Kihlbom U, Tuvemo T, Olsen L, Rodriguez A. Ethics takes time, but not that long. BMC Medical Ethics. 2007; 8:5. doi:10.1186/1472-6939-8-6.

Rodriguez A, Ginsberg Y, Fernholm A, Nyberg L. ADHD difficult to diagnose in adults. ASRS v1.1 Self-Report Scales valuable help--now translated to Swedish [ADHD svårt att diagnostisera hos vuxna. Skattningsinstrumentet ASRS v1.1 ger värdefull hjälp - nu översatt till svenska]. Läkartidning. 2007;104(18):1398-1400.

Rodriguez A, Tuvemo T, Hansson MG. Parents' perspectives on research involving children. Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences. 2006;111(1):73-86.

Rodriguez A, Bohlin G. Are maternal smoking and stress during pregnancy related to ADHD symptoms in children? Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 2005;46:246-54.

Obel C, Heiervang E, Rodriguez A, Heyerdahl S, Smedje H, Sourander A, et al. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in the Nordic countries. European Child Adolescent Psychiatry. 2004;13 Suppl 2:II32-II9.

Linnet KM, Dalsgaard S, Obel C, Wisborg K, Henriksen TB, Rodriguez A, et al. Maternal lifestyle factors in pregnancy risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and associated behaviors: Review of the current evidence. American Journal of Psychiatry. 2003 Jun;160(6):1028-40.

Rodriguez A, Bohlin G, Lindmark G. Symptoms across pregnancy in relation to psychosocial and biomedical factors. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 2001;80:213-23.

Rodriguez A, Bohlin G, Lindmark G. Psychosocial predictors of smoking and exercise during pregnancy. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology. 2000;18:203-23.

Rodriguez A, Bohlin G, Lindmark G. A longitudinal study of perceived health during pregnancy: Antecedents and outcomes. Journal of Health Psychology. 1999;4:129-47.