Publications
Journal articles
R Smikle, K Mckinnon, K Vaher, H Turner, H Cruickshank, R Amir, YW Chua, ELS Conole, RM Reynolds, GD Batty, A Tsanas, L Murphy, HC Whalley, RE Marioni, SR Cox, JP Boardman. 2026. Protein epigenetics scores derived in neonatal saliva as biomarkers of childhood cognition. Molecular Psychiatry.
K Mckinnon, M Elyas, O Edokpolor, N J Bishop, C Battersby. 2026. Metabolic bone disease of prematurity – what should we be measuring? Pediatric Research.
K Mckinnon, A Arasu, J Beckmann, J Bosworth, P Chisholm, A Crawford, L Galland, S Johnson, L Johnston, A Kaiser, E McMahon, A Sammut, F Seregni, M Negoita, L Leven. 2026. Developmental follow-up, surveillance, and support at the age of four years: A British Association of Neonatal Neurodevelopmental Follow-Up framework for practice. Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal & Neonatal Edition.
K Mckinnon, M Blesa Cábez, M Thye, S Abel, R Smikle, J Skelton, L Jiménez-Sánchez, K Vaher, G Sullivan, A Corrigan, G Barclay, C Jardine, I Gerrish, D McIntyre, YW Chua, R Amir, AJ Quigley, C Battersby, A Tsanas, GD Batty, RM Reynolds, SR Cox, HC Whalley, MJ Thrippleton, ME Bastin, H Richardson, JP Boardman. 2026. Preterm birth, socioeconomic status, and white matter development across childhood. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience.
S Abel, M Thye, K Mckinnon, R Smikle, J Skelton, L Jiménez-Sánchez, G Barclay, C Jardine, D McIntyre, I Hamilton, YW Chua, A Hosangadi, AJ Quigley, GD Batty, MJ Thrippleton, HC Whalley, JP Boardman, H Richardson. 2025. Investigating the impact of preterm birth on theory of mind development in five-year-old children.PsyArXiv [Preprint].
J Innerarity, M Michaud, J Mena, K Pillay, E Loucaides, K Mckinnon. Guideline Review: Jaundice in newborn babies under 28 days: NICE guideline 2023 (CG98). Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education & Practice Edition.
L Jiménez-Sánchez, L Ginnell, K Vaher, A Corrigan, K Mckinnon, G Sullivan, J Hall, JP Boardman, S Fletcher-Watson. 2024. Preterm infant attachment is independent of breast milk intake during neonatal care. Wellcome Open Research.
K Mckinnon, ELS Conole, K Vaher, RF Hillary, DA Gadd, J Binkowska, G Sullivan, AJ Stevenson, A Corrigan, L Murphy, HC Whalley, H Richardson, RE Marioni, SR Cox, JP Boardman. 2024. Epigenetic scores indicate differences in the proteome of preterm infants. Clinical Epigenetics.
K Mckinnon, C Jardine, G Barclay, MJ Thrippleton, S Abel, JM Wardlaw, ME Bastin, HC Whalley, H Richardson, JP Boardman. 2024. An unexpected ferromagnetic foreign body in a paediatric research participant undergoing 3T MRI. BMJ Case Reports.
K Mckinnon, P Galdi, M Blesa Cábez, G Sullivan, K Vaher, A Corrigan, J Hall, L Jiménez-Sánchez, MJ Thrippleton, ME Bastin, AJ Quigley, E Valavani, A Tsanas, H Richardson, JP Boardman. 2023. Association of preterm birth and socioeconomic status with neonatal brain structure. JAMA Network Open.
K Mckinnon, A Hunt, K Knight. 2021. Does screen time affect recovery from concussion in adolescents? Archives of Disease in Childhood.
K Mckinnon, GS Kendall, CJ Tann, L Dyet, M Sokolska, K Pegoretti Baruteau, N Marlow, NJ Robertson, D Peebles, L Srinivasan. 2021. Biometric assessments of the posterior fossa by fetal MRI: A systematic review. Prenatal Diagnosis.
K Mckinnon, A Waddington, J Schofield, T Davis. 2019. Positive feedback in the paediatric emergency department. Archives of Disease in Childhood.
S Mitra, GS Kendall, A Bainbridge, M Sokolska, M Dinan, C Uria-Avellanal, D Price, K Mckinnon, R Gunny, A Huertas-Ceballos, X Golay, NJ Robertson. 2019. Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy lactate/N-acetylaspartate within 2 weeks of birth accurately predicts 2-year motor, cognitive and language outcomes in neonatal encephalopathy after therapeutic hypothermia. Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal & Neonatal Edition.
K Mckinnon, A Huertas-Ceballos. 2019. Guideline Review: Developmental follow-up of children and young people born preterm, NICE guideline 2017. Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education & Practice Edition.
K Mckinnon, P Stepney, A Huertas-Ceballos. 2019. Nutrition for the most unwell babies: Conference report for the Sixth Neonatal Nutrition Network Study Day. Infant.
ME Leach, N Pasha, K Mckinnon, L Etheridge. 2016. Quality improvement project to reduce paediatric prescribing errors in a teaching hospital. Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education & Practice Edition.
K Mckinnon, K Baker, R Ravi. 2015. Case of spontaneous bilateral perinephric hematomas. International Journal of Urology.
K Mckinnon, MS Van Twest, M Hatton. 2013. A probable case of rheumatoid arthritis from the middle Anglo-Saxon period. International Journal of Paleopathology.
Collaborative/group authorship articles
HE Ballheimer, K Bub, C Lundy, E Loucaides, REACH Network (including K Mckinnon). 2026. Role of debriefing after neonatal resuscitation: resident doctors’ perspectives from London.Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal & Neonatal Edition.
J Cornwell, MM Maturana, J Mena, K Pillay, J Meek, C Singh, SR Howard, E Loucaides, REACH Network (including K Mckinnon). 2026. Neonatal jaundice assessment across all skin tones: finding the gaps between guidelines and practice. Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal & Neonatal Edition.
National guidelines/reports
K Mckinnon, L Leven, M Negoita, A Arasu, J Beckmann, J Bosworth, P Chisholm, A Crawford, L Galland, S Johnson, L Johnston, A Kaiser, E McMahon, A Sammut, F Seregni. Developmental follow-up, surveillance, and support at the age of four years: A British Association of Neonatal Neurodevelopmental Follow-Up (BANNFU) framework for practice. British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM), London.
Book chapters
A Huertas-Ceballos, K Mckinnon. 2021. Discharge planning, follow-up care and outcome evaluation. Chapter in: Avery and MacDonald’s Neonatology, 8th edition. J Boardman, A Groves, J Ramasethu. Wolters Kluwer.
K Mckinnon. 2021. Dizziness. Chapter in: Clinical Guide to Paediatrics. R Varughese, A Mathew. Wiley Blackwell.
N Faulkner, M Dennis, K Mckinnon, K Walker, PJ Cross. 2014. From Remote Prehistory to an Icenian Tribal Centre. Chapter in: Digging Sedgeford: A People’s Archaeology. SHARP Team. Poppyland Publishing.
R Baldry, S Beckett, M Hatton, L Horsley, K Mckinnon, M Van Twest. 2014. The People of Anglo-Saxon Sedgeford. Chapter in: Digging Sedgeford: A People’s Archaeology. SHARP Team. Poppyland Publishing.
Collaborative/group authorship books
SHARP Team (including K Mckinnon). 2014. Digging Sedgeford: A People’s Archaeology. SHARP Team. Poppyland Publishing.
Child-targeted articles
L Jiménez-Sánchez, M Thye, S Able, N Bhatt, K Mckinnon, R Rubin, J Skelton, R Smikle, K Vaher, H Richardson. 2025. Behind the scenes: Using movies to study the human brain. Frontiers for Young Minds.
Preregistrations
M Thye, M Blesa, S Abel, L Jiménez-Sánchez, K Mckinnon, J Skelton, R Smikle, R Amir, H Whalley, C Battersby, GD Batty, JP Boardman, H Richardson. 2026. Investigating the functional connections that precede specialised responses for reading in preterm and term-born preliterate children.OSF.
D Thakur, K Mckinnon, M Ottman, E Loucaides. 2026. Supporting Under-resourced Parents and Patients: Optimising Resources and Tools (SUPPORT) - A Systematic Review of Support Interventions for Families of Hospitalised Children Experiencing Financial Hardship in High Income Countries - CRD420261357271. PROSPERO.
K Mckinnon,H McDermott, CC Roehr, C Battersby. 2026. Equipment suitability and availability: the practicalities of caring for tiny babies - the European experience - CRD420261381923. PROSPERO.