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mikaela.dizon@wadham.ox.ac.uk

Mikaela Dizon

MSc Psychological Research Student

  • Completed BSc in Psychology (Hons) at University of Edinburgh

Research Interests

I am a graduate student in Experimental Psychology with an interest in psychopathology, particularly the prevention and treatment of anxiety and trauma.

My research background is quite varied. As an undergraduate, I was part of a social psychology lab, studying close relationships and well-being. In this time, I co-authored a paper on ideal partner preferences under the supervision of Dr. Sarah Stanton (PI: Dr. Paul Eastwick). Towards the end of my bachelors degree, I transitioned into more clinical research, working with Dr. Jasmin Wertz to investigate how to identify children as young as 5 who are at more significant risk for developing mental health problems. I also conducted my undergraduate dissertation on the overlap between autism and anorexia, together with Dr. Karri Gillespie-Smith. 

As I undertake my MSc here at Oxford, I am exploring more anxiety-related projects. Currently, I am involved with the EDGE Lab, working with Dr. Omid Ebrahimi to investigate individual differences in the evolution of anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, using longitudinal modelling approaches. I am proficient in R, MATLAB, MPlus, and SPSS, and have primarily used these statistical software to carry out my previous research.