Research groups
Zoe Ryan
Postdoctoral Research Associate
In my post-doctoral role, I am working to develop and maintain the WISDOM Research Network; bringing together a large national network of primary and secondary schools with academic researchers. We aim to enable high quality mental health research that meets the diverse needs of school communities. The WISDOM Research Network is part of the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and is part of the Mental Health in Development theme, funded by the NIHR.
I have submitted my PhD thesis to the University of Reading. My research focused on exploring Intolerance of Uncertainty: behavioural, cognitive and emotional responses to uncertainty and developmental associations with mental health. Whilst working on my PhD part-time, I also worked in the TOPIC Research Group as a Research Assistant on iCATS Study 1 and the Co-CAT randomised control trial.
Recent publications
Does intolerance of uncertainty predict child generalised anxiety? A longitudinal study.
Journal article
Ryan ZJ. et al, (2025), J Anxiety Disord, 112
Uncertain world: How children's curiosity and intolerance of uncertainty relate to their behaviour and emotion under uncertainty.
Journal article
Ryan ZJ. et al, (2025), Q J Exp Psychol (Hove), 78, 842 - 860
Behavioural inhibition and early neural processing of happy and angry faces interact to predict anxiety: a longitudinal ERP study.
Journal article
Rayson H. et al, (2023), Dev Cogn Neurosci, 60
andomised controlled trial to compare clinical and cost-effectiveness of an online parent-led treatment for child anxiety problems with usual care in the context of COVID-19 delivered in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the UK (Co-CAT): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
Journal article
Taylor L. et al, (2022), Trials, 23
Trajectories of anxiety when children start school: The role of behavioral inhibition and attention bias to angry and happy faces.
Journal article
Dodd HF. et al, (2020), J Abnorm Psychol, 129, 701 - 712