Florence Oxley

Florence Oxley is a Postdoctoral Research Associate with the Hungry Mind Lab at the Department of Education, University of York. She holds a PhD in Linguistics (2023) funded by an ESRC +3 Studentship and an HRC Doctoral Fellowship, and has previously held research roles at the University of Leeds and Leeds Beckett University.

Research Focus: Oxley investigates gene-environment interplay in early childhood development, combining insights from Developmental Psychology, Linguistics, and Behavioral Genetics. Her current project explores DNA-based prediction of intelligence, with prior work on infant vocalization and emotional expression.

Publications span interdisciplinary themes, including meta-analytic studies on genetics and cognition, infant vocalization research, and book-length analyses of academic language. Her work emphasizes interdisciplinary methodologies and translational applications.

Awards include:

• ESRC +3 Studentship
• HRC Doctoral Fellowship

Laboratory Affiliations:

• Hungry Mind Lab
• Psychology in Education Research Centre (PERC)