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Zoe Ryan is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Oxford's Department of Psychiatry, affiliated with the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). She leads the WISDOM Research Network, coordinating school communities with academic researchers to advance mental health studies. Her research focuses on developmental associations between uncertainty tolerance and child mental health, particularly anxiety disorders. Ryan holds a submitted PhD from the University of Reading on intolerance of uncertainty and its psychological impacts.
Her work includes roles as a Research Assistant on the iCATS Study 1 and Co-CAT randomized controlled trial, evaluating parent-led interventions for child anxiety. Key contributions include longitudinal studies linking uncertainty responses to generalized anxiety in children and examining gender influences on parental risk perceptions during play.
Research interests span child behavior, emotional development, and clinical applications of uncertainty theories. Her publications address both foundational psychological mechanisms and applied mental health interventions in educational settings.
