Dr Beth Oakley is a Lecturer in Neurodevelopmental Sciences in the Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London. Her research focuses on candidate mechanisms that may explain high rates of co-occurring mental health symptoms (e.g., anxiety, depression) that particularly impact neurodivergent populations (e.g., autism, ADHD); and the development of more effective and accessible interventions for these mental health problems.

Beth previously completed her BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Sciences at the University of Cambridge (awarded 2016), before joining the Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences at King's College London as a Research Assistant (2016-2017), and subsequently a PhD student (awarded 2020) and postdoctoral researcher (2020-2023) on the projects EU-AIMS/AIMS-2-TRIALS.

Research interests

• Autism
• Mental Health
• Neurodivergence
• Development
• Stress
• Neurophysiology