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Chloe Southon

Chloe Southon

PhD Student

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Biography

Chloe joined King's College London in 2023 as a Doctoral Researcher. Her research focuses on the longitudinal trajectories of executive function, motor skills, socio-emotional functioning, and educational outcomes across childhood through adulthood in individuals born very preterm. Chloe has also taught psychology in both public and private sector universities, and currently works as a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Central Lancashire London.

Research Interests

  • Executive function
  • Cognition, memory, and learning
  • Motor Skills
  • Socio-emotional functioning
  • Educational Outcomes
  • Neurodevelopment in individuals born very preterm

Research Groups

Preterm Research Lab, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, King's College London.

ACORN Research Lab, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, King's College London.

Centre for Children, Young People, and Families, Institute for Lifecourse Development, University of Greenwich (external affiliate).

Key Publications

Southon, C. (2022). The relationship between executive function, neurodevelopmental disorder traits, and academic achievement in university students. Frontiers in psychology, 13, 958013. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.958013

Research

Young group of teenage students discussing in classroom with teacher
Adolescent Clinical Outcomes & Research in Neuroscience (ACORN) Group

ACORN is a multidisciplinary group focused on improving outcomes for young people through clinical research that advances early detection, prevention, and intervention in adolescents with mental health difficulties.

Research

Young group of teenage students discussing in classroom with teacher
Adolescent Clinical Outcomes & Research in Neuroscience (ACORN) Group

ACORN is a multidisciplinary group focused on improving outcomes for young people through clinical research that advances early detection, prevention, and intervention in adolescents with mental health difficulties.