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Dr Claire M Oakley

Research Officer
Department of Psychology
Senior Research Officer
Department of Psychology
Dr Claire M Oakley
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  • Location

    2.716, Colchester Campus

  • Academic support hours

    Thursdays 1.30 - 2.30pm

Profile

Qualifications

  • PhD Psychology University of Essex,

  • MSc Psychology University of Essex,

  • MSc Software Engineering with Applications Aston University,

Research and professional activities

Conferences and presentations

The sound of support: How teacher voices and students’ susceptibility to emotional contagion shape classroom experiences

British Psychological Society, Psychology of Education Section, 9/2025

Teaching and supervision

Current teaching responsibilities

  • Thinking and the Mind (PS104)

  • The Social Brain (PS106)

  • Developmental Psychology (PS406)

  • Research Management (PS912)

  • Advanced Brain and Behaviour (PS943)

  • Advanced Statistics for Research (PS947)

  • Research Methods in Psychology (PS954)

Publications

Publications (1)

Oakley, CM., Sayer, H., Holford, DL., Bruine de Bruin, W., Vallée-Tourangeau, G., Chadborn, T., Sirota, M. and Juanchich, M., (2025). Optimizing weblinks embedded within digital vaccination invitations to increase trust and booking intention: Experimental Evidence. (Preprint)

Journal articles (2)

Juanchich, M., Oakley, CM., Sayer, H., Holford, DL., Bruine de Bruin, W., Booker, C., Chadborn, T., Vallee-Tourangeau, G., Wood, R. and Sirota, M., (2024). Vaccination invitations sent by warm and competent medical professionals disclosing risks and benefits increase trust and booking intention and reduce inequalities between ethnic groups.. Health Psychology. 43 (10), 718-729

Oakley, CM., Pekrun, R. and Stoet, G., (2024). Sex differences of school grades in childhood and adolescence: A longitudinal analysis. Intelligence. 107, 101857-101857

Grants and funding

2025

Evaluation - Fostering Wrap Around

Essex County Council

Contact

c.oakley@essex.ac.uk

Location:

2.716, Colchester Campus

Academic support hours:

Thursdays 1.30 - 2.30pm

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