Emma Soneson
@emmasoneson.bsky.social
Senior Postdoc @ Oxford Psychiatry & Fulford Junior Research Fellow @ Somerville College. Researching children & young people's mental health, with a focus on the intersections of mental health & education 🌻
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Emma Soneson
@emmasoneson.bsky.social
· May 19
Are Adolescents Sensitive About Sensitive Data? Exploring Student Concerns About Privacy, Confidentiality, and Data Use in Health Research
We quantitively explored adolescents' concerns about privacy, confidentiality, and data use in health research and their potential impact on the accur…
www.sciencedirect.com
Are adolescents sensitive about sensitive data?
In our new @oxwell.bsky.social publication, we explore students' concerns about taking part in research including sensitive topics such as mental health & maltreatment.
Headlines below, w/ substantial implications for research design & analysis ⬇️
In our new @oxwell.bsky.social publication, we explore students' concerns about taking part in research including sensitive topics such as mental health & maltreatment.
Headlines below, w/ substantial implications for research design & analysis ⬇️
A fascinating project + you'd be hard pressed to find a better supervisory team than this one!
Come join our team @oxchildpsych.bsky.social! 🌻
Come join our team @oxchildpsych.bsky.social! 🌻
🚨 Interested in a fully funded DPhil at Oxford?
🌏 We’re recruiting for an MRC iCASE studentship on conversational AI for youth mental health.
Join an amazing team using youth voice to shape global digital health.
⏳ Deadline: 2 Dec 2025
💡 Get in touch to chat!
🔗 More info: tinyurl.com/4ua4j46h
🌏 We’re recruiting for an MRC iCASE studentship on conversational AI for youth mental health.
Join an amazing team using youth voice to shape global digital health.
⏳ Deadline: 2 Dec 2025
💡 Get in touch to chat!
🔗 More info: tinyurl.com/4ua4j46h
September 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
A fascinating project + you'd be hard pressed to find a better supervisory team than this one!
Come join our team @oxchildpsych.bsky.social! 🌻
Come join our team @oxchildpsych.bsky.social! 🌻
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⏰Post-doctoral #qualitative job alert! (closes 14/9/25).
@uclpsychiatry.bsky.social is recruiting for a #Qualitative Post‑Doctoral Research Associate to join our #suicide & #selfharm research team on a @nihr.bsky.social grant investigating acceptability of close obs www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
@uclpsychiatry.bsky.social is recruiting for a #Qualitative Post‑Doctoral Research Associate to join our #suicide & #selfharm research team on a @nihr.bsky.social grant investigating acceptability of close obs www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
August 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
⏰Post-doctoral #qualitative job alert! (closes 14/9/25).
@uclpsychiatry.bsky.social is recruiting for a #Qualitative Post‑Doctoral Research Associate to join our #suicide & #selfharm research team on a @nihr.bsky.social grant investigating acceptability of close obs www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
@uclpsychiatry.bsky.social is recruiting for a #Qualitative Post‑Doctoral Research Associate to join our #suicide & #selfharm research team on a @nihr.bsky.social grant investigating acceptability of close obs www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
PAID OPPORTUNITY:
🏠 I'm looking to speak with some #homeschooling families (parents & carers / children & young people) in the UK about a potential research project around mental health and wellbeing in this community.
Please share & get in touch (emma.soneson@psych.ox.ac.uk) for more details!
🏠 I'm looking to speak with some #homeschooling families (parents & carers / children & young people) in the UK about a potential research project around mental health and wellbeing in this community.
Please share & get in touch (emma.soneson@psych.ox.ac.uk) for more details!
August 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
PAID OPPORTUNITY:
🏠 I'm looking to speak with some #homeschooling families (parents & carers / children & young people) in the UK about a potential research project around mental health and wellbeing in this community.
Please share & get in touch (emma.soneson@psych.ox.ac.uk) for more details!
🏠 I'm looking to speak with some #homeschooling families (parents & carers / children & young people) in the UK about a potential research project around mental health and wellbeing in this community.
Please share & get in touch (emma.soneson@psych.ox.ac.uk) for more details!
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📢 Job opportunity! 📢
I am recruiting a 2-year postdoc to join me at @clscohorts.bsky.social to work on a SUPER exciting project on the quantitative study of intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place!
See www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... for more info and how to apply!
I am recruiting a 2-year postdoc to join me at @clscohorts.bsky.social to work on a SUPER exciting project on the quantitative study of intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place!
See www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... for more info and how to apply!
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
June 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
📢 Job opportunity! 📢
I am recruiting a 2-year postdoc to join me at @clscohorts.bsky.social to work on a SUPER exciting project on the quantitative study of intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place!
See www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... for more info and how to apply!
I am recruiting a 2-year postdoc to join me at @clscohorts.bsky.social to work on a SUPER exciting project on the quantitative study of intersectional inequalities in youth mental health across time and place!
See www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... for more info and how to apply!
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It's fifth week in Oxford, which - naturally - means alpacas! Somerville JCR's welfare team organised the visit of these lovely guys, along with some sheep, goats, and other animals. We hope all our students got the chance to say hello!
May 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
It's fifth week in Oxford, which - naturally - means alpacas! Somerville JCR's welfare team organised the visit of these lovely guys, along with some sheep, goats, and other animals. We hope all our students got the chance to say hello!
Very fortunate to have shared two years at @somervillecollege.bsky.social with the wonderful Jan Royall & adore her new (hot pink!) portrait from Tania Rivilis, revealed last week 🎀🌸💓
May 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Very fortunate to have shared two years at @somervillecollege.bsky.social with the wonderful Jan Royall & adore her new (hot pink!) portrait from Tania Rivilis, revealed last week 🎀🌸💓
Are adolescents sensitive about sensitive data?
In our new @oxwell.bsky.social publication, we explore students' concerns about taking part in research including sensitive topics such as mental health & maltreatment.
Headlines below, w/ substantial implications for research design & analysis ⬇️
In our new @oxwell.bsky.social publication, we explore students' concerns about taking part in research including sensitive topics such as mental health & maltreatment.
Headlines below, w/ substantial implications for research design & analysis ⬇️
Are Adolescents Sensitive About Sensitive Data? Exploring Student Concerns About Privacy, Confidentiality, and Data Use in Health Research
We quantitively explored adolescents' concerns about privacy, confidentiality, and data use in health research and their potential impact on the accur…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Are adolescents sensitive about sensitive data?
In our new @oxwell.bsky.social publication, we explore students' concerns about taking part in research including sensitive topics such as mental health & maltreatment.
Headlines below, w/ substantial implications for research design & analysis ⬇️
In our new @oxwell.bsky.social publication, we explore students' concerns about taking part in research including sensitive topics such as mental health & maltreatment.
Headlines below, w/ substantial implications for research design & analysis ⬇️
Went to my first May Morning at @magdalenoxford.bsky.social yesterday! It was a truly magical thing & I'm so grateful to Hinako for the invite 🌸🌷🌻🪻
May 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Went to my first May Morning at @magdalenoxford.bsky.social yesterday! It was a truly magical thing & I'm so grateful to Hinako for the invite 🌸🌷🌻🪻
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New Paper! I'm truly excited to share @natematias.bsky.social and my new Policy Forum in Science published yesterday.
We evaluate science's ability to address technological harms, and offer recommendations for what could be done to improve on the status quo: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
We evaluate science's ability to address technological harms, and offer recommendations for what could be done to improve on the status quo: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Fixing the science of digital technology harms
Technology development outpaces scientific assessment of impacts
www.science.org
April 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
New Paper! I'm truly excited to share @natematias.bsky.social and my new Policy Forum in Science published yesterday.
We evaluate science's ability to address technological harms, and offer recommendations for what could be done to improve on the status quo: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
We evaluate science's ability to address technological harms, and offer recommendations for what could be done to improve on the status quo: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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The Vice-Chancellor’s Awards are a university-wide celebration of our outstanding people. We’re pleased that members from the Department of Psychiatry have been shortlisted across four categories. Learn more about our nominees 👇
April 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The Vice-Chancellor’s Awards are a university-wide celebration of our outstanding people. We’re pleased that members from the Department of Psychiatry have been shortlisted across four categories. Learn more about our nominees 👇
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It's been a busy 48 hours for our senior postdocs @drhollybear.bsky.social & @emmasoneson.bsky.social, who were invited by BBC South Today & Radio Oxford to talk about the latest Oxfordshire Director of Public Health Annual Report on Children & Young People's #mentalhealth.
Links below👇
Links below👇
April 3, 2025 at 9:25 AM
It's been a busy 48 hours for our senior postdocs @drhollybear.bsky.social & @emmasoneson.bsky.social, who were invited by BBC South Today & Radio Oxford to talk about the latest Oxfordshire Director of Public Health Annual Report on Children & Young People's #mentalhealth.
Links below👇
Links below👇
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Our brilliant JRF Dr Emma Soneson @emmasoneson.bsky.social was on the BBC last night discussing the mental health of Oxfordshire's children and young people: "When people think about Oxfordshire they think of this magnificent university town and forget about a lot of the inequalities."
Children's mental health 'worse in deprived Oxfordshire areas'
The director of public health presented an overview of the mental health of children to councillors.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 3, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Our brilliant JRF Dr Emma Soneson @emmasoneson.bsky.social was on the BBC last night discussing the mental health of Oxfordshire's children and young people: "When people think about Oxfordshire they think of this magnificent university town and forget about a lot of the inequalities."
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A report by Oxfordshire County Council has found children living in poorer areas are more likely to experience mental health issues.
It drew on Oxwell Student Survey findings & our senior postdoc @emmasoneson.bsky.social spoke to the BBC about it.
Read the story 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It drew on Oxwell Student Survey findings & our senior postdoc @emmasoneson.bsky.social spoke to the BBC about it.
Read the story 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
April 2, 2025 at 9:37 AM
A report by Oxfordshire County Council has found children living in poorer areas are more likely to experience mental health issues.
It drew on Oxwell Student Survey findings & our senior postdoc @emmasoneson.bsky.social spoke to the BBC about it.
Read the story 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It drew on Oxwell Student Survey findings & our senior postdoc @emmasoneson.bsky.social spoke to the BBC about it.
Read the story 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Addressing #inequalities across the county is essential for shifting the dial in children & young people's #mentalhealth.
Great to see this as a focus of the new Director of Public Health Annual Report for Oxfordshire. Lots of work to be done, but equally, lots to be hopeful about.
Great to see this as a focus of the new Director of Public Health Annual Report for Oxfordshire. Lots of work to be done, but equally, lots to be hopeful about.
Children's mental health 'worse in deprived Oxfordshire areas'
The director of public health presented an overview of the mental health of children to councillors.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Addressing #inequalities across the county is essential for shifting the dial in children & young people's #mentalhealth.
Great to see this as a focus of the new Director of Public Health Annual Report for Oxfordshire. Lots of work to be done, but equally, lots to be hopeful about.
Great to see this as a focus of the new Director of Public Health Annual Report for Oxfordshire. Lots of work to be done, but equally, lots to be hopeful about.
New findings from @oxwell.bsky.social reinforce calls to shift to a more nuanced view of teens + tech.
Interesting read from colleagues @drhollybear.bsky.social, @minafazeloxford.bsky.social & @drskripka.bsky.social!
Interesting read from colleagues @drhollybear.bsky.social, @minafazeloxford.bsky.social & @drskripka.bsky.social!
Our latest paper is now out in Current Psychology:
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Based on data from over 14,000 adolescents we found: It’s not just how much time young people spend online-it’s what they’re doing & what they’re exposed to that matters.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Based on data from over 14,000 adolescents we found: It’s not just how much time young people spend online-it’s what they’re doing & what they’re exposed to that matters.
Isolation despite hyper-connectivity? The association between adolescents’ mental health and online behaviours in a large study of school-aged students - Current Psychology
Smartphone use has risen rapidly amongst adolescents over the last decade, as has the rates of common mental disorders. This has raised widespread concerns about direct links between adolescents’ gene...
link.springer.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
New findings from @oxwell.bsky.social reinforce calls to shift to a more nuanced view of teens + tech.
Interesting read from colleagues @drhollybear.bsky.social, @minafazeloxford.bsky.social & @drskripka.bsky.social!
Interesting read from colleagues @drhollybear.bsky.social, @minafazeloxford.bsky.social & @drskripka.bsky.social!
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Great to see Lea Satala presenting her OxWell findings at the @nihr.bsky.social Undergraduate Internship Programme Celebration Event in London this morning!
Lea undertook an 8-wk internship with @oxchildpsych.bsky.social last summer & did some really impactful work around adolescent self-harm.
Lea undertook an 8-wk internship with @oxchildpsych.bsky.social last summer & did some really impactful work around adolescent self-harm.
March 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Great to see Lea Satala presenting her OxWell findings at the @nihr.bsky.social Undergraduate Internship Programme Celebration Event in London this morning!
Lea undertook an 8-wk internship with @oxchildpsych.bsky.social last summer & did some really impactful work around adolescent self-harm.
Lea undertook an 8-wk internship with @oxchildpsych.bsky.social last summer & did some really impactful work around adolescent self-harm.
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In the Department of Psychiatry, we're proud to have research teams working on a range of projects to understand more about the experiences and particular mental health needs of LGBT+ people. Read more 👇
tinyurl.com/3mtz3evw
#LGBTHistoryMonth @emmasoneson.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/3mtz3evw
#LGBTHistoryMonth @emmasoneson.bsky.social
LGBT+ Research in the Department of Psychiatry
A summary of what some of how some of our research groups are undertaking research with LGBT+ people in the department.
tinyurl.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
In the Department of Psychiatry, we're proud to have research teams working on a range of projects to understand more about the experiences and particular mental health needs of LGBT+ people. Read more 👇
tinyurl.com/3mtz3evw
#LGBTHistoryMonth @emmasoneson.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/3mtz3evw
#LGBTHistoryMonth @emmasoneson.bsky.social
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So proud of our shining star Anne Stewart 🌟 (& CAP friends Caz Nahman and Joanna Adams), whose book - Overcoming Worries About Body Image and Eating - launched today at @brasenoseoxford.bsky.social 📚
Huge potential to make a huge difference for young people!
Huge potential to make a huge difference for young people!
February 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
So proud of our shining star Anne Stewart 🌟 (& CAP friends Caz Nahman and Joanna Adams), whose book - Overcoming Worries About Body Image and Eating - launched today at @brasenoseoxford.bsky.social 📚
Huge potential to make a huge difference for young people!
Huge potential to make a huge difference for young people!
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Struggling with that #mentalhealth #research fellowship application?
Apply for our 2025 Writing Retreat! It offers structured writing time & guidance from senior colleagues & panel members on how to write a good application & sell it to the funder. 👇
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/writing-retr...
Apply for our 2025 Writing Retreat! It offers structured writing time & guidance from senior colleagues & panel members on how to write a good application & sell it to the funder. 👇
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/writing-retr...
February 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Struggling with that #mentalhealth #research fellowship application?
Apply for our 2025 Writing Retreat! It offers structured writing time & guidance from senior colleagues & panel members on how to write a good application & sell it to the funder. 👇
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/writing-retr...
Apply for our 2025 Writing Retreat! It offers structured writing time & guidance from senior colleagues & panel members on how to write a good application & sell it to the funder. 👇
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/writing-retr...
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🖥️One tool. Endless possibilities!
The #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets allows you to do more than explore datasets from around the world. You can compare features, use a list or map view, narrow down with filters and save your searches. Check it out here: atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk
The #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets allows you to do more than explore datasets from around the world. You can compare features, use a list or map view, narrow down with filters and save your searches. Check it out here: atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk
February 13, 2025 at 10:51 AM
🖥️One tool. Endless possibilities!
The #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets allows you to do more than explore datasets from around the world. You can compare features, use a list or map view, narrow down with filters and save your searches. Check it out here: atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk
The #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets allows you to do more than explore datasets from around the world. You can compare features, use a list or map view, narrow down with filters and save your searches. Check it out here: atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk
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The CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey has monitored the wellbeing of America’s high school students since 1991.
Since 2015, it’s been a vital source of data on LGBQ youth. In 2023, it provided the first ever nationally representative sample of transgender teens.
As of this morning, it’s gone.
Since 2015, it’s been a vital source of data on LGBQ youth. In 2023, it provided the first ever nationally representative sample of transgender teens.
As of this morning, it’s gone.
January 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey has monitored the wellbeing of America’s high school students since 1991.
Since 2015, it’s been a vital source of data on LGBQ youth. In 2023, it provided the first ever nationally representative sample of transgender teens.
As of this morning, it’s gone.
Since 2015, it’s been a vital source of data on LGBQ youth. In 2023, it provided the first ever nationally representative sample of transgender teens.
As of this morning, it’s gone.
Loved being part of this discussion! Have a listen to hear us chat about harnessing the power of today's young people, creating meaningful change in our communities, and my 'beef' with one of the most commonly-used phrases in our field... 👀
Thanks for having me, @gatescambridge.bsky.social!
Thanks for having me, @gatescambridge.bsky.social!
The 2nd season of the Gates Cambridge So, now what? podcast begins with a discussion on how to make the world a better place for young people. Listen here - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/f... With @emmasoneson.bsky.social, @Blanca Pi-Sunyer & Kevin Beckford
First podcast in anniversary season focuses on youth | Gates Cambridge
The second series of the Gates Cambridge podcast, So, now what? will celebrate the scholarship's 25th anniversary
www.gatescambridge.org
January 30, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Loved being part of this discussion! Have a listen to hear us chat about harnessing the power of today's young people, creating meaningful change in our communities, and my 'beef' with one of the most commonly-used phrases in our field... 👀
Thanks for having me, @gatescambridge.bsky.social!
Thanks for having me, @gatescambridge.bsky.social!
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We're looking for parents who can help shape our research plans, focusing on the needs of siblings when a young person has an eating disorder. Please click the link or scan the QR code to learn more and get involved! 🌻💭
psychiatryoxford.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
psychiatryoxford.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
January 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
We're looking for parents who can help shape our research plans, focusing on the needs of siblings when a young person has an eating disorder. Please click the link or scan the QR code to learn more and get involved! 🌻💭
psychiatryoxford.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
psychiatryoxford.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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We’re at @wellcometrust.bsky.social for the launch of the Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets - a free online platform that maps longitudinal datasets around the world🌎 @larseneault.bsky.social @mqmentalhealth.bsky.social
🔗https://atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk/ #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets
🔗https://atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk/ #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets
January 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We’re at @wellcometrust.bsky.social for the launch of the Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets - a free online platform that maps longitudinal datasets around the world🌎 @larseneault.bsky.social @mqmentalhealth.bsky.social
🔗https://atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk/ #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets
🔗https://atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk/ #AtlasLongitudinalDatasets
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I just did a post about this paper from @emmasoneson.bsky.social @minafazeloxford.bsky.social et al - sharing the key messages IMO on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/posts/maria-...
January 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I just did a post about this paper from @emmasoneson.bsky.social @minafazeloxford.bsky.social et al - sharing the key messages IMO on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/posts/maria-...