Dr Francesca Zecchinato

Postdoctoral Researcher

Francesca is a Postdoctoral Researcher in The Oxford Psychological Interventions for Children and adolescents (TOPIC) Research Group at the University of Oxford. Francesca's main research interests focus on improving the mental health of children and young people, particularly through supporting parents in promoting their children’s mental health. She is interested in understanding the mechanisms underlying the intergenerational transmission of mental health difficulties and in developing intervention and prevention strategies to support parents, especially during the perinatal period and early childhood.