Researchers and PhD students

Research Associate

Current projects: Understanding and tackling the barriers to employment faced by autistic adults; Enhancing support provision for autistic people using the ICF CoreSets for Autism strengths and needs assessment

Principle investigator: Professor Megan Freeth

Funding: The Colt Foundation; QR-policy funds

Research Assistant

Current project: Enhancing support provision for autistic people using the ICF CoreSets for Autism strengths and needs assessment

Principle investigator: Professor Megan Freeth

MSc Development, Disorders and Clinical Practice, University of York

Psychology with Neuroscience BSc (Hons), University of Sussex

Funding: QR-policy 

Research Associate

Current project: Communication profiles in genetic syndromes 

Principle investigator: Dr Alisdair McNeill
Co-investigators: Professor Megan Freeth; Prof Danielle Matthews; Dr Silke Fricke

PhD, The University of Nottingham; BSc in Neuroscience, The University of Leeds. 

Funding: Baily Thomas Charitable Fund

Supervisor: Professor Megan Freeth

DClin topic: Autistic adults' experience of diagnostic disclosure

BSc Psychology; MSc Research Methods in Psychology; PhD Psychology

Current role: Trainee Clinical Psychologist (Sheffield Health and Social Care; the University of Sheffield)

First supervisor: Professor Megan Freeth
Second supervisor: Dr Emma Broglia

PhD project: Measuring Psychological Distress in Autistic Students 

MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience and Human Neuroimaging, University of Sheffield

BSc in Psychology with Diploma in Professional Studies, Loughborough University

Funding: 1+3 ESRC (including Social Research MA, University of Sheffield)

Supervisor: Professor Megan Freeth

DClinPsy project: Exploring the experiences of Autistic adults who have experienced psychiatric inpatient admissions

Supervisor: Professor Megan Freeth

DClinPsy project: Exploring the experiences of British Pakistani Autistic Adults

MSc by Research in Psychology, University of Huddersfield

BSc in Psychology with Counselling, University of Huddersfield

Autistic autism researcher, PhD Student

First supervisor: Dr Daniel Poole 

Second supervisor: Dr  Alon Zivony 

PhD Project:  Developing an Experimental Measure of Monotropism

MSc Clinical Cognitive Neuroscience, Sheffield Hallam University

BSc Psychology, University of Iaşi

Funding: University of Sheffield