Researchers and PhD students

Research Associate

Current projects: Evaluating the ICF Core Sets for Autism as a Post-diagnostic Strengths and Needs Assessment for Autistic Adults: an Acceptability and Feasibility Study

Principal investigator: Professor Megan Freeth

Funding: NIHR Research for Patient Benefit

Research Associate

Current projects: Participatory Systems Mapping with Underserved Autistic Adults: Co-Designing Health and Social Care Solutions Through Creative Arts

Principal investigators: Professor Megan Freeth & Dr Daniel Poole

PhD Psychology (viva pending) - University of Nottingham; MSc Social Science Research (Psychology) - University of Nottingham; MSc Clinical Neurodevelopmental Sciences - King's College London; BSc Psychology - Royal Holloway, University of London

Funding: NIHR Programme Development Grant

Research Assistant

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

Principal 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 

Principal 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)

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

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