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