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ACER Team Profiles

For full profiles of each Autism team member, including publications, click on the appropriate link.

Dr. Karen Guldberg

Key research interests:

  • e-learning pedagogy and good practice in the field of training for practitioners and carers of individuals on the autism spectrum
  • early development, interaction and communication in children on the autism spectrum
  • the development of communities of practice in the field of networked learning

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Dr. Glenys Jones

Key research interests:

  • educational interventions for children on the autism spectrum
  • evaluation of interventions
  • involving children and families
  • Autism spectrum training and resources for professionals in education, medicine and related fields

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Andrea Macleod

Key research interests:

  • models of support for adults on the autism spectrum, particularly Asperger syndrome
  • promotion of self-advocacy and autonomy for adults on the autism spectrum
  • community inclusion

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Dr Sarah Parsons

Key research interests:

  • Technology and Disability
  • Facilitating the ‘voices’ of service users

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Dr. Mitzi Waltz

Key research interests:

  • the impact of cultural values and views on the lives of people on the autism spectrum
  • involving people on the autism spectrum in participatory and emancipatory research
  • factors that improve adult outcomes and quality of life
  • the history of autism and its representation in texts

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Dr Kerstin Wittemeyer (joining in September)