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
View: Karen Guldberg's Full Profile
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
View: Glenys Jones' Full Profile
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
View: Dr Sarah Parsons' Full Profile
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
View: Mitzi Waltz's Full Profile
Dr Kerstin Wittemeyer (joining in September)