I am senior lecturer in Occupational Therapy with a background in psychology. I specialise in research that explores the link between perception and action in natural contexts, such as driving and road crossing. I have a particular interest in perceptual motor coupling in children and adults with developmental disorders (including Developmental Coordination Disorder, Developmental Language Disorder, Dyslexia, ADHD and ASD) and have been conducting research in this field for the past 10 years.
Currently, I am conducting a study funded by the Rees Jeffrey’s Road Fund exploring whether children with DCD (sometimes referred to as Dyspraxia) benefit from an educational road safety game, that children play using iPads, in the same way as their typically developing peers.
Experience
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–presentSenior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, Cardiff University
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2015–2018Senior lecturer, University of South Wales
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2012–2015Senior research fellow, University of South Wales
Education
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2012Royal Holloway University of London, PhD
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2008University of Durham, MSc Cognitive Neuroscience and Research Methods
Publications
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2018Consensus or contradiction? A review of the current research into the impact of granting extra time in exams to students with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD). , Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs
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2018Understanding the functional mobility of adults with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) through the International Classification of Functioning (ICF). , Current Developmental Disorders Reports
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2017Equity or Advantage? The effect of receiving access arrangements in university exams on Humanities students with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD)., Journal of Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning
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2017Neurodiversity: developing guides to success using participatory research, Making a difference with psychology
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2017Appropriateness of different pedagogical approaches to road safety education for children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)., Research in Developmental Disabilities
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2017The use of visually guided behaviour in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) when crossing a virtual road., Human Movement Science
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2015Implications of DSM-5 for recognising adults with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), British Journal of Occupational Therapy
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2014Diagnosing Developmental Coordination Disorders, Archives of Disease in Childhood
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2012Roadside judgments in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder, Research in Developmental Disabilities
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2012Reduced looming sensitivity in primary school children with Developmental Coordination Disorder, Developmental Science
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