Centre for Applied Autism Research team
Our team has a wide range of academic and clinical psychology expertise with a focus on supporting the autism community.
The Centre for Applied Autism Research (CAAR) team aims to understand autism through our research. CAAR have an associated research centre in Tokyo, Japan (J-CAAR).
Centre members
- Dr Ailsa Russell, Centre Director
- Dr Ralph Bagnall, Deputy Director
- Professor Mark Brosnan
- Dr Chris Ashwin
- Dr Katie Maras
- Dr Keren MacLennan
- Dr Punit Shah
- Dr Emily Taylor
Honorary members
- Dame Professor Uta Frith
- Dr Yoko Ise (J-CAAR)
- Dr Hilary Johnson
- Mr Richard Mills
- Prof Tokio Uchiama (J-CAAR)
- Dr Yota Uno (J-CAAR)
- Dr Jade Norris
- Dr Rachael Bedford
Research staff
Current research students
- Bronwen Alty
- Emma Collis
- Karl Mears
- Louis Camilleri
- Julia Groot
- Lucy Waldren
- Rhianna White
- Holly Wilkinson
- Luca Hargitai
- Jola Layinka
- Dimitry Leshkov
- Matthew Punter
- Kristi Manda
- George Bentley
- Luiza Walo
- Lauren Green
- Aleksandra Kowalcyk
- Connor Cameron
- Karolis Rasmaunauskas
Affiliated members
- Dr Kristina Bennert
- Dr Jeff Gavin
- Dr Karin Petrini
- Dr Laura Smith
- Dr Michelle St. Clair
- Dr Katy-Louise Payne
- Dr Kate Cooper
Collaborators
- Vicki Bitsika, AM, PhD, CF, FCCLP; Professor in Biomedical Science , University of New England, Australia.
- Sonya Girdler, PhD; Professor of Occupational Therapy; Director, Curtin Autism Research Group, Curtin University, Australia.
- Christopher F Sharpley, PhD, FAPS, FCCLP; Professor of Neuroscience, University of New England, Australia.
Previous research students
- Dr Laurie Batchelor
- Dr Jo Black
- Dr Robert Chandler
- Dr Pip Griffiths
- Dr Sinead Lambe
- Dr Marcus Lewton
- Dr Sarah Rusbridge
- Dr Yiyang Shen
- Dr Clarence Singleton
- Dr Josephine Steel
- Dr SallyAnn Wakefield
- Dr Tanja Wingenbach
- Dr Helen Wood
- Dr Jiedi Lei
- Dr Tom Arthur
- Dr Kate Precious
- Dr Lauren Jones