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    Dr Julie Beadle-Brown
    Julie Beadle-Brown is a Chartered Psychologist and is also Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Social Work and Social Policy at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. Julie has worked at the Tizard Centre since 1995, when she was worked on an NHS R&D funded project with Prof. Glynis Murphy, examining the long-term outcomes for people with learning disabilities and people with autism.
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    Karen Milne-Skillman
    Karen has joined the Tizard Centre as a researcher to work with Dr Michelle McCarthy on a project examining Domestic Violence and Women with Learning Disabilities which is funded by the NIHR School for Social Care.
  • Dr Agnes Turnpenny
    Agnes received her first degree in social policy from Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary. She completed her PhD at the Tizard Centre in 2011. Her research explored the challenges of deinstitutionalisation and community living for adults with intellectual disabilities in Hungary as well as the quality and outcomes of different residential arrangements.
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    Jamie Hughes
    Jamie is studying for her PhD at the Tizard Centre, University of Kent. Her research interests include providing parent and sibling training for families that have children with autism, early intervention and verbal behaviour.
  • Pak Chiu
    Pak Chiu is a research assistant currently working with Prof Glyn Murphy on the OFFSCA-ID project. Pak graduated with a BSc in Psychology from the Faculty of Development and Society at Sheffield Hallam University in 2006. For the past 6 years, Pak has worked with the NHS in a number of inpatient services, mainly for adults with learning disabilities. His roles have brought him closer to working with service users, carers and staff and as an assistant psychologist, Pak has developed intervention plans, specifically supporting adults with challenging behaviours.
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Research Study: The Early Start Denver Model for Toddlers with ASD

Jamie Hughes, PhD student at the Tizard, is looking to recruit participants to help with her research project. What is the purpose of the study? Previous research found that parents often say that they would like more information and some help to work with their child with autism spectrum disorder while they are undergoing the diagnostic process and/or after receiving the diagnosis. However, in the UK available help for fam...

16th May 2013

Community Care Live 2013

16th May 2013

Internship – Challenging Behaviour Foundation

13th May 2013

Postgraduate Recruitment 2013/14

7th May 2013

Kent University consolidates its position in the top 30

1st May 2013

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Last Updated: 23/04/2013