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 leadership
- Professor Mark Brosnan, Centre Director
- Dr Chris Ashwin, Deputy Director: Research
- Dr Ailsa Russell, Deputy Director: Clinical
- Dr Katie Maras, Deputy Director: Public Engagement
- Dr Punit Shah, Deputy Director: Neurodiversity
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
Research staff
Current research students
- Bronwen Alty
- Emily Taylor
- Emma Collis
- Karl Mears
- Kate Precious
- Lauren Jones
- Louis Camilleri
- Lois Player
- Lucy Waldren
- Rachel Clutterbuck
- Ralph Bagnall
- Rhianna White
- Tom Arthur
Affiliated members
- Dr Kristina Bennert
- Dr Jeff Gavin
- Dr Karin Petrini
- Dr Laura Smith
- Dr Michelle St. Clair
- Dr Katy-Louise Payne
- Dr Ian Walker
- Dr Rachael Bedford
- 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
- Jiedi Lei