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.
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
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)
Research staff
- Holly Bainbridge
- Emma Collis
- Dr Kate Cooper
- Cara Knight
- Dr Jade Norris
- Dr Liz Smith
- Angel Chen
Current research students
- Tom Arthur
- Ralph Bagnall
- Louis Camilleri
- Lauren Jones
- Jiedi Lei
- Karl Mears
- Kate Precious
Affiliated members
- Dr Kristina Bennert
- Dr Jeff Gavin
- Dr Rachel Hiller
- Dr Karin Petrini
- Dr Laura Smith
- Dr Michelle St. Clair
- Dr Katy-Louise Payne
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