Postgraduate research projects - recently completed

Empathy and Behavioural Problems: Is there a relationship in high functioning autism spectrum disorder?

Dr Katherine Schmidhofer has carried out research on a comparison of adolescents with high functioning autism spectrum disorder on measures of empathy and behavioural disturbance.

Understanding of Self and Others in High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder

This study, carried out by Dr Fiona Martin, focussed on comparing young people with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders on self-understanding, theory of mind and social functioning.

Behaviour and Intellectual Disability: Empathy Deficits and Cognitive Distortions

Dr Kathryn Vanny carried out research to identify predictive factors related to the likelihood of offending and reoffending among male adults with an intellectual disability who exhibited problematic sexual behaviour.

Psychopathy and Capacity for Attachment Amongst Juvenile Sex Offenders

Dr Tim Keogh explored psychopathy and attachment amongst juvenile sex offenders utilising psychometric measures including Hare's Psychopathy Checklist, the MMPI-A and the Rorschach.

Guilt, Shame, and Grief: An Empirical Study of Perinatal Bereavement

Dr Peter Barr examined the relationship between proneness to self-conscious emotion (shame and guilt) and grief following perinatal bereavement.