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Lisa Reidy

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Dr Lisa Reidy PhD

Principal Lecturer

Summary

I am a Senior Lecturer in Psychology. I teach and research mainly in the area of Developmental Psychology.

About

I joined Ï㽶ÊÓƵ in 2004 and have since undertaken various academic and leadership roles. These include establishing the MSc Developmental Psychology - a specialist award also accredited by the British Psychological Society as a conversion course. Faculty/College leadership roles have related to student experience, international recruitment and academic partnership working (UK and overseas). In my current role, I teach on all aspects of psychological development, together with more general teaching in research methods, academic skills and support. I also have a teaching interest in the Holocaust.
My doctoral research focused on the calendar calculation abilities of autistic individuals (Goldsmiths College, University of London). Postdoctoral research projects included investigating the cognitive profiles of autistic individuals and their relatives (Institute of Psychiatry) and a case-control study of autism and the MMR vaccination (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine). I continue to research autism, although my focus has shifted away from a medicalised approach and with an increased emphasis on participatory research. I also have a strong research interest in developmental psychology, particularly through my work with doctoral students, which includes the study of social cognition and emotion recognition in teenagers and older age adults.

Principal Lecturer

Teaching

Sheffield Institute of Social Sciences

College of Social Sciences and Arts

Psychology, Sociology and Politics

BSc Psychology
BA Education with Psychology and Counselling
MSc Psychology
MSc Developmental Psychology

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I conducted my PhD research on the special abilities of individuals with Autism Spectrum Conditions (Goldsmiths, University of London). My postdoctoral research was on the cognitive profiles of individuals with autism and their relatives, as part of a larger molecular genetic study of autism (Institute of Psychiatry). I was also a researcher on a case-control study of autism and the MMR vaccination (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine). I continue to research autism, particularly with colleagues at Sheffield Hallam's Autism Centre, although my focus has shifted onto autism within an Educational context.  I am also conducting research with international students (which links to my business role), including an exploration of the psychological predictors of adjustment and achievement for overseas students in the UK. I retain a strong interest in developmental psychology, particularly through my work with doctoral  students, which includes the study of cognition and emotion recognition in teenagers and older age adults.

Publications

Journal articles

Hodge, N., Rice, E.J., & Reidy, L. (2019). . Disability and Society.

Verrier, D., Johnson, S., & Reidy, L. (2018). International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 5 (4), 659-667.

Lethbridge, E., Richardson, P., Reidy, L., & Taroyan, N. (2017). . Europe's Journal of Psychology, 13 (1), 162-172.

Darabi, M., Macaskill, A., & Reidy, L. (2016). . Journal of Further and Higher Education, 41 (4), 566-580.

Darabi, M., Macaskill, A., & Reidy, L. (2016). Journal of Further and Higher Education, 41 (3), 393-412.

Moore, D., Reidy, J., & Heavey, L. (2016). . Autism, 20 (2), 163-171.

Taylor, S., Barker, L., Reidy, L., & Mchale, S. (2015). . Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 9.

Yafai, A.-.F., Verrier, D., & Reidy, L. (2014). . Autism, 18 (8), 1007-1013.

Taylor, S., Barker, L., Reidy, L., & Mchale, S. (2012). . Developmental Psychology, 49 (7), 1253-1265.

Moore, D.J., Heavey, L., & Reidy, J. (2012). . Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 42 (10), 2038-2045.

Checkley, R., Reidy, L., Chantler, S., Hodge, N., & Holmes, K. (2012). . Journal of Assistive Technologies, 6 (4), 245-258.

Heavey, L., Hermelin, B., Crane, L., & Pring, L. (2012). . Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 54 (6), 507-513.

Checkley, R., Hodge, N., Chantler, S., Reidy, L., & Holmes, K. (2010). . Journal of Assistive Technologies, 4 (1), 25-37.

Smeeth, L., Cook, C., Fombonne, E., Heavey, L., Rodrigues, L.C., Smith, P.G., & Hall, A.J. (2004). . BMC Medline, 2.

Smeeth, L., Cook, C., Fombonne, E., Heavey, L., Rodrigues, L.C., Smith, P.G., & Hall, A.J. (2004). . The lancet, 364 (9438), 963-969.

Fombonne, E., Heavey, L., Smeeth, L., Rodrigues, L.C., Cook, C., Smith, P.G., ... Hall, A.J. (2004). . BMC public health, 4.

Theses / Dissertations

Phuong, N.T.D. (2024). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by McGrath, L., Donaghue, H., & Reidy, L.

Dewis, P. (2024). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Pluquailec, J., & Reidy, L.

Rice, E.J. (2021). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Reidy, L.

Min, T. (2021). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Tang, N., & Reidy, L.

Hancock, R. (2016). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Reidy, L., Morgan, J., & Reynolds, D.

Lethbridge, E.M. (2015). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Richardson, P., Reidy, L., & Taroyan, N.

Reynolds, J.P. (2015). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Mchale, S., Barker, L., & Reidy, L.

Darabi, M. (2013). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Macaskill, A., & Reidy, L.

Moore, D.J. (2010). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Reidy, L., Francis, J., & Garner, I.

Presentations

Reynolds, J., Mchale, S., Barker, L., & Reidy, L. (2012). Executive function deficits in abstinent cannabis users: the effect of the age of onset. Presented at: British Association for Psychopharmacology, Harrogate, UK

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