[ Qualifications ]
[ Principal Interests ] [ Research
Supervision ]
[ Biographical
Note ] [ Current
and Recent Research ] [ Publications ]
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons) Psychology, University of Edinburgh, 1997
- PhD, University of Edinburgh, 2001
Principal
Interests
- Development of social cognition
in children with developmental disabilities (Down's
syndrome, fragile X syndrome and autism)
- Development of emotion recognition
ability in children with developmental disabilities
- Adjustment and experiences of
siblings of children with autism
- Home-based interventions for autism
Research
Supervision
I am keen
to supervise research in the areas listed above.
I also currently supervise doctoral students in the
following areas:
Biographical
Note
I took a degree in Psychology
at the University of Edinburgh, then a PhD on the Son-Rise Program intervention
for autism, focusing in particular on prerequisites for evaluation and
family experiences. After completing my PhD I worked for 3 years as a research
fellow on an MRC-funded project studying socio-cognitive development in
typically developing children and in children with developmental disabilities
such as Down's syndrome and fragile X syndrome. This project focused on
two areas in particular - children's developing understanding of emotional
expressions and the use of collaborative learning for children with developmental
disabilities. In 2004 I began a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship, researching
the experiences and adjustment of siblings of children with autism in families
using Applied Behavior Analysis home-based interventions. Since 2005 I have
been a lecturer in Developmental Psychology in the School
of Education, lecturing
in child development on undergraduate and postgraduate courses. With colleagues
from other Scottish Universities I also co-organise the Scottish Autism Research
Group -
an interdisciplinary group of academic researchers, postgraduate students and
practitioners involved in research into autism spectrum disorders.
Current
and Recent Research
- Experiences of Disabled Students
in Initial Teacher Education. With Dr
G Macleod (University of Edinburgh)
2006-2007 (DTRF)
- Interventions for Autism: Effects
on Siblings
2004-2006 (Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship)
- Collaborative
Learning for Children with Learning Disabilities.
With Prof J G Wishart (University
of Edinburgh) & Ms D S Willis (Napier University)
2005 -ongoing (Down's Syndrome Scotland)
- An
Integrated View of Research on Autism: From Theory
to Practice. Scottish Autism Research Group seminar
series. With Dr
E McGregor (University of Edinburgh),
Dr M Núñez (Glasgow Caledonian University) & Dr
J Gómez (University of St Andrews)
2005-2007 (ESRC Seminar Grant)
- An
Integrated View of Research on Autism: Bringing
Together Neurocognitive, Clinical/Diagnostic
and Educational Processes. Scottish Autism Research
Group seminar series. With Dr
E McGregor (University
of Edinburgh), Dr M Núñez (Glasgow Caledonian
University) & Dr J Gómez (University of St Andrews)
2002-2004 (Scottish Hospital Endowments Research Trust; University of Edinburgh Development Trust; British Psychological Society)
Publications
(Previously
publishing as Williams, K.R.)
Selected
Publications
Cebula,
K. R., Moore, D. G., Wishart, J. G. (submitted). Social
cognition in children with Down's syndrome: challenges
to research and theory building.
Cebula, K. R. (submitted). Home-based interventions for autism: short- and long-term effects on sibling psychosocial adjustment.
Macleod, G. & Cebula, K. R. (submitted). Experiences of disabled students in initial teacher education.
Cebula, K. R. & Wishart, J. G. (2008).
Social cognition in children with Down syndrome.
In International Review of Research in Mental Retardation (Vol 35), L. Glidden (Ed.), pp. 43-86, New York: Academic Press.
McGregor, E., Nunez, M., Cebula, K. R., & Gomez, J. C. (2008). (Eds.)
Autism: An Integrated View from Neurocognitive, Clinical, and Intervention Research.
Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
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on the School's Publications Database
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