
Beatriz Lopez
@drbeatriz_lopez
Autism researcher. Reader in Developmental Psychology at the University of Portsmouth
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http://port.ac.uk/acre/employment 15-09-2020 11:33:25
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Very interesting presentation on culture and memory reports by Ale De La Fuente Vilar! Part of an equally interesting symposium on culture, memory, and investigative interviewing Annelies Vredeveldt @anneliesvrede.bsky.social


exciting news - we just received ethics approval for the first research study of my phd 🤩 huge thanks to my steering group who informed the project, and as always to my supervisory team Emine Gurbuz (she/her) Steven Kapp Beatriz Lopez pls RT/share recruitment call ⬇️ if you can! 🙏


Humbled to stand on the shoulder of giants to become an autistic autism researcher among the top 2% most cited scientists in the world, with thanks to Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Christina Nicolaidis, MD, MPH, Kristen Bottema-Beutel, and Ginny Russell among countless other collaborators. port.ac.uk/news-events-an…

Excited to have our piece on validity in first impressions research included in this special issue. We praise recent reliability and generalisability efforts but discuss the costs of this. Really enjoyed writing this with Bastian Jaeger Jones, @SchildChristoph and Beatriz Lopez !

Looking for a PhD candidate for our project on task co-representation across cultures! See details of the project and funding below. Contact me for more information! findaphd.com/phds/project/b…. @comparativemind @UoP_CCEP Centre for Interaction, Development and Diversity @uop_psychology UoP PsychSoc UoP Faculty of Science & Health


Thanks to autistic higher ed students (past & present) & family members who have already participated in Emine Gurbuz (she/her)'s, Beatriz Lopez's, & my PhD student Elinor Lim (she/her)'s study. More family members are needed. Holiday season might be an opportune time to ask? Please share🙏👇

Emine Gurbuz (she/her)'s, Beatriz Lopez's, and my PhD student Elinor Lim (she/her) still needs more family members of (past or present) autistic UK university students (can be partners, parents, siblings, etc.). Interview (Zoom, chat, e-mail, or in person). Sign up at bit.ly/unifam🙏


Gracias al Centro Español de Autismo por entrevistarme sobre la investigación participativa con personas autistas / Thank you to the Centro Español de Autismo (Spanish Autism Center) for interviewing me about participatory research with autistic people. youtube.com/watch?v=MFhQRl…

Our next article: "Autistics university students and their family relationships - reflections of an outsider PhD researcher" by Elinor Lim (she/her)👨👩👧👦🎓 bps.org.uk/news/autistic-…


Thread about our online part-time master's of science in critical neurodiversity studies, Psychology and Learning Disability (University of Portsmouth for over 30 years), has been updated in response to inquiries from prospective students, in time for #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek Neurodiversity Celebration Week

On June 6 at 4 pm BST our own Emine Gurbuz (she/her) will give a CRAE talk about her participatory research w/ Steven Kapp Beatriz Lopez & Lauren Marsh in partnership w/ autistic & non-autistic students & support staff at UK universities. To register: crae.ioe.ac.uk/events/



Good to welcome Matthew Harrison 🔬+🕹+🧠 Sarah Timperley and Jessica Riordan to Centre for Interaction, Development and Diversity University of Portsmouth to learn about the exciting findings of the University of Melbourne Neurodiversity Project. On Valentine’s Day good to show love for neurodivergent students and staff (see unimelb.edu.au/neurodiversity)!


Interviews with autistics about "experiencing poor mental health" & "seeking and obtaining help and support" sciencedirect.com/science/articl… "most participants described using non-verbal communication--including signs/gestures, body language, and facial expressions--to signal distress"