OTARC students

OTARC researchers supervise and support Honours, Masters, Doctoral and PhD students to complete their degrees.
By training the next generation of outstanding autism scholars and clinicians, OTARC can undertake high-quality scientific research, and innnovative research translation. The ultimate aim is to expand knowledge to enrich the lives of autistic people and their families.
PhD candidates
Claudia Madafferi
Supervised by Professor Alison Lane, Associate Professor Josephine Barbaro, Dr Katy Unwin, Dr Lacey Chetcuti
Vrinda Naicker
Supervised by Dr Simon Bury, Dr Darren Hedley
Josh Peterson
Supervised by Dr Rebecca Flower, Dr Darren Hedley
Nellie Tansey
Supervised by Dr Rebecca Flower, Dr Simon Bury
Ashley Alesi
Supervised by Dr Carina Chan, Dr Darren Hedley
Tina Tran
Supervised by Dr Carina Chan, Dr Darren Hedley
Tayla Chellew
Monash University
Finding the lost years: Investigating the early signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in females diagnosed later in life
Supervised by Dr Nerelie Freeman (Monash), Associate Professor Josephine Barbaro
Alison Nuske
Flinders University
Exploring the facilitators and barriers to successful transition to university for students on the autism spectrum
Supervised by Dr Fiona Rillotta (Flinders), Associate Professor Michelle Bellon (Flinders), Adjunct Professor Amanda Richdale
Karen Ray
University of Newcastle
Learning to read and write: The role of handwriting fluency
Supervised by Professor Alison Lane, Kerry Dally (University of Newcastle)
Kelsey Philpott-Robinson
University of Newcastle
PromOTing a therapeutic approach to self-regulation in schools: Getting it “just right”
Supervised by Dr Carl Leonard (University of Newcastle), Dr Kylie Wales (University of Newcastle), Professor Alison Lane