UK Autism Research

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Dr Richard Cook (he/him)

Department of Psychological Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London, UK


Richard is a Reader in Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London. His principal research interests relate to social vision; i.e., the mechanisms mediating the perception of human faces, bodies and actions.





Dr Harriet Over (she/her)

Department of Psychology, University of York, UK


Harriet is a senior lecturer at the University of York. Her research focusses on social cognition in children and adults. She is particularly interested in inter-group processes, including prejudice and discrimination against people with autism.  

Dr Katie Gray (she/her)

School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, UK


Katie is a senior lecturer at the University of Reading. She is interested in how people understand and interpret social interactions.

Dr Daniel Yon (he/him)

Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK


Daniel is a lecturer at Goldsmiths, University of London. Daniel's research seeks to understand how prior knowledge and expectation inform perception.


Dr David Zendle (he/him)

Department of Computer Science, University of York, UK


David is a lecturer at the University of York. His research investigates video gaming, social media use, and behaviour in online environments.

Bayparvah Kaur Gehdu (she/her)

Department of Psychological Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London, UK


Bayparvah is a PhD student at Birkbeck, University of London. She has a background in Clinical Neurodevelopmental Sciences, specialising in Autism Spectrum Disorders.