Dr Elisa Back

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I obtained my PhD in Psychology from the University of Nottingham in 2006. My thesis was about inferring mental states from facial expressions in neurotypical individuals as well as autistic children and adolescents.  In 2007, I was awarded with the Neil O'Connor prize by the British Psychology Society's Developmental section for my research with developmental disorders. My postdoctoral research was related to Theory of Mind and I carried this out at the University of Birmingham in 2006-2008.

I joined the Department of Psychology at Kingston Universityin 2008. My research area is social-cognitive development in neurotypical and neurodiverse populations across the life-span. My current research focuses on how autistic individuals perceive and interpret the world and the impact this has on daily life using a range of methodologies such as and eye-tracking. 

I am the course leader for the MSc in Child Psychology and I am the director of the Developing Minds Lab within the Department of Psychology. You can find out the latest information about our lab's research activities and events here: https://www.facebook.com/Developing-Minds-Lab-2218232051838787

I am also a chartered psychologist (CPsychol) and I was a committee member of the British Psychological Society (BPS) Developmental Section in 2012-2018.

Academic responsibilities

Associate Professor

Qualifications

  • 2002 BSc (Hons) Psychology (First Class), Staffordshire University
  • 2006 PhD Psychology, University of Nottingham

Teaching and learning

I am the course leader for the MSc Child Psychology course and I teach on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules in the area of Developmental Psychology as well as research skills, dissertation and placement modules.

I also lead a range of CPD and community engagement events that students and colleagues from across the University participate in as well as academics and professionals external to 重口味SM.

I am a fellow of the Higher Education Academy and an external examiner of undergraduate and postgraduate Psychology courses. 

Qualifications and expertise

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Undergraduate courses taught

Research

Developing Minds Lab

I am the director of the Developing Minds Lab which is a research group consisting of academics, PhD students and researchers based within the Department of Psychology. We carry out research in typical and atypical development across the lifespan (children, adolescents, and adults). Our expertise covers areas such as autism, social cognition, and cognitive development. We have fortnightly research meetings and host a variety of different events ranging from workshops and networking opportunities to our popular 'Young Scientist Event'.

PhD supervision

Hayley Spurin                 Social attention strategies and theory of mind understanding in autistic children and adolescents                                                (completed in 2022)

Rashma Hirani                 Recognition of briefly presented facial expressions across the lifespan and in autism

Milani Pathmanathan       Theory of Mind strategies in autism 

Kim Jonkman                   Interventions and support for autistic children and adults

             

Please contact me if you are interested in applying for a PhD in the areas of autism, face processing, theory of mind, social cognitive development

Funding

Santander Universities UK 2022-2023: Autism Peer Network

Britsh Academy 2011-2012: Visual perspective-taking in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder

EPS Grindley travel grant 2005: Society for Research in Child Development conference

BPS travel grant 2005: Developmental section conference

University of Nottingham 2002: 3 year PhD studentship

Areas of specialism

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Neurodiversity
  • Autism
  • Theory of Mind
  • Face processing

Scholarly affiliations

  • British Psychological Society
  • International Society for Autism Research

Research student supervision

Main supervision

Other supervision

Publications

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Number of items: 51.

Article

Roche, Megan A., and Van Herwegen, Jo (2023) Current Psychology, ISSN (print) 1046-1310 (Epub Ahead of Print)

Jonkman, Kim M., Livanou, Maria, Alma, Manna A., Benard, Lotte, Begeer, Sander and (2023) Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, ISSN (print) 1750-9467

Jonkman, Kim M., , Staal, Wouter G., Benard, Lotte, van der Doelen, Dani毛l M. and Begeer, Sander (2022) Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 98, p. 102046. ISSN (print) 1750-9467

, Farran, Emily K. and Van Herwegen, Jo (2022) American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 127(5), pp. 390-399. ISSN (print) 1944-7558

Jonkman, Kim M, and Begeer, Sander (2022) Autism, ISSN (print) 1362-3613 (Epub Ahead of Print)

(2019) Child Development, 90(5), pp. 1589-1597. ISSN (print) 0009-3920

and Jordan, Timothy R (2014) PloS one, 9(1), e84395. ISSN (online) 1932-6203

Hanley, Mary, Riby, Deborah M., Caswell, Stephen, Rooney, Sinead and (2013) Research in Developmental Disabilities, 34(12), pp. 4466-4476. ISSN (print) 0891-4222

Riby, Deborah M. and (2010) Neuropsychologia, 48(7), pp. 1914-1922. ISSN (print) 0028-3932

and Apperly, Ian A (2010) Cognition, 115(1), pp. 54-70. ISSN (print) 0010-0277

, Jordan, Timothy R. and Thomas, Sharon M. (2009) Visual Cognition, 17(8), pp. 1271-1286. ISSN (print) 1350-6285

Apperly, Ian A., , Samson, Dana and France, Lisa (2008) Cognition, 106(3), pp. 1093-1108. ISSN (print) 0010-0277

, Ropar, Danielle and Mitchell, Peter (2007) Child Development, 78(2), pp. 397-411. ISSN (print) 0009-3920

Conference or Workshop Item

and Tenenbaum, Harriet (2023) In: CogDev 2023; 12-14 Sep 2023, Bristol, U.K.. (Unpublished)

, Roche, M. and (2023) In: INSAR 2023 Annual Meeting; 03-06 May 2023, Stockholm, Sweden. (Unpublished)

, Roche, Megan and (2022) In: British Psychological Society Developmental Section Annual Conference; 14-16 Sep 2022, Sheffield, U.K.. (Unpublished)

, Jonkman, Kim M. and Beeger, Sander (2022) In: INSAR 2022 Annual Meeting; 11-14 May 2022, Austin, Texas, U.S.. (Unpublished)

, Jonkman, Kim and Begeer, Sander (2021) In: Developmental Psychology Section Annual Conference; 15-17 Sept 2021, Held online. (Unpublished)

, and (2021) In: Society for Research in Child Development Virtual Biennial Meeting; 07 - 09 Apr 2021, Held online. (Unpublished)

and (2019) In: 19th Seattle Club Conference; 16 - 17 Dec 2019, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)

, Barhouch, Angela, Bentil-Mensah, Fatmatta, Chok Ming Khoo, Jeremy and Varghese, Tania (2019) In: Neurodevelopmental Disorders Annual Seminar 2019; 20 Jun 2019, Guildford, U.K.. (Unpublished)

(2019) In: International Convention of Psychological Science (ICPS) 2019; 07-09 Mar 2019, Paris, France. (Unpublished)

, Farran, Emily and (2018) In: British Psychology Society Developmental Section Annual Conference 2018; 12-14 Sep 2018, Liverpool. (Unpublished)

, and (2018) In: British Psychology Developmental Section Annual Conference 2018; 12-14 Sept 2018, Liverpool. (Unpublished)

, Cotmore, Hannah, Dalebout-Campbell, Jessica, Darabi-Hammond, Marjan, Ganter, Jessica and Williams, Annette (2018) In: Social Communication Across the Lifespan; 27-29 June 2018, Canterbury. (Unpublished)

, Williams, Annette, Darabi-Hammond, Marjan, Ganter, Jessica, Dalebout-Campbell, Jessica and Cotmore, Hannah (2018) In: Neurodevelopmental Disorders Annual Seminar 2018; 21 June 2018, Coventry. (Unpublished)

Hirani, Rashma and (2018) In: Neurodevelopmental Disorders Annual Seminar 2018; 21 June 2018, Coventry. (Unpublished)

, and (2018) In: Social Communication Across the Lifespan; 27-29 June 2018, Canterbury. (Unpublished)

(2017) In: British Psychology Developmental Section Annual Conference 2017; 13-15 September 2017, Stratford-upon-Avon. (Submitted)

Hunt, Hayley, and (2016) In: British Psychology Developmental Section Annual Conference 2016; 14-16 Sept, Belfast. (Unpublished)

Hirani, Rashma and (2016) In: British Psychology Developmental Section Annual Conference 2016; 14-16 Sept, Belfast. (Unpublished)

and Apperly, Ian Antony (2015) In: Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting; 19 - 21 Mar 2015, Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia, U.S.. (Unpublished)

Wilson, Rachel, Riby, Debbie, Goshawk, Michelle, Burt, Mike and (2014) In: British Psychological Society Developmental Section Conference; 03 - 05 Sep 2014, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (Unpublished)

(2014) In: British Psychological Society Developmental Section Conference; 03 - 05 Sep 2014, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (Unpublished)

and Apperly, I. (2012) In: British Psychological Society Developmental Section Annual Conference; 05 - 07 Sep 2012, Glasgow, U.K.. (Unpublished)

, Granados, Patricia and Apperly, Ian (2011) In: British Psychological Society Developmental Section Annual Conference; 07 - 09 Sep 2011, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.. (Unpublished)

, and Apperly, Ian (2011) In: International Meeting for Autism Research; 12 - 14 May 2011, San Diego, California, U.S.. (Unpublished)

, Hunt, H. and Lindell, A. (2010) In: International Meeting for Autism Research; 20 - 22 May 2010, Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia, U.S.. (Unpublished)

(2009) In: Society for Research in Child Development 2009 Biennial Meeting; 02 - 04 Apr 2009, Denver, Colorado, U.S.. (Unpublished)

and Apperly, Ian (2008) In: Theory of Mind workshop: Celebrating 30 years; 11-12 Sep 2008, Nottingham, U.K.. (Unpublished)

, Brown, S. and Beecham, E. (2008) In: International Meeting for Autism Research; 15-17 May 2008, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)

and Apperly, I. (2007) In: BPS Developmental Section Conference; 29-31 Aug 2007, Plymouth, U.K.. (Unpublished)

(2007) In: BPS Developmental Section Conference; 29-31 Aug 2007, Plymouth, U.K.. (Unpublished)

, Mitchell, P. and Ropar, D. (2007) In: Autism Research UK : from diagnosis to intervention; 11-12 May 2007, Milton Keynes, U.K.. (Unpublished)

, Mitchell, Peter and Ropar, Danielle (2007) In: 64th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development; 29 Mar - 01 Apr 2007, Boston, Massachusetts. (Unpublished)

, Mitchell, P. and Ropar, D. (2005) In: Scottish Autism Research Group, ESRC Seminar Series; 9 Sep 2005, Glasgow, U.K.. (Unpublished)

, Mitchell, P. and Ropar, D. (2005) In: BPS Developmental Section Conference; 05 - 08 Sep 2005, Edinburgh, U.K.. (Unpublished)

, Mitchell, Peter and Ropar, Danielle (2005) In: Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting; 7-10 Apr 2005, Atlanta, Georgia. (Unpublished)

, Mitchell, P. and Ropar, D. (2004) In: BPS Developmental Section Conference; 2-5 Sep 2004, Leeds, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Monograph

Howlin, Patricia [Author-contributor], [Author-contributor], [Author-contributor], Conallen, Kevin [Author-contributor], Crabtree, Jason [Author-contributor], Daves-Hales, Maria [Author-contributor], Hannan, Sinead [Author-contributor], Hughes, Marie-Louise [Author-contributor], Hunt, Katie [Author-contributor], Ingham, Barry [Author-contributor], Jones, Glenys [Author-contributor], Jordan, Rita [Author-contributor], MacKay, Tommy [Author-contributor], Meina, Lynda [Author-contributor] and O'Dell, Lindsey [Author-contributor] (2021) (Other) The British Psychological Society. 52 p. ISBN 9781854337955

[Editor] (Other) Kingston upon Thames, U.K. : 重口味SM.

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