Karen Vaughan
PhD student
Profile
Biography
- PG Diploma, Music Performance, University of Leeds, 2019
- MSc Psychology Conversion, Leeds Beckett University, 2017
- PG Diploma, Education Studies, Open University, 2015
- Public Administration (MPA), Open University, 2011
- MA Social Sciences, Open University, 2009
- Business Administration (MBA), Bolton University, 2000
- BA Hons. Music, University of Liverpool, 1996
Career
- Director of Shanidar Teaching School Alliance, Coop Academies Trust, 2017 – 2019
- Director of KVC Project Management, 2007 – 2017
- Community Consultation Officer, Bradford Council, 2002 – 2005
- Senior Policy Officer, Strategy and Partnerships, Bolton Metropolitan Council, 1998 - 2002
Research
Overview
Learning vocabulary and sleep in children with autism.
Projects
Our research focuses on how children with autism learn new vocabulary and what impact sleep has on success.
Collaborators
- Dr Lisa Henderson
- Dr Silke Gobel
- Dr Hannah Hobson
