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Dr Catherine Laverty

@Catherine__L

Research fellow at the University of Birmingham. Research interests preterm birth, autism, child development & all things open science! @catherinel.bsky.social

 University of Birmingham
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Joined November 2018
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Really pleased to share our new paper exploring the experiences of mothers who had a mod/late #preterm born infant is available open access @BMJ_Open! 👏🏻 @RichardsLabUoB @DrAndrewSurtees @DanSutherland99 tinyurl.com/3t6sxnfy Here’s a thread of our main interview themes 👇🏻
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5️⃣ The lack of information regarding preterm birth throughout pregnancy & postnatally was voiced by mothers. 🗣️ “I feel like it would have been reassuring to know more in advance” / “I feel like you need a bit of an MOT…to have a bit of reassurance everything’s as it should be”
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A big thank you to the mothers that gave their time participating in these interviews & to the charities that supported recruitment for this important work! @_SmallestThings @Blisscharity
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Andrew Surtees@DrAndrewSurtees26 Jan 2024
📢PhD opportunity funded @mgsesrcdtp The Impact of Neurodiversity on Parents and Infants: Investigation in the Mother and Baby Unit and the Wider Community. Work with me and Andy Bremner from @UoB_SoP, Giles Berrisford and Jelena Jankovic from @bsmhft. jobs.ac.uk/job/DFO786/phd-st…
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Lots of opportunities to come and work in our brilliant lab! 🌟RA & RF posts open now👇
Richards Lab (@RichardsLabUoB) profile pictureRichards Lab@RichardsLabUoB25 Aug 2023
📢JOB ALERTS📢 Come and work with us and @CerebraNetwork. We have 2-3 RA posts (tinyurl.com/2s3p54jy) and 1 Research Fellow post (tinyurl.com/3fexbc2y) open so please apply now 🎉
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Richards Lab@RichardsLabUoB10 Aug 2023
Excited to announce we'll be hosting the 20th #SeattleClub Conference on research in intellectual & developmental disabilities @unibirmingham this December! 🙌 Studentship & abstract submissions are now open 😃 🖱️tinyurl.com/SeattleConf23 @CerebraNetwork @UoB_SoP @UoB_CDS
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Andrew Surtees@DrAndrewSurtees29 Jun 2023
Job alert! Fixed term RA position with us, working on our project on joint attention in autistic children and children with intellectual disabilities. A good fit for those with plans for a future in research or Clinical Psychology: jobs.ac.uk/job/DAT746/resear…
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Rachel Royston@RachelRoyston219 May 2023
Effective interventions for aggressive challenging behaviour require personalisation, carer inclusion and service level buy-in. Read more in our rapid realist review here: journals.plos.org/plosone/ar… @UCLPsychiatry @PETALProgramme @likahassiotis @rapaport_penny

Complex interventions for aggressive challenging behaviour in adults with intellectual disability:...

Objectives Approximately 10% of people with intellectual disability display aggressive challenging behaviour, usually due to unmet needs. There are a variety of interventions available, yet a...

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Gatlinburg Conference@gatlinburgcon11 Apr 2023
Congratulations to the 2023 awardees of the Theodore Tjossem Postdoctoral Awards: Emily Schworer, Jenny Mai Phan, Jordan Cole, and Catherine Laverty #GatlinburgCon
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Jo Moss@JoannaFMoss13 Mar 2023
✨✨Very excited that our new teacher training resource is now live and freely available here: findteacherresources.co.uk @CerebraNetwork @CerebraCharity @UoL_CEN @ESRCimpact #SEND #SEN #RareDisease
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Richards Lab@RichardsLabUoB10 Mar 2023
We now have an exciting presentation from Dr @Catherine__L, sharing the rationale, innovative methods and preliminary results of the #SIBStudy!
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Richards Lab@RichardsLabUoB7 Mar 2023
Thrilled to be hosting Prof Frank Symons for this important research talk. Do join us in person or online!
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The Centre for Developmental Science @UoB_SoP @LES_UniBham @unibirmingham is pleased to announce an upcoming seminar by Prof. Frank Symons Thursday March 9th 1-2pm, details 👇
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Andrew Surtees@DrAndrewSurtees17 Feb 2023
*Post-doc job alert*. Come and work with us at the University of Birmingham. 1-year post on our project looking at joint attention in autistic children and children with intellectual disabilities. RTs appreciated. edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com:…
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Richards Lab@RichardsLabUoB15 Feb 2023
📣Join us for a one day in person event hearing from experts in the field of self-injury, sleep & child development! 📣 🖱️Purchase your ticket here - tinyurl.com/SIB-Event 🖱️ More info about the day here - cerebranetwork.com/sib-event…
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The Smallest Things@_SmallestThings1 Feb 2023
Last call! 📣 Researchers at Ulster University are seeking parents of 3-4 year olds born very prematurely to take part in an online study. **Take part and you could win 1 of 2 £50 Amazon vouchers!** Find out more - ulsterhealth.eu.qualtrics.co…
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🚨 @ESRC PhD studentship, October 2023 start 🚨 Join me, @Jennifer_L_Cook & @Dani_Ropar to study socio-emotional synchrony and rapport between autistic and non-autistic adults. Deadline for applications 26th Feb, apply and info here: jobs.ac.uk/job/CWT640/esrc-d… #PhD #Autism 🧵
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