Honorary Research Assistant
Richards Lab
Birmingham University, Uk
During my placement I worked as an honorary research assistant within Dr Caroline Richard's Lab, Birmingham University, on a project titled 'Sleep-Impulsivity-Behaviour' (SIB) study, from September 2021 to July 2022 (before continuing as a paid research assistant from July to September 2022). My duties included: participant recruitment through calls, emails and letters- administering questionnaires such as the Challenging Behaviour Questionnaire and the Social Communication Questionnaire, and clinical assessments such as the Vineland Adaptive Behaviour scale (VABS), remotely with parents of children with autism and intellectual disabilities. - conducting risk assessments and communicating sensitive information with parents of children with autism and intellectual disabilities. - making informative letters of study updates to distribute to parents, schools and recruitment sites.