Dr Jane Waite

• BSc with First Class Honours in Psychology, University of Birmingham, 2007

• PhD, University of Birmingham, 2011

• ClinPsyD, University of Birmingham, 2013

2017 – date: Lecturer in Psychology, School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University.
2013 – 2017: Editorial Assistant, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research.
2013 – date: Honorary Research Fellow, Cerebra Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham
2013 – 2017: Research Fellow, Cerebra Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham.
2010 – 2013: Trainee Clinical Psychologist, Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Abnormal Psychology

Clinical Psychology of Intellectual Disability

My research focuses on the following areas:

Current:

• Developing a parent-led anxiety intervention for minimally verbal autistic children. Autistica Future Leaders Award. £98,000. Waite, J (PI). November, 2018.

• Person and environmental characteristics associated with anxiety in minimally verbal individuals with autism. Fully funded PhD studentship. Waite, J. (Supervisor). Baily Thomas Charitable Fund. £77,595. 

• Expanding accessible resources for neurodevelopmental disorders. Waite., J et al. (PI). Aston Impact Fund. £4545.38.

• Ten-year longitudinal follow-up of people with Runbinstein-Taybi syndrome: Predicting mental health outcomes. Waite, J. et al. (PI). Lejeune Fondation. € 19,993.

• Personal characteristics, mental health and well-being in Bardet-Biedl syndrome. Waite, J. (PI). Baily Thomas Charitable Fund. £75,969.60.

• Towards improved assessment of mental health difficulties in people with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Waite, J., (Joint PI) et al. Autistica. £166,000.

• Developing a clinical screening tool for anxiety in children with severe to profound intellectual disabilities. Waite, J. (PI), Liew, A., Oliver, C., Crawford, H., Ruddick, L. Birmingham Children’s Hospital Research Foundation. £41,227.

• Intervening through information in Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome. Waite, J. (Co-I). University of Birmingham, £2,000.

Previous (2013-2016):

• A novel knowledge exchange package for rare genetic syndromes. Economic and Social Research Council Impact Acceleration Account. Waite, J. (PI) et al. £9,646.76.

• Long-term memory (LTM) capacity in people with Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome. Waite, J. (PI) et al. Memory and Learning Theme, University of Birmingham. £2,500.

• Development of a DVD: Cognitive characteristics of Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome. Baily Thomas Charitable Fund. Waite, J. (PI). £500.

• The Development and Evaluation of a DVD for Challenging Behaviour. Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Waite, J. (Co-I) et al. £25,000.

• Challenging and Adaptive Behaviour in Lowe Syndrome. Lowe Syndrome Foundation. Waite, J. (Co-I) et al. £67,300.

Georgina Edwards, Aston University. Georgina is investigating factors associated with the development of mental health difficulties in autistic people who have severe to profound intellectual disability. 

Co-supervision of projects conducted by:

Andrea Thomas, University of Birmingham. Andrea is investigating the behavioural phenotype of CHARGE syndrome.

HPCP Registered (PYL30539)

British Academy of Childhood Disability

Committee Member - Society for the Study of Behavioural Phenotypes                           

Editorial Board – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research (JIDR)