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Lizzy Sheppard

Associate Professor, Faculty of Science

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Research Summary

Autism

I have a wide range of research interests relating to autism. At the moment much of my research focuses on the way in which non-autistic people perceive and misperceive autistic others, and the implications of this for outcomes or autistic people. I am also interested in what kind of beliefs people in the population hold about autism, and whether they differ across cultures.

Psychology of driving

I'm interested in cognitive processes involved in driving, including perceptual, attentional and decision-making processes. I'm particularly interested in how these processes differ between people who have learned to drive in environments where driver behaviour, accident and fatality rates dramatically differ: for instance, we have carried out a number of studies comparing drivers from the UK with drivers from Malaysia. I'm also interested in how other individual differences may influence performance within the driving domain, including how being autistic affects aspects of driving performance and driving outcomes.

Recent Publications

  • SHEPPARD, E., WILKINSON, H. and WEBB, S., 2024. Autism. 28(7), 1828-1837
  • ALKHALDI, R. S., SHEPPARD, E., ELLERBY, Z., BURBETT, E. R. R. and MITCHELL, P., 2024. PLoS One. 19(3), e0301003
  • ALHUSAYNI, A., SHEPPARD, E., MITCHELL, P. and MARSH, L., 2024. Autism in Adulthood. (In Press.)
  • ALHUSAYNI, A., SHEPPARD, E. and MARSH, L., 2024. Autism in Adulthood. (In Press.)
  • SHEPPARD, E., WILKINSON, H. and WEBB, S., 2024. Autism. 28(7), 1828-1837
  • ALKHALDI, R. S., SHEPPARD, E., ELLERBY, Z., BURBETT, E. R. R. and MITCHELL, P., 2024. PLoS One. 19(3), e0301003
  • ALHUSAYNI, A., SHEPPARD, E., MITCHELL, P. and MARSH, L., 2024. Autism in Adulthood. (In Press.)
  • ALHUSAYNI, A., SHEPPARD, E. and MARSH, L., 2024. Autism in Adulthood. (In Press.)
  • E SHEPPARD, E VAN LOON and D ROPAR, 2023. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 53(1), 285-295
  • COSTLEY, D., EMERSON A., ROPAR, D., SHEPPARD, E., MCCUBBING, CAMPBELL BASS, S., DENT, S., ELLIS, R., LIMER, S., PHILLIPS, S. and WARD PENNY, J., 2023. Educational Action Research. 31(4), 691-708
  • ELIZABETH SHEPPARD, YEE THUNG LEE, JENNIFER LUNT, STEVE M. J. JANSSEN and YEE MUN LEE, 2023. Safety Science. 159, e106001
  • ISLAM, AZHARUL, SHEPPARD, ELIZABETH, CONWAY, MARTIN A. and HAQUE, SHAMSUL, 2021. MEMORY STUDIES. 14(2), 214-239
  • MITCHELL, PETER, SHEPPARD, ELIZABETH and CASSIDY, SARAH, 2021. The British journal of developmental psychology. 39(1), 1-18
  • MILLER, K. A., CHAPMAN, P. and SHEPPARD, E., 2021. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. 81, 639-649
  • R ALKHALDI, E SHEPPARD, E BURDETTE and P MITCHELL, 2021. Autism in Adulthood. 3(3), 275-279
  • COSTLEY, D., EMERSON A., ROPAR, D. and SHEPPARD, E., 2021. Education Sciences. 11(11), 726
  • ENGEL, CARLA SIMONE and SHEPPARD, ELIZABETH, 2020. Journal of autism and developmental disorders. 50, 1007-1017
  • DE VRIES, MARIEKE, CADER, SABRINA, COLLEER, LUCY, BATTEUX, ELEONORE, YASDIMAN, MERYEM BETUL, TAN, YIH JIUN and SHEPPARD, ELIZABETH, 2020. Journal of autism and developmental disorders.
  • LEE, YEE MUN, MILLER, KARL, CRUNDALL, DAVID and SHEPPARD, ELIZABETH, 2020. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART F-TRAFFIC PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR. 69, 222-234
  • LEE, YEE MUN and SHEPPARD, ELIZABETH, 2020. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART F-TRAFFIC PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR. 74, 386-395
  • ALKHALDI RS, SHEPPARD E and MITCHELL P, 2019. Journal of autism and developmental disorders. 49(10), 3973-3982
  • MITCHELL, PETER, CASSIDY, SARAH and SHEPPARD, ELIZABETH, 2019. BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES. 42,
  • LEE, Y. M. and SHEPPARD, E., 2018. Ergonomics. 61(3), 444-455
  • MILTON, D. E. M, HEASMAN, B. and SHEPPARD, E., 2018. Double Empathy. In: F. VOLKMAR, ed., Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders Springer, New York.
  • SHEPPARD, E. and ROPAR, D., 2018. Driving hazard perception in ASD. In: F. VOLKMAR, ed., Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders Springer, New York.
  • SHEPPARD, E., VAN LOON, E., UNDERWOOD, G. and ROPAR, D., 2017. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 47(2), 405-414
  • LEE, Y. M., CHONG, S. Y., GOONTING, K. and SHEPPARD, E., 2017. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART F-TRAFFIC PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR. 45, 43-53
  • LEE, Y. M. and SHEPPARD, E., 2017. Transportation Research Part F-Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. 50, 50-54
  • WU, W., SHEPPARD, E. and MITCHELL, P., 2017. European Journal of Personality. 31(6), 685-700
  • VALANIDES C, SHEPPARD E and MITCHELL P, 2017. PloS one. 12(11), e0187586
  • WU, W, SHEPPARD, E. and MITCHELL, P., 2016. British Journal of Psychology. 107(1), 1-22
  • SHEPPARD, E., PILLAI, D., WONG, G. T. L., ROPAR, D. and MITCHELL, P., 2016. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 46(4), 1247-1254
  • TAN, C.B.Y, SHEPPARD, E. and STEPHEN, I. D., 2016. Perception. 45(3), 300-314
  • SHEPPARD, E, VAN LOON, E, UNDERWOOD, G and ROPAR, D, 2016. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 28, 17-23
  • LEE, Y. M. and SHEPPARD, E., 2016. Accident Analysis and Prevention. 95, 202-208
  • WU, WENJIE, SHEPPARD, ELIZABETH and MITCHELL, PETER, 2016. BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY. 107(1), 33-35
  • LEE, YEE MUN, SHEPPARD, ELIZABETH and CRUNDALL, DAVID, 2015. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART F-TRAFFIC PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR. 31, 77-86
  • TAN, C.B.Y, SHEPPARD, E. and STEPHEN, I. D., 2015. Cogent Psychology. 2(1), 1085941
  • HAQUE, S. and SHEPPARD, E., eds., 2015. Culture and Cognition: A Collection of Critical Essays Peter Lang.
  • FREETH, M., MILNE, E., SHEPPARD, E. and RAMACHANDRAN, R., 2014. Autism across cultures: Perspectives from non-Western cultures and implications for research. In: F. R. VOLKMAR, R. PAUL, S. J. ROGERS and K. A. PELPHREY, eds., The Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders 4. John Wiley & Sons Canada.
  • PILLAI, DHANYA, SHEPPARD, ELIZABETH, ROPAR, DANIELLE, MARSH, LAUREN, PEARSON, AMY and MITCHELL, PETER, 2014. JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. 44(10), 2430-2439
  • LIM, PHUI CHENG, SHEPPARD, ELIZABETH and CRUNDALL, DAVID, 2014. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART F-TRAFFIC PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR. 26, 210-217
  • FREETH, M, SHEPPARD, E, RAMACHANDRAN, R and MILNE, E, 2013. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 43(11), 2569-2583
  • LIM, PHUI CHENG, SHEPPARD, ELIZABETH and CRUNDALL, DAVID, 2013. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART F-TRAFFIC PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR. 21, 194-206
  • TAN, CHRYSTALLE B. Y., STEPHEN, IAN D., WHITEHEAD, ROSS and SHEPPARD, ELIZABETH, 2012. PLOS ONE. 7(1),
  • PILLAI, DHANYA, SHEPPARD, ELIZABETH and MITCHELL, PETER, 2012. PLOS ONE. 7(11),
  • SHEPPARD, ELIZABETH, 2011. BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY. 102, 275-276
  • SHEPPARD, ELIZABETH, ROPAR, DANIELLE, UNDERWOOD, GEOFFREY and VAN LOON, EDITHA, 2010. JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. 40(4), 504-508
  • SHEPPARD, E., ROPAR, D. and MITCHELL, P., 2009. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 39(7), 1039-1046
  • SHEPPARD, ELIZABETH, ROPAR, DANIELLE and MITCHELL, PETER, 2009. AUTISM. 13(4), 435-452
  • SHEPPARD, ELIZABETH, ROPAR, DANIELLE and MITCHELL, PETER, 2009. PERCEPTION. 38(7), 1104-1106
  • SHEPPARD, E., MITCHELL, P. and ROPAR, D., 2008. Differences between individuals with and without autism in copying tasks: how knowledge interferes when drawing perspective. In: LANGE-KUTTNER, C. and VINTER, A., eds., Drawing and the non-verbal mind: A lifespan perspective Cambridge University Press. 325-343
  • ROPAR, D, MITCHELL, P and & SHEPPARD, E., 2007. The influence of conceptual knowledge on perceptual processing in autism. In: E. MCGREGOR, M. NUNEZ, K. WILLIAMS, AND J. GOMEZ, ed., Autism: An integrated view from Neurocognitive, Clinical and Intervention research Oxford: Blackwell.
  • SHEPPARD E, ROPAR D and MITCHELL P, 2007. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders. 37(10), 1913-24
  • SHEPPARD, E, ROPAR, D and MITCHELL, P, 2005. BRITISH JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY. 23, 365-381

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