| 2024 | Ongoing research evaluation and collaboration, and public engagement activities with YAG Youth Advisory Group – University of Birmingham, Eye-YPAG Eye-YPAG | Generation R, St Vincent’s Family Project St. Vincent’s Family Project (svfp.org.uk), BID services Home – BID Services, YPAG Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust YPAG | Birmingham Women’s and Children’s (bwc.nhs.uk), organisations and charities in the field of vision impairment such as the Nystagmus Network and the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), Linden Lodge School (a special and residential special needs school for pupils with vision and sensory impairment), the Royal National College For The Blind (RNC), the Children and Families Directorate Birmingham City Council, the Sensory Support Service at Bristol City Council |
| 2023 | Co-organisation and delivery of the community engagement workshop “Body Image and Mental Health”, St. Vincent’s Family Project: Creating Community with Children and Family in Westminster https://www.svfp.org.uk/ (November 15) Co-organisation and delivery of the networking event “Autism Peer Network Event”, Festival of Research, Kingston University London (June 28) |
| 2022 | Co-organisation and delivery of the FBSS Conference, Kingston University London (July 1)Co-organisation and delivery of the community engagement workshops “When things can go wrong in intimate relationships: Raising awareness” and “Let’s create healthy eating habits”, St. Vincent’s Family Project: Creating Community with Children and Family in Westminster https://www.svfp.org.uk/ (May 26)Co-organisation and delivery of the Postgraduate Conference “Institutional and self-stigma amongst children and adolescents with additional and complex mental health needs as a barrier to accessing services”, Kingston University London (March 7) Presentation title: Shining the Light on Mental Health Stigma: Making the Future |
| 2021 – 2022 | Co-organisation and delivery of the Pint of Science event (worldwide science festival), Kingston University London |
| 2018 – 2022 | Co-organisation and delivery of the “Young Scientists Days” event, Kingston University London *Annual event where children and adolescents participate in developmental research tasks |
| 2021 | Co-organisation of the FARO (Faculty Research Online) seminars, FBSS, Kingston University London (over the year)Delivery of the “Developing Minds: Research Networking Event”, Kingston University London (December 8)Co-organisation and delivery of the webinar “COVID-19: Perspectives from across the lifespan”, Festival of Research, Kingston University London (March 31) Presentation title: The importance of providing support to students, their teachers, and caregivers – The role of habilitation services Organisation and delivery of the webinar “Doing Psychology Research in the Field of Mental Health: A Multifaceted Discussion on the Impact of our Projects”, Festival of Research, Kingston University London (March 29) Presentation title: The social inclusion of adolescents with visual impairments – A multidimensional approach Co-organisation and delivery of the webinar “Emotional trauma in the time of Covid-19. Why now?”, Kingston University London (March 10) Presentation title: Cyberbullying in the shadows of homeschooling during COVID-19 – Tips to protect and support students Organisation and delivery of the webinar “The impact of COVID-19 on children and their caregivers: an international perspective”, Developing Minds Lab, Kingston University London (February 3) Presentation title: The importance of providing support to students, their teachers, and caregivers – Tips for homeschooling |
| 2017 | Co-organisation of the “Summer School 2017: Doing and Communicating Qualitative Research”, Kingston University London (July 17-20) |