Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in:
- Applied behavior analysis
- Autism and other developmental disabilities
- Self-determination and quality of life issues
- Community-based participatory research
- Technology-based instruction, including virtual reality and digital apps
- Psychosexual development of autistic adolescents
- Practical functional assessment
Public outreach & key achievements
In August 2024, Dr. Ramey was the winner of the Cogniss Innovation Challenge. Cogniss is a no-code platform for patient and consumer-facing digital health apps. As the winner of the competition, Dr. Ramey is developing an app to teach social and emotional learning (SEL) skills to young autistic children.
Dr. Ramey is an Editorial Board Member for Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders and is a Peer Review College Member for the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Her research has been published in high-impact and respected journals and she has been invited to act as a peer reviewer for several key journals in her field. Dr. Ramey serves as an external expert on the MScABA course advisory board for Trinity College Dublin.
Research students
| PhD Title | A virtual reality and 360 video-based intervention for individuals experiencing ASD and social anxiety |
| Name | Susan Keery |
| Years of study | 2020-2028 |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| PhD Title | Behavioural staff training in social care for adults with autism and learning disabilities: Evaluating organisational strategies to enhance skills acquisition and generalisation across teams |
| Name | Ioanna Konstantinidou |
| Years of study | 2020-2025 |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD Title | A design and implementation study of a support programme for neurodivergent students in higher education |
| Name | Aisling Coyle |
| Years of study | 2010-2024 |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Current position | Lecturer at Atlantic Technological University |
| PhD Title | Autism, Adolescence, and Sexual Health Education in the Arab World: Safeguarding Through Behaviour Analysis |
| Name | Asmahan Saleh |
| Years of study | 2020-2023 |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Current position | Child Psychologist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) |
Discover More
- Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work
- Centre for Behaviour Analysis
- Centre For Technological Innovation, Mental Health And Education (TIME Centre)