Rhianna Dunkley
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About
Rhianna Dunkley is a Research Assistant on the Peterborough Adolescent and Young Adult Development Study (PADS+). She has a background in psychology with a focus on developmental and clinical psychology.
She graduated from the University of York with a BSc (Hons) in Psychology with a specialisation in Clinical Practice in 2023 before going on to complete a MSc in Development, Disorders and Clinical Practice in 2024. Recently, she has worked in collaboration with a family clinic in Ontario looking into parental experiences when seeking support for child speech and language development. She is currently in the review process for publishing a more developed version of her thesis: ‘Strengthening Parental Coping: The Facilitating Factors that Enhance Emotional Growth in Children with Speech and Language Communication Needs’.
Research
Previously, she has worked within schools delivering early interventions to support child development, as well as healthcare settings supporting adults following acquired brain injuries (ABI) through neuro-rehabilitation interventions. Her research interests more broadly include child emotional and social development within family research, and preventative research through early interventions of moral education and emotion regulation.