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I grew up in Singapore and moved to Perth, Western Australia in 2012 to pursue my Honours and PhD degrees in Psychology in the University of Western Australia (UWA). I completed my PhD in 2018 where I investigated biological mechanisms underlying the development of autism using physical characteristics such as facial structures. Prior to joining Macquarie University in 2021, I worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the School of Psychological Science in UWA and CliniKids in Telethon Kids Institute where I built on my PhD research by examining facial characteristics expressed as a broad autism phenotype among siblings and parents of children on the autism spectrum. My PhD and early postdoctoral work has equipped me with a critical mind and advanced quantitative research skills. In my new role at AutismMQ, I aim to apply these skills to conduct meaningful and impactful research in collaboration with the autistic and autism community. My current research interests include factors influencing the social inclusion or exclusion of autistic individuals in the co-production of autism research, social inclusivity of autistic people in everyday settings and how this is influenced by first impressions towards them, and the impact of social camouflaging on the wellbeing of autistic people.
Education/Academic qualification
Psychology, PhD, The University of Western Australia
Award Date: 17 Mar 2018
Psychology, BSc (First Class Honours), The University of Western Australia
Award Date: 13 Mar 2013
External positions
Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
9 Apr 2021 → 9 Apr 2024
Honorary Research Associate, Telethon Kids Institute
16 Sep 2020 → 30 Sep 2023
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EES 2021: ECR Enabling Scheme: Experiences of stigma among autistic university students
1/07/21 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Animation, theory of mind and humanoid robots: creating a Social Robot Video Task
O'Reilly, Z., Tawil, D. S., Zurr, I. & Tan, D., 26 May 2022, In: Leonardo. 55, 3, p. 246-251 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Brief report: facial asymmetry and autistic-like traits in the general population
Boutrus, M., Gilani, Z., Maybery, M. T., Alvares, G. A., Tan, D. W., Eastwood, P. R., Mian, A. & Whitehouse, A. J. O., Jun 2021, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 51, 6, p. 2115–2123 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Facial asymmetry in parents of children on the autism spectrum
Tan, D. W., Gilani, S. Z., Boutrus, M., Alvares, G., Whitehouse, A., Mian, A., Suter, D. & Maybery, M. T., Nov 2021, In: Autism Research. 14, 11, p. 2260-2269 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigating associations between birth order and autism diagnostic phenotypes
Alvares, G. A., Licari, M. K., Stevenson, P. G., Bebbington, K., Cooper, M. N., Glasson, E. J., Tan, D. W., Uljarević, M., Varcin, K. J., Wray, J. & Whitehouse, A. J. O., Aug 2021, In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 62, 8, p. 961-970 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Validation of a novel Theory of Mind measurement tool: the Social Robot Video task
O'Reilly, Z., Silvera-Tawil, D., Tan, D. W. & Zurr, I., Mar 2021, HRI'21: Proceedings of the 2021 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction. New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), p. 89-93 5 p. (ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)