Mikeda Jess
CEDAR (Centre for Educational Development Appraisal and Research)
University of Warwick
Westwood Campus
Coventry
CV4 7AL
Email - M.Jess@Warwick.ac.uk
Full-Time PhD student
Funding source: Warwick ESRC DTC and Cerebra
Supervisors: Richard Hastings and Vasiliki Totsika
My PhD will focus on data obtained from a large scale survey study of 1,000 families of children with intellectual disabilities (including autism). I am investigating the role of maternal positivity in relation to their child with either an Intellectual Disability (ID) or Autism. I will also explore the implications of maternal positivity on maternal well-being and the well-being of the child with ID or Autism.