Job Title
Associate Professor
Department
Centre for Education Studies
Phone
024 765 22185
Web Link
Research Interests
- intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) including autism spectrum disorders
- developmental outcomes of children with an IDD -parenting and parental well-being in relation to physical and mental health
- well-being and quality of life of adults with an IDD
- quantitative methods, especially longitudinal analyses
- systematic reviews and meta-analyses
View Vaso's publications on the University of Warwick Publications service.
Biography
Vaso has a background in Psychology and is a researcher in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities. She joined the University of Warwick in 2013, moving from a post as a Lecturer in Psychology and Research Tutor at the North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme.
Currently, Vaso is an Associate Professor in a joint post with the Centre for Education Studies (CES) and the Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR).
Vaso is a Chartered Psychologist, an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, and an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
She is currently a Senior Associate Editor for the journal Research in Developmental Disabilities and an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Education: Special Educational Needs.
- Lindsay, Geoff, Totsika, Vasiliki, 2017. The effectiveness of universal parenting programmes : the CANparent trial. BMC Psychology, 5
- Fullerton, Joanne, Totsika, Vasiliki, Hain, Richard, Hastings, Richard P., 2017. Siblings of children with life-limiting conditions : psychological adjustment and sibling relationships. Child : Care, Health and Development, 43 (3), pp. 393-400
- Totsika, Vasiliki, Jones, Robert S. P., 2017. Changing students' attitudes to people with intellectual disabilities : findings from a natural experiment. The Bulletin of the Faculty for People with Intellectual Disabilities, 15 (1)
- Totsika, Vasiliki, Hastings, Richard P., Vagenas, Dimitrios, 2017. Informal caregivers of people with an intellectual disability in England : health, quality of life, and impact of caring. Health & Social Care in the Community, 25 (3), pp. 951-961
- Totsika, Vasiliki, Hastings, Richard P., Emerson, Eric, Berridge, Damon, Lancaster, Gillian A., 2015. Prosocial skills in young children with autism, and their mothers' psychological well-being : longitudinal relationships. Research in autism spectrum disorders, 13-14, pp. 25-31
- Lofthouse, Rachael E., Lindsay, William R., Totsika, Vasiliki, Hastings, Richard P., Boer, Douglas P., Haaven, James L., 2013. Prospective dynamic assessment of risk of sexual reoffending in individuals with an intellectual disability and a history of sexual offending behaviour. Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities, 26 (5), pp. 394-403
- Jones, Leah, Totsika, Vasiliki, Hastings, Richard P., Petalas, Michael A., 2013. Gender differences when parenting children with autism spectrum disorders : a multilevel modeling approach. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43 (9), pp. 2090-2098
- Griffith, G. M., Totsika, Vasiliki, Nash, S., Hastings, Richard P., 2012. 'I just don't fit anywhere' : support experiences and future support needs of individuals with Asperger syndrome in middle adulthood. Autism, 16 (5), pp. 532-546
- Griffith, Gemma M., Totsika, Vasiliki, Nash, Susie, Jones, Robert S. P., Hastings, Richard P., 2012. ?We are all there silently coping.? The hidden experiences of parents of adults with Asperger syndrome. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 37 (3), pp. 237-247
- Totsika, Vasiliki, Hastings, Richard P., 2012. How can population cohort studies contribute to our understanding of low prevalence clinical disorders? The case of autism spectrum disorders. Neuropsychiatry, 2 (2), pp. 87-91
- Sylva, Kathy, Scott, Stephen, Totsika, Vasiliki, Ereky-Stevens, Katharina, Crook, Carolyn, 2010. Training parents to help their children read : a randomized control trial. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 78 (3), pp. 435-455
- Totsika, Vasiliki, Toogood, Sandy, Hastings, Richard P., McCarthy, Jonathan, 2010. The effect of active support interactive training on the daily lives of adults with an intellectual disability. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 23 (2), pp. 112-121
- Totsika, Vasiliki, Felce, David, Kerr, Michael, Hastings, Richard P., 2010. Behavior problems, psychiatric symptoms, and quality of life for older adults with intellectual disability with and without autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 40 (10), pp. 1171-1178
- Totsika, Vasiliki, Hastings, Richard P., 2009. Persistent challenging behaviour in people with an intellectual disability. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 22 (5), pp. 437-441
- Devereux, Jason M., Hastings, Richard P., Noone, Stephen J., Firth, Alison, Totsika, Vasiliki, 2009. Social support and coping as mediators or moderators of the impact of work stressors on burnout in intellectual disability support staff. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 30 (2), pp. 367-377
- Totsika, Vasiliki, Toogood, Sandy, Hastings, Richard P., Nash, Susie, 2008. Interactive training for active support : perspectives from staff. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 33 (3), pp. 225-238
- Totsika, Vasiliki, Toogood, S., Hastings, Richard P., Lewis, S., 2008. Persistence of challenging behaviours in adults with intellectual disability over a period of 11 years. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 52 (5), pp. 446-457
- Totsika, Vasiliki, Toogood, Sandy, Hastings, Richard P., 2008. Active support : development, evidence base, and future directions. International Review of Research in Mental Retardation, 35, pp. 205-249
- Sylva, Kathy, Taggart, Brenda, Siraj-Blatchford, Iram, Totsika, Vasiliki, Ereky-Stevens, Katharina, Gilden, Rose, Bell, Daniel, 2007. Curricular quality and day-to-day learning activities in pre-school. International Journal of Early Years Education, 15 (1), pp. 49-65
- Sylva, Kathy, Siraj-Blatchford, Iram, Taggart, Brenda, Sammons, Pam, Melhuish, Edward, Elliot, Karen, Totsika, Vasiliki, 2006. Capturing quality in early childhood through environmental rating scales. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 21 (1), pp. 76-92
- Totsika, Vasiliki, Sylva, Kathy, 2004. The home observation for measurement of the environment revisited. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 9 (1), pp. 25-35
- Totsika, Vasiliki, Wulf, Gabriele, 2003. The influence of external and internal foci of attention on transfer to novel situations and skills. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 74 (2), pp. 220-232
- Cullen, Mairi Ann, Lindsay, Geoff, Totsika, Vasiliki, Bakopoulou, Ioanna, Gray, Gemma, Cullen, Stephen Michael, Thomas, Ruth, Caton, Sally, Miller, Andy, 2017. Review of arrangements for disagreement resolution (SEND). Department of Education ; Ministy of Justice
- Lindsay, Geoff, Cullen, Mairi Ann, Cullen, Stephen Michael, Totsika, Vasiliki, Bakopoulou, Ioanna, Goodlad, Susan, Brind, Richard, Pickering, Emily, Bryson , Caroline, Purdon, Susan, Conlon, Gavan, Mantovani, Iris, 2014. CANparent trial evaluation : final report. CEDAR, TNS-BMRB & BPSR
- Lindsay, Geoff, Cullen, Mairi Ann, Cullen, Stephen Michael, Totsika, Vasiliki, Goodlad, Susan, Brind, Richard, Pickering, Emily, Bryson , Caroline, Purdon, Susan, Conlon, Gavan, Mantovani, Iris, 2014. CANparent trial evaluation : final report research brief. CEDAR, TNS-BMRB & BPSR
| Title | Funder | Award start | Award end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Intervention and Early Years support for young children with intellectual disability and/or autism: Facilitating access (Suzi Jayne Scott - WCPRS) | Mencap Centre | 01 Oct 2017 | 30 Sept 2020 |
| Early Positive Approaches to Support (E-PAtS) for families of young children with intellectual disability: Feasibility study | National Institute for Health Research (DoH) | 01 Jan 2018 | 31 Oct 2019 |
| School refusal in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities | Australian Research Council | 01 Jan 2016 | 31 Dec 2018 |
| Mental health in children and adolescents with autism who also have an intellectual disability (ESRC DTC) | Autistica | 01 Oct 2015 | 30 Sept 2018 |
| Early years' parenting and the behavioural development of children with an intellectual disability. | Baily Thomas Charitable Fund | 01 Apr 2016 | 30 Jun 2018 |
| An Evaluation of the impact of the Early Intervation Foundation (EIF) | Early Intervention Foundation | 21 Nov 2014 | 15 Oct 2017 |
| Evaluating the effectiveness of Active Support: establishing the platform | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), School of Social Care Research NIHR | 30 Sept 2016 | 30 May 2017 |
| Review of arrangements for disagreement resolution (SEND) | Department for Education | 01 Apr 2015 | 31 Mar 2017 |
| Are targeted parent training courses still effective when the trial ends? | British Academy | 01 Jun 2016 | 31 Dec 2016 |
| Evaluation of Parent Gym classes. | Mind Gym Limited | 01 Sept 2015 | 31 Mar 2016 |
| Evaluation of Universal Parenting classes - 2014-15 | Department of Health | 30 Jun 2014 | 29 Mar 2015 |