Dr Jennifer Keating
(hi/ei)
Cydymaith Ymchwil
Trosolwyg
Fy mhrif ddiddordebau ymchwil yw nodi a deall ffactorau sy'n cefnogi datblygiad plant. Mae gen i ddiddordeb hefyd mewn anawsterau prosesu synhwyraidd a phrofiadau synhwyraidd a'u heffaith ar ddatblygiad plant. Ar hyn o bryd rwy'n gweithio yn y Labordy Data Addysg yn Sefydliad Ymchwil a Data Cymdeithasol ac Economaidd Cymru. Yn fy ymchwil, rwy'n dadansoddi data addysg weinyddol, data arolwg ar raddfa fawr, a chysylltiad data, gan ganolbwyntio ar blant ag anghenion dysgu ychwanegol.
Cyn hynny, gweithiais fel Cydymaith Ymchwil yn Ysgol y Gwyddorau Gofal Iechyd a'r Ysgol Seicoleg ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd. Yn y rôl hon, gweithiais ar brosiectau ymchwil gyda ffocws ar hyblygrwydd gwybyddol, anhwylder cydlynu datblygiadol, a manteision chwarae ar gyfer datblygiad cymdeithasol ac emosiynol. Rwy'n defnyddio amrywiaeth o ddulliau ymchwil gan gynnwys asesiadau ymddygiadol, adroddiadau rhoddwyr gofal, electroenceffalograffi (EEG), a sbectrosgopeg bron i mewn swyddogaethol (fNIRS).
Cyhoeddiad
2024
- Keating, J., Purcell, C., Gerson, S. A., Vanderwert, R. E. and Jones, C. R. G. 2024. Exploring the presence and impact of sensory differences in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder. Research in Developmental Disabilities
- Keating, J., Uljarević, M., van Goozen, S. H. M., Abbot‐Smith, K., Hay, D. F. and Leekam, S. R. 2024. Assessing pragmatic language difficulties using the Revised Children's Communication Checklist‐2. Exploratory structural equation modeling and associations with restricted and repetitive behaviors. Autism Research (10.1002/aur.3100)
2023
- Keating, J., Gerson, S. A., Jones, C. R., Vanderwert, R. E. and Purcell, C. 2023. Possible disrupted biological movement processing in Developmental Coordination Disorder. Cortex 168, pp. 1-13. (10.1016/j.cortex.2023.06.018)
- Keating, J., Hashmi, S., Vanderwert, R. E., Davies, R. M., Jones, C. R. G. and Gerson, S. A. 2023. Embracing neurodiversity in doll play: Investigating neural and language correlates of doll play in a neurodiverse sample. European Journal of Neuroscience (10.1111/ejn.16144)
- Keating, J., Van Goozen, S., Uljarevic, M., Hay, D. and Leekam, S. 2023. Restricted and repetitive behaviors and their developmental and demographic correlates in 4-8-year-old children: A transdiagnostic approach. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 17, article number: 1085404. (10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1085404)
2022
- Hasshim, N. et al. 2022. Links between daytime napping, night-time sleep quality and infant attention: an eye-tracking, actigraphy and parent-report study. Children 9(11), article number: 1613. (10.3390/children9111613)
- Keating, J., Hasshim, N., Bramham, J., McNicholas, F., Carr, A. and Downes, M. 2022. An exploration of early sleep development in preschool children with and without a familial history of ADHD. Sleep Medicine 100, pp. S27-S28. (10.1016/j.sleep.2022.05.088)
- Keating, J., Gaffney, R., Bramham, J. and Downes, M. 2022. Sensory modulation difficulties and assessment in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review. European Journal of Developmental Psychology 19(1), pp. 110-144. (10.1080/17405629.2021.1889502)
2021
- Keating, J., Bramham, J. and Downes, M. 2021. Sensory modulation and negative affect in children at familial risk of ADHD. Research in Developmental Disabilities 112, article number: 103904. (10.1016/j.ridd.2021.103904)
Erthyglau
- Keating, J., Purcell, C., Gerson, S. A., Vanderwert, R. E. and Jones, C. R. G. 2024. Exploring the presence and impact of sensory differences in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder. Research in Developmental Disabilities
- Keating, J., Uljarević, M., van Goozen, S. H. M., Abbot‐Smith, K., Hay, D. F. and Leekam, S. R. 2024. Assessing pragmatic language difficulties using the Revised Children's Communication Checklist‐2. Exploratory structural equation modeling and associations with restricted and repetitive behaviors. Autism Research (10.1002/aur.3100)
- Keating, J., Gerson, S. A., Jones, C. R., Vanderwert, R. E. and Purcell, C. 2023. Possible disrupted biological movement processing in Developmental Coordination Disorder. Cortex 168, pp. 1-13. (10.1016/j.cortex.2023.06.018)
- Keating, J., Hashmi, S., Vanderwert, R. E., Davies, R. M., Jones, C. R. G. and Gerson, S. A. 2023. Embracing neurodiversity in doll play: Investigating neural and language correlates of doll play in a neurodiverse sample. European Journal of Neuroscience (10.1111/ejn.16144)
- Keating, J., Van Goozen, S., Uljarevic, M., Hay, D. and Leekam, S. 2023. Restricted and repetitive behaviors and their developmental and demographic correlates in 4-8-year-old children: A transdiagnostic approach. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 17, article number: 1085404. (10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1085404)
- Hasshim, N. et al. 2022. Links between daytime napping, night-time sleep quality and infant attention: an eye-tracking, actigraphy and parent-report study. Children 9(11), article number: 1613. (10.3390/children9111613)
- Keating, J., Hasshim, N., Bramham, J., McNicholas, F., Carr, A. and Downes, M. 2022. An exploration of early sleep development in preschool children with and without a familial history of ADHD. Sleep Medicine 100, pp. S27-S28. (10.1016/j.sleep.2022.05.088)
- Keating, J., Gaffney, R., Bramham, J. and Downes, M. 2022. Sensory modulation difficulties and assessment in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A systematic review. European Journal of Developmental Psychology 19(1), pp. 110-144. (10.1080/17405629.2021.1889502)
- Keating, J., Bramham, J. and Downes, M. 2021. Sensory modulation and negative affect in children at familial risk of ADHD. Research in Developmental Disabilities 112, article number: 103904. (10.1016/j.ridd.2021.103904)
Ymchwil
Prosiectau cyfredol:
Labordy Data Addysg Cymru: Yn yr ymchwil hwn, rwy'n cynnal dadansoddiad o ddata addysg weinyddol, data arolwg ar raddfa fawr, a chysylltiad data, gan ganolbwyntio ar blant ag anghenion dysgu ychwanegol.
Cydlynu, Symud, ac Astudiaeth Ymennydd (CoMB): Mae astudiaeth CoMB yn ymchwilio i gydberthynas niwral Anhwylder Cydlynu Datblygiadol (DCD). Yn benodol, rwy'n defnyddio electroenceffalograffi (EEG) i archwilio gweithgarwch system niwronau drych mewn plant â DCD.
Manteision chwarae doliau: Rwy'n gweithio ar nifer o astudiaethau sy'n ymchwilio i effaith chwarae doliau ar draws nifer eang o feysydd gan gynnwys empathi, sgiliau cymdeithasol ac iaith. Mae'r prosiect hwn yn cynnwys defnyddio sbectrosgopeg swyddogaethol bron-yn-infared, asesiadau ymddygiadol, adroddiadau rhoddwyr gofal, a mesurau arsylwadol.
Rôl hyblygrwydd gwybyddol mewn ymddygiad ailadroddus plant: Mae'r astudiaeth hon yn archwilio rôl is-fathau o hyblygrwydd gwybyddol (hyblygrwydd symud a chynrychioliadol set) ar ymddygiadau ailadroddus plant.
Bywgraffiad
Addysg israddedig
2017: BA Seicoleg, Coleg Prifysgol Dulyn (Anrhydedd Dosbarth Cyntaf)
Addysg ôl-raddedig
2020: PhD Seicoleg, Coleg Prifysgol Dulyn
Cyflogaeth
2023-presennol: Cydymaith Ymchwil, Cymru Insitute o Ymchwil a Data Cymdeithasol ac Economaidd
2021-2023: Cydymaith Ymchwil, Ysgol Seicoleg, Prifysgol Caerdydd
2020-2021: Cydymaith Ymchwil, Ysgol y Gwyddorau Gofal Iechyd, Prifysgol Caerdydd
Anrhydeddau a dyfarniadau
- Cronfa Ymchwil a Datblygu Strategol Sefydliad Arloesedd y Brifysgol, Prifysgol Caerdydd - Ebrill 2022
- Cais Infastructure Ymchwil ar gyfer Offer Delweddu'r Ymennydd Newyddenedigol (Cyd-ymchwilydd), Prifysgol Caerdydd - Awst 2021
- Rhestr fer Gwobr Gyrfa Gynnar Adran Niwroseicoleg Cymdeithas Seicolegol Iwerddon – Tachwedd 2019
- Cyllid Ymgysylltu â'r Cyhoedd SPARC, UCD – Tachwedd 2019
- Cyllid Hadau – Lledaenu ac Allbynnau, UCD – Ebrill 2019
- Cronfa Ymchwil ac Arloesi Graddedigion, UCD – Mawrth 2019
- Cronfa Ymchwil ac Arloesi Graddedigion, UCD – Hydref 2018
- Gwobr Deithio, Gwarantwyr yr Ymennydd – Mai 2018
- Ysgoloriaeth Ôl-raddedig yn y Celfyddydau, UCD – Mawrth 2018
Themâu ymchwil
Arbenigeddau
- Niwroddatblygiad
- Niwroamrywiaeth
- Niwroseicoleg
- Datblygiad plant a'r glasoed