Dr Kristelle Hudry

  • Qualifications and position:
    • PhD
    • Research Associate
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  • Summary:
    • I am a chartered Educational Psychologist (pending UK acclimatization) with particular interest in toddlers and children with autism spectrum disorders. My current research interests focus on early screening for autism and identification of broader phenotype traits, evaluating early intervention approaches, and broadening our understanding of emotional functioning in this group.
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  • Professional Activities:
    • Member of the British Psychological Society
      Chartered with the College of Educational Psychologists (pending 12 month UK acclimatization period)
      Registered as a Psychologist with the Queensland Board of Psychologists, Australia
      Member of the International Society for Autism Research
  • Conferences/presentations:
    • Hudry, K., Leadbitter, K., Temple, K., Slonims, V., McConachie, H., Aldred, C., Charman, T., & the PACT Consortium (May 2008). Agreement across measures of language and communication in preschoolers with core autism. Poster presented at the 7th annual International Meeting for Autism Research, London, UK.

      Hudry, K., & Slaughter, V. (May 2007). Exploring empathy in autism: Use of parent-report and qualitative analysis. Poster presented at the 6th annual International Meeting for Autism Research, Seattle, WA.

      Hudry, K., Heaton, P., & Hill, E. (May 2006). Pitch discrimination ability in children with autism is not hampered by meaningful semantic content. Poster presented at the 5th annual International Meeting for Autism Researchers, Montreal, Canada.
  • Personal Country Knowledge:
    • Australia
  • Languages Spoken:
    • French (advanced but not able to interview)
      Spanish (basic)
  • Languages Written:
    • French (basic)
      Spanish (basic)
Dr Kristelle Hudry

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Publications

  • Heaton, P., Hudry, K., Ludlow, A., and Hill, E. (2008) 'Superior discrimination of speech pitch and its relationship to verbal ability in autism spectrum disorders', Cognitive Neuropsychology 25, 771-782.
  • Hudry, K. and Slaughter, V. (2008) 'Agent familiarity and emotional context influence the everyday empathic responding of young children with autism', Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders 3, 74-85.
  • Hudry, K. (2008) 'Book Review: Interactive play for children with autism, by D. Seach, 2007', Autism 12, 415-417.
  • Charman, T. and Hudry, K. (2007) 'Commentary on Kasari, C., Freeman, S., & Paparella, T. Interventions targeting joint attention and symbolic play can improve aspects of these skills in young children with autism', Evidence Based Mental Health 10, 21.
  • Hudry, K. (2007) 'Book Review: Analysing rater agreement: Manifest variable methods, by A. von Eye & E. Y. Mun, 2004', British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology 60, 421-427.
  • Hudry, K. (2003) 'Disentangling feelings from understanding and behavioural responses: a lesson from empathy in autism'' In J. A. Vadeboncoeur and S. Rawolle (eds), Educational Imaginings: On the Play of Texts and Contexts.. Brisbane: Australian Academic Press.
  • Bahr, N., and Hudry, K. (eds) (2003) Our Adolescents: Issues for teachers, schools and communities. Brisbane, Australia: Postpressed.
  • Hudry, K. (2003) 'ASD explained for peers, parents and professionals', Journal of Disability, Development and Education 50, 459-462.