- Research Staff
- Specialist Learning Mentor (Neurodiversity and Disability)
Biography
Dr Julie Bailey is an experienced educator, researcher and specialist mentor, supporting neurodivergent and disabled students to success in their studies and beyond. Julie completed her first degree at the University of Cambridge and PGCE at the University of Oxford. Following a successful career in secondary education and sixth form leadership, she returned to the University of Cambridge where she completed an MEd and PhD in higher education neurodiversity inclusion. Julie was the founding Chair of Governors for The Cavendish School, innovative specialist, state-funded provision for autistic children and young people in and around Cambridge. She currently combines teaching, student support and research roles focused on educational inclusion at the University of Cambridge.
Research
Neurodiversity Inclusion - student experience and support strategies
Teaching
Education PPD Masters (Neurodiversity in Education)
Education Tripos
Publications
Bailey, J., & Baker, S. T. (2022). Rethinking engagement with learning for neurodiverse students. The Psychology of Education Review, 46(2), 32–36
Bailey, J., Parsons, O. E., Baron-Cohen, S., & Baker, S. T. (2022). A pilot study of autistic and non-autistic adults’ systemizing in a learning task using observational measures of attention, misunderstanding, and reasoning. Cambridge Educational Research e-Journal, 9 1-16.
Bailey, J., & Baker, S. T. (2020). A synthesis of the quantitative literature on autistic pupils’ experience of barriers to inclusion in mainstream schools. Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 20(4), 291-307
