Dr Sarah Vaughan
Senior Lecturer
Biography
Dr Sarah Vaughan is a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Psychology in the School of Society within the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Society. With a Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience, she has made contributions towards understanding Pain in Autism and other populations with reported sensory issues. She is Chair of the Pain, Trauma, & Safeguarding Special Interest Group and is engaged in teaching and supervision, across the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, in particular, research methods.
Teaching and Supervision
Dr Vaughan is an experienced lecturer, having taught across various brain and behaviour modules, specialising in pain, autism and other mental health conditions. As a quantitative specialist, she also leads research methods at level 5. She supervises and examines a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate research studies.
Research and Knowledge Exchange
As the chair of the Pain, Trauma, and Safeguarding Research Group, Dr. Sarah Vaughan's research interests initially focused on pain experiences within Autism. However, driven by a commitment to broadening understanding and impact, she seeks to expand her research agenda. Dr. Vaughan aims to explore intersections between pain, trauma, and safeguarding across diverse populations, including but not limited to individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders and other groups.