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Ari Dyer
(they/them)
BSc, MSc, PhD
Teams and roles for Ari Dyer
Lecturer
PhD Student
Overview
Lecturer in mental health psychology with Cardiff University's School of Psychology. My research focuses on supporting the neurodivergent community within the research priorities communicated by neurodivergent people.
My PhD investigated the potential for sensory rooms to support the wellbeing of autistic pupils and pupils in the missing middle.
Trained in psychology, neuroscience, and linguistics, I bring an interdiscplinary perspective to my work.
Publication
2026
- Dyer, A. M. et al. 2026. Autistic pupil's self-reported and observed experiences of multi-sensory environments in schools. Neurodiversity 4 27546330261448357. (10.1177/27546330261448357)
2025
- Trujillo, J. P. , Dyer, R. M. K. and Holler, J. 2025. Dyadic differences in empathy scores are associated with kinematic similarity during conversational question–answer pairs. Discourse Processes 62 (3), pp.195-213. (10.1080/0163853x.2025.2467605)
- Dyer, A. 2025. The use of multi-sensory environments with autistic young people, and with children with socio-emotional, cognitive, and behavioural differences. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.
Articles
- Dyer, A. M. et al. 2026. Autistic pupil's self-reported and observed experiences of multi-sensory environments in schools. Neurodiversity 4 27546330261448357. (10.1177/27546330261448357)
- Trujillo, J. P. , Dyer, R. M. K. and Holler, J. 2025. Dyadic differences in empathy scores are associated with kinematic similarity during conversational question–answer pairs. Discourse Processes 62 (3), pp.195-213. (10.1080/0163853x.2025.2467605)
Thesis
- Dyer, A. 2025. The use of multi-sensory environments with autistic young people, and with children with socio-emotional, cognitive, and behavioural differences. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.
Research
My research focuses on work to support the neurodivergent community within their self-identified research priorities. My work is mixed-methods, using a combination of qualitative (e.g. reflexive thematic analysis) and quantitative (e.g. network analysis) techniques.
My PhD focused on the use of sensory rooms with two populations: autistic young people, and children in the missing middle. As this is an exploratory area, this research used mixed-methods, including reflexive thematic analysis, network analysis, and community detection.
Teaching
For undergraduate students, I supervise practicals and dissertation projects.
For postgraduate students, I teach lectures on mental health psychology, develop exam questions, and mark assignments.
I am also a personal tutor.
Biography
Current Position
Lecturer in Mental Health Psychology with Cardiff University's School of Psychology
Previous Education
- 2022-2026: PhD Student: Cardiff University's School of Psychology and the Wales Autism Research Centre
- 2020-2022: MSc (Cum Laude) Brain and Cognitive Sciences: Cognitive Neuroscience Track, University of Amsterdam
- 2017-2020: BSc (Hons) Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London
Academic positions
- 2025 - Present: Lecturer, Cardiff University, School of Psychology
- 2022 - 2025: Graduate Teaching Assistant, Cardiff University School of Psychology
- 2021 - 2022: Research Intern investigating multimodal communication with the CoSI Lab, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in conjunction with the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour
- 2022 - 2022: Research Intern investigating pragmatic language in autism with the LiA Lab, University of Amsterdam
- 2021 - 2021: Teaching Assistant, University of Amsterdam
Speaking engagements
- 2026: Speaker, Cardiff University Neurodevelopmental Assessment Unit
- 2025: Speaker, Autism Europe Congress, Dublin, Ireland
- 2025: Panelist, Cardiff University Interdisciplinary Research Event for Disability and Neurodiversity: Intersectionality
- 2025: Speaker, Cardiff University, SPARK Research Showcase for Disability
- 2024: Speaker, Cardiff University ,Research Skills Workshops
- 2024: Poster Presentation, Sheffield Autism Research Lab Conference
- 2024: Speaker, Cardiff University Interdisciplinary Research Event for Disability and Neurodiversity
- 2024: Poster Presenter, INSAR 2024 Annual Meeting, Melbourne, Australia
- 2024: Poster Presenter, Cardiff University Mental Health for Future Generations Event
- 2024: Speaker, Cardiff University Year Two PhD Conference
- 2023: Speaker, Wales Autism Research Centre Sensory Guide Launch
- 2023: Poster Presenter, Cardiff University Year One Poster Conference
Committees and reviewing
- 2023-2025: Research Skills Workshops Committee Member
- 2021-2022: Amsterdam Brain and Cognition Journal Board Member
- 2020-2021: Amsterdam Brain and Cognition Journal Member
Contact Details
Research themes
Specialisms
- Autism
- Neurodiversity
- Inclusive Design
- Qualitative