Dr Fiona Barlow-Brown
Faculties, departments and locations
- Faculty of Business and Social Sciences
- Department of Psychology
- School of Law, Social and Behavioural Sciences
- Penrhyn Road
Associate Professor
- Email:
- [email protected]
About
I am a developmental psychologist with research interests which cover aspects of developmental, cognitive and social psychology. My expertise primarily lies in the development of blind children and a variety of aspects of reading development in young children.
Currently I am working on projects looking at:
- Braille reading in beginning blind readers and braille reading difficulties in this population
- Letter reversals in young sighted children
- Social and Academic inclusion in visually impaired and blind adolescents
- Socio-emotional support for university students with vision impairment
- Early maths skills and the ANR in young blind children
Qualifications
- PhD
- SFHEA
Domains
Publications
Supporting the social and emotional needs of students with vision impairment: guidance for High Education Providers
Manitsa, Ifigeneia, Temple, Sophie, Hewett, Rachel and Barlow-Brown, Fiona, 2025, Journal of Inclusive Practice in Further and Higher Education (17), 1 pp 37-55, Published
The benefits of an autism peer network in higher education
Back, Elisa, Main, Ellie, Schur, Pheobe, Manitsa, Ifigeneia, Clifford, Katharine, Barlow-Brown, Fiona, Parchment, Swane and Spurin, Hayley, 2025, Neurodiversity (3), Published
The development of Vi-Connect: an educational game for the social inclusion at school of students with vision impairment
Manitsa, Ifigeneia, Livanou, Maria, Burnett Heyes, Stephanie, Barlow-Brown, Fiona, Gardia, Nuria, Siegfried, Olivia, Clarke, Zoe, Coelho, Holly and De Caro, Alberto, 2024, PLoS ONE (19), 12, Published
Exploring the ÔÇ£interactiveÔÇØ hypothesis in adolescents with vision impairment: the relationship between school belonging and self-esteem
Barlow-Brown, Fiona and Manitsa, Ifigeneia, 2024, Psychology : The Journal of the Hellenic Psychological Society (29), 2 pp 79-104, Published
Evaluating the role of social inclusion in the self-esteem and academic inclusion of adolescents with vision impairment
Manitsa, Ifigeneia, Barlow-Brown, Fiona and Livanou, Maria, 2023, British Journal of Visual Impairment, Published
The role of habilitation services in the lives of children and adolescents with visual impairments
Manitsa, Ifigeneia and Barlow-Brown, Fiona, 2022, British Journal of Visual Impairment, E-pub ahead of print
Self-concept of adolescents with visual impairments
Manitsa, Ifigeneia, Barlow-Brown, Fiona and Lyons, Evanthia, 2020, British Journal of Visual Impairment (38), 2 pp 160-167, Published
Reading difficulties in blind, braille-reading children
Coppins, Natasha and Barlow-Brown, Fiona, 2006, British Journal of Visual Impairment (24), 1 pp 37-39, Published
The role of letter knowledge and phonological awareness in young Braille readers
Barlow-Brown, Fiona and Connelly, Vincent, 2002, Journal of Research in Reading (25), 3 pp 259-270, Published
The role of rehabilitation services in the academic and social emotional development of children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders: a case study of vision impairment
Manitsa, Ifigeneia and Brown, Fiona Barlow (2025). In: Megari, Kalliopi, (eds.), Pennsylvania, U.S.: pp 361-370 [Published]
The benefits of an autism peer network in higher education
Back, Elisa, Schur, Phoebe, Barlow-Brown, Fiona, Parchment, Swane, Spurin, Hayley, Main, Ellie, Manitsa, Ifigeneia and Clifford, Katharine(2024). [Published]
Self-concept in adolescents with visual impairments
Manitsa, Ifigeneia, Barlow-Brown, Fiona and Lyons, Evanthia(2019). [Published]
The relationship between fears and disgust across childhood
Barlow-Brown, Fiona, Barker, Christopher H., Dawson, Ruth and Bryant, J.(2006). [Published]