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Prof Karola Dillenburger

Queen's is an approved continuing education provider for the BACB (Karola is the co-ordinator)

 

BSc. (Freiburg i.Br, Germany); Ph.D. (UUC);
Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA-D);
Chartered Psychologist (BPS);
Clinical Psychologist (HPC);
Associate Fellow (BPS);
Fellow (HEA);

Room 14a
6 College Green
School of Education
Queen's University Belfast
Tel: 028 9097 5985
Fax: 028 9097 5066
Email: k.dillenburger@qub.ac.uk

Leadership Roles
Co-ordinator of PGCertficate/ PG Diploma/ and MSc Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Director of Centre for Behaviour Analysis incl. Queen's University Autism Research and Treatment (QUART) Centre

Teaching/Co-ordination

  • Module - Behaviour Analysis in Practice (in class or online)
  • Module - Behaviour Analysis in Theory (online)
  • Module - Understanding Autistic Spectrum Disorders: From Autism to Asperger Syndrome
  • Module - Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Models and Methods of Intervention
  • Masters dissertation supervision
  • Research degree supervision

Research/Scholarship

  • Behaviour Analysis: applied, experimental, and conceptual.
  • Evidence based education, single-system design
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Bereavement and Trauma

Please get in touch if you are a prospective student interested in pursuing doctoral level study in any of the above research areas.

Books and Peer-reviewed Articles - Chapters and other Publications - Conferences and talks - Conference organisation

Research/Scholarship Projects:

Ongoing Projects
Completed Projects
  • STAMPPP II: Science and the treatment of autism: A multimedia package for parents and professionals. Funded by Leonardo da Vinci; Transfer of Innovation. With UU, Mickey Keenan, PI; Stockholm University (Sweden); The European Institute for the Study of Human Behavior (Italy); Erasmus University Rotterdam (Netherlands); The State Diagnostic and Counselling Centre (Iceland); PEAT; ANTAM (London). (2011-2013). Project budget €373,637.
  • OFMdFM: Helping the most vulnerable out of the poverty trap and reducing inequality: Policies, strategies, and services for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, including intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities. With Dr Lyn McKerr (SOE) and Dr Mickey Keenan (UUC) (2012-2015) Project budget £298,128.


  • OFMDFM/NISRA: Childcare issues for disabled children, especially with regard to caregivers as they grow older £24,000. Download full report here.
  • KTP: Knowledge Transfer Partnership: With PEAT: Development of an evidence-based research and social economy strand. £41,313
  • STAMPPP: Science and the treatment of autism: A multimedia package for parents and professionals. Funded by Leonardo da Vinci; Transfer of Innovation. With University of Applied Sciences Muenster, Germany; University of Oviedo, Spain; Akershus University College, Norway; UU; PEAT; ANTAM) (2008-2010). €399,000
  • COGWORKS - The Cognitive Health and Wellbeing Hub. funded by Lifelong Health and Wellbeing Network, administered through Medical Research Council (MRC). (with multi-disciplinary team from QUB, Karim Hadjri, PI; UU; Brunel University; University of Stirling; Oxford Brooks University). (2009-2010)  £50,000
  • SCoTENS. Conference organization support: Facing Autism 2009 funded by Standing Conference of Teacher Education North and South (2009)  £3000
  • CAP: What the future holds: Older people as carers of adult dependant children with disabilities. Funded by Changing Ageing Partnership (CAP). Research Seed Grant. (2008-2009). £10,000.  Older Carers Report (funded by CAP partnership/AtlanticPhilatrophies)
  • PEAT: Young people’s participation project. Funded by Big Lottery Fund, Young People’s Fund –Change UR Future. With Parents’ Education as Autism Therapists Charity (PEAT). (2007-2010). £150,000.
  • SIMPLE STEPS: Project Grant. Funded by Big Lottery. Voluntary and Community Sector Scheme. With PEAT. (2006-2008). £236,000.
  • RIA: Meeting the needs of families living with children on the autistic spectrum disorder . Funded by Royal Irish Academy; Developing Charity Strategy Through Partnership – (DCSP). With UU and PEAT. (2006-2008). €71,200. RIA Autism Report (Funded by Royal Irish Academy)
  • BBC: Child Support Programme. Funded by BBC Children in Need. With PEAT. (2006-2007) £50,000
  • PAVE: Evidence based practice for people affected by community violence. Funded by Strategic Implementation Fund (Office First Minister and Deputy First Minister, NI) Good relations and Reconciliation Division (2005-2007). £153,000

Member of Editorial Boards

  • European Journal of Behavior Analysis
  • Journal of Behavior Analysis of Offender and Victim Treatment and Prevention .
  • Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability
  • The Open Rehabilitation Journal 

 

Ich bin Professor für Verhaltensanalyse und Erziehung und leite das Zentrum für Verhaltensanalyse hier in dem Fachbereich Erziehung, an der Queen’s Universität Belfast. Ich bin gebürtige Deutsche aus Ludwigsburg und lebe seit über 30 Jahren in Nordirland. Meine Forschungsgebiete sind Verhaltensanalysis (hauptsachlich, die Angewandte Verhaltensanalysis, oder Applied Behaviour Analysis); Autismum, Elterntraining, Psychologische Trauma, und Erziehung. Wir beiten Masterskurse in Autismus Spektrum Störung and in der Verhaltensanalyse im ‘Blended Learning’ (Internet) Format an. Unsere Veröffentlichungen sind weitläufig auf Deutsch erhältlich (Simplestepsautism.com und http://tinyurl.com/8fwv6nz). Bitte melden Sie Sich falls Sie an weiterer Information über unsere Arbeit interessiert sind oder bei uns studieren wollen.