Dr Rossella Sorte

My profile

Biography

Academic and professional qualifications

PhD Psychology (2018), Manchester Metropolitan University

Professional licence in Psychology (2011), Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy 

BSc Clinical Psychology (2010), Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy 

BA Cultural Psychology (2007), Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy 

Research grants and awards

Sorte R., Benn Y., Longley V.  (2021-2022), Autistic Awareness Communication Project. 

Shortlisted for the MMU Union Teaching Awards (2023) for Outstanding Commitment to Mental Health and Wellbeing Support

Shortlisted for the MMU Union Teaching Awards (2021) for Outstanding Commitment to Mental Health and Wellbeing Support

Professional membership

FHEA (2022)

Chartered Psychologist  BPS (2020)

Equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&I)

Member of the department ED&I committee from 2021

Founder and co-leader of the Neurodiversity Seminars series in the Psychology Department 

Co-lead of the Disability Group in the Psychology Department 

Neurodiverse Curriculum design 

Diversity tutor providing specialist support to students 

Projects

I am currently working on these research projects:

(2024)  An analysis of corrective behavioural practices in fiction books adopted by primary schools for the development of the National Curriculum.

This project is co-led with neurodivergent students in the Psychology Department at MMU. We are looking into rhetoric of normativity in fiction books set in schools and how these might impact neurodivergent children. 

(2024) Well-being and Mental Health Experiences of Parents of Autistic Children in Mainstream Schools in the UK

This is a collaborative research project with Edge Hill University. We are investigating the experiences of parents of autistic children and how the system supports their wellbeing and mental health. We are using institutional trauma lens.

Teaching

I teach the following courses:

Unit Leader in Childhood and Early Years Interventions (MSc Childhood and Wellbeing in practice ) 

Unit Leader in Personal and Professional Development (BSc Hons Psychology)

Culture and Psychology (Tutor) BSc Hons Psychology

Lifespan Development  (Tutor) BSc Hons Psychology

Supervision

I supervise undergraduate and MSc students including neurodiversity, school inclusion, disability and ableism, gender migration and foodways. 

Research outputs

Dunleavy, A. and Sorte, R. (2022) A thematic analysis of the family experience of British mainstream school SEND inclusion: can their voices inform best practice? Journal of  Research in Special Educational Needs, V22(4), 332-342.  https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-3802.12571

Paltoglou, A.E., Simms-Moore, R., Pal, M., Sorte, R. (2022) ‘Using Padlet to share dissertation stories and writing tips: Can Padlet help foster a scholarly community?.’ Creative Academic, 21-28.