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Biography
Dr Ivana Lessner Listiakova is a Senior Lecturer at the Special Educational Needs and Inclusion Department, Faculty of Education, University of Northampton. Her expertise is in inclusive education, learning support, sensory processing difficulties and sensory strategies. She has worked with international schools providing support to teachers, families and children with ASD and learning difficulties. She has conducted trainings for teachers and other helping professionals in sensory integration as well as the use of expressive arts therapies. She previously worked at Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia and Palacky University in Olomouc, Czech Republic. She was a national coordinator in several LLP Leonardo da Vinci projects focused on early childhood intervention (ECI2.0, ICF-TRAIN) and mental health in families (Kids Strengths). She has got a PhD in Pre-school and Primary Education and a Master's degree in Therapeutic Education.
Research Interests
She has been involved in research projects focused on evaluating a range of practices in expressive art therapies - specifically drama therapy and art therapy, and the use of multisensory approaches, focusing on the needs of teachers in inclusive education, young people in social care facilities, and adults in mental health rehabilitation clinics. She is currently working on research projects exploring experiences of families living autism and teacher trainings in autism.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Comenius University
Award Date: 27 Aug 2012
Master, Comenius University
Award Date: 18 May 2009
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Projects
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ASD-EAST: ASD-EAST: Autism Spectrum Disorder – Empowering and Supporting Teachers
Preece, D. & Lessner Listiakova, I.
1/09/18 → 31/08/20
Project: Research › European
Research output
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ASD-EAST Mapping Report
Preece, D., Lisak, N., Lessner Listiakova, I., Stošić, J., Kossewska, J. & Troshanska, J., 20 Sep 2020, (Accepted/In press) Northampton. 72 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report
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ASD-EAST Programme Evaluation Report
Preece, D., Lessner Listiakova, I., Bramble, P., Lisak Šegota, N., Stošić, J., Begić, M., Aguila Muñoz, S., Kossewska, J., Cierpiałowska, T., Lubińska-Kościółek, E., Bombińska-Domżał, A., Niemiec, S., Płoszaj, M., Troshanska, J., Petkovska Nikolovska, A., Baranger, A., Fernández, C. & Canil, C., 1 Oct 2020, (Accepted/In press) Northampton. 35 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report
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In-service education and training for teachers regarding autism spectrum disorder: a review of the literature.
Lessner Listiakova, I. & Preece, D., 6 May 2020, In: Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis: Studia Psychologica. 12, p. 177-199 23 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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Living with Autism in Rural Coastal England
Preece, D. & Lessner Listiakova, I., 18 Aug 2020, (Accepted/In press) 6 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report
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Teacher education and confidence regarding autism of specialist primary school teachers
Lisak Segota, N., Lessner Listiakova, I., Stošić, J., Kossewska, J., Troshanska, J., Petkovska Nikolovska, A., Cierpiałowska, T. & Preece, D., 9 Nov 2020, In: European Journal of Special Needs Education. 0, p. 1 - 14 14 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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Training needs in the field of autism of contemporary Polish teachers in the context of the international ASD-EAST project
Kossewska, J., Preece, D., Lisak, N., Bombińska-Domżał, A., Cierpiałowska, T., Lessner Listiakova, I., Lubińska-Kościółek, E., Niemiec, S., Płoszaj, M., Stošić, J. & Troshanska, J., 7 Jan 2020, In: Social Welfare: Interdisciplinary Approach. 1, 9, p. 82-92 11 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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ASD-EAST: Identifying training needs of specialized teachers
Lessner Listiakova, I., Preece, D., Stošić, J., Lisak, N., Troshanska, J., Petkovska Nikolovska, A., Kossewska, J., Cierpiałowska, T., Bombińska-Domżał, A., Lubińska-Kościółek, E., Niemiec, S. & Ploszaj, M., 13 Sep 2019.Research output: Contribution to Conference › Poster › peer-review
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Autizmus a senzorické stratégie
Lessner Listiakova, I., 31 Dec 2019, Comenius University in Bratislava. 160 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
Datasets
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Experience of families living with autism in rural coastal areas of England
Preece, D. (Creator) & Lessner Listiakova, I. (Creator), DataCite, 2021
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Activities
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Developing curriculums and training materials internationally – lessons about communication and collaboration from ASD-EAST
David Preece (Author) & Ivana Lessner Listiakova (Author)
16 Jun 2020Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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100 Jubilee of Faculty of Philosophy, University of Ss Cyril & Methodius
David Preece (Participant), Jasmina Troshanska (Participant), Natalija Lisak Segota (Participant), Ivana Lessner Listiakova (Participant) & Ana Petkovska Nikolovska (Participant)
4 Sep 2020Activity: Participating in or organising a conference or workshop › Participating in a conference or workshop › Research
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Evaluation methodology for development projects
Ivana Lessner Listiakova (Author) & David Preece (Author)
12 Jun 2020Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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ASD-EAST - empowering and supporting teachers to work with autism in Eastern Europe.
David Preece (Author) & Ivana Lessner Listiakova (Author)
5 Feb 2020Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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ASD-EAST - Empowering and supporting teachers to work with autism in Eastern Europe
David Preece (Author) & Ivana Lessner Listiakova (Author)
12 Feb 2020Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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ASD-EAST - Empowering and supporting teachers to work with autism in Eastern Europe
David Preece (Author) & Ivana Lessner Listiakova (Author)
5 Feb 2020Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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Developing curriculums and training materials internationally – lessons about communication and collaboration from ASD-EAST
Ivana Lessner Listiakova (Author) & David Preece (Author)
16 Jun 2020Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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Evaluation methodology for development projects
Ivana Lessner Listiakova (Author) & David Preece (Author)
12 Jun 2020Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Oral presentation › Research
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