Mel is Director of CRAE, Associate Professor, and a Lecturer (Teaching) in Psychology at the IOE.
Mel joined CRAE as a doctoral student under the supervision of Anna Remington and Zachary Walker. She completed her PhD focusing on the diagnostic disclosure experiences of autistic adults in workplace settings.
Before coming to London, Mel worked for several years at the New York (NY) Center for Autism Charter School, where she taught autistic adolescents and young adults. Through her work as a teacher and job coach, she developed an interest in transition planning, adult support services, and employment for autistic individuals.
Recent publications
Davies, J., Matthews, R., Romualdez, A. M., Pellicano, E., & Remington, A. (2024). “Retirement Is One Hell of a Change”: Autistic People’s Experiences of Retiring. Autism in Adulthood.
Davies, J., Melinek, R., Livesey, A., Killick, E., Sam, E., Romualdez, A. M., Pellicano, E., & Remington, A. (2024). “I did what I could to earn some money and be of use”: A qualitative exploration of autistic people’s journeys to career success and fulfilment. Autism.
Davies, J., Romualdez, A. M., Pellicano, E., & Remington, A. (2024). Career progression for autistic people: A scoping review. Autism, 13623613241236110.
Davies, J., Romualdez, A. M., Malyan, D., Heasman, B., Livesey, A., Walker, A., . . . Remington, A. (2023). Autistic Adults’ Priorities for Future Autism Employment Research: Perspectives from the United Kingdom. Autism in Adulthood. doi:10.1089/aut.2022.0087
Romualdez, A. (2022). Perspectives on employment for autistic people: The current situation, what works, and what needs to change [Digital scholarly resource].
Romualdez, A. M., Walker, Z., & Remington, A. (2021). Autistic adults’ experiences of diagnostic disclosure in the workplace: Decision-making and factors associated with outcomes. Autism and Developmental Language Impairments, 6.
Remington, A., Heasman, B., Romualdez, A. M., & Pellicano, E. (2021). Experiences of autistic and non-autistic individuals participating in a corporate internship scheme. Autism.
Romualdez, A. (2021). Exploring the Diagnostic Disclosure Experiences of Autistic Individuals in Workplace Settings (Doctoral dissertation). UCL.
Romualdez, A. M., Heasman, B., Walker, Z., Davies, J., & Remington, A. (2021). “People might understand me better”: Diagnostic disclosure experiences of autistic individuals in the workplace. Autism in Adulthood.
Romualdez, A. M., Yirrell, K., & Remington, A. (2020). Exploring Participants’ Views on a Supported Work Internship Program for Autistic and Learning Disabled Young People. International Journal of Disability Management, 15, e3.