
Associate Professor Rebecca Collie
BEd (Hons) (University of Melbourne), MA (University of British Columbia), PhD (University of British Columbia)
I conduct research in the areas of motivation, wellbeing, academic and social-emotional development using quantitative research methods. I examine these factors among students and teachers with the aim of identifying how to best support academic, social, and emotional thriving among students and occupational thriving among teachers. I am now also conducting research on generative AI use among teachers and students.
I have been awarded over $4m in national/international grants, and governme...
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2024: Featured in Stanford’s List of Most Cited Researchers (Top 2%) in 2023 – Globally and in Primary Discipline (Education)
2023: Outstanding Reviewer Award for Learning and Instruction, European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI)
2023: Ranked Top 10 of most productive female educational psychology researchers in the world in the 5-yearly International Rankings of Top-Producing Female Educational Psychology Researchers (Source: Griffin et al., Educational Psychology Review, 2023)
2023: Featured in Stanford’s List of Most Cited Researchers (Top 2%) in 2022 – Globally and in Primary Discipline (Education)
2022: Ranked Top 25 of all researchers in 5-yearly International Rankings of the Most Published Educational Psychologists (Source: Fong et al., Educational Psychology Review, 2022)
2022: Ranked Top 5 of early career researchers in 5-yearly International Rankings of the Most Published Educational Psychologists (Source: Fong et al., Educational Psychology Review, 2022)
2022: Featured in Stanford’s List of Most Cited Researchers (Top 2%) in 2021 – Globally and in Primary Discipline (Education)
2021: Richard E. Snow Award for Early Career Research Contributions, American Psychological Association Division 15 (Educational Psychology)
2021: Supervisor Award, Postgraduate Council, University of New South Wales
2021: Featured in “Educational Psychology Early Career Award Winners: How Did They Do It?” (Source: Kiewra et al., Educational Psychology Review, 2021)
2021: Featured in Stanford’s List of Most Cited Researchers (Top 2%) in 2020 – Globally and in Primary Discipline (Education)
2021: Rising Star of Research in “Educational Psychology and Counselling” - Listed as a Top 40 early career researcher in The Australian newspaper’s Research Magazine 2021
2020: Australian Research Council DECRA (Discovery Early Career Researcher Award)
2020: Outstanding Early Career Scholar, American Educational Research Association Division C (Learning and Instruction)
2018: Young Scientist Award, International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development
2018: Supervisor Award, Postgraduate Council, University of New South Wales
2016: American Educational Research Journal Outstanding Reviewer, American Educational Research Association
2016: Supervisor Award, Postgraduate Council, University of New South Wales
2011-2014: Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
2010-2014: Four-Year PhD Fellowship, University of British Columbia
2013: Dean of Education Scholarship, University of British Columbia
2013: Donald and Ellen Poulter Scholarship, University of British Columbia
2005-2006: Dean’s Honours Award for Academic Excellence, University of Melbourne
Examples of research projects I am currently conducting include:
- Teachers' motivation and wellbeing
- The role of motivation in social and emotional development among children
- Academic resilience among female students
- Academic success among migrant students
Professional Society Memberships:
- Australian Association for Research in Education
- American Educational Research Association, Division C (Learning & Instruction), Motivation SIG
- American Psychological Association, Division 15 (Educational Psychology)
- European Association for Research in Learning and Instruction, Motivation and Emotion SIG
- British Educational Research Association
- International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development
My Research Supervision
Some current/recent topics examined by students I supervise include:
- Teachers' workplace experiences and links with their engagement and wellbeing
- Students' goal setting and adaptability
- Students' academic effort and links with achievement
- Social-emotional motivation and links with students' wellbeing
- The academic transition to high school and post-school