Samantha Newell

Samantha Newell

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Psychology

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

I am interested in researching innovations and practice in the field of Psychology Education. In particular, I am currently researching Psychological Literacy in a higher education context. 

I am also a Research Assistant in the School of Humanities, investigating student/teacher co-creation of learning resources using educational technologies such as Echo360 (Active Learning Platform). This project aims to add to the growing 'students as partners' literature.  

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  • Awards and Achievements
    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2016 Honour Golden Key International Honour Society, University of Adelaide Chapter University of Adelaide Australia —
    2016 Scholarship Zonta Club of Adelaide Honours Scholarship Zonta Club of Adelaide Australia —
    2015 Award Chancellor's Letter of Commendation University of South Australia Australia —
    2015 Teaching Award South Australian Outstanding Science Educator prize South Australian Science Teachers Association (SASTA) Australia —
    2014 Award Chancellor's Letters of Commendation University of South Australia Australia —
    2013 Award University Merit Award University of South Australia Australia —
    2012 Award University Merit Award University of South Australia Australia —
    2012 Honour Golden Key International Honour Society, UniSA Chapter University of South Australia Australia —

  • Language Competencies
    Language Competency
    Korean Can read and understand spoken

  • Research Interests
    Educational Psychology Educational Technology and Computing Higher Education Psychology
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  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2019 Newell, S., Chur-Hansen, A., & Strelan, P. (2019). A systematic narrative review of psychological literacy measurement. Australian Journal of Psychology, 10 pages.
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2018 recipient of the ASCILITE Student Bursary for educational technology research

I currently teach into first-year psychology courses, such as Psychology 1A and 1B.

I am the facilitator of the ADEPT CoP. The ADEPT CoP has four main underpinning themes, based on the ADEPT module sequence: Universal Design for Learning, Educational Theory (Constructivism), Students as Partners and Authentic Learning and Assessment.

Specifically, the ADEPT Community of Practice aims to create a forum for those new to the University or new to teaching to discuss learning and teaching challenges, as well as providing a support space to discuss strategies and solutions to these challenges.

This community aims to extend the learning from the ADEPT Modules, to provide a discussion space for those developing their teaching portfolio, applying for the Higher Education Academy (Fellowship or Associate Fellowship) or wanting to pilot innovative teaching practices.

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  • Board Memberships
    Date Role Board name Institution name Country
    2013 - 2014 Director Psychology Students' Association University of Adelaide Australia

  • Committee Memberships
    Date Role Committee Institution Country
    2019 - ongoing Co-Chair ADEPT Community of Practice University of Adelaide Australia
    2018 - ongoing Member eLearning Community of Practice University of Adelaide Australia
    2016 - 2016 Chair Student-Staff Consultative Committee University of Adelaide Australia

  • Community Engagement
    Date Title Engagement Type Institution Country
    2014 - 2015 Social Skills and Resilience Group Programs Co-Facilitator/Program Development Scientific Community Engagement Praesidium Psychological Services Australia
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