Samantha Newell

Samantha Newell

Lecturer

School of Psychology

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


I am interested in improving practice in the field of psychology education, whilst engaging in SoTL more broadly. My PhD research explored the development of graduate attributes. My recent publications have explored advancements in the online learning environment, including ways to foster rapport, enhance engagement in asynchronous environments, increase student voice and negotiation, and student-co-creation of the learning environment. I was awarded the prize for best paper at the 2022 ASCILITE conference for my study that explored ways to build rapport in the online learning environment. My recent peer-reviewed publications showcase my dedication to deepening the understanding of the relationship between AI and academic integrity. I am engaged with various scholarly communities, including HERDSA, ASCILITE, and ISSOTL.

  • Appointments

    Date Position Institution name
    2023 - ongoing Lecturer University of Adelaide
    2022 - 2022 Course Coordinator Monash University
    2020 - 2021 Assistant Academic Lead (Academic Developer) for the ADEPT program University of Adelaide
  • Awards and Achievements

    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2023 Research Award Best Conference Paper ASCILITE Australia -
    2023 Teaching Award Australian Psychological Society National Early Career Teaching Award 2023 Australian Psychological Society Australia -
    2020 - Psychology Programs Board University of Adelaide Australia -
    2020 Teaching Award Excellence in Tutoring Award University of Adelaide Australia 500
    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

  • Journals

    Year Citation
    2024 Newell, S., & van Antwerpen, N. (2024). “Can we not do group stuff?”: Student insights on implementing co-creation in online intensive programs. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 21(2), 25 pages.
    DOI
    2023 Newell, S. (2023). ChatGPT: The homework machine. HERDSA Connect, 45(1), 26.
    2023 Newell, S. (2023). Employing the interactive oral to mitigate threats to academic integrity from ChatGPT. Scholarship Of Teaching And Learning In Psychology.
    DOI
    2022 Pownall, M., Thompson, C., Blundell-Birtill, P., Newell, S. J., & Harris, R. (2022). Does “Psychological Literacy” Feature in Non-Psychology Degrees? A Cross-Discipline Study of Student Perceptions. Teaching of Psychology, 009862832211302.
    DOI Scopus1 WoS1
    2022 Newell, S., Chur-Hansen, A., & Strelan, P. (2022). A Revised Definition of Psychological Literacy: Multiple Stakeholder Perspectives. Scholarship Of Teaching And Learning In Psychology.
    DOI Scopus4
    2021 Harris, R., Pownall, M., Thompson, C., Newell, S., & Blundell-Birtill, P. (2021). Students’ understanding of psychological literacy in the UK undergraduate curriculum. Psychology Teaching Review, 27(1), 56-68.
    2021 Newell, S., Chur-Hansen, A., & Strelan, P. (2021). A Construct Validity Analysis of the Concept of Psychological Literacy. Australian Journal of Psychology, 73(4), 1-13.
    DOI Scopus4 WoS2
    2021 Newell, S. (2021). Transitioning from study to work. Australian Psychological Society: Seven Days of Psychology.
    2020 Newell, S., Chur-Hansen, A., & Strelan, P. (2020). A systematic narrative review of psychological literacy measurement. Australian Journal of Psychology, 72(2), 123-132.
    DOI Scopus14 WoS8
    2020 Newell, S. (2020). Identity and roles within the PhD. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, 12, 4-5.
  • Conference Papers

    Year Citation
    2022 Newell, S., & Adam, E. (2022). ‘We’ve become a little family now’: Maximising rapport in an accelerated, fully online learning environment.. In S. Wilson, N. Arthars, D. Wardack, P. Yeoman, E. Kalman, & D. Y. T. Liu (Eds.), Reconnecting relationships through technology: Proceedings of the 39th International Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) 2022 Vol. 2022 (pp. 48-55). Sydney, Australia: ustralasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education.
    DOI
    2019 Newell, S., Chur-Hansen, A., & Strelan, P. (2019). A methodological review of psychological literacy measurement. In Australian Psychology Learning and Teaching (AusPLaT) Conference 2019 proceedings. East Melbourne, Australia.
    2019 Newell, S. (2019). Psychological Literacy: A Construct Validity Analysis. In https://www.esplat.org/_files/ugd/bd33d7_faced9d78b9245aabea86d0de8de0899.pdf. https://www.esplat.org/esplat-2019: ESPLAT.
    - Newell, S., & Adam, E. (n.d.). ‘We’ve become a little family now’: Maximising rapport in an accelerated, fully online learning environment. In ASCILITE Publications (pp. e22063). Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education.
    DOI

2023 APS Teaching Award (Australian Psychological Society)

2023 Echo360 Innovation Grant recipient 

2022 ASCILITE Award for Best Conference Paper  

2018 ASCILITE Bursary for Educational Technology Research

2016 Zonta Club Honours Scholarship

I am a member of the Adelaide Education Academy. 

2023 APS Teaching Award (Australian Psychological Society)

 

I am a Lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Adelaide. I undertake a range of teaching activities within the School of Psychology, including course coordination within the Graduate Diploma in Psychology (online).

I supervise students in the Honours, PhD, and Masters programs (as Primary Supervisor). I am open to a range of research topics, but I predominately use qualitative methods in my research (including Thematic Analysis and Qualitative Content Analysis). 

Potential students are welcome to negotiate a project that seeks to explore innovative practices for educators that design and teach intensive, online psychology courses.  

Potential projects:  

- Exploring innovative ways to develop a sense of community among students 

- Practices that seek to increase engagement in asynchronous learning spaces (including alternatives to discussion boards) 

- Explore ways to increase student negotiation and co-creation of the curriculum 

- Innovative assessment practices that utilise AI as a pedagogical tool 

I predominately utilise qualitative research methods, so these would form the methodological basis for any project that you wish to undertake. 

  • Other Supervision Activities

    Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
    2023 - 2023 Principal Supervisor The Silent Struggle: Experiences of Non-native English-Speaking Psychology Students The University of Adelaide - Honours - Tarandeep Kaur
  • Board Memberships

    Date Role Board name Institution name Country
    2020 - 2020 Representative Psychology Programs Board University of Adelaide Australia
    2013 - 2014 Director Psychology Students' Association University of Adelaide Australia
  • Committee Memberships

    Date Role Committee Institution Country
    2023 - ongoing Member Diversity and Inclusion in Teaching Committee The University of Adelaide Australia
    2020 - ongoing Representative School of Psychology Committee University of Adelaide Australia
    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
    2023 - 2023 HERDSA OESIG Events Lead Scientific Community Engagement HERDSA -
    2014 - 2015 Social Skills and Resilience Group Programs Co-Facilitator/Program Development Scientific Community Engagement Praesidium Psychological Services Australia
  • Position: Lecturer
  • Phone: 83133136
  • Email: samantha.newell@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Hughes, floor Level Seven
  • Room: 721
  • Org Unit: Psychology

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