Associate Professor and Educational and Developmental Psychologist
Dr Kelly-Ann Allen
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Academic Articles
Kelly-Ann Allen's research with her colleagues mainly focuses on investigating belonging and social connectedness through a multi-systemic lens. She is particularly interested in school belonging, the relationship between student and teacher, measurement design and intervention.
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ARTICLES ABOUT BELONGING
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Adolescent school belonging and substance use in young adulthood: Findings from a multi-wave prospective cohort study. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.
Allen, K. A., Greenwood, C. J., Berger, E., Reupert, A., Wurf, G., Rajendran, N., Warton, W., O'Connor, M., Sanson, A., Olsson, C. A., & Letcher, P. (in press).
Allen, K. A., Osborne, E., D’Argenio, E., Berger, E., Warton, W., Pitenhoee, M. R., Wurf, G., Pahlevan Sharif, S., & Reupert, A. (in press).
Students’ perspectives on fostering a sense of school belonging in Greece: Moving beyond COVID-19. Journal of School Health.
Tate, L., Allen, K. A., Berger, E., Grove, C., May, F., Patlamazoglou, L., Gamble, N., Wurf, G., Warton, W., & Reupert, A. (in press).
Improving sense of school belonging in Indian schools: Student perspectives. Psychology in the Schools.
Gunathilake, T. J., Allen, K. A., Berger, E., May, F., Grove, C., Patlamazoglou, L., Wurf, G., Gamble, N., Warton, W., & Reupert, A. (in press).
Individual and contextual factors determining school belonging in adolescents: Evidence from PISA. School Mental Health.
Palikara, O., Bonneville-Roussy, A., & Allen, K. A. (in press).
Expressions of gratitude in education: An analysis of the #ThankYourTeacher campaign. International Journal for Educational Integrity.
Allen, K. A., Grove, C., May, F. S., Gamble, N., Lai, R., & Saunders, J. M. (accepted).
Allen, K. A., McCarthy, S., Sawalhi, R., Berger, E., May, F., Patlamazoglou, L., Gamble, N., Grove, C., Wurf, G., Arango, E. J., Warton, W., & Reupert, A. (2024).
Allen, K. A., Slaten, C., Hong, S., Lan, M., Craig, H., May, F., & Counted, V. (2024).
Crawford, J., Allen, K. A., Pani, B, & Cowling, M. (2024).
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Basarkod, G., Dicke, T., Allen, K. A., Parker, P. D., Ryan, M., Marsh, H. W., Carrick, Z. T., & Guo, J. (2024).
Allen, K. A., Greenwood, C. J., Berger, E., Patlamazoglou, L., Reupert, A., Wurf, G., May, F., O’Connor, M., Sanson, A., Olsson, C. A., & Letcher, P. (2024).
Crawford, J, Allen, K. A., Sanders, T., Baumeister, R., Parker, P., Saunders, C., & Tice, D. (2024).
Where does culture belong at school? Exploring the role of individualism and power distance in school belonging across cultures. Current Psychology.
Allen, K. A., Johnson, R., & Cordoba, B. G. (2023).
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Crawford, J, Allen, K. A., Sanders, T., Baumeister, R., Parker, P., Saunders, C., & Tice, D. (2023).
Allen, K. A., Berger, E., Reupert, A., Grove, C.. May, F., Patlamazoglou, L., Gamble, N., Wurf, G., & Warton, W. (2023).
Online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: Does social connectedness and learning community predict self-determined needs and course satisfaction? Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 20(1), Article 13.
Geary, E., Allen, K. A., Gamble, N., & Pahlevansharif, S. (2023).
Wong D., Allen, K. A., & Cordoba, B. G. (2022).
Vo, D. & Allen, K. A. (2022).
Arslan, G., Allen, K. A., & Waters, L. (2022).
Allen, K. A., Cordoba, B. G., Parks, A., & Arslan, G. (2022).
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Parker, P., Allen, K. A., Parker, R., Guo, J., Marsh, H. W., Basarkod, G., & Dicke, T. (2022).
Introducing a dual continuum model of belonging and loneliness. Australian Journal of Psychology
Lim, M. H., Allen, K. A., Furlong, M. J., Craig, H., & Smith, D. C. (2021).
Allen, K. A., Waters, L., Arslan, G., & Prentice, M. (2022).
McCahey, A., Allen, K. A., & Arslan, G. (2021).
Allen, K. A., Gray, D. L., Baumeister, R. F., & Leary., M. R. (2021)
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Stress-related growth in adolescents returning to school after COVID-19 school closure. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 643443.
Waters, L. Allen, K. A., & Arslan, G. (2021).
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Allen, K. A., Fortune, K. C., & Arslan, G. (2021).
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Allen, K. A., Arslan, G., Craig, H., Arefi, S., Yaghoobzadeh, A., & Nia, H. S. (2021).
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Arslan, G., & Allen, K. A. (2021).
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Allen, K. A., Kern, M. L., Rozek, C. S., McInerney, D. M., & Slavich, G. M. (2021).
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Arslan, G., & Allen, K. A. (2020)
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Abdollahi, A., Panahipour, S., Tafti, M. A., & Allen, K. A. (2020)
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Arslan, G., & Allen, K. A. (2020)
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Abdollahi, A., Panahipour, S., Tafti, M. A., & Allen, K. A. (2020)
Allen, K. A., Boyle, C., & Roffey, S. (2019)
Roffey, S., Boyle, C., & Allen, K. A. (2019)
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Allen, K. A., Kern, P., Vella-Brodrick, D., & Waters, L. (2018)
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Allen, K. A., Kern, P., Vella-Brodrick, D., & Hattie, J. & Waters, L., (2018)
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Allen, K. A., Kern, P. Vella-Brodrick, D., & Waters, L. (2017) School Values
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Ryan, T., Allen, K. A., Gray, D. L., & McInerney, D. M. (2017)
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Allen, K. A. & Boyle, B. (Eds) (2016)
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Allen, K. A., Vella-Brodrick, D., & Waters, L. (2016)
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Slaten, C., Ferguson, J., Allen, K. A., Brodrick, D., & Waters, L. (2016)
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Allen, K. A. & McKenzie, V. (2015)
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Allen, K. A., Ryan, T., Gray, D., McInerney, D., & Waters, L. (2014)
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Allen, K. A. & Bowles, T. (2013)
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O'Brien, K. A., Vincent, T., & Bowles, T. (2013)
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ARTICLES ABOUT CREATING A POSITIVE WORKPLACE CULTURE
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Allen, K. A., Donoghue, G. M., Pahlevansharif, S., Jimerson, S. R., & Hattie, J. A. C. (2020).
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Student evaluations and the impact on academic mental health. In M. S. Edwards, A. J. Martin, N. M. Ashkanasay, & L. E. Cox (Eds.), Research handbook of academic mental health (pp. 225-240). Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN: 9781803925073
Heffernan, T. & Allen, K. A. (2024)
Empowering university leaders, staff, and graduates for mental health action in higher education. In M. S. Edwards, A. J. Martin, N. M. Ashkanasay, & L. E. Cox (Eds.), Research handbook of academic mental health (pp. 436-450). Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN: 9781803925073
Grove, C., Skues, J., Allen, K. A., Marinucci, A., Butler-Henderson, K., &Arabi, S. (2024).
Creating a sense of belonging in academia: Challenges, facilitators, and implications for university leaders, staff and graduate students. In M. S. Edwards, A. J. Martin, N. M. Ashkanasay, & L. E. Cox (Eds.), Research handbook of academic mental health (pp. 451-473). Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN: 9781803925073
Allen, K. A., Kern, M. L., Reardon, J., Crawford, J., Slaten, C. D., Heffernan, T., Ma, L., Grove, C., & Roberts, S. (2024).
Crawford, J., Allen, K. A., & Cowling, M. (2024)
Crawford, J., Allen, K. A., & Lodge, J. (2024). ​
Special Issues
Belonging and Loneliness, Australian Journal of Psychology 71, (1), 1-172, 2021
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Editors: Kelly-Ann Allen and Michael Furlong
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School Psychology, Educational and Child Psychology 36, (2), 2019
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Editors: Sue Roffey, Chris Boyle, and Kelly-Ann Allen
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Creating a Culture of Belonigng in a School Context, Educational and Child Psychology 36, (4), 2019
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Editors: Kelly-Ann Allen, Chris Boyle, and Sue Roffey
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Pathways to School Belonging, The Educational and Developemental Psychologist 33, (1), 2016
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Editors: Kelly-Ann Allen and Chris Boyle
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