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Mrs

Rachel Colla

Lecturer In Wellbeing Science
Melbourne Graduate School of Education
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Purpose
Learning design for wellbeing
Hope
Design
Systems science
social sciences
psychology
positive psychology
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Mrs

Rachel Colla

 
Division
Melbourne Graduate School of Education
 
Primary Interest
Wellbeing Science
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The development of character strengths through education and language use at the Jewish Holocaust Centre

2022 - 2022
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Scholarly Works

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"A New Hope" for Positive Psychology: A Dynamic Systems Reconceptualization of Hope Theory

Rachel Colla, Paige Williams, Lindsay G Oades, Jesus Camacho-Morles

Journal article  |  2022  |  FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY

In this review of the central tenets of hope theory, we examine the meta-theoretical, theoretical, and methodological foundations ..

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Autonomy support in sport and exercise settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Lara H Mossman, Gavin R Slemp, Kelsey J Lewis, Rachel H Colla, Paul O'Halloran

Journal article  |  2022  |  INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY

Drawing from self-determination theory (SDT) and a database of 1,320 correlations across 131 independent samples (N = 38,844), we ..

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The impact of a wellbeing program imbedded in university classes: the importance of valuing happiness, baseline wellbeing and practice frequency

Tarli Young, Sarah Macinnes, Aaron Jarden, Rachel Colla

Journal article  |  2020  |  STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Universities must prepare students for a complex world, but current mental health levels impair student outcomes. Increased concer..

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Systems informed positive psychology

Margaret L Kern, Paige Williams, Cass Spong, Rachel Colla, Kesh Sharma, Andrea Downie, Jessica A Taylor, Sonia Sharp, Christine Siokou, Lindsay G Oades

Journal article  |  2019  |  JOURNAL OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Despite the rapid growth and uptake of the positive psychological perspective by researchers and general audiences, hype regarding..

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Applied and Developmental Psychology
Specialist Studies in Education

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2021

MGSE Teaching Excellence Award for approaches to learning and teaching that influence, motivate and inspire students to learn

University of Melbourne
2019

MGSE Teaching Excellence Award for outstanding achievement in teaching, skill and imagination in the design and evaluation of teaching programs

University of Melbourne

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Lecturer In Wellbeing Science

Melbourne Graduate School of Education

Member Of Aare

Australian Association for Research in Education

Member Of Pesa

Positive Education Schools Association

Member Of Ipen

International Positive Education Network

Education

Masters of Applied Positive Psychology

University of Melbourne

Diploma of Management

Proteus Enterprises Pty Ltd

Masters of Psychology (Child and Family)

Australian Catholic University

Bachelor of Social Science (Family Studies)

Australian Catholic University

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