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Doctor of Philosophy (Queensland University of Technology), Bachelor of Behavioural Sciences (Psychology) (Queensland University of Technology)
Dr Callula Killingly is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in The Centre for Inclusive Education (C4IE) at QUT and a member of the Accessible Assessment ARC Linkage Team (LP180100830). Her research interests include learning and memory processes, language and literacy development, and music cognition. Callula’s doctoral work examined the cognitive processes underpinning involuntary musical memories (‘earworms’). She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has teaching experience in the areas of cognitive psychology, research design, and statistical analysis.
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- Graham L, Gillett-Swan J, Killingly C, Van Bergen P, (2022) Does it matter if students (dis)like school? Associations between school liking, teacher and school connectedness, and exclusionary discipline, Frontiers in Psychology, 13.
- Graham L, Killingly C, Laurens K, Sweller N, (2022) Overrepresentation of Indigenous students in school suspension, exclusion, and enrolment cancellation in Queensland: is there a case for systemic inclusive school reform?, Australian Educational Researcher.
- Killingly C, Lacherez P, Meuter R, (2021) Singing in the brain: Investigating the cognitive basis of earworms, Music Perception, 38 (5).
- Teaching Reading: Exploring how reading instruction is conceptualized in Australian education jurisdictions
Professional Doctorate, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Linda Graham - From mainstream to alternative settings: The effects of the student-teacher relationship on the school experiences of at-risk Secondary students
MPhil, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Linda Graham, Associate Professor Jenna Gillett-Swan