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Professor Kelly-Ann Allen @drkellyallen.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I will be speaking at #TEDxMelbourne's All Analogue. What does it really mean to belong in a world that has never been more connected? Find out more tedxmelbourne-all-analogue-2026.eventbrite.com.au?aff=speaker #IdeasWorthSpreading #AnalogueLiving #HumanConnection #DigitalWellbeing

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Professor Kelly-Ann Allen @drkellyallen.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

As a mum of an 11 and 9 year old, I am just relieved I did not come in at 6 or 7. Thank you, MeasuresHE

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Professor Kelly-Ann Allen @drkellyallen.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

The Bogan Academic reviewed our Gentle Academic book and the title of this review cannot be repeated here. If you can handle profanity and want an unfiltered take, you can read it here (but I did warn you!): theboganacademic.substack.com/p/the-gentle...

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The Gentle Academic’s Guide to Not Being an Arsehole

A book review of sorts

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Chelsea Kisil @chelseakisil.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Just learned of this new book, The Gentle Academic, edited by @drkellyallen.bsky.social and Christine Grove. Very excited to dive in and see how I can realize these teachings in my own life!

Screenshot of the book's synopsis highlighting key principles including honesty about gaps in knowledge, acknowledging others' contributions, being transparent about one's level of mastery, being generous with self and others, the perils of overworking, the importance of centering historically marginalized voices, the ubiquity of politics and values, and the importance of collaboration and community.

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Professor Kelly-Ann Allen @drkellyallen.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

I nearly had a little cry when I saw that our only altmetric came from this post by @socraticsiren.bsky.social - all I could see was this screenshot. Then I logged in and realised they were actually recommending our book! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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Jill Berry @jillberry102.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Citing @drkellyallen.bsky.social (2020): “We need to invest in belonging and make it a priority – as a society, financially and through legislation. Belonging is intrinsic to the health, happiness and wellbeing of all people”, @hannahwilson.bsky.social in uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/a-... @sagepub.com

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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Delighted to share @drkellyallen.bsky.social's paper reformulating the Integrative Framework of Belonging through interviews of other esteemed belonging researchers! This open-access paper does a deep dive on the theory––a must read for anyone using the framework! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Chris Rozek @chrisrozek.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

🚨 @drkellyallen.bsky.social's new paper features interviews with 10 belonging scholars on the Integrative Framework of Belonging, offering novel insights that clarify, deepen, and reshape the model! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The revised figure showing the Integrative Framework of Belonging

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Professor Kelly-Ann Allen @drkellyallen.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

A free event on trauma informed practice, would love to see you there: www.monash.edu/education/ev...

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Professor Kelly-Ann Allen @drkellyallen.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Sharing on behalf of Maegan Loader. This is a wonderful project for her thesis. Please pass this on to anyone who might be interested in participating. Your support would will be very appreciated ❤️.

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Professor Kelly-Ann Allen @drkellyallen.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Well this fun! 👀Make your own action figure with ChatGpt using this prompt: Draw a picture of me as a real-life action figure. Be specific as possible based on what you know about me. And put multiple interesting things that represent who I am inside the packaging.

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Chris Rozek @chrisrozek.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

🚨 Important new paper from the Ed Psych Review special issue on belonging. This paper considers how racial/ethnic identity relates to school belonging and how that might depend on whether asset-based pedagogy is being used in classrooms

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Dr. Kristy A. Robinson @krisarob.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

LOVE the idea of a "good stuff" index! 👏👏

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Professor Kelly-Ann Allen @drkellyallen.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

If you're collecting "evidence" as to why belonging matters, here’s some fresh research to add to your collection:

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Professor Kelly-Ann Allen @drkellyallen.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

What belongs in a “good stuff” index? My thought piece in @nature.com is now #freetoread. It reimagines academic metrics to better reflect what academics value & the systems we want to work in. What would you add? rdcu.be/ec5uN @timeshighered.bsky.social @chronicle.com @insidehighered.com

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Professor Kelly-Ann Allen @drkellyallen.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

If people & academic institutions are going to continue tracking things, index, & compete, we might as well measure what matters! What about a "good stuff" index that measures what we value & contributes to the types of workplaces we want to work in. Here's my pitch: tinyurl.com/3ahn4nmc @nature.com

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Move beyond ‘publish or perish’ by measuring behaviours that benefit academia

A standardized system to measure contributions in mentorship, collaboration and more could bring about systemic change in science.

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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

🔥 NEW PAPER 🔥 The dream collaboration with wonderful colleague & friend @dryasmiyn.bsky.social has come to fruition w/ our CEP paper: "Too quant to crit? Advancing QuantCrit methodologies in educational psychology" doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... *Yes, the title is based on MCHammer lyrics Fav quotes ⬇️

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a group of people dancing in a dark room with the words 2 legit 2 quit

ALT: a group of people dancing in a dark room with the words 2 legit 2 quit

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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Incredibly excited about a special issue @chrisrozek.bsky.social and I are editing on SCHOOL BELONGING with Ed Psych Review! 🎉 The first paper is out! Once published, all papers can be found here: link.springer.com/collections/... I’ll update this thread when each article gets posted ⬇️

Colorful design with the words "You belong."

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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

The 2nd article is a scoping review by a great team (incl yours truly and @chrisrozek.bsky.social) on links between college #belonging & academic outcomes and the need to explore institutional & individual factors: doi.org/10.1007/s106... Special thanks to guest editor @drkellyallen.bsky.social! 🙏

The title and abstract for the article "A Scoping Review of the Associations Between Sense of Belonging and Academic Outcomes in Postsecondary Education"

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Professor Kelly-Ann Allen @drkellyallen.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Students in EDF4599, the Psychology of Wellbeing and Human Flourishing, for the Graduate Diploma of Professional Psychology, created blog posts! First up, by @AarushiAtri on How to Practice Gratitude the Right Way 👉 www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/sens... 👏👏👏👏 Congrats on being published! 👏👏👏

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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

This was one of the first papers I got to "accept" as Associate Editor for RER! 🥰 So glad you enjoyed it and thank you for promoting it, @jeffgreene.bsky.social! Keep the hot takes going! 🔥

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Professor Kelly-Ann Allen @drkellyallen.bsky.social · 12/11/2023

Sometimes building a sense of belonging means literally cutting through barriers. We sawed a gap in the fence so these two tiny neighbours could chat. Now, there's more connecting and less shouting over the fence!

A wooden fence with a gap, where two kids are seated on either side, talking and smiling at each other.

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Chris Rozek @chrisrozek.bsky.social · 27/09/2023

Hi! I'm a social psychologist in a Department of Education, and I'm interested in student belonging, emotions, motivation, and interventions. I mostly work with adolescents. See below for an example of my belonging theory work done with awesome collaborators :) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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