
Dr Peter Allen
BSc(Hons)(Curtin), PhD(Curtin)
Expertise
Current positions
Associate Professor in Psychology Education
School of Psychology and Neuroscience
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Research interests
In the last several years my research has focussed on evidence-based learning and teaching in higher education, with a particular emphasis on the development of statistical literacy, the use of virtual patients for the training of fundamental clinical skills, and peer learning. I am particularly interested in understanding the barriers that psychology students face when learning research methods and statistics, and strategies that can help them become better researchers and scientific thinkers.
Publications
Recent publications
28/08/2026A critical (and) realist(ic) examination of psychology students’ perspectives on engaging with curriculum decolonisation initiatives
Educational Review
“Anyone Could Do This!”: Multiverse as an Undergraduate Psychology Capstone Project
Teaching of Psychology
Coproducing Recommendations for Decolonizing the Psychology Curriculum With Psychology Faculty Members
Teaching of Psychology
Correcting automatically generated closed captions for online learning materials does not improve student learning outcomes (although students believe it does)
British Journal of Educational Psychology
Decolonising the Psychology curriculum: perspectives from faculty at a UK university
Teaching in Higher Education



