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Dr Julia Collins

Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 5084
Mobile: 0479 036 314
Email: julia.collins@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO19.334  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2462-2650

Julia is a Lecturer in Mathematics in the School of Science.

Current Teaching

  • MAT1251 Mathematics 2
  • MAT1252 Mathematics for Computing
  • MAT6105 Mathematic Fundamentals
  • CSI2108 Cryptographic Concepts

Background

Julia spent five years at the University of Edinburgh (UK) as a lecturer and public engagement officer in mathematics before moving to Melbourne in 2016 to take up a job at the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute (AMSI) on the CHOOSEMATHS project. She moved to Perth and joined ECU in September 2019. Julia is also the author of two general-interest books on mathematics: Get Smart: Maths (2018) and Numbers in Minutes (2019) and is the founder of Maths Craft Australia.

Professional Memberships

  • 2019 – Australian Mathematical Society (Member)
  • 2019-2022 – Women in Mathematics Special Interest Group Committee (Ordinary Member)
  • 2020-2021 – AustMS Standing Committee for Mathematics Education (Member)

Research Areas and Interests

  • Mathematics Education
  • Mathematics outreach and public engagement

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, United Kingdom, 2011.
  • Master of Mathematics with First Class Honours, United Kingdom, 2006.

Research Outputs

Conference Publications

  • Hatisaru, V., Collins, J., Richardson, S., Lozanovski, C. (2024). Secondary Mathematics Teachers’ Mathematical Competence. Surfing the waves of mathematics education (263-270). Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Inc..
  • Hatisaru, V., Johnston, O., Collins, J., Harmon, W. (2024). Teacher Expectations of Student Strategies for Algebra Problems. Surfing the waves of mathematics education (271-278). Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Inc..

Conference Publications

  • Hatisaru, V., Collins, J. (2023). Preservice secondary mathematics teachers’ perceptions of teacher knowledge and its sources. Weaving mathematics education research from all perspectives (251-258). The Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Inc.. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworks2022-2026/3310.

Research Student Supervision

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Ontology-Driven Artificial Intelligence-Powered Automation of Digital Forensic Investigations
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Computational Modelling of Rotavirus and Campylobacteriosis Co-infections
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