Nilusha De Alwis

PG Dip Psych, MPsych (Ed & Dev)
FIT-Choice Research Assistant

Faculty of Education, Bldg 6
Monash University, Clayton Campus
Melbourne VIC 3800 AUSTRALIA
Email: Nilusha.DeAlwis@monash.edu
FIT-Choice Office Tel: +613 9905 2129

Publications

Theses

De Alwis, N. (2010). Identifying factors that influence burnout and planned persistence among beginner teachers. Unpublished M.Psych. (Ed. & Dev.) thesis, Monash University [Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Helen Watt]. Hons. Class I.

De Alwis, N. (2008). Identifying factors that deter engineering students from pursuing a “STEM” teaching career. Unpublished Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology thesis, Monash University [Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Helen Watt]. Hons. Class I.

Conference Papers

De Alwis, N., Watt, H. M. G., & Richardson, P.W. (2011, July). Planned persistence and burnout among beginner teachers. Australasian Human Development Association (AHDA) Biennial Conference, Dunedin, July 4-6.

De Alwis, N., Watt, H.M.G., & Richardson, P.W. (July, 2010). Personal and environmental variables that predict burnout and persistence among early career teachers. Paper presented in Symposium titled “Teacher identity development” at the International Congress of Applied Psychology (ICAP) Conference, Melbourne, July 11-16, 2010.

De Alwis, N. & Watt, H. M. G. (2009, July). What makes teaching a less appealing career choice among Engineering students? Paper presented in Symposium ‘Teaching Personalities and Motivations: Theoretical advances and empirical findings’. Australasian Human Development Association Biennial Conference, Adelaide, July 6-8.

Chapters

De Alwis, N. & Watt, H. M. G. (2010). Entrepreneurial and other career motivations among engineering students (Ch. 15, pp. 267-280). In A. Malach-Pines & M. F. Özbilgin (Eds.), Handbook of Research on High-Technology Entrepreneurs. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing. [pdf available] [weblink]

Awards

  • Monash University, Faculty of Education, Annual Publication Award, 2010 [weblink].
  • Australasian Human Development Association [AHDA] Biennial "best student paper presentation award"; July 2009. The biennial award involves $500 and a Certificate.
  • Monash University, Faculty of Education Research Publication Award 2009 (joint winner). The annual award involves $2000 and a Certificate.
  • Featured student researcher, Postgraduate coursework and research programs in psychology brochure, p. 6 [weblink]

[ left inset: Award presentation by AHDA President, Dr Julie Robinson ]

Nilusha is associated with the FIT-Choice program of research