Rate My Professor Andrea Steele

Dr Andrea Steele is a Senior Lecturer, Academic Chair, and Deputy Head of School (Learning and Teaching) in the School of Psychology at Murdoch University, where she has been employed since February 2014. She also serves as Associate Dean of Learning and Teaching and represents academic staff on key university committees, including the Dubai Academic Board, Singapore Academic Board, and Transnational Consultative Group, all within the College of Health and Education. Prior to her current roles, she worked as a Research Assistant at Curtin University Business School from June to December 2013 and at the University of Western Australia Business School from February 2010 to January 2014. Steele earned her Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Western Australia in May 2015, a Master's degree in Industrial/Organisational Psychology in February 2010, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with Honours in November 2007, also from the University of Western Australia.

Her research specializations include organisational psychology, educational psychology, and social psychology, focusing on areas such as leadership, identity development, student performance and progression, individual differences, and pro-environmental behaviour. Notable publications co-authored by Steele encompass 'Environmental Attitudes Outweigh Personality in Predicting Pro-Environmental Behaviour: An Investigation of the Dark and Light Triads' (Environment and Social Psychology, 2026), ''You don't look for love on grindr, that's for sure': A qualitative investigation into dating app use of Australian same-sex attracted men' (2024), 'Investigating the educational experiences of transnational psychology students: Differences in academic integration, social integration, and institutional and goal commitment' (British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021), 'The Role of Self-Attention in Leader Development' (Journal of Leadership Studies, 2018), 'The development and pilot of the university student embeddedness (USE) scale for student retention within universities: validation with an Australian student sample' (Higher Education, 2022), and 'Well-Being and Performance in Dual Careers: The Role of Academic and Athletic Identities' (2019). With 367 citations documented on Google Scholar, her scholarship influences understandings of psychological dynamics in organisational and educational contexts. Steele has received nominations for the Education Leadership Award at EWLA 2019, Emerging Female Leader in Education by the Perth Business Women's Alliance in 2019, and an Excellence in Teaching Award.