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Dr Amanda Richardson is an Academic Developer at the University of South Australia. Amanda's PhD research explored predictors of first year student success; in particular the influence of students’ personal characteristics and their time use and the way these factors may influence both their academic and health outcomes during the first year. Amanda's other research interests include the first year experience, first year pedagogies, curriculum design (both online and on-campus) and student health and well-being more generally.