Kristy Robinson

Kristy Robinson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology at McGill University, where she investigates classroom teaching practices and contextual factors that enhance student motivation and wellbeing. Her research program focuses on creating theoretical and empirical frameworks to support equitable instructional strategies for students' goal achievement.

• SSHRC-funded researcher
• FQRSC grant recipient

Key Research Areas

• Motivational climate theory
• Expectancy-value-cost models
• STEM education equity
• Self-determination theory
• Emotion dynamics in learning

Awards & Recognition

• Canadian Psychological Society President's New Researcher Award
• AERA Division C Outstanding Early Career Scholar
• AERA Motivation SIG Wilbert C. McKeachie Early Career Award
• Top-Producing Educational Psychology Scholar (2024)

Research Platforms

• Director of MILES Lab (Motivation, Instructional, and Learning Experience Study)
• Developer of "mFlip" flipped classroom framework