Curriculum Vitae of Failures

Positions Not Offered

  • 2026: Lecturer, UNSW, Australia
  • 2026: Research Fellow, Deakin University, Australia
  • 2026: McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • 2025: Postdoc, University of South Australia, Australia (×2)
  • 2025: Postdoc, University of Oulu, Finland

Grants Not Won

  • 2026: Adelaide University SRT PhD Scholarship (co-supervisor)
  • 2026: SRHE Award for Newer Researchers
  • 2026: AU EBSS Teaching and Learning Grant
  • 2026: Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship
  • 2025: Australia-Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme
  • 2024: Learning Engineering Tools Competition
  • 2023: ACSPRI Fellowship Program

Awards Not Won

  • 2024: Unstoppable Awards, University of South Australia (finalist)

Journal Papers Not Accepted

  • 2026: Higher Education Research & Development (desk rejection)
  • 2026: International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education (desk rejection)
  • 2026: Educational Psychology Review (1 round of review)
  • 2026: Cognition and Instruction (desk rejection)
  • 2026: Journal of Educational Psychology (desk rejection)
  • 2026: Contemporary Educational Psychology (1 round of review)
  • 2025: Psychonomic Bulletin & Review (1 round of review)
  • 2025: Psychological Bulletin (desk rejection)
  • 2024-2025: Review of Educational Research (2 rounds of review)
  • 2023: Metacognition and Learning (1 round of review)

Conference Papers Not Accepted

  • 2026: International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED)
  • 2024: International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (LAK)

Talks Not Accepted

  • 2026: NeuroAlliance Symposium

Editorial Roles Not Granted

  • 2026: Associate Editor, Australasian Journal of Educational Technology