Allan M. Collins
Allan M. Collins is an American cognitive scientist and Professor Emeritus at Northwestern University's School of Education and Social Policy. Collins' research is recognized as having broad impact on the fields of cognitive psychology, artificial intelligence, and education.
Research Contributions
Psychology
Artificial Intelligence
Education
Education and Professional Appointments
- B.B.A.,University of Michigan, 1959 (Accounting)
- M.A., University of Michigan, 1962 (Communication Sciences)
- Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1970 (Psychology)
- Senior Scientist, BBN Technologies, 1967 - 1982
- Principal Scientist, BBN Technologies, 1982 - 2000
- Co-Director, U.S. Department of Education’s Center for Technology in Education, 1991 - 1994
- Professor, Education & Social Policy, Northwestern University, 1989 - 2005
- Research Professor, School of Education, Boston College, 1998 - 2002
- Visiting Scholar, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2001 - 2005
- Visiting Senior Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2005 - 2006
- Professor Emeritus, Education & Social Policy, Northwestern University, 2005 - present
Academic Service and Honors
- National Academy of Education, Member
- Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, Inaugural Fellow, 1990
- American Educational Research Association, Inaugural Fellow, 2008
- John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship
- Sloan Foundation fellowship
- Founding chairman of the Cognitive Science Society, 1979 - 1980
- Board member of the Cognitive Science Society, 1980 - 1987
- Founding editor, Cognitive Science, 1976 - 1980
- Editorial board, Cognitive Science, 1980 - 2000
- Editorial board, Discourse Processes, 1977 - 1987
- Editorial board, Cognition and Instruction, 1981 - present
- Editorial board, Journal of the Learning Sciences, 1990 - present