I am a Senior Lecturer in HRM for the CIPD Accredited BA (hons) Human Resource Management and the former Associate Dean for Learning and Teaching within Stirling Business School.
I am an experienced educator and programme director within the further and higher education sector. I have a strong background in curriculum development, learning, teaching and assessment and pastoral care. I have experience of both internal and external programme validation processes and professional body approval.
I have acted as an external validation panel member for Buckinghamshire New University and the University of East London and as an external specialist for the University of the Highlands and Islands Business, Management and Leisure Subject Review. I have also acted as an external specialist for the Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA) during development of their Higher National Certificate (HNC) and Higher National Diploma (HND) Human Resource Management curriculum.
I was an external examiner at Edinburgh Napier University and Leeds Beckett University between 2021 - 2025 and I am currently an external examiner at Northampton University and Robert Gordon University (RGU). I also mentor and support new external examiners.
I am a Senior Fellow of the HEA and Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
My main research interests are in the areas of Human Resource Management are: Talent Management, Recruitment and Selection, Performance Management and Reward Management.
I am also interested in learning and teaching, in particular: widening participation, curriculum design, assessment and feedback, employability, job readiness and the impact of professionally accredited degree programmes on student success after university and student transition from FE to HE.
RATE - Teacher of the Year
Student-led RATE Awards recognise exceptional people and teams at the University of Stirling. I had the pleasure of being awarded Teacher of the Year for Stirling Management School in 2024.
Presentation / Talk
What do we know about widening participation at Stirling Management School, and why does it matter?
Collins K (2025) What do we know about widening participation at Stirling Management School, and why does it matter?. SCAPP Conference 2025, Glasgow Caledonian University, 27.05.2025-27.05.2025.
Presentation / Talk
The positive impact of quality leadership during times of change on employee wellbeing.
Collins K (2025) The positive impact of quality leadership during times of change on employee wellbeing.. Advance HE Applied Leadership Symposium, Online, 16.05.2025-16.05.2025.
Poster
Collins K (2023) Feedback on the Feedback!. Assessment and Feedback Symposium, Reading, 07.11.2023-07.11.2023.
Poster
“Skills Development: From Learner to Practitioner”
Quinn L & Collins K (2020) “Skills Development: From Learner to Practitioner”. Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Applied Research Conference, Dublin, 22.01.2020-23.01.2020. https://www.cipd.co.uk/Images/2020-submissions-_tcm18-70875.pdf
Website Content
Improving the feedback experience: Usefulness through verbalisation
Quinn L & Collins K (2019) Improving the feedback experience: Usefulness through verbalisation. Charteredabs.org [Blog post] 12.11.2019. https://charteredabs.org/insights/opinion/improving-the-feedback-experience-usefulness-through-verbalisation
Other
Improving the feedback experience: Usefulness through verbalisation
Quinn L & Collins K (2019) Improving the feedback experience: Usefulness through verbalisation. Chartered Association of Business Schools Learning Teaching and Student Experience Conference, Manchester, 14.05.2019-15.05.2019.
I teach at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. I am/have been module co-ordinator for:
Undergraduate: Fundamentals of HRM (HRMU9S3) HRM Techniques (HRMU9HT) Employee Engagement (HRMU9EE)
Postgraduate: Talent Management (HRMP017) Employee Engagement (HRMP015)