Allan M. Collins

Allan M. Collins is an American cognitive scientist and Professor Emeritus of Learning Sciences 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

B.A.,University of Michigan, 1959 (Accounting)
M.A., University of Michigan, 1961 (Communication Sciences)
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1970 (Cognitive 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

National Academy of Education, Elected 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