Harlene Hayne
CNZM
Hayne in 2016
Personal details
Born
Vada Harlene Hayne

1961/1962
Oklahoma, U.S.
Alma materColorado College (BA)
Rutgers University (MS, Ph.D)
OccupationAcademic administrator, psychologist

Vada Harlene Hayne CNZM (born 1961 or 1962) is an American-born academic administrator who was the vice-chancellor and a professor of psychology at the University of Otago in New Zealand,[1] before moving to Western Australia to take up the position of vice-chancellor at Curtin University in April 2021.[2]

She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2002,[3] and is also a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science.[1] She was recipient of the Robert L. Fantz Memorial Award from the American Psychological Foundation in 1997.[4]

She was the first female vice-chancellor of the University of Otago, and served in the role from 2011 to 2021.[5][6]

Early life and education

Born in Oklahoma and raised in Colorado,[7] Hayne attended Colorado College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. She continued her education at Rutgers University, completing a MS and PhD while working under the supervision of Carolyn Rovee-Collier.[3] She spent three years as a post-doctoral fellow at Princeton University, and moved to New Zealand in 1992 to join the University of Otago as a lecturer in the psychology department.[8][9]

Career

She served on the Academic Council of the Royal Society of New Zealand, the Marsden Fund Council, and the New Zealand National Science Panel.[1][8] She is an associate editor of Psychological Review and of the New Zealand Journal of Psychology.[8][10]

Hayne is a leading researcher in memory development in infants, children, adolescents and adults and her work has been cited in legal proceedings both nationally and internationally.[7]

During Hayne's tenure as Vice-Chancellor, staff numbers (FTE) increased from 3,749 in 2011 to 4,154 in 2020, her last full year as Vice-Chancellor.[11] Over the same period, student numbers decreased from 19,568 (EFTS) to 18,722, partly attributed to the introduction of an enrolment limitation system aimed at slowing growth and "giving priority to higher calibre students".[11] Hayne prioritised student support and wellbeing and undertook several initiatives to rein in the university's notorious student drinking culture.[11][12] Māori enrolments increased significantly during her term including in the medical programme.[11] She was close to her students and thanked them on her departure, writing 'My life has been made so much richer by knowing you".[11] The university's operating revenue increased from $592 million to $756 million during her tenure and net assets increased from $1.6 billion to $2.5 billion.[11] Several major capital projects were completed including a refurbished library building and new buildings for music, theatre and performing arts, dentistry, and the Christchurch School of Medicine following significant damage from the Christchurch earthquake.[11]  

Hayne's tenure as vice-chancellor was associated with controversy regarding cuts to the university's humanities division. In 2017, she was accused of intimidating behaviour surrounding cuts to 16 full-time equivalent jobs in the division, and in 2018 following the decision to eliminate the entire Art History program. [13][14][15][16][17] In these cuts she worked closely with then Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Humanities, Tony Ballantyne.

In early October 2020, it was reported that Hayne would be finishing her term as Vice-Chancellor at the University of Otago in 2021 to assume the position of Vice Chancellor at Curtin University in Perth; before completing her second five-year term at Otago University.[18][19] Her successor as Vice Chancellor of the University of Otago is Professor David Murdoch.[20]

Recognition

In the 2009 New Year Honours, she was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to scientific and medical research.[21]

In 2017, Hayne was selected as one of the Royal Society Te Apārangi's "150 women in 150 words", celebrating the contributions of women to knowledge in New Zealand.[22] In 2021, she was conferred with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the University of Otago.[23]

Hayne (left), after her investiture as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit by the governor-general, Dame Cindy Kiro, at Government House, Wellington, on 4 May 2022

In the 2022 New Year Honours, Hayne was promoted to Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to health and wellbeing.[24]

Selected works

  • Hayne, Harlene (1990). "The effect of multiple reminders on long-term retention in human infants". Developmental Psychobiology. 23 (6): 453–477. doi:10.1002/dev.420230603. PMID 2272404.
  • Hayne, Harlene (2004). "Infant memory development: Implications for childhood amnesia". Developmental Review. 24: 33–73. doi:10.1016/j.dr.2003.09.007.
  • Hayne, Harlene; Boniface, Joanne; Barr, Rachel (2000). "The development of declarative memory in human infants: Age-related changes in deffered imitation". Behavioral Neuroscience. 114 (1): 77–83. doi:10.1037/0735-7044.114.1.77. PMID 10718263. S2CID 21503131.
  • Hayne, Harlene; Herbert, Jane; Simcock, Gabrielle (2003). "Imitation from television by 24- and 30-month-olds". Developmental Science. 6 (3): 254–261. doi:10.1111/1467-7687.00281.
  • Hayne, Harlene; Rovee-Collier, Carolyn; Perris, Eve E. (1987). "Categorization and Memory Retrieval by Three-Month-Olds". Child Development. 58 (3): 750. doi:10.2307/1130212. JSTOR 1130212. PMID 3608647.
  • Rovee-Collier, Carolyn K.; Hayne, Harlene; Colombo, Michael (2000). The Development of Implicit and Explicit Memory. Advances in Consciousness Research. Vol. 24. doi:10.1075/aicr.24. ISBN 978-90-272-5144-2. S2CID 142629159.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Professor Harlene Hayne". Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  2. ↑ Beasley, Vanessa (27 April 2021). "New Vice-Chancellor Professor Harlene Hayne begins at Curtin". Curtin University. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 "The Academy: G–I". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "APF Robert L. Fantz Memorial Award for Young Psychologists". Robert L. Fantz Memorial Award for Young Psychologists. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  5. ↑ Truesdale, Lisa (8 August 2016). "Peak Profile: Harlene Hayne '83, P'17". Bulletin. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Prof Harlene Hayne announced as Vice-Chancellor of Otago Uni". Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  7. 1 2 Gibb, John (10 February 2011). "Memory scholar new head at Otago". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 "Professor Harlene Hayne". Global Women. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  9. ↑ Psychology, Department of. "Professor Harlene Hayne". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "New Zealand Journal of Psychology". National Office of the NZ Psychological Society. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 University of Otago. "Annual Reports". Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  12. ↑ University of Otago (11 May 2015). "Otago Bulletin Board".
  13. ↑ Elder, Vaughn (22 February 2017). "Vice-chancellor accused of intimidation". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  14. ↑ McPhee, Elena (26 September 2018). "Otago Uni votes to scrap art history". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  15. ↑ Prof Kevin Clements; Rev Dr Peter Matheson (18 November 2019). "Toxic atmosphere at Otago Uni risks becoming 'chronic'". Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  16. ↑ Munro, Bruce (9 March 2020). "Otago University: 'A climate of suppression and fear of repercussions". Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  17. ↑ ""The University's Blues" (editorial)". 11 March 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  18. ↑ "Harlene Hayne to leave University of Otago". Otago Daily Times. 8 October 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  19. ↑ "University of Otago vice-chancellor moving to Australia for potential $1m+ job". Stuff. 8 October 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  20. ↑ "Otago University appoints Professor David Murdoch as new vice chancellor". Stuff. 1 July 2021.
  21. ↑ "New Year honours list 2009". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  22. ↑ "Harlene Hayne". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  23. ↑ MacLean, Hamish (15 March 2021). "Find, trust in your strength, Hayne says". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  24. ↑ "New Year Honours: the full list of 2022". New Zealand Herald. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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