Rate My Professor Jake Hoskin

Jake Hoskin serves as a Lecturer, Unit Coordinator, and Third Year Level Coordinator for the Bachelor of Psychology within the School of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, at Monash University. He is also affiliated with the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health. Hoskin completed his undergraduate studies in Psychology and Philosophy at Monash University in 2009. In 2011, he earned a Postgraduate Diploma through the Faculty of Education, during which he conducted a research project examining teachers' attitudes towards inclusive education. Additionally, he holds a Doctorate by Research in Psychology. Between 2012 and 2015, he worked as a Research Assistant at the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Sciences, contributing to projects on jury decision-making processes and the community integration of offenders post-release from prison. During this period, he also served as a Teaching Associate. Hoskin took up his current lecturing position in 2016.

His research interests encompass the undergraduate student experience, career development, student professional identity, and authentic assessment. He is engaged in qualitative educational research projects aimed at better understanding the experiences of undergraduate psychology students, the ways in which academics support student career development, and the career pathways and skill development of recent Psychology graduates. Notable publications include "Inclusive education in pre-schools: predictors of pre-service teacher attitudes in Australia" by Hoskin, Boyle, and Anderson, published in 2015 in Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, and "Exploring attitudes, beliefs and practices of academic staff towards undergraduate career development in non-vocational courses" by Amiet, Choate, Hoskin, and Dart, published in 2021 in Higher Education Research & Development. Furthermore, he served as the Primary Chief Investigator for the project "Exploring attitudes and beliefs of academic staff towards students’ career development: Does this influence approaches to teaching and assessment?" funded by Monash University from 2018 to 2019.