Creates a collaborative learning environment.
Always approachable and supportive.
Creates dynamic and engaging lessons.
Encourages students to think creatively.
Jason Patchell is associated with the University of New England (UNE) in Armidale, NSW, Australia, where he has served as Unit Coordinator for a course during Trimester 2 2022, as documented on the university's myLearn platform. He is recognized as a professor at UNE, earning an average student rating of 4.50 out of 5 from four reviews on an academic rating site. Reviews commend him for fostering a collaborative learning environment, being approachable and supportive, delivering dynamic and engaging lessons, and encouraging creative thinking among students.
Patchell earned a Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) from the University of Queensland and a Master of Sport & Exercise Psychology. In his professional practice, he is the Lead Psychologist at Surfing Australia and Founder of Innerventure, acting as Podium Psychologist. His contributions to sport psychology include co-authoring the chapter 'The dark side of excessive commitment to the job' with Renee Appaneal in Coaching Stories: Navigating Storms, Triumphs, and Transformations in Sport (Routledge, 2024). He presented at the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) 2014 conference with Kirsten Peterson and Renee Appaneal. Patchell's support was acknowledged in a 2022 study on eye-gaze behaviour of expert and novice surfers facilitated through Surfing Australia.
