Rate My Professor Jennifer Archer

Archer's research focuses on cognitively-based approaches to student motivation, including achievement goals, attributions, expectancy-value, self-efficacy, interest, and self-concept, often examined through the lens of socio-economic status. In collaboration with Nathan Berger, her work explores SES differences in achievement goals, their intensity, and connections to academic achievement. Notable publications include the book chapter "THE DISTINCTIONS SEPARATING THE SOCIAL CLASSES: An Examination of Noncognitive Variables in Educational Contexts" (2020), the journal article "Effects of Raising Student Teachers' Metacognitive Awareness of Their Educational Psychological Misconceptions" (2021), and "Charting career aspirations: a latent class mixture model of aspiration trajectories in childhood and adolescence" (2020). She has contributed extensively to conference proceedings and serves on the Editorial Board of the Australian Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology since 2010. Archer received the 2014 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Supervision Excellence from the Faculty of Education and Arts, accompanied by a $1,000 grant. Her career includes significant administrative leadership: Dean of Students for four years, Assistant Dean (Teaching and Learning) for six years, and currently Director of the Student Experience in the Faculty of Education and Arts.