Miss Kate Jacobs - Researcher Profile

Kate Jacobs

Address

Faculty of Education
Building 6, Clayton

Biography

Kate Jacobs is an Assistant Lecturer in Educational and Developmental Psychology in the Faculty of Education at Monash University, Melbourne. Her main research interests include psychological scale development and validation, the types of theoretical frameworks used by psychologists when conducting cognitive and academic achievement assessments, and the assessment and diagnosis of learning disabilities. Additionally, Kate has experience in applying a range of statistical analysis techniques including structural equation modelling and meta-analysis.

Research & Supervision Interests

    Intelligence/cognitive abilities; Psychological scale development and validation; Identifying the individual difference variables that influence self-perceptions of intellectual ability; Identifying the individual difference variables that influence accuracy of self-perceptions of intellectual ability.

Qualifications

PHD/MASTERS (EDUCATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCH)
Institution: Monash University
Year awarded: 2013
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA OF PSYCHOLOGY
Institution: Monash University
Year awarded: 2008
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Institution: Monash University
Year awarded: 2005