Hamish Coates
DrHamishCoatesisaPrincipalResearchFellowattheAustralianCouncilforEducationalResearch,appointedinFebruary2006toleadACER’sresearchonhighereducation.Hehasdesignedandledalargenumberofprojectsthathaveinfluencedresearch,policyandpractice.DrCoates'researchandpublicationsfocusonthedefinition,measurementandevaluationofeducationalprocesses,contextsandoutcomes.Activeinterestsincludestudentlearningandengagement,highereducationpolicy,large-scaleeducationalevaluation,universitypedagogy,onlineanddistributededucation,qualityassurancesystems,andassessmentmethodology.DrCoatesjoinedACERfromhispositionofSeniorResearchOfficeratGraduateCareersAustralia(GCA).PriortoGCA,DrCoatesworkedforseveralyearsattheCentrefortheStudyofHigherEducation(CSHE)andtheAssessmentResearchCentre(ARC)attheUniversityMelbourne.HehasheldvisitingfellowshipsattheCenterfortheStudyofHigherandPostsecondaryEducationattheUniversityofMichigan,andatUNESCO’sInternationalInstituteforEducationalPlanning(IIEP).Hamishhastaughtstatistics,psychologyan