About
Dr. Chris Adams is an Adjunct Lecturer in the Agriculture and Food Systems department at the University of Tasmania, affiliated with the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) at the Sandy Bay Campus. His academic work bridges education, pedagogy, and organizational behavior, with a strong emphasis on higher education practices and work-integrated learning.
His research interests focus on higher education pedagogy, heutagogy, work-integrated learning, and teacher education. He explores how assessment can foster social responsibility in graduates and how emotional intelligence supports academic and career success. His work emphasizes learner autonomy, critical thinking, and employability in modern education systems.
The recent publications reflect a consistent trend in educational scholarship, particularly in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), curriculum design for professional readiness, and transformative pedagogical models. His work integrates psychological and organizational perspectives into educational frameworks, showing interdisciplinary depth.
Dr. Adams has supervised doctoral research on employee mental wellbeing, psychological capital, and organizational commitment among trade union members, demonstrating his engagement in postgraduate mentoring.
He has contributed to key academic works including book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles in prominent education journals such as the Journal of Praxis in Higher Education and Teaching and Learning Inquiry.
