PROFESSOR PHILLIP DAWSON
Research professorship
Monash University

Professor Phill Dawson is one of the world’s most influential researchers on assessment in higher education. He is in the top 1% of education researchers globally. He has recently taken up a research professorship at Monash University. Before that, he was Co-Director of the Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE) at Deakin University, the world’s leading higher education assessment research group by publications and citations. 

His research addresses the threats to assessment validity in a digital world. It spans AI-enabled cognitive offloading, the security of online examinations and inclusive assessment design, with a particular focus on academic integrity and assessment security. He is the author of Defending Assessment Security in a Digital World (Routledge, 2021) and co-editor of Re-imagining University Assessment in a Digital World (Springer, 2020). He has spoken internationally, including at King’s College London, the University of California and the University of Queensland. He holds a citation from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council and multiple university teaching awards and is a regular expert commentator for Australia’s national press and broadcasters.