Psychology for VCE

Paige Jessulat has taught VCE Psychology and VCE Legal Studies at Frankston High School since 2017. She is passionate about the field of Psychology and has a special interest in the mental health of adolescents which has underpinned her roles as Year Level Coordinator and Mental Health Week Coordinator. Paige has also been a VCAA Assessor for the Psychology exam since 2020.

Leo Hong is an experienced Psychology and Legal Studies teacher at Trinity Grammar School. Having taught in a range of schools over the past 16 years, Leo has a depth of knowledge and pedagogical experience through his involvement and implementation of problem-based learning programs and ICT training programs for teachers. He currently holds a Bachelor of Arts/Music, with a major in Psychology and Honours in Criminology, is an assessment writer for other private educational resource companies and VCAA assessor.

Jodie Allen has been teaching VCE Psychology since 2001 and has been a VCAA exam assessor for more than 13 years. She has a Bachelor of Arts and Postgraduate Primary and Secondary Teaching degree and is currently teaching at Wellington Secondary College. Over her career, Jodie, has held leading teacher and learning specialist roles in areas such as the senior school and student voice & agency. When Jodie isn’t writing psychology resources for Oxford in her spare time, she enjoys relaxing with her family and playing basketball.

Elizabeth Blaher-Lucas is a passionate and experienced VCE Psychology teacher, assessor and examination panel member. In addition to having worked in both government and independent school environments over the past 20 years, Elizabeth has also lectured pre-service psychology teachers at Monash University since 2018.

Kerri is a passionate teacher of Psychology and Science, having taught at both government and independent schools in Victoria over the past 35 years. She is currently teaching and coordinating Psychology at Brauer College in Warrnambool. She has also enjoyed a variety of roles across different schools in pastoral care, with extensive experience and interest in fostering the wellbeing of students, and in teaching students to understand how to be effective learners through the application of psychology and neuroscience. Kerri has authored for a range of educational resources on the areas of psychology and student development and wellbeing and has been a VCAA exam assessor for Psychology over many years.

Matthew Rock began his career as a chemist before accepting a position teaching VCE Psychology at Trinity Grammar School where he also gained skills as a subject coordinator, writer, VCAA assessor, and examiner. Now in his tenth year of teaching, Matthew currently teaches VCE Psychology at Camberwell Girls Grammar School, continuing his passion for science and student wellbeing.

Roger has been involved with the VCE Psychology course since its inception back in 1991. He taught VCE Psychology for fifteen years and is currently the Supervising Psychology at Monash University’s Krongold Clinic – a university-based clinic that provides affordable psychological and counselling services.