DrLuke Chong
Senior Lecturer, Optometry and Vision Science
Faculty of Health/School of Medicine/Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation
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- Senior Lecturer, Optometry and Vision ScienceFaculty of Health/School of Medicine/Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation
- +61 3 522 78672 (Work)
- Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216
BIO
Luke Chong is a Senior Lecturer in Optometry and Vision Science at Deakin University. He obtained his Bachelor of Optometry degree from The University of Melbourne in 2009 and later completed his PhD in 2015. Following this, he undertook a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of California Berkeley before returning to Australia to join Deakin University in 2018 as a Lecturer. Dr. Chong is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, Australian College of Optometry and Higher Education Academy. His research interests include clinical psychophysics, with a focus on developing a better understanding of normal visual processing and damage due to disease, and to develop better clinical tests for the assessment of visual function.
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT
- Senior Lecturer, Optometry and Vision ScienceDeakin University, School of Medicine
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Lecturer in Optometry & Vision ScienceDeakin University, Australia8 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2022
- Postdoctoral FellowUniversity of California Berkeley, Berkeley, United States2015 - 2018
DEGREES
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)University of Melbourne, Australia2010 - 2014
- Bachelor of Optometry (BOptom)University of Melbourne, Australia2005 - 2009
CERTIFICATIONS
- FellowshipAustralian College of OptometryOct 2015 - presentFellowship of the Australian College of Optometry is an acknowledgement of significant contribution to the practice and profession of optometry and to the optometry community in which the individual is held in high esteem.
- FellowshipAmerican Academy of Optometry
- FellowshipHigher Education Academy
- Citation for outstanding contributions to student learningAustralian Awards for University Teaching
- Certificate of Excellence in Engagement with Industry PartnersIMPACT
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Graduate Certificate of Higher Education Learning and TeachingDeakin University, Australia
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
FIELDS OF RESEARCH
- Ophthalmology and optometry
AVAILABILITY FOR SUPERVISION
- Masters by Research and PhD supervision
AREA/FACULTY
- Faculty of Health
DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE
- School of Medicine
SPECIALIST RESEARCH GROUP
- Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation