DrEugene McTavish
Research Fellow
Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education
- Research FellowFaculty of Arts and Education/School of Education
- Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125
BIO
I am a quantitative researcher working across education, neuroscience and psychology.
My research spans clinical trials, longitudinal cohorts, neuroimaging consortia, multinational epidemiological studies, and large-scale public education datasets. I contribute across the research lifecycle, from theory development, designing and maintaining data infrastructure and pipelines to statistical planning and analysis, data visualisation, and manuscript preparation.
My technical expertise spans applied statistics, programming (R, MATLAB, SPSS, UNIX/BASH) and neuroimaging techniques (structural, diffusion, and functional imaging using FSL, SPM, ANTs, CONN, FreeSurfer, and related tools).
I also mentor, train, and supervise students and early-career researchers, with an emphasis on improving their quantitative capabilities and their ability to interpret findings within broader scientific and translational contexts.
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT
- Research FellowDeakin University, School of Education
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Senior Technical OfficerAustralian Catholic University, School of Psychology, Melbourne, AustraliaJul 2021 - Dec 2025
- Sessional AcademicAustralian Catholic University, School of Psychology, Melbourne, AustraliaFeb 2022 - Nov 2026
- Sessional AcademicAustralian National University, School Of Psychology & Medicine, Canberra, AustraliaFeb 2022 - Jul 2022
- Research AssistantUniversity of Otago, School of Psychology, Dunedin, New ZealandMar 2014 - Feb 2017
DEGREES
- PhD, PsychologyMonash University, Melbourne, AustraliaMar 2017 - Jul 2021
- MSc, PsychologyUniversity of Otago, Dunedin, New ZealandFeb 2013 - Jul 2014
- BSc (Hons), PhysiologyUniversity of Otago, Dunedin, New ZealandFeb 2009 - Nov 2012
FIELDS OF RESEARCH
- Neurosciences
- Education policy
- Education assessment and evaluation
- Teacher education and professional development of educators
- Psychological methodology, design and analysis
- Cognitive neuroscience
- Clinical psychology
AREA/FACULTY
- Faculty of Arts and Education
DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE
- School of Education