DrEugene McTavish

Research Fellow

Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education

  • Research Fellow
    Faculty 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 Fellow
    Deakin University, School of Education

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Senior Technical Officer
    Australian Catholic University, School of Psychology, Melbourne, AustraliaJul 2021 - Dec 2025
  • Sessional Academic
    Australian Catholic University, School of Psychology, Melbourne, AustraliaFeb 2022 - Nov 2026
  • Sessional Academic
    Australian National University, School Of Psychology & Medicine, Canberra, AustraliaFeb 2022 - Jul 2022
  • Research Assistant
    University of Otago, School of Psychology, Dunedin, New ZealandMar 2014 - Feb 2017

DEGREES

  • PhD, Psychology
    Monash University, Melbourne, AustraliaMar 2017 - Jul 2021
  • MSc, Psychology
    University of Otago, Dunedin, New ZealandFeb 2013 - Jul 2014
  • BSc (Hons), Physiology
    University 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

AREAS OF EXPERTISE