Nicholas Cavenagh
Hamilton,Hamilton East
Summary
Friendly and engaging lecturer with over 15 years experience in teaching students from diverse backgrounds. Expert in inspiring students to participate and engage with difficult material, using contemporary teaching technology.
Student statement from 2022 teaching award nomination:
“Turned what I thought would be an unenjoyable subject in discrete mathematics into an enjoyable paper that was easy to consume and understand. Used amusing yet understandable examples for concepts, spoke in a clear and loud voice and put extra time and effort in to help any students who might've been struggling.”
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Lecturer
University Of Waikato
11.2008 - Current
- Values each student as a unique and valuable human being on their own learning journey
- Creates an inclusive culture within the classroom where students are inspired to participate.
- Uses teaching technology to help cater for diverse learning styles.
- Uses comments from students in evaluation to improve teaching and lets students know that their feedback makes a difference.
- Organizes peer-review teaching evaluations and represented the faculty on the Education Quality Assurance Committee.
- Conducts research, submits results of research to academic journals.
Research Fellow
Monash University
02.2008 - 11.2008
- Under supervision of Wanless, Hall and Tirkel, conduct research into pure mathematics.
- Submit results of research to academic journals.
- Lecture various statsitics and mathematics components within the Victorian College of Pharmacy.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University Of New South Wales
02.2005 - 01.2008
- In collaboration with scientists from UNSW, to conduct research into pure mathematics.
- Published results of research to academic journals;
- Presented results of research at seminars and conferences.
Education
Ph.D. - Mathematics
University of Queensland
Brisbane, QLD11.2003
Master of Science - Mathematics
University of Queensland
Brisbane, QLD03.1999
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics And Statistics
University of Queensland
Brisbane, QLD11.1997
Skills
- Teaching small and large groups
- Making technical ideas easy to understand
- Inspiring students to interact and participate
- Teaching technology (MOODLE)
- Original research in pure mathematics
- Report writing and oral presentations
Accomplishments
- Nominated in 2022 for a University teaching award.
- Managing Editor for the Australasian Journal of Combinatorics, 2009 - present.
- Main organizer of 41st Australasian Conference on Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing, December 10th-14th 2018, Rotorua.
- Chairperson of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. July 2014-June 2016 and January 2017-June 2017.
- Supervised 2 PhD students to completion (2016, 2023) and 2 externally examined Masters students.
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Italian
Limited Working
Japanese
Limited Working
Timeline
Lecturer
University Of Waikato
11.2008 - Current
Research Fellow
Monash University
02.2008 - 11.2008
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University Of New South Wales
02.2005 - 01.2008
Ph.D. - Mathematics
University of Queensland
Master of Science - Mathematics
University of Queensland
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics And Statistics
University of Queensland
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