Associate Professor Charles Sevigny is a leading educator in the Department of Anatomy and Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne. He completed his PhD in functional neuroanatomy from the University of Melbourne in 2012. Transitioning from research to teaching post-doctorate, Sevigny became a teaching specialist focused on technology-enabled active and blended learning in physiology and biomedical sciences. He coordinates the Physiology major, managing face-to-face teaching, curriculum design, and the incorporation of digital learning tools to boost active learning and student experience. In 2018, he launched the University's Virtual Reality Learning Studio (VRLS), Australia's largest room-scale VR facility dedicated to education, where he developed VR applications for biomedical science subjects deployed to cohorts exceeding 1,200 students. As Director of the Digital Learning Hub and ADAPT Lab Academic Lead, he promotes digital fluency, academic collaboration, and student-led content creation.

Sevigny's pedagogical innovations have garnered major accolades, including the 2017 David White Award for Teaching Excellence at the University of Melbourne for facilitating learning in large cohorts, the 2014 UniJobs Lecturer of the Year award voted by students for his interactive lectures, and the 2020 Michael Roberts Excellence in Physiology Education Award from the Australian Physiological Society, which featured a cash prize, medal, and keynote lecture invitation. He has contributed talks on homeostasis, renal function, synaptic transmission, membrane potentials, and cell physiology via HSTalks. His early research output includes publications such as 'Catecholaminergic C3 Neurons Are Sympathoexcitatory and Involved in Glucose Homeostasis' (Journal of Neuroscience, 2014), 'Efferent projections of C3 adrenergic neurons in the rat central nervous system' (Journal of Comparative Neurology, 2012), and studies on vesicular glutamate transporters in adrenergic neurons (2001-2008), amassing over 1,600 citations. Recent work addresses educational technology, including 'The affordances of clinical simulation immersive technology within healthcare education: a scoping review' (Advances in Simulation, 2023) and 'Thinking outside the screen' (Pacific Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, 2025). Sevigny's initiatives have significantly influenced physiology education, enhancing engagement and outcomes for thousands of students.

Professional Email: sevignyc@unimelb.edu.au