Rate My Professor Russell Gore

Russell Gore serves as a Lecturer in Analytic Philosophy and Project Officer in the Core Curriculum at the School of Philosophy and Theology, Sydney campus of the University of Notre Dame Australia. He earned a Bachelor in Philosophy and a Master of Science (Medicine) from the University of Notre Dame Australia. His master's thesis, "Modelling spatial heterogeneity in the haemodynamic response with implications for neuroimaging," awarded in 2018 from the School of Medicine, was supervised by Dr. Edward Waters and Dr. Ben Hui. The work investigates spatial heterogeneity in blood vessel volumes and its implications for functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) research, developing an amended central volume principle parameterized with empirical data and using computer simulations to evaluate effects on neuroimaging interpretations, including mean transit times and detection of clinically meaningful changes.

Currently a PhD candidate in Philosophy at Macquarie University, Gore's research addresses philosophical issues surrounding the integration of psychiatry with cognitive neuroscience. He underscores the interdisciplinary value of philosophy, informed by his scientific background, prior teaching of undergraduate mathematics, and contributions to mathematical modeling, such as the 2021 co-authored paper "Do poor environmental conditions drive trachoma transmission in Burundi? A mathematical modelling study" with D. Ndisabiye, E.K. Waters, and H. Sidhu, published in The ANZIAM Journal (volume 63, issue 4, pages 434-447). At Notre Dame Australia, he teaches Formal Logic, Philosophy of Science, and Philosophy of Language. As Project Officer, he contributes to developing Core Curriculum courses that explore the History of Western Philosophy and Christianity. His academic interests span philosophy of mind, cognitive science, psychiatry, psychopathology, mathematics, and neuroscience, bridging these fields through his multifaceted career.