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Hey, World.

I’m Declan, a PhD candidate in Decision Neuroscience at the Centre for Brain, Mind and Markets (University of Melbourne).
I work under the supervision of Carsten Murawski, Nitin Yadav and Michele Garagnani.

My research interests are at the intersection of clinical neuroscience and decision-making. I’m passionate about understanding the neural mechanisms behind high performance decision-making.


My educational background reflects this interdisciplinarity:

  • PhD Decision Neuroscience (in progress).
  • Master of Commerce (Decision, Risk and Financial Sciences).
  • Master’s Neuroscience (Clinical Neuroscience and Neuropathologies).
  • MBA (Master’s of Business Administration).
  • Master’s Brand Marketing and Business Strategy.
  • Bachelor’s Biology, Bioinformatics, Mathematics (Neuroscience and Cerebral Pathologies).
  • First Cycle of Medical Studies (Medicine).

I’ve received multiple scholarships allowing me to study in France 🇫🇷, the USA 🇺🇸 and Australia 🇦🇺.


My professional experience, in both academia and industry, highlights my ambition to work with teams that excel at what they do:

Academia

Industry

  • Nespresso.
  • Fossil.
  • Matahi.
  • Abercrombie & Fitch.
  • Red Bull.

Teaching responsibilities (University of Melbourne):
🏆 MGMT30013 Managing for Competitive Advantage (Tutor).
🫱🏼‍🫲🏽 MGMT20011 Business Negotiations (Tutor).
🔬 PHYC10006 Physics 2: Life Sciences and Environment (Demonstrator).
🩻 PHYC10007 Physics for Biomedicine (Demonstrator).


My personal interests include:

🏎️ Formula 1: from race strategy to driver technique, I’ve been following the sport since 1997.

💻 Technology: Both new and old. I have a small collection of iPods/Digital Audio Players, speakers and devices from the mid 2000s. I also constantly keep up with the latest product launches.

🚐 Travelling: my partner and I take many opportunities to travel for our professional development and personal enjoyment.


Languages: 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇮🇹

Let’s connect.
d.grindrod[at]unimelb[dot]edu[dot]au