Professor Matthew Ogilvie

Professor Matthew Ogilvie

• PhD, University of Sydney (School of Studies in Religion, 1996)
• Professor, University of Notre Dame Australia
• E: matthew.ogilvie@nd.edu.au

Former Positions:

• Dean University of Notre Dame Australia (2009-2014)
• Director, Philosophy and Letters, University of Dallas (2005-2009)
• Asst. Professor, University of Dallas (2003-2009)
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Boston College (2003)
• Lecturer, ACU (1997-2002)

Professor Ogilvie is a specialist in Religion and Terrorism. In 2008 Professor Ogilvie was made an academic fellow of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), which enabled him to travel to Israel to study counter-terrorism. Since then he has pursued further research and maintained professional contacts with experts in the field. He has addressed military and civilian audiences on the issue, provided expert advice and taught a university course on religion and terrorism.

He is a consultant with Protect Israeli Security Solutions and a certified Protect Krav Maga instructor.

Professor Ogilvie is a renowned university professor with 25 years’ experience in higher education. He is a recognized expert in the field of online education. He also has 10 years of solid administrative experience as a university dean and program director.
Prof Ogilvie can teach courses for university credit as well as specialized executive short courses. All of these courses can be delivered on campus, onsite (at the client’s base) or online.

In addition to the courses below, other courses or programs can be customized according to a client or institution’s needs.