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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 556 5036
Email
jerin.mathew@otago.ac.nz
Position
Senior Lecturer in Clinical Anatomy
Department
Department of Anatomy
Qualifications
BPhty PhD (Otago)
Research summary
Neural correlates of pain and non-invasive neuromodulation for chronic musculoskeletal pain
Teaching

Undergraduate:

  • PHTY250: Anatomy for Physiotherapy
  • Medicine (MB ChB Year 2 and 3)
  • Applied Anatomy and Ultrasound (MB ChB Year 2 and 3)
  • Introdution to Pain and Pain Management (MB ChB Year 2 )

Postgraduate:

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Surgical Anatomy (SUAN)
  • Pain and Pain Management Programmes, University of Otago, Christchurch
  • Supervision of research projects at Summer, honours, masters’, and PhD levels
Memberships
  • Editorial Board Member, Pain Research Forum, International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
  • New Zealand Pain Society (NZPS)
  • Centre for Bioengineering and Nanomedicine (Point-of-care technologies)
  • Australian and New Zealand Association of Clinical Anatomists (ANZACA)
  • Clinical Anatomy Research Group (CARG)
  • Neuroscience Research Group (NRG)
  • Otago Pain Mechanisms and Neuromodulation (OPaMeN)
  • Pain at Otago Research Theme
  • Brain Health Research Centre (BHRC)
  • Indian Association of Physiotherapists (IAP)
Clinical
  • Investigating neural correlates (EEG biomarkers) of pain hypersensitivity
  • Application of pain neuroscience and pain education in rehabilitation practice
  • Use of non-invasive neuromodulation approaches to improve pain and function

Research

Dr Mathew's research primarily focuses on chronic pain and non-invasive neuromodulation. His research programme combines applied and clinical approaches to understand brain–pain mechanisms underlying chronic musculoskeletal conditions and to improve clinical outcomes through endogenous neuromodulation approaches, such as neurofeedback and brain–computer interface interventions.

Beyond his core research interests, Dr Mathew is engaged in collaborative research across professional clinical education, dissection and cadaveric studies, brain–organ interactions, rehabilitation, pain education and clinical sonoanatomy. He serves as a principal investigator for various interdisciplinary research programmes, including:

He also supervises postgraduate students (honours, masters’, PhD, and intercalated MB ChB–PhD) in Anatomy, Medicine and Neuroscience, fostering research and training within his areas of expertise.

For research related queries email jerin.mathew@otago.ac.nz

Additional details

Research identifiers and outputs:

Publications

Elkinson, B., Mathew, J., & Woodley, S. (2026). Adductor longus morphology: A dissection study. Proceedings of the 22nd Congress of the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA): Anatomy for Everyone. (pp. 794). Retrieved from https://ifaa2026.org/en-AU Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Dassanayake, S., Samalia, L., Mathew, J., & Dias, G. (2026). Common carotid artery tortuosity: Two case reports and findings from an observational cadaveric study. Proceedings of the 22nd Congress of the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA): Anatomy for Everyone. (pp. 541). Retrieved from https://ifaa2026.org/en-AU Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Parton, W., Rathnayake, D., Woodley, S., Blyth, P., & Mathew, J. (2026). Association between cortical brain alterations and clinical pain outcomes in chronic patellofemoral pain: A cross-sectional investigation. Proceedings of the 22nd Congress of the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA): Anatomy for Everyone. (pp. 364). Retrieved from https://ifaa2026.org/en-AU Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Bialostocki, L., Adhia, D. B., Rathnayake, D., Smith, M. L., Cakmak, Y. O., De Ridder, D., Mani, R., & Mathew, J. (2026). EEG-neurofeedback training for chronic secondary musculoskeletal pain with neuropathic pain qualities: A single-arm, open-label pilot feasibility study. Proceedings of the 22nd Congress of the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA): Anatomy for Everyone. (pp. 362). Retrieved from https://ifaa2026.org/en-AU Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Prasad, R. R., Cakmak, Y. O., & Mathew, J. (2026). Gamified somatosensory brain-computer interface training can modulate cortical dynamics and sensory pain processing. Proceedings of the 22nd Congress of the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA): Anatomy for Everyone. (pp. 359). Retrieved from https://ifaa2026.org/en-AU Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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