Rate My Professor Matty Phillips

Dr Matty Phillips serves as a Lecturer in the Discipline of Psychology within the School of Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia. He earned his PhD in Psychology from Curtin University, along with a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) and holds Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) designation. Phillips coordinates and teaches several undergraduate units, including Foundations of Psychology (PSYC1001), Advanced Psychological Science: Qualitative Methods (PSYC3005), and Biological and Cognitive Psychology and Learning (PSYC3001), focusing on qualitative methodologies and psychological foundations. His commitment to teaching excellence was recognized with the 2025 Excellence in Teaching Award from the Curtin Student Guild.

Phillips' research specializes in critical community and social psychology, exploring themes of gender, power, academic identities, and social dynamics through qualitative approaches. As Academic Co-Lead of the Curtin University Gender Research Network, he supports researchers engaged in gender-related projects across disciplines. He is an adjunct member of the Behavioural Science & Health Research Group and maintains an ORCID ID (0000-0001-7908-5868) with work cited 285 times on Google Scholar. Notable publications include 'Guidelines for Power-Conscious Gender Research by Men Academics' (2025, International Journal of Qualitative Methods), 'A metamorphosis of sorts: Conceptualising women’s academic identities in Australian academia' (2024), 'Exploring middle-career women’s academic identities in Australian academia' (2023, Women’s Studies International Forum), 'Exploring and Critiquing Women’s Academic Identity in Higher Education: A Narrative Review' (2022, SAGE Open), 'Qualitatively exploring intersecting identities in gaming culture' (2025, Discover Psychology), 'Beyond the game: exploring women’s sporting experiences' (2025, Sport in Society), and 'Exploring Lay Understandings of Romantic Chemistry Using Qualitative Methods' (2025). Phillips contributes to public engagement through presentations on gender research at events like the Gender Research Rumble and Respect at Uni Week. He received a PhD award for his doctoral thesis.