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Biography
I completed an M.A. in Counselling Psychology (2006) and subsequently practiced in Canada, specialised in cognitive-behavioural therapy. After later obtaining a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at McGill University (2015), I began a Research Fellowship and Visiting Lecturer position in 2015 in the Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge. I then undertook a Junior Research Fellowship, followed by a British Heart Foundation Career Development Research Fellowship within the School of Clinical Medicine. In 2018, I joined Macquarie University, was the director of Clinical Psychology (2019-2024), and am currently the Director of Education for the School of Psychological Sciences (2025-present). I maintain professional registration as a Clinical Psychologist with the UK, Canada, and Australia (e.g., Health & Care Professions Council, Order of Psychologists of Quebec, and AHPRA, respectively), and am an AHPRA endorsed supervisor.
Teaching and Leadership
I am currently the Director of Education for the School, a member of the Human Sciences Researchs Ethics Sub-Committee, and teach at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in clinical psychology and health psychology. Previously, I also taught in social psychology and research methods.
Research interests
My research concerns applications of Clinical Psychology to health care settings, with a focus on stress, anxiety, and cardiovascular psychophysiology. For example, one area focuses on understanding, predicting, and preventing vasovagal reactions. Relatedly, I also have interests in blood donor health, recruitment, and retention. Additional areas of interest include anxiety disorders, BII-fears, disgust, as well as embodied cognition.
Education/Academic qualification
Clinical Psychology, Ph.D., Psychophysiology of the vasovagal response, McGill University
1 Sept 2009 → 2 Jun 2015
Award Date: 2 Jun 2015
Counselling Psychology, M.A., McGill University
1 Sept 2004 → 29 May 2006
Award Date: 29 May 2006
Psychology, B.A., Concordia University
1 Sept 2001 → 21 May 2004
Award Date: 21 May 2004
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Smart Green Cities Research Grant on Sustainable SMB: Are business decisions informed by their surroundings – A study of SMB managerial perception and approach to sustainable practices and technologies
Chareunsy, A., Zhou, C., Gilchrist, P., Davies, P., Best, R. & Threlfall, C. G.
16/06/23 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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The Effects of Using the Melo App on Cognitive Labour, Stress, Family Workload and Overall Wellbeing.
Gilchrist, P., Wiggins, M. & Fochesato, D.
9/06/23 → 9/06/24
Project: Research
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Evaluation of interventions to prevent vasovagal reactions among whole blood donors: rationale and design of a large cluster randomised trial
McMahon, A., Kaptoge, S., Walker, M., Mehenny, S., Gilchrist, P. T., Sambrook, J., Akhtar, N., Sweeting, M., Wood, A. M., Stirrups, K., Chung, R., Fahle, S., Johnson, E., Cullen, D., Godfrey, R., Duthie, S., Allen, L., Harvey, P., Berkson, M., Allen, E., & 8 others , 10 Aug 2023, In: Trials. 24, 1, p. 1-13 13 p., 512.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)48 Downloads (Pure) -
A systematic review evaluating metacognitive beliefs in health anxiety and somatic distress
Keen, E., Kangas, M. & Gilchrist, P. T., Nov 2022, In: British Journal of Health Psychology. 27, 4, p. 1398-1422 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sleep syncope: a new clinical entity or just a vasovagal syncope during wakefulness after sleep onset?
Gilchrist, P. T. & Provini, F., Feb 2022, In: Clinical Autonomic Research. 32, 1, p. 5-6 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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The causes and consequences of shame in obsessive-compulsive disorder
Visvalingam, S., Crone, C., Street, S., Oar, E. L., Gilchrist, P. & Norberg, M. M., Apr 2022, In: Behaviour Research and Therapy. 151, p. 1-12 12 p., 104064.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Improving the donation experience and reducing venipuncture pain by addressing fears among whole-blood and plasma donors
Gilchrist, P. T., Thijsen, A., Masser, B. M., France, C. R. & Davison, T. E., Jul 2021, In: Transfusion. 61, 7, p. 2107-2115 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
14 Citations (Scopus)
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Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences (Organisational unit)
Mitchell Sarkies (Member), Fiona Bright (Member), Katie De Luca (Member), Emre Ilhan (Member), Amy Nguyen (Member), Elizabeth Austin (Member), Ann Carrigan (Member), Karla Seaman (Member), Chris Bladen (Member), Annika van Hummel (Member), Jannah Baker (Member), Robert Ross (Member), Sian Genoud (Member), Emily Don (Chair), Nitin Chitranshi (Member), Rae-Anne Hardie (Chair), Rimante Ronto (Member), Gemma Sicouri (Member), Kelly Williams (Member), Syeda Somyyah Owais (Member), Anna Guller (Member), Robert Newport (Member), Marina Junqueira Santiago (Member), Philippe Gilchrist (Member), Jessamine Chen (Member), Ella Oar (Member), Alison Hogan (Member), Jodie Wills (Member), Kathleen Yin (Member), Gillian Hulst (Member), Benjamin Brown (Member), Loes Koring (Member), Stephney Whillier (Member), Milena Gandy (Member), Carly Johnco (Member), Lauren McLellan (Member) & Michael Swain (Member)
2020 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Interventions to manage vasovagal responses: a cluster-randomized trial
Philippe Gilchrist (Speaker)
2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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The vasovagal response: mechanisms and interventions
Philippe Gilchrist (Speaker)
2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Perceived moral value increases pain sensitivity during an experimental cold pressor task
Philippe Gilchrist (Speaker), Thea Schei (Speaker), Simone Schnall (Speaker) & Whitney Scott (Speaker)
2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation