Philippe Gilchrist, BA(Hons), MA, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the School of Psychological Sciences at Macquarie University. Philippe completed his MA in Counselling Psychology in 2006, followed by clinical practice in Canada with a specialization in cognitive-behavioural therapies. Philippe complete his PhD in Clinical Psychology at McGill University in 2015. Subsequently, he held a Fellowship and Visiting Lecturer position in the Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge. This was followed by a Fellowship with the British Heart Foundation at School of Clinical Medicine and Wolfson College, University of Cambridge. Since joining Macquarie University in 2018, Philippe served as Director of Clinical Psychology (2019–2024) before assuming his current role as Director of Education from 2025.  Philippe maintains professional registration as a Clinical Psychologist in Australia, and dual registration in the UK (Clinical and Counseling Psychology).

Director of Education, Human Sciences Research Ethics Sub-Committee member, and teaching within the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in areas of clinical psychology and health psychology.  I have also taught in social psychology and research methods.  

My research concerns applications of Clinical Psychology to health care settings, with a focus on stress, anxiety, and cardiovascular psychophysiology.  For example, one area focused on understanding, predicting, and preventing vasovagal reactions, in addition to blood donor health, recruitment, and retention. Additional areas of interest include anxiety disorders, BII-fears, disgust, as well as embodied cognition.