Rate My Professor Matt Tilley

Matt Tilley is a Lecturer in Sexology and Postgraduate Course Coordinator in the Curtin School of Population Health within the Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University. He holds a Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology), Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology, Graduate Certificate in Health Promotion, Diploma in Community Services, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology. With over 25 years of experience in sexual health, Tilley has worked extensively in education and therapy, focusing on sexual function, HIV/AIDS, diverse sexualities, and men's issues. His career history includes positions at the WA AIDS Council, Department for Community Development, and Department for Child Protection, alongside maintaining a private clinical psychology practice in Perth. As a registered clinical psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), he lectures in sexology and contributes as a Research Fellow at the Collaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health (CERIPH).

Tilley's academic interests center on sexuality, gender diversity, transgender experiences, sexual health, mental health in relation to sexuality, psychotherapeutic processes, and psychological assessment. His publications include 'Australian teacher attitudes, beliefs and comfort towards sexuality and gender diverse students' (2022), '“Men’s Power can be Overridden by Women’s Sexual Power”: Married Women’s Talk About Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Iran' (2022), 'Health Promotion and Sexology Student and Teaching Staff Perspectives of Online Learning and Teaching During COVID-19: A Mixed Methods Study' (2021), '‘A point of reference’: the insider/outsider research staircase and transgender people’s experiences of participating in trans-led research' (2020), and 'Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to provide insight into female sexual difficulties' (2017), among others, with over 700 citations. He received the Excellence in Teaching Award in the Early Career category from the Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University in 2011 and is a Life Member of the Society of Australian Sexologists Ltd. Tilley has held roles on the World Association for Sexual Health Advisory Committee (2009-2013), ASSERT National Council, SiREN working group, and Curtin Ally Program Advisory Group.