Matty is a Lecturer in the Discipline of Psychology within the School of Population Health at Curtin University, Western Australia. Working across a combined teaching, research, and engagement appointment, he is committed to fostering inclusive and transformative education. Matty's work spans critical community and social psychology, with a strong emphasis on qualitative methodologies, gender, power dynamics, and the construction of knowledge, and he actively contributes to equity, inclusion, and social justice initiatives across the university. With 25+ peer-reviewed publications, over $100,000 in competitive grant funding, and supervision of 50+ research students across undergraduate and postgraduate levels, Matty bridges rigorous scholarship with practical application, creating learning environments that centre student wellbeing and critical engagement with psychological science.