Paul Gorczynski (he/him), PhD, HCPC, CPsychol, AFBPsS, is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow with the British Psychological Society and a Registered Practitioner Psychologist with The Health and Care Professions Council in the United Kingdom. He is a Senior Lecturer of Sport and Exercise Psychology at theUniversity of Greenwich. His research expertise lies within the promotion of mental health in clinical, education,and elite sport settings. Paul has led several expert statements on mental health literacy and culturalcompetence in elite sport and has consulted for several sports bodies and governments. Since 2021, he has co-developed and co-delivered the MentalHealthinSporttrainingprogramme and the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity in Sport and Exercise Psychology training programme for the BritishAssociationofSportandExerciseSciences. From 2021 to 2022, Paul served as a Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Fellow for the Women and Equalities Committee in UK Parliament, addressing LGBTQIA+ mental health service access and use during COVID-19. Paul consults on ethics within the NHS Health Research Authority, where he chairs the London-Bloomsbury Research Ethics Committee. In 2018, Paul was an expert panelmember for the International Olympic Committee consensus statement on mental health in elite athletes.
