Professor Gillam is Professor of Psychology at the University of New South Wales and has an international reputation in the field of visual perception. Recognition of her research includes the awarding of a Guggenheim Fellowship in the USA, a Professorial Fellowship from the ARC (2002-2007), and the 2010 Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from the Australian Psychological Society. In 2002 UNSW awarded her a Scientia Professorship. She was on the Basic Behavioral Processes Panel of the National Institute of Mental Health in the USA and has been a member of the Social Sciences Panel and the Cognitive Sciences Priority Panel of the Australian Research Council. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences of Australia, The Association of Psychological Science (USA) and the Australian Psychological Society.