Dr Anthony W. Harrison, Clinical Psychologist and Researcher

About Me

Anthony W. Harrison, PhD

I am a clinical psychologist, currently working in The Tic Service at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH). In this role, I assess, diagnose and treat tic conditions (e.g., Tourette syndrome) and related disorders, including OCD and anxiety. As part of my work within this specialist service, I also provide consultation to schools and local services regarding management of the challenges associated with these conditions. I have previously worked within tertiary referral services specialising in PTSD, OCD and anxiety, as well as child and adolescent mental health.

I recently completed a PhD at the University of New South Wales, which examined the neurophysiological mechanisms that distinguish self-generated sensations from those created externally. In particular, my research explored the ways in which prediction and attention contribute to the generation of movement, and the processing of resultant stimuli. I worked as a casual academic at UNSW while completing my studies and am pleased to share these recent student evaluations of my tutorials.

email: a.w.harrison@hotmail.com
scholar: Anthony W. Harrison
orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5651-9221
twitter: @a_w_harrison
github: a-w-harrison

Publications

A copy of each publication can be accessed through the [pdf] links. Use of each link constitutes your request to me for a personal copy of the article, and my delivery of that copy. Any other use is prohibited.

Peer Reviewed

6. Deady, M., Collins, D. A., Azevedo, S., Stech, E., Harrison, A. W., Broomfield, C., Yadav, S., Gayed, A., Harvey, S. B., & Bryant, R. (2024). Integration of a smartphone app with posttraumatic stress disorder treatment for frontline workers: a pilot study. Australian Journal of Psychology, 76(1), 2399112. https://doi.org/10.1080/00049530.2024.2399112 [pdf]

5. Harrison, A. W., Hughes, G., Rudman, G., Christensen, B. K., & Whitford, T. J. (2023). Exploring the internal forward model: Action-effect prediction and attention in sensorimotor processing. Cerebral Cortex, bhad189. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhad189 [pdf]

4. Harrison, A. W., Mannion, D. J., Jack, B. N., Griffiths, O., Hughes, G., & Whitford, T. J. (2021). Sensory attenuation is modulated by the contrasting effects of predictability and control. NeuroImage, 118103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118103 [pdf]

3. Harrison, A. W., Shou, Y., & Christensen, B. K. (2021). A cognitive model of delusion propensity through dysregulated correlation detection. Schizophrenia Research, 237, 93-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2021.08.025 [pdf]

2. Monds, L. A., Cullen, H. J., Kloft, L., Sumampouw, N., van Golde, C., Harrison, A. W., & Otgaar, H. (2021). Police perceptions of eyewitness impairment due to alcohol and other drug use: a cross-cultural comparison. Police Practice and Research, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/15614263.2021.1979397 [pdf]

1. Monds, L. A., Cullen, H. J., Kloft, L., van Golde, C., Harrison, A. W., & Flowe, H. (2021). Memory and credibility perceptions of alcohol and other drug intoxicated witnesses and victims of crime. Psychology, Crime & Law, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2021.1962871 [pdf]

Preprints and Working Papers

5. Harrison, A. W. (2022). Attention, prediction and sensory attenuation: A neurophysiological investigation of the internal forward model [Doctoral dissertation, UNSW Sydney]. UNSWorks. https://doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/24557 [pdf]

4. Harrison, A. W., Christensen, B. K., & Whitford, T. J. (2022). Action-effect prediction in volitional and stimulus-driven movement: An investigation of error monitoring. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/t2bwk [pdf]

3. Foster, J., Harrison, A. W., Brown, K., Manton, E., Wilkinson, C. & Ferguson, A. (2017). Anytime, anyplace, anywhere? Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education. https://fare.org.au/wp-content/uploads/AVAILABILITY-REPORT-30-May-2017-FINAL.pdf [pdf]

2. Georgeson, C., & Harrison, A. W. (2015). Regional impacts of the accelerated decline of the manufacturing sector in Australia. Department of Industry and Science. https://www.industry.gov.au/data-and-publications/staff-research-papers/regional-impacts-of-the-accelerated-decline-of-the-manufacturing-sector-in-australia [pdf]

1. Swanepoel, J. A., & Harrison, A. W. (2015). The business size distribution in Australia Department of Industry and Science. https://www.industry.gov.au/data-and-publications/staff-research-papers/the-business-size-distribution-in-australia [pdf]

Presentations

Conference Presentations

9. Archer, I. M. G., Shoaib, M., Harrison, A. W., Gilmour, J., Hadji-Michael, M., Nedoma, R., Shavel-Jessop, S., & Murphy, T. (2024). Adapting psychoeducation to accommodate neurodiversity among young people with Tourette syndrome [Poster Presentation]. 16th International Conference on Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders, Varese, Italy.

8. Chung, L. C., Harris, A., Griffiths, O., Jack, B., Le Pelley, M. E., Spencer, K. M., Barreiros, A. R., Harrison, A. W., Han, N., Libesman, S., Pearson, D., Elijah, R., Chan, S. S., Chong, G. H., So, S. H., & Whitford, T. J. (2024). Neurophysiological evidence of motor preparation dysfunction to inner speech in schizophrenia [Conference Presentation]. 32nd European Congress of Psychiatry (ECP), Budapest, Hungary.

7. Harrison, A. W., Christensen, B. K., & Whitford, T. J. (2022). Action-effect prediction in sensory attenuation and error monitoring: Distinguishing stimulus-driven and volitional movement [Conference Presentation]. Australian Brain and Psychological Sciences Meeting, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.

6. Harrison, A. W. (2020). Sensory attenuation is modulated by the contrasting effects of predictability and control [Conference Presentation]. UNSW Forensic and Clinical Psychology Conference, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

5. Christensen, B. & Harrison, A. W. (2019). Delusional ideation as the result of error signal dysregulation in the assessment of correlation [Conference Presentation]. 7th European Conference on Schizophrenia Research (ECSR), Berlin, Germany.

4. Harrison, A. W., Christensen, B. & Shou, Y. (2018). Delusional ideation through dysregulated error in the detection of correlation [Conference Presentation]. The Sydney Postgraduate Psychology Conference, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

3. Harrison, A. W., (2017). Corporate Political Donations from the Alcohol Industry [Conference Presentation]. The Global Alcohol Policy Conference, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

2. Harrison, A. W., (2015). Declining Self-Employment: Examining Evidence and Labour Market Impacts of Business Consolidation [Conference Presentation]. The Australian Conference of Economists, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

1. Harrison, A. W., & Georgeson, C. (2014). Regional Impacts of the Accelerated Decline of the Manufacturing Sector in Australia [Conference Presentation]. The Australian Conference of Economists, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Teaching

Casual Academic

2021

PSYC2101 Assessment, Personality and Psychopathology (T3) [Student Evaluations]
PSYC2071 Perception and Cognition (T3) [Student Evaluations]
PSYC2001 Research Methods 2 (T1) [Student Evaluations]

2020

PSYC2071 Perception and Cognition (T3) [Student Evaluations]
PSYC2001 Research Methods 2 (T1) [Student Evaluations]

2019

PSYC2071 Perception and Cognition (S2) [Student Evaluations]
PSYC2001 Research Methods 2 (S1)

2018

PSYC2071 Perception and Cognition (S2)

Last updated 3 June 2024