Dr. Patrick Harrison is a Teaching Associate Professor and Director of Instructional Development in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He served as an Instructor in the Department of Psychology at Loyola University where he completed his master of arts (M.A.) and doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in social psychology under the supervision of Dr. Robyn Mallett. He completed his bachelor of science (B.S.) degree from from Aquinas College, summa cum laude, with honors in psychology and a minor in history. His research interests center broadly around positive psychology and improving intergroup relations, well-being, and pedagogical issues surrounding the instruction of quantitative methodology.
Dr. Harrison teaches (or has taught) Statistical Principles of Psychological Research (PSYC210), Laboratory Research in Psychology (PSYC270), Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives on Personality (PSYC501), Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination (PSYC565), Sex and Gender (PSYC572), Honors in Psychology II (PSYC694H), and Graduate Statistical Methods in Psychology I (PSYC830).
He was presented with the Psi Chi Award for Teaching Excellence in Psychology in 2017, 2018, and 2019. In 2023, Dr. Harrison was awarded the Chapman Family Teaching Award for distinguished teaching of undergraduate students.
At Loyola, he taught Statistics, Research Methods in Psychology, Personality Psychology, and Lab in Social Psychology. In 2011, he was presented with the James E. Johnson Award for Teaching Excellence in Psychology.