Irina Harris

Associate Professor Irina Harris is affiliated with the School of Psychology at the University of Sydney. She holds a PhD in Medicine (2002) from the University of Sydney and previous roles include ARC Future Fellow (2010-2015) and ARC Queen Elizabeth II Fellow (2005-2009). Her research focuses on mechanisms of memory, forgetting, visual cognition, and selective attention, employing methods like behavioral experiments and transcranial magnetic stimulation. Key grants include studies on memory precision (2024) and cognitive control (2016).

• Education: PhD (Medicine, 2002), MSc (Clinical Neuropsychology, 1997), BSc (Hons) (Psychology, 1994)
• Teaching: Coordinates PSYC3012 Cognitive Psychology and teaches PSYC3014 and PSYC1002.
• Awards: Multiple ARC fellowships and grants.

Her work explores adaptive forgetting, object recognition, and perceptual binding. Recent articles address spatial navigation effects of diet and neural mechanisms of perceptual integration.