Harry Dyson - Peer Researcher and Public Involvement Officer

Harry joined McPin in 2023 as a Peer Researcher and Public Involvement Officer. As a Public Involvement Officer he works facilitating a Lived Experience Advisory Panel on the IMAT study (Immune Mechanisms of Antipsychotic Treatment Response).

Harry also facilitates a lived experience reference group on NCAP – the National Clinical Audit for Psychosis – a partnership between McPin and the Royal College of Psychiatrists. In his role as a Peer Researcher Harry works on CoPICS – a project exploring psychosis multimorbidity and inequality, using creative qualitative methods.

Prior to McPin he worked in a variety of lived experience roles; including a range of projects within the NHS, a number of Lived Experience Advisory Panels with McPin, and a co-produced NIHR research project on psychosis recovery and the urban environment. He also volunteered as a peer mentor for people recovering from psychosis during this period. Harry has particular interest in psychosis, participatory research techniques, and the environmental/social determinants of mental ill health.