I completed my PhD in developmental amnesia at University of Essex, before gaining a post-doctoral position in the NPU at Manchester. I was working on an MRC-funded investigation of the neural correlates of impulsiveness, empathy & reward sensitivity in antisocial personality disorder and also generalised anxiety disorder. This required developing tasks and analyses for both functional and direct/indirect pharmacoMRI challenges. In 2007 I moved to Sheffield Hallam as a senior then principal lecturer in psychology, taking on a variety of course / PGT programme leader roles, as well as academic work planning & student recruitment. In 2024 I moved to LJMU as a Principal lecturer.
My research interests currently are focused on the investigation of malingering (deliberate attempts to feign cognitive impairment) using eye tracking/gaze/pupil size metrics on recognition tasks. Other longstanding interests revolve around the dark triad/tetrad personality traits, callous/unemotional traits & empathy/theory of mind measures.
Degrees
2009, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom, PGCert (FHEA)
2004, University of Essex, United Kingdom, PhD (Developmental Amnesia)
1998, University of Essex, United Kingdom, MSc Developmental Neuropsychology
1994, University of Ulster, United Kingdom, BSc Applied Psychology
Academic appointments
Principal Lecturer, Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, 2024 - present
Senior > Principal Lecturer, Psychology, Sociology & Politics, Sheffield Hallam University, 2007 - 2024
Post-doctoral researcher, Neuroscience & Psychiatry Unit, University of Manchester, 2001 - 2006
Books (authored)
Richardson P, Machan L. 2021. jamovi for Psychologists Bloomsbury. UK 9781352011852 Publisher Url
Richardson P, Goodwin A, Vine E. 2011. Research Methods and Design in Psychology Sage / Learning Matters 9780857254696
Journal article
Gheorghes TN, Richardson P, Reidy J. 2020. Local biases drive, but do not determine, the perception of illusory trajectories Scientific reports, 10 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Lethbridge E, Richardson P, Reidy L, Taroyan N. 2017. Exploring the Relationship between Callous-Unemotional Traits, Empathy Processing and Affective Valence in a General Population Europe's Journal of Psychology, 13 :162-172 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
YAQUB M, CORRIGAN F, RICHARDSON P, ROUTH R. 2016. EARLY RECOGNITION OF TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDERS IN PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SETTINGS; CAN IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric Society, 13 :25-29
Saliba A, Richardson P, Norrish D. 2015. Influence de la personnalité sur les préférences gustatives et le choix du vin: Nos préférences en matière de vin en révèlent plus sur nous que nous ne pensions en savoir Revue des oenologues et des techniques vitivinicoles et oenologicques, 42 :33-34
Callaghan MJ, McKie S, Richardson P, Oldham JA. 2012. Effects of patellar taping on brain activity during knee joint proprioception tests using functional magnetic resonance imaging Physical therapy, 92 :821-830 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Chaudhry IB, Hallak J, Husain N, Minhas F, Stirling J, Richardson P, Dursun S, Dunn G, Deakin B. 2012. Minocycline benefits negative symptoms in early schizophrenia: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial in patients on standard treatment Journal of psychopharmacology, 26 :1185-1193 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
McKie S, Richardson P, Elliott R, Völlm BA, Dolan MC, Williams SR, Anderson IM, Deakin JFW. 2011. Mirtazapine antagonises the subjective, hormonal and neuronal effects of m-chlorophenylpiperazine (mCPP) infusion: a pharmacological-challenge fMRI (phMRI) study Neuroimage, 58 :497-507 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Vollm B, Richardson P, McKie S, Reniers R, Elliott R, Anderson IM, Williams S, Dolan M, Deakin B. 2010. Neuronal correlates and serotonergic modulation of behavioural inhibition and reward in healthy and antisocial individuals JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH, 44 :123-131 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Vollm BA, Zhao L, Richardson P, Clark L, Deakin JFW, Williams S, Dolan MC. 2009. A voxel-based morphometric MRI study in men with borderline personality disorder: preliminary findings CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR AND MENTAL HEALTH, 19 :64-72 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Richardson P, Williams SR, Hepenstall S, Gregory L, McKie S, Corrigan F. 2009. A single-case fMRI study EMDR treatment of a patient with posttraumatic stress disorder Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 3 :10-23 DOI Publisher Url
Saliba AJ, Wragg K, Richardson P. 2009. Sweet taste preference and personality traits using a white wine FOOD QUALITY AND PREFERENCE, 20 :572-575 DOI Publisher Url
Martindale W, Richardson P. 2008. Food and beverage carbon dioxide emissions from producer to consumer-applying and communicating LCA.
Anderson IM, Del-Ben CM, Mckie S, Richardson P, Williams SR, Elliott R, Deakin JFW. 2007. Citalopram modulation of neuronal responses to aversive face emotions: a functional MRI study Neuroreport, 18 :1351-1355 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Völlm B, Richardson P, McKie S, Elliott R, Dolan M, Deakin B. 2007. Neuronal correlates of reward and loss in Cluster B personality disorders: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 156 :151-167 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Vollm BA, Dolan M, Richardson P, McKie S, Elliott R, Williams S, Anderson I, Deakin JFW. 2007. Neurobiological correlates of antisocial personality traits-research findings and treatment implications European Psychiatry, 22 :S14-S15 DOI Publisher Url
Völlm BA, Taylor ANW, Richardson P, Corcoran R, Stirling J, McKie S, Deakin JFW, Elliott R. 2006. Neuronal correlates of theory of mind and empathy:: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study in a nonverbal task NEUROIMAGE, 29 :90-98 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Völlm B, Richardson P, McKie S, Elliott R, Deakin JFW, Anderson IM. 2006. Serotonergic modulation of neuronal responses to behavioural inhibition and reinforcing stimuli:: an fMRI study in healthy volunteers EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, 23 :552-560 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Elliott R, Voellm B, Drury A, Mckie S, Richardson P, Deakin JFW. 2006. Co-operation with another player in a financially rewarded guessing game activates regions implicated in theory of mind SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE, 1 :385-395 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Temple CM, Richardson P. 2006. Developmental amnesia: Fractionation of developing memory systems COGNITIVE NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, 23 :762-788 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Völlm B, Richardson P, Stirling J, Elliott R, Dolan M, Chaudhry I, Del Ben C, Mckier S, Anderson I, Deakin B. 2004. Neurobiological substrates of antisocial and borderline personality disorder: preliminary results of a functional fMRI study Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 14 :39-54 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Temple CM, Richardson P. 2004. Developmental amnesia: a new pattern of dissociation with intact episodic memory NEUROPSYCHOLOGIA, 42 :764-781 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Völlm B, Del Ben CM, Richardson P, Stirling J, Anderson IM, Elliott R, Dolan M, McKie M, Deakin JFW, Williams S. 2003. Effect of 5-H'T IND. 2C'receptor activation on reward and loss patterns in humans detected by fMRI Journal of Psychopharmacology, 17 :A12-res
Del Ben CM, Delval NA, Richardson P, Anderson IM, Elliott R, McKie S, Williams S, Deakin JFW. 2003. Citalopram modulates brain activation in response to implicit recognition of facial expressions Journal of Psychopharmacology, 17 :A15-res
Stirling J, Völlm B, Richardson P, Del Ben C, Elliott R, Anderson I, McKie S, Deakin B, Williams W. 2003. P. 6.037 Effect of 5-HT 2 C receptor activation on reward and loss response patterns in humans detected by fMRI European Neuropsychopharmacology, :S441-S442 DOI
Del Ben C, McKie S, Williams S, Anderson I, Richardson P, Elliott R, Dolan M, Deakin B. Acute Serotonergic Modulation of Neuronal Responses to Implicit Recognition of Facial Expressions, Behavioural Inhibition and Reinforcement
McKie S, Richardson P, Lees J, Deakin JW, Williams SR. Comparison of analysis techniques for direct pharmacological challenge-fMRI
YAQUB M, CORRIGAN F, RICHARDSON P, ROUTH R. HEALTHCARE SETTINGS; CAN IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
Conference publication
Denniss R, Barker L, Day C, Richardson P. 2020. Eating the Rainbow: Micronutrients and Cognitive Change in the General Population and TBI JOURNAL OF HEAD TRAUMA REHABILITATION, 35 :E163-E164
Husain N, Richardson P, Laganis C, Mehmood N, Wilson V, Rahman R, Monji D, Kazmi A, Chaudhry IB. 2012. A comparison of neuropsychological deficits in chronic schizophrenia, first-episode and healthy control groups in a developing country EARLY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY, 6 :73-73
Chaudhry IB, Hallak J, Husain N, Laganis C, Minhas F, Stirling J, Richardson P, Dursun S, Dunn G, Deakin JFW. 2012. Minocycline benefits negative symptoms in early schizophrenia; A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial in patients on a standard treatment EARLY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY, 6 :100-100
Chaudhry I, Deakin JF, Hallak J, Dursun S, Richardson P, Husain N. 2010. Minocycline improves negative symptoms of schizophrenia; a two-centre randomised double-blind placebo controlled trial INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 13 :217-218
Chaves C, Marque CR, Chaudhry IB, Husain N, Minhas F, Oliveira JP, Wichert-Ana L, Kato M, Dursun S, Richardson P. 2009. Short-term improvement by minocycline added to olanzapine antipsychotic treatment in paranoid schizophrenia Schizophrenia Bulletin, 35 :354-355
Chaudhry IB, Husain N, Hallak J, Minhas F, Dursun S, Richardson P, Stirling J, Chaves C, Deakin JFW. 2008. Neuroprotection in first episode psychosis EARLY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY, 2 :A81-A81
Lythe K, Anderson IM, McKie S, Richardson P, Deakin JFW, Elliott R. 2005. Does the frequency of'no-go'cues in a simple go/no-go paradigm alter the pattern of neuronal responses: An fMRI study? JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 19 :A54-A54
Vollm B, Richardson P, Zhao L, McKie S, Stirling J, Elliott R, Dolan M, Anderson I, Elliott R, Willams S. 2005. Neuronal correlates of cluster B personality disorders EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY, 20 :S188-S188
Vollm B, Del Ben C, Richardson P, Stirling J, Anderson I, Elliott R, McKie S, Deakin B, Williams S. 2003. 5-HT2c receptor activation detected in humans by fMRI: effect of pre-treatment with mirtazepine on brain activations following mCPP infusion JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 17 :A12-A12
Stirling J, Völlm B, Richardson P, Del Ben C, Elliott R, Anderson I, McKie S, Deakin B, Williams S. 2003. Effect of 5-HT2C receptor activation on reward and loss response patterns in humans detected by fMRI EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 13 :S441-S442 DOI Publisher Url
Völlm B, Del Ben C, Richardson P, Stirling J, Anderson I, Elliott R, McKie S, Deakin B, Williams S. 2003. 5-HT2c receptor activation detected in humans by fMRI:: effect of pre-treatment with mirtazepine on brain activations following mCPP infusion JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 17 :A12-A12
Chapters
Richardson P, Saliba A. 2011. Personality traits in the context of sensory preference: a focus on sweetness Handbook of behavior, food and nutrition :85-97 Springer New York New York, NY DOI Publisher Url