Dr Noura Vyas, PhD, SFHEA

About

Dr Vyas is an Associate Professor in Psychology at the Department of Psychology, Kingston University. She joined Kingston University in 2012, and previously held a Senior Lecturer position at Middlesex University. Dr Vyas completed her PhD in psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), University of London in 2008. Following her PhD, she worked at the Child Psychiatry Branch, National Institutes of Health (Washington DC, USA) as a Lindemann Trust Fellow (English-Speaking Union), preceded by a Fulbright Distinguished Fellowship in 2010.

Dr Vyas teaches at undergraduate and postgraduate level in child/adolescent and adult mental health, health psychology, and clinical/cognitive neuroscience.

Dr Vyas's research focuses on understanding the pathophysiology of schizophrenia using clinical, cognitive and neuroimaging techniques. She is interested in (a) studying the pattern and magnitude of neurocognitive functioning in patients with early-onset schizophrenia (EOS; onset before age 18) and their first-degree relatives; (b) using neuroimaging techniques such as magnetoencephalography  (MEG), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and positron emission tomography (PET) to study brain oscillations and structural/functional (whole brain differences in white matter integrity) abnormalities in first-episode and chronic schizophrenia; and (c) exploring the effectiveness of mindfulness on well-being in typical children.

Instagram: @mentalhealth_connect

Honours and awards

2017: Women of the Year Award, British Asian Achievers Award

2017: Team Excellence Award, Succeed Canvas project, Rose Awards.

2017: "Highly Commended" STEM Leader, Forward Ladies National Awards (London & South Regional Final)

2017: ‘Inspirational Role Model of the Year' (Finalist) category, European Diversity Awards

2017: ‘Women of the Future Awards – Science' (Finalist) category, Women of the Future Awards

2017: Marquis Who's Who Lifetime Award

2017: Young Investigator Award, 13th World Congress of Biological Psychiatry (Copenhagen, Denmark).

2016: Outstanding Women in Science, Technology & Mathematics (STEM), Precious Award.

2016: Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship, Winston Churchill Memorial Trust.

2016: Marquis Who's Who in the World (33rd edition)

2011: Lindemann Trust Fellowship, English-Speaking Union 

2011: Fulbright Black History Month Travel Award, US-UK Fulbright Commission. 

2010: Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award, US-UK Fulbright Commission.

2010: Asian Achievers Award (AAA) Gold Award for Achievement in Healthcare. 

2009: Young Scientist Award, Ninth World Congress of Biological Psychiatry (Paris, France). 

2009: Travel Award, Neuroscience and Mental Health Interdisciplinary Research Group, Cardiff, to present at the European Congress on Psychiatry conference 2009 (Lisbon, Portugal). 

2008: Young Researcher Award, Third International Conference on Schizophrenia (Chennai, India). 

2008: Travel Award, American Genetics Association Annual Symposium (Raleigh, NC, USA). 

Academic responsibilities

Associate Professor of Mental Health and Academic School Lead for Civic Engagement

Qualifications

  • Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy
  • Associate Fellow (AFBPsS), British Psychological Society
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCertHE) with Distinction
  • Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice (GCAP) with Distinction
  • Chartered Psychologist, British Psychological Society
  • Chartered Scientist, The Science Council
  • Ph.D., Psychiatry, University of London (King's College London)
  • BSc (Hons) Psychology, City University London

Teaching and learning

Research

Professional practice, knowledge exchange and impact

Leadership and management

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