Nora S Vyas, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mental Health, with interest in civic engagement and partnerships

Research Expertise

Psychosis
neuroimaging
neuropsychology
mindfulness
neurodevelopmental disorders
Psychiatry and Mental health
Biological Psychiatry
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Pshychiatric Mental Health
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
History and Philosophy of Science
Applied Psychology
Pharmacology (medical)
Neurology (clinical)
Pharmacology
Molecular Medicine
Drug Discovery
Biochemistry
Organic Chemistry
Speech and Hearing
Cognitive Neuroscience
Linguistics and Language
Language and Linguistics
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

About

Dr Nora S 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. Her research focuses on using clinical, cognitive, and imaging techniques to study individuals with serious mental health problems such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. She applies these skills in other fields such as oncology and mindfulness. Her research specialism is early-onset psychosis, and she has published her work widely.

Publications

Age of Onset of Schizophrenia: Perspectives From Structural Neuroimaging Studies

Schizophrenia Bulletin / Apr 19, 2011

Gogtay, N., Vyas, N. S., Testa, R., Wood, S. J., & Pantelis, C. (2011). Age of Onset of Schizophrenia: Perspectives From Structural Neuroimaging Studies. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 37(3), 504–513. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbr030

A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study of White Matter in Early-Onset Schizophrenia

Biological Psychiatry / Mar 01, 2008

Kyriakopoulos, M., Vyas, N. S., Barker, G. J., Chitnis, X. A., & Frangou, S. (2008). A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study of White Matter in Early-Onset Schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry, 63(5), 519–523. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.05.021

Effect of age at onset of schizophrenia on white matter abnormalities

British Journal of Psychiatry / Oct 01, 2009

Kyriakopoulos, M., Perez-Iglesias, R., Woolley, J. B., Kanaan, R. A. A., Vyas, N. S., Barker, G. J., Frangou, S., & McGuire, P. K. (2009). Effect of age at onset of schizophrenia on white matter abnormalities. British Journal of Psychiatry, 195(4), 346–353. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.108.055376

The Maudsley early onset schizophrenia study

European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry / Sep 24, 2007

Vyas, N. S., Hadjulis, M., Vourdas, A., Byrne, P., & Frangou, S. (2007). The Maudsley early onset schizophrenia study. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 16(7), 465–470. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-007-0621-4

Neurobiology and phenotypic expression in early onset schizophrenia

Early Intervention in Psychiatry / Jan 27, 2011

Vyas, N. S., Patel, N. H., & Puri, B. K. (2011). Neurobiology and phenotypic expression in early onset schizophrenia. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 5(1), 3–14. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7893.2010.00253.x

Positron Emission Tomography in Schizophrenia: A New Perspective

Journal of Nuclear Medicine / Mar 17, 2010

Patel, N. H., Vyas, N. S., Puri, B. K., Nijran, K. S., & Al-Nahhas, A. (2010). Positron Emission Tomography in Schizophrenia: A New Perspective. Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 51(4), 511–520. https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.109.066076

Youth services: meeting the mental health needs of adolescents

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine / Dec 19, 2014

Vyas, N. S., Birchwood, M., & Singh, S. P. (2014). Youth services: meeting the mental health needs of adolescents. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, 32(1), 13–19. https://doi.org/10.1017/ipm.2014.73

Deficits in visual sustained attention differentiate genetic liability and disease expression for Schizophrenia from Bipolar Disorder

Schizophrenia Research / Dec 01, 2010

Kumar, C. T. S., Christodoulou, T., Vyas, N. S., Kyriakopoulos, M., Corrigall, R., Reichenberg, A., & Frangou, S. (2010). Deficits in visual sustained attention differentiate genetic liability and disease expression for Schizophrenia from Bipolar Disorder. Schizophrenia Research, 124(1–3), 152–160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2010.07.006

Treatment of Early Onset Schizophrenia: Recent Trends, Challenges and Future Considerations

Frontiers in Psychiatry / Jan 01, 2012

Vyas, N. S., & Gogtay, N. (2012). Treatment of Early Onset Schizophrenia: Recent Trends, Challenges and Future Considerations. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2012.00029

T102C polymorphism of serotonin 2A type receptor gene confers susceptibility to (early onset) schizophrenia in Han Chinese: An association study and meta-analysis

Asia-Pacific Psychiatry / Jan 22, 2013

Ni, J., Lu, W., Wu, Z., Chen, J., Yi, Z., & Zhang, C. (2013). T102C polymorphism of serotonin 2A type receptor gene confers susceptibility to (early onset) schizophrenia in Han Chinese: An association study and meta-analysis. Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, 5(1), 24–30. https://doi.org/10.1111/appy.12027

O-65 - Effect of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val66Met polymorphism on early onset schizophrenia in chinese han population

European Psychiatry / Jan 01, 2012

Yi, Z., Zhang, C., Wu, Z., Hong, W., Li, Z., Yu, S., & Fang, Y. (2012). O-65 - Effect of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val66Met polymorphism on early onset schizophrenia in chinese han population. European Psychiatry, 27, 1. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0924-9338(12)74165-2

0509 THE MAUDSLEY EARLY ONSET SCHIZOPHRENIA STUDY: PREDICTORS OF PSYCHOSOCIAL OUTCOME AT A 4-YEAR FOLLOW-UP

Schizophrenia Research / Oct 01, 2006

Vyas, N. S., Vourdas, A., Byrne, P., & Frangou, S. (2006). 0509 THE MAUDSLEY EARLY ONSET SCHIZOPHRENIA STUDY: PREDICTORS OF PSYCHOSOCIAL OUTCOME AT A 4-YEAR FOLLOW-UP. Schizophrenia Research, 86, S159–S160. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0920-9964(06)70480-7

Roll-Out Solar Arrays (ROSA): Next Generation Flexible Solar Array Technology

AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition / Sep 12, 2017

Banik, J., & Hausgen, P. (2017). Roll-Out Solar Arrays (ROSA): Next Generation Flexible Solar Array Technology. AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2017-5307

79. D2/D3 Dopamine Receptor Binding With [F-18] Fallypride Correlates of Executive Function in Medication-Naive Patients With Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Bulletin / Mar 01, 2017

Buchsbaum, M., Vyas, N., Lehrer, D., Merill, B., DeCastro, A., Donninger, N., Christian, B., & Mukherjee, J. (2017). 79. D2/D3 Dopamine Receptor Binding With [F-18] Fallypride Correlates of Executive Function in Medication-Naive Patients With Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 43(suppl_1), S44–S45. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbx021.118

Kibra Allelic Variation is Associated with Memory Processes in Early Onset Schizophrenia

European Psychiatry / Jan 01, 2009

Vyas, N. S., Burke, L., Vourdas, A., Vassos, E., Frangou, S., & Collier, D. A. (2009). Kibra Allelic Variation is Associated with Memory Processes in Early Onset Schizophrenia. European Psychiatry, 24(S1), 1–1. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0924-9338(09)71449-x

Neurocognitive Vulnerability Indicators in Psychosis

European Psychiatry / Jan 01, 2009

Vyas, N. S., & Frangou, S. (2009). Neurocognitive Vulnerability Indicators in Psychosis. European Psychiatry, 24(S1), 1–1. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0924-9338(09)71450-6

230 – Age of onset modifies location of white matter abnormalities in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research / Feb 01, 2008

Kyriakopoulos, M., Perez-Iglesias, R., Woolley, J. B., Kanaan, R. A. A., Vyas, N. S., Barker, G. J., Frangou, S., & McGuire, P. K. (2008). 230 – Age of onset modifies location of white matter abnormalities in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 98, 128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2007.12.297

Neurocognitive profile of adolescents with early-onset schizophrenia and their unaffected siblings

The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry / Feb 10, 2022

Vyas, N. S., Burke, L., Netherwood, S., Caviston, P., Simic, M., & Buchsbaum, M. S. (2022). Neurocognitive profile of adolescents with early-onset schizophrenia and their unaffected siblings. The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 23(9), 677–688. https://doi.org/10.1080/15622975.2021.2023758

Reading abilities and dopamine D2/D3 receptor availability: An inverted U-shaped association in subjects with schizophrenia

Brain and Language / Dec 01, 2021

Mitelman, S. A., Buchsbaum, M. S., Vyas, N. S., Christian, B. T., Merrill, B. M., Buchsbaum, B. R., Mitelman, A. M., Mukherjee, J., & Lehrer, D. S. (2021). Reading abilities and dopamine D2/D3 receptor availability: An inverted U-shaped association in subjects with schizophrenia. Brain and Language, 223, 105046. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandl.2021.105046

Theory of Mind in the Early Course of Schizophrenia

Current Psychiatry Reviews / Aug 25, 2017

Vyas, N. S., Wang, Y., Vyas, S. S., Killackey, E., Haugland, T.-A., & Chan, R. C. K. (2017). Theory of Mind in the Early Course of Schizophrenia. Current Psychiatry Reviews, 13(2). https://doi.org/10.2174/1573400513666170502125017

D2/D3 dopamine receptor binding with [F-18]fallypride correlates of executive function in medication-naïve patients with schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research / Feb 01, 2018

Vyas, N. S., Buchsbaum, M. S., Lehrer, D. S., Merrill, B. M., DeCastro, A., Doninger, N. A., Christian, B. T., & Mukherjee, J. (2018). D2/D3 dopamine receptor binding with [F-18]fallypride correlates of executive function in medication-naïve patients with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 192, 442–456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2017.05.017

Association of KIBRA rs17070145 polymorphism with episodic memory in the early stages of a human neurodevelopmental disorder

Psychiatry Research / Dec 01, 2014

Vyas, N. S., Ahn, K., Stahl, D. R., Caviston, P., Simic, M., Netherwood, S., Puri, B. K., Lee, Y., & Aitchison, K. J. (2014). Association of KIBRA rs17070145 polymorphism with episodic memory in the early stages of a human neurodevelopmental disorder. Psychiatry Research, 220(1–2), 37–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2014.07.024

Lack of Gender Influence on Cortical and Subcortical Gray Matter Development in Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Bulletin / May 25, 2011

Weisinger, B., Greenstein, D., Mattai, A., Clasen, L., Lalonde, F., Feldman, S., Miller, R., Tossell, J. W., Vyas, N. S., Stidd, R., David, C., & Gogtay, N. (2011). Lack of Gender Influence on Cortical and Subcortical Gray Matter Development in Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 39(1), 52–58. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbr049

Recent Developments in Neurochemical Imaging in Schizophrenia: An Update

Current Medicinal Chemistry / Jan 01, 2013

S. Vyas, N., H. Patel, N., Herscovitch, P., K. Puri, B., & Lanzenberger, R. (2013). Recent Developments in Neurochemical Imaging in Schizophrenia: An Update. Current Medicinal Chemistry, 20(3), 351–356. https://doi.org/10.2174/092986713804870765

Pharmacogenetics in Psychiatry

Pharmacogenetics and Individualized Therapy / Apr 17, 2012

Tsapakis, E. M., Curran, S., Ohlsen, R. I., Vyas, N. S., Aitchison, K. J., & Daly, A. K. (2012). Pharmacogenetics in Psychiatry. Pharmacogenetics and Individualized Therapy, 215–250. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118116494.ch7

Can genetics inform the management of cognitive deficits in schizophrenia?

Journal of Psychopharmacology / Feb 10, 2012

Vyas, N. S., Shamsi, S. A., Malhotra, A. K., Aitchison, K. J., & Kumari, V. (2012). Can genetics inform the management of cognitive deficits in schizophrenia? Journal of Psychopharmacology, 26(3), 334–348. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881111434623

The use of PET imaging in studying cognition, genetics and pharmacotherapeutic interventions in schizophrenia

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics / Jan 01, 2011

Vyas, N. S., Patel, N. H., Nijran, K. S., Al-Nahhas, A., & Puri, B. K. (2011). The use of PET imaging in studying cognition, genetics and pharmacotherapeutic interventions in schizophrenia. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 11(1), 37–51. https://doi.org/10.1586/ern.10.160

What insights can we gain from studying early-onset schizophrenia? The neurodevelopmental pathway and beyond

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics / Aug 01, 2010

Vyas, N. S., Kumra, S., & Puri, B. K. (2010). What insights can we gain from studying early-onset schizophrenia? The neurodevelopmental pathway and beyond. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 10(8), 1243–1247. https://doi.org/10.1586/ern.10.109

Insights into schizophrenia using positron emission tomography: building the evidence and refining the focus

British Journal of Psychiatry / Jul 01, 2010

Vyas, N. S., Patel, N. H., Nijran, K. S., Al-Nahhas, A., & Puri, B. K. (2010). Insights into schizophrenia using positron emission tomography: building the evidence and refining the focus. British Journal of Psychiatry, 197(1), 3–4. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.109.073882

Can PET/CT imaging advance our understanding of the neurobiology of schizophrenia?

Nuclear Medicine Communications / Feb 01, 2010

Vyas, N. S., Patel, N. H., Nijran, K. S., Al-Nahhas, A., & Puri, B. K. (2010). Can PET/CT imaging advance our understanding of the neurobiology of schizophrenia? Nuclear Medicine Communications, 31(2), 91–93. https://doi.org/10.1097/mnm.0b013e3283341830

Education

Kings College London

PhD in Psychiatry, Department of Psychological Medicine / October, 2008

London

City University

BSc (Hons) Psychology, School of Social Sciences / July, 2004

London

King's College London

Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice, Teaching and Learning / July, 2011

London

Middlesex University

Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Eduction (PGCertHE), Teaching and Learning / September, 2012

London

Experience

Kingston University

Associate Professor in Psychology / September, 2012Present

National Institutes of Health

Research Fellow (Honorary) / September, 2010September, 2015

Middlesex University

Senior Lecturer in Psychology / September, 2010September, 2011

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN)

PhD student, Department of Psychological Medicine / October, 2004October, 2008

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN)

Research Worker, Department of Psychological Medicine / June, 2003September, 2004

City University London

Lecturer in Psychology and Module leader / September, 2008March, 2009

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