Veena Kumari
Sovereign Health Group
USA
Biography
Dr Veena Kumari is currently the Chief Scientific Officer for Sovereign Health Group (SHG), USA. Prior to joining SHG, she was Professor of Experimental Psychology (2006-2016) in the Department of Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London. Her research focuses on the effects of pharmacological and psychological treatments on cognitive and affective deficits in schizophrenia, neurobiological correlates of violence in psychosis and personality disorder, and personality and brain functioning. She has over 200 publications and received many awards including Welcome Senior Research Fellowship and the prestigious Humboldt Research Award.
Research Interest
Neurobiology and treatments of schizophrenia; Cognition and affect in psychosis and depression; Animals models of psychiatric disorders; Violence in schizophrenia and antisocial personality disorder; Neurobiological basis of personality.