Veena Kumari
Sovereign Health Group, USA
Biography
Veena Kumari obtained her Doctorate in Psychology from Banaras Hindu University in India before moving to the Institute of Psychiatry in London, UK, where she most recently served as the Professor of Experimental Psychology. Currently, she is the Chief Scientific Officer for the Sovereign Health Group, USA. Her research interests include the neurobiology of violence in psychosis and personality disorder, pharmacological and psychological therapies in psychosis, addiction, and personality and individual differences. She has received various national and international awards for her research; most recently, the prestigious Humboldt Research Award in 2014. She has published over 250 peer-reviewed articles and served as the Associate Editor or Editorial Board Member for a number of journals including Personality and Individual Differences, Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, Current Psychopharmacology, Schizophrenia Research and Treatment, and
the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry.