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Research Interests
Schizophrenia; prodrome; early psychosis; adolescence; brain and hormone development; motor function; emotion; cognition.
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Education/Academic qualification
Clinical Psychology, PhD, Emory University
… → 2008
Psychology, MA, Emory University
… → 2004
Psychology, BA, University of California at Santa Barbara
… → 2001
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The Role of Mental Imagery In Attenuated Hallucination Formation in Individuals At Clinical High-Risk For Psychosis
Mittal, V. A. (PD/PI)
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
1/15/25 → 1/14/27
Project: Research project
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Social Cognition Battery for Psychosis-Risk (SCB-PR): A Psychometric and Validation Study
Mittal, V. A. (PD/PI)
University of Texas at Dallas, National Institute of Mental Health
12/5/24 → 10/31/29
Project: Research project
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Social Cognition Battery for Psychosis-Risk (SCB-PR): A Psychometric and Validation Study
Mittal, V. A. (PD/PI) & Mittal, V. A. (PD/PI)
University of Texas at Dallas, National Institute of Mental Health
12/5/24 → 10/31/29
Project: Research project
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Precision Mapping of Functional Networks in Healthy and Pathological Aging
Gratton, C. (PD/PI) & Mittal, V. A. (Other)
9/1/24 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
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Estrogen and Mechanisms of Psychotic-like Experiences in the Transition to Adolescence
Mittal, V. A. (PD/PI) & Mroczek, D. K. (Co-Investigator)
National Institute of Mental Health
8/15/24 → 7/31/26
Project: Research project
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A Developmental Perspective on Early and Current Motor Abnormalities and Psychotic-Like Symptoms
Fattal, J., Giljen, M., Vargas, T., Damme, K. S. F., Calkins, M. E., Pinkham, A. E. & Mittal, V. A., Mar 1 2025, In: Schizophrenia bulletin. 51, 2, p. 522-530 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A generalized reward processing deficit pathway to negative symptoms across diagnostic boundaries
Spilka, M. J., Millman, Z. B., Waltz, J. A., Walker, E. F., Levin, J. A., Powers, A. R., Corlett, P. R., Schiffman, J., Gold, J. M., Silverstein, S. M., Ellman, L. M., Mittal, V. A., Woods, S. W., Zinbarg, R. & Strauss, G. P., Feb 4 2025, In: Psychological Medicine. 55, e6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Automated analysis of clinical interviews indicates altered head movements during social interactions in youth at clinical high-risk for psychosis
Lozano-Goupil, J., Gupta, T., Williams, T. F., Pinkham, A. E., Haase, C. M., Shankman, S. A. & Mittal, V. A., Dec 2025, In: Schizophrenia. 11, 1, 81.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Automatic quantification of hand gestures in current and remitted Major Depressive Disorder during oral expression
Lozano-Goupil, J., Shankman, S. A., Walther, S., Wuethrich, F., Maher, R. E., Grzelak, L. N. & Mittal, V. A., Nov 15 2025, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 389, 119684.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Clinical High Risk for Psychosis in Sexual and Gender Minority Populations: Considerations for Assessment and Treatment
Giljen, M., Healey, L. V., Bridgwater, M. A., Ceccolini, C. J., Friedman-Yakoobian, M., Horton, L. E., Lichvar, E., Mayanil, T., Mittal, V. A., Petti, E., West, M. L. & Schiffman, J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
1 Scopus citations
Datasets
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Differentiating Kinds of Systemic Stressors With Relation to Psychotic-Like Experiences in Late Childhood and Early Adolescence: The Stimulation, Discrepancy, and Deprivation Model of Psychosis
Vargas, T. (Creator), Damme, K. S. F. (Creator), Osborne, K. J. (Creator) & Mittal, V. A. (Creator), SAGE Journals, 2021
DOI: 10.25384/sage.c.5444006, https://sage.figshare.com/collections/Differentiating_Kinds_of_Systemic_Stressors_With_Relation_to_Psychotic-Like_Experiences_in_Late_Childhood_and_Early_Adolescence_The_Stimulation_Discrepancy_and_Deprivation_Model_of_Psychosis/5444006
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Supplemental Figure, Dean_FigureS1 – Motor Clusters Reveal Differences in Risk for Psychosis, Cognitive Functioning, and Thalamocortical Connectivity: Evidence for Vulnerability Subtypes
Dean, D. J. (Creator), Walther, S. (Creator), Bernard, J. A. (Creator) & Mittal, V. A. (Creator), SAGE Journals, 2018
DOI: 10.25384/sage.6400952, https://sage.figshare.com/articles/Supplemental_Figure_Dean_FigureS1_Motor_Clusters_Reveal_Differences_in_Risk_for_Psychosis_Cognitive_Functioning_and_Thalamocortical_Connectivity_Evidence_for_Vulnerability_Subtypes/6400952
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Supplemental Figure, Dean_FigureS1 – Motor Clusters Reveal Differences in Risk for Psychosis, Cognitive Functioning, and Thalamocortical Connectivity: Evidence for Vulnerability Subtypes
Dean, D. J. (Creator), Walther, S. (Creator), Bernard, J. A. (Creator) & Mittal, V. A. (Creator), SAGE Journals, 2018
DOI: 10.25384/sage.6400952, https://sage.figshare.com/articles/Supplemental_Figure_Dean_FigureS1_Motor_Clusters_Reveal_Differences_in_Risk_for_Psychosis_Cognitive_Functioning_and_Thalamocortical_Connectivity_Evidence_for_Vulnerability_Subtypes/6400952
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Mapping Psychosis Risk States Onto the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology Using Hierarchical Symptom Dimensions
Cowan, H. R. (Creator), Williams, T. F. (Creator), Schiffman, J. (Creator), Ellman, L. M. (Creator) & Mittal, V. A. (Creator), SAGE Journals, 2023
DOI: 10.25384/sage.c.6491950.v1, https://sage.figshare.com/collections/Mapping_Psychosis_Risk_States_Onto_the_Hierarchical_Taxonomy_of_Psychopathology_Using_Hierarchical_Symptom_Dimensions/6491950/1
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Motor Clusters Reveal Differences in Risk for Psychosis, Cognitive Functioning, and Thalamocortical Connectivity: Evidence for Vulnerability Subtypes
Dean, D. J. (Creator), Walther, S. (Creator), Bernard, J. A. (Creator) & Mittal, V. A. (Creator), figshare, 2018
DOI: 10.25384/sage.c.4119800, https://figshare.com/collections/Motor_Clusters_Reveal_Differences_in_Risk_for_Psychosis_Cognitive_Functioning_and_Thalamocortical_Connectivity_Evidence_for_Vulnerability_Subtypes/4119800
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