Dr. Jigar Rasiklal Jogia

Associate Professor of Psychology
Humanities and Social Sciences Division
American University in Dubai
United Arab Emirates

Professor Psychiatry
Biography

Dr. Jogia is a Chartered Psychologist (C Psychol), accredited by the British Psychological Society specializing in neuropsychology. Prior to joining AUD in Fall 2016, Dr. Jigar Rasiklal Jogia was lecturing and conducting research in Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience at some of the most prestigious academic institutions in the UK including King’s College London [Institute of psychiatry psychology and neuroscience, Researcher development unit (courses in professional development) and school of medicine], University of Birmingham and Aston University. He was also appointed as a visiting lecturer at Coventry University teaching courses for the MSc in Management of Natural and Environmental Disasters including Module on the Psychology of disasters for the Centre for Disaster Management and Hazards Research as well as a module on contemporary therapies in mental health practice and neuroimaging evidence (including Art Therapy) for the Faculty of Education Health and Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton. His research focuses on the study of psychological processes, employing cognitive psychometric testing and imaging methods. This program of research is multidisciplinary and includes the examination of neuropsychological abnormalities in major mental illnesses (including Bipolar and Major depressive disorder) as well as new and ground-breaking research into the classification of patient groups as a way of developing novel and valuable neuro diagnostics. More recently, he has led an interdisciplinary project (Aston and Salford Engineering schools) examining the psychological effects of natural disasters, leading to a publication and invitation to attend a British Council event in Malaysia (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia) on capacity building to reduce disaster risk. Dr. Jogia has industry experience as a psychological marketing executive working with a range of clients from finance and healthcare to education. He is an expert in Digital marketing technology, providing a bespoke blend of psychology, neuroscience and marketing. In particular, he combines cognitive psychology and neuroscience to develop marketing content with direct impact caused by brain and behavior relationships, performance marketing and behavioral targeting, customer relationship management (CRM) social media management and listening and search engine optimization (SEO), branding and creative and data analytics. He was a Technical Editor for a European Commission funded research project called eCME which aims to deploy Information and Communication Technologies (ICT’s) in order to develop an advanced, multi-lingual e-learning platform through which Continuing Medical Education. In addition, he has developed and delivered Workshops for NHS England Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust on neuroimaging and mental health. Awards Award in recognition of achievements in the field of Cognitive neuropsychology, neuroimaging and mental health research - Samuel Gershon Award from the International Society for Bipolar Disorder (2011) Award in recognition of achievements in the field of Cognitive neuropsychology, neuroimaging and mental health research - European Psychiatric Association (2007)

Research Intrest

Psychiatry and Cognitive Neuroscience

List of Publications
Morandottia,N, Dima D Jogia J , Frangou S, Salaa M, Giulia Zelda De Vidovicha C, Lazzarettia M, Gambini a F, Marraffinia E, d’Allioc G, Baralea F , Zappolid T, Caverzasia E, Brambillae P. Childhood abuse is associated with structural impairment in the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex and aggressiv eness in patients with borderline personality disorder. Psych Research: Neuroimag ing. 2013 Jul 30;213(1):18‐23.
Dima D, Jogia J , Collier D, Vassos E, MD, Burdi ck KE, Frangou S. Independent Modulation of Engagement and Connectivity of the Facial Network During Affect Processing by CACNA1C and ANK3 Risk Genes for Bipolar Disorder JAMA Psychiatry. 2013 Dec;70(12):1303‐11.*
Dima D, Jogia J , Frangou S . Dynamic Causal Modeling of load‐dependent modulation of effective connectivity within the verbal working memory network. Human Brain Mapping. 2014 Jul;35(7):3025‐35.
Rocha‐Rego V*, Jogia J*, Marquand AF, Mourao‐Miranda J, Simmons A, Frangou S. Examination of the predictive value of structural magnetic r esonance scans in bipolar disorder: a pattern classification approach. Psychol Me d. 2014 Feb 44(3):519‐32. (*Joint first author).
Jogia, J , Kulatunga, U, Wedawatta, G. Culture and the psychological imp acts of natural disasters: Implications for disaster management and dis aster mental health. Built and Human Environ ment review. 2014 Nov. 7(1), 1‐ 10.
Frangou S, Dima D, Jogia J . Towards person‐centered neuroimaging markers for resilience and vulnerability in Bipolar Disorder. Neuroimage. 2 017 Jan 15;145:230‐237.