Parth Vyas

Parth Vyas (he/him/his) is a second-year undergraduate student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, double majoring in Psychology and Public Health, with a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies. Parth hopes to pursue a PhD in neuropsychology to understand the interplay between neurobiology, psychology, and mental health disorders. He hopes to use his education and experiences to help create sustainable interventions for populations of color experiencing mental health issues. Parth is also a Research Assistant for an NIH-funded grant called the Supporting Survivors and Self (SSS+) Lab, which aims to tailor positive interventions for LGBTQ+ populations that have experienced sexual violence. Outside of academics, Parth enjoys reading fiction, creative writing, thrifting for clothes and jewelry, hiking, modeling, and cooking!