Biography
Ryan is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Cambridge. He is also currently an Associate Tutor on the ClinPsyD programme at the University of East Anglia. He was previously an Honorary Clinical Teaching Fellow at University College London. Besides that, Ryan works as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist in the National Health Service (NHS) and is the Lead Psychologist for the North Cambridgeshire Adult Locality Teams.
Ryan completed his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (summa cum laude) at the University at Buffalo SUNY in 2010. He then went on to complete a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 2017 and a Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Distinction) in 2020 at the University of Leicester and the University of Oxford respectively. Ryan's research interests are broadly in psychosis, digital health, access to care and culture.
Publications
Juneja, S., Nah, R., & Heath, J. (2025). An exploration of staff wellbeing and burnout within a UK-based NHS mental health inpatient unit: a service evaluation. British Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 14(2), 1-11.
Freeman, D., Lister, R., Waite, F., Galal, U., Yu, L. M., Lambe, S., ... Nah, R., ... & Rosebrock, L. (2023) 'Automated virtual reality cognitive therapy versus virtual reality mental relaxation therapy for the treatment of persistent persecutory delusions in patients with psychosis (THRIVE): a parallel-group, single-blind, randomised controlled trial in England with mediation analyses.' The Lancet Psychiatry, 10(11), 836-847.
Nah, R., Robertson, N., Niyi-Odumosu, F.A., Clarke, A.L., Bishop, N.C., & Smith, A.C. (2019) 'Relationships between illness representations, physical activity and depression in Chronic Kidney Disease.' Journal of Renal Care, 45(2), 74-82.
Brown, S. A., Tyrer, F., Clarke, A. L., Lloyd‐Davies, L. H., Niyi‐Odumosu, F. A., Nah, R. G. Q., ... & Smith, A. C. (2018) 'Kidney Symptom Questionnaire: Development, content validation and relationship with quality of life.' Journal of Renal Care, 44(3), 162-173.
Mitter, N., Nah, G.Q.R., Bong, Y. L., & Lee, J. (2013) 'Longitudinal Youth-At-Risk Study (LYRIKS): outreach strategies based on a community-engaged framework.' Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 8(3), 298-303.
