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Zu Zhai

Assistant Professor of Neuroscience

Middlebury College

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Middlebury College

Department of Neuroscience

Zu Zhai is currently serving as a Neuroscience Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at Middlebury College.

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Middlebury College

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behavioral sciences adolescent health psychiatry psychology adolescent psychology mental health adolescence addiction substance use juvenile delinquency gambling neuroscience psychopathology addictive behaviors substance use disorders developmental psychopathology developmental psychology cognitive neuroscience psychiatric research exploratory study social media child psychology addiction medicine tobacco control addiction biology substance addiction neuropsychopharmacology violent behavior behavioral health alcohol misuse addiction treatment covid-19 pandemic neuropsychiatry transmissible risk self-injurious behaviors connecticut adolescents problematic shopping affective neuroscience psychoneuroendocrinology developmental cognitive neuroscience child neurology early childhood development early childhood emotion regulation inhibitory process inhibitory activity neurological function functional regulation psychopharmacology experimental psychopathology emerging risk cyberpsychology voluntary control loneliness sleep medicine insomnia gamification wargaming online gaming dopamine clinical neuroscience prevention science alcohol dependence community health alcohol abuse high-functioning autism emotional regulation mood disorders childhood trauma inhibitory control adolescent problem gambling female adolescents video-gaming duration problematic video-gaming cannabis use onset cannabis disorders

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Gambling in Connecticut Adolescents: Prevalence, Socio-Demographic Characteristics, Trauma Exposure, Suicidality, and Other Risk Behaviors. PLoS ONE (2025)

psychiatryjuvenile delinquencysocio-demographic characteristicscriminologysubstance abuseadolescencesubstance use disordersconnecticut adolescentsaddictionaddictive behaviorsgamblingpsychologysubstance usetrauma exposureadolescent health

Prescription Pain Medication Misuse With and Without Heroin Use Among Adolescents: Healthcare Access, Family Support, Academic Functioning, Violence, and Other Risky Behaviors. Drug and Alcohol Dependence (2025)

psychiatrywithout heroin usehealthcare accessfamily medicinesubstance abuseopioid epidemicmental healthhealth policyhealth services researchaddiction medicineacademic functioningpain medicineaddictionaddictive behaviorspain managementsubstance useopioid use disorderadolescent health

Prescription Pain Medication Misuse With and Without Heroin Use Among Adolescents: Relationships With Routine Healthcare, Family Support, Academic Performance, Violence, and Other Risky Behaviors. Substance Use & Misuse (2025)

psychiatrysubstance addictionwithout heroin useroutine healthcarefamily medicinesubstance abusefamily supportopioid epidemicmental healthinterpersonal violenceaddictive behaviorspain managementsubstance useopioid use disorderadolescent health

The Relationships of Early Use of Marijuana With Substance Use and Violence in Adolescent Gamblers and Non-Gamblers. Journal of korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2025)

juvenile delinquencysubstance addictionsubstance abuseadolescent gamblerssubstance use disorderspsychoactive substance useinterpersonal violenceaddiction medicineearly usebehavioral sciencesaddictionaddictive behaviorspsychologysubstance useviolent behaviorgamblingaddiction biology

An Exploratory Study of Prescription Pain Medication Misuse With and Without Heroin Use Among Adolescents. SUCHT - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis / Journal of Addiction Research and Practice (2024)

Laya Jalilian-KhaveElina A. StefanovicsZu Wei ZhaiMarc N. Potenza

psychiatrysubstance abuseexploratory studyadolescent medicinepublic healthadolescent healthadolescent psychologyepidemiology

An Exploratory Study of the Prevalence and Adverse Associations of In-School Traditional Bullying and Cyberbullying Among Adolescents in Connecticut. Journal of Psychiatric Research (2024)

Yasna Rostam-AbadiElina A. StefanovicsZu Wei ZhaiMarc N. Potenza

educational psychologypsychiatryjuvenile delinquencyin-school traditional bullyingadolescenceexploratory studymental healthpsychiatric researchpsychopathologypsychiatric epidemiologyjournalismadolescent healthadolescent psychologystatistics

Neural Correlates of Altered Emotional Responsivity to Infant Stimuli in Mothers Who Use Substances. Journal of Psychiatric Research (2024)

Li Yan McCurdySarah W. YipPatrick D. WorhunskyZu Wei ZhaiSohye KimLane StrathearnMarc N. PotenzaLinda C. MayesHelena J.V. Rutherford

psychiatrypsychiatric researchneurosciencepsychopathologybehavioral sciencesaltered emotional responsivitybehavioral neuroscienceneural correlatesdevelopmental psychopathology

Structural Brain Changes Associated With Cocaine Use and Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Cocaine Use Disorder Treatment. Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports (2024)

Li Yan McCurdyElise E. DeVitoJennifer M. LoyaCharla NichZu Wei ZhaiBrian D. KilukMarc N. Potenza

neuroscienceaddiction treatmentneuropsychopharmacologycognitive neuroscienceaddiction biologypsychological scienceneuropsychologypsychological structurebehavioral neuroscienceclinical psychologyneurologybrain functionpsychiatryaddiction medicinecocaine useneuropsychiatrystructural brain changesneuropsychological rehabilitationdepressionbrain structure

Towards a Cross-Cultural Assessment of Binge-Watching: Psychometric Evaluation of the “Watching Tv Series Motives” and “Binge-Watching Engagement and Symptoms” Questionnaires Across Nine Languages - Supplemental Material. OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints) (2024)

supplemental materialaudience receptionbehavioral research“ binge-watching engagementculturemass communicationcultural psychologybehavioral sciencesintercultural studiescross-cultural perspectivescross-cultural assessmenttelevision studiespsychologypopular culturemedia studies

Gambling Participation Among Connecticut Adolescents From 2007 to 2019: Potential Risk and Protective Factors. Journal of Behavioral Addictions (2023)

Elina A. StefanovicsRalitza GueorguievaZu Wei ZhaiMarc N. Potenza

psychiatryjuvenile delinquencypotential riskadolescenceprotective factorsconnecticut adolescentsbehavioral sciencesgamblingadolescent healthadolescent psychology

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Zu Zhai

Assistant Professor of Neuroscience

Middlebury College

Affiliations

Middlebury College

Department of Neuroscience

Zu Zhai is currently serving as a Neuroscience Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at Middlebury College.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Zu Zhai

Middlebury College

Assistant Professor of Neuroscience

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Gambling in Connecticut Adolescents: Prevalence, Socio-Demographic Characteristics, Trauma Exposure, Suicidality, and Other Risk Behaviors. PLoS ONE (2025)

The Relationships of Early Use of Marijuana With Substance Use and Violence in Adolescent Gamblers and Non-Gamblers. Journal of korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2025)

Laya Jalilian-KhaveElina A. StefanovicsZu Wei ZhaiMarc N. Potenza

psychiatrysubstance abuseexploratory studyadolescent medicinepublic healthadolescent healthadolescent psychologyepidemiology

An Exploratory Study of the Prevalence and Adverse Associations of In-School Traditional Bullying and Cyberbullying Among Adolescents in Connecticut. Journal of Psychiatric Research (2024)

Yasna Rostam-AbadiElina A. StefanovicsZu Wei ZhaiMarc N. Potenza

Neural Correlates of Altered Emotional Responsivity to Infant Stimuli in Mothers Who Use Substances. Journal of Psychiatric Research (2024)

Li Yan McCurdySarah W. YipPatrick D. WorhunskyZu Wei ZhaiSohye KimLane StrathearnMarc N. PotenzaLinda C. MayesHelena J.V. Rutherford

psychiatrypsychiatric researchneurosciencepsychopathologybehavioral sciencesaltered emotional responsivitybehavioral neuroscienceneural correlatesdevelopmental psychopathology

Structural Brain Changes Associated With Cocaine Use and Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Cocaine Use Disorder Treatment. Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports (2024)

Li Yan McCurdyElise E. DeVitoJennifer M. LoyaCharla NichZu Wei ZhaiBrian D. KilukMarc N. Potenza

Gambling Participation Among Connecticut Adolescents From 2007 to 2019: Potential Risk and Protective Factors. Journal of Behavioral Addictions (2023)

Elina A. StefanovicsRalitza GueorguievaZu Wei ZhaiMarc N. Potenza

psychiatryjuvenile delinquencypotential riskadolescenceprotective factorsconnecticut adolescentsbehavioral sciencesgamblingadolescent healthadolescent psychology

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