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Adjunct rank detailsYihong Zhao
Assistant Professor AdjunctAbout
Research
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2025
Gaming disorder and problematic caffeine consumption in adolescents: a narrative review and public health framework
Park J, Zhao Y, Potenza M. Gaming disorder and problematic caffeine consumption in adolescents: a narrative review and public health framework. Frontiers In Psychology 2025, 16: 1690304. PMID: 41143045, PMCID: PMC12546089, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1690304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe effect of caffeine use in the relationship between gaming and sleep in adolescents: A mediation analysis
Park J, Han X, Potenza M, Zhao Y. The effect of caffeine use in the relationship between gaming and sleep in adolescents: A mediation analysis. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2025, 14: 1368-1379. PMID: 40928887, PMCID: PMC12490325, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2025.00076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of caffeine useCaffeine useSleep difficultiesAdolescent Brain Cognitive Development StudyYoung adolescentsCognitive Development StudySleep durationMediation analysisAdolescentsFollow-up dataDaily sleep durationSleepLost sleepYear 2Development studiesCaffeineNegative relationshipPositive relationshipYear 3AdulthoodRelationshipDifficultiesGame performanceHealth guidelinesHealth issuesHow should race be best considered in understanding brain-behavior relationships? Implications for understanding onset of engagement in addictive behaviors and subsequent problems
Han X, Zhao Y, Potenza M. How should race be best considered in understanding brain-behavior relationships? Implications for understanding onset of engagement in addictive behaviors and subsequent problems. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2025, 14: 1124-1128. PMID: 40932791, PMCID: PMC12486291, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2025.00077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSex Moderates Relationships Between Alcohol Use Disorder, Brain Structure, and Perceived Emotional Support in Young Adults.
McCurdy L, Cheng A, Potenza M, Zhao Y. Sex Moderates Relationships Between Alcohol Use Disorder, Brain Structure, and Perceived Emotional Support in Young Adults. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2025 PMID: 40794481, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLifetime alcohol use disorderAlcohol use disorderGray-matter volumeGray-matterSocial supportUse disorderInstrumental supportAlcohol use disorder statusSample of young adultsBrain-behavior relationshipsEmotional supportSelf-report scalesT1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging dataYoung adultsMagnetic resonance imaging dataFunction of sexPerceived emotional supportSex moderates relationshipsHuman Connectome Project dataNeuroanatomical correlatesNeuroimaging studiesBrain regionsBrain structuresSex differencesNeural featuresData-driven approach to understand associations between dietary patterns, sleep problems, and mental health in adolescents
Zhao Y, Han X, Feldstein Ewing S, St-Onge M, Paulus M. Data-driven approach to understand associations between dietary patterns, sleep problems, and mental health in adolescents. Sleep Health 2025, 11: 579-589. PMID: 40545383, PMCID: PMC12353648, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2025.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEating IndexMaintaining sleepMental health problemsMental healthBaseline difficultyMediates sleepDiet's roleDietary patternsFewer sleep difficultiesHealth problemsDietary factorsMental health outcomesMental health challengesPredictor of externalizing symptomsTargeting dietSleep scoresFast foodSweet pastriesYouth aged 9SleepSleep disturbanceHealth outcomesAdolescent sleepAged 9Healthy foodExamining measurement discrepancies in adolescent screen media activity with insights from the ABCD study
Zhao Y, Han X, Bagot K, Tapert S, Potenza M, Paulus M. Examining measurement discrepancies in adolescent screen media activity with insights from the ABCD study. Npj Mental Health Research 2025, 4: 15. PMID: 40346141, PMCID: PMC12064680, DOI: 10.1038/s44184-025-00131-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiscrimination, Coping, and DNAm Accelerated Aging Among African American Mothers of the InterGEN Study
Nyembwe A, Zhao Y, Caceres B, Belsky D, Ryan C, Taylor B, Morrison M, Prescott L, Potts-Thompson S, Aziz A, Aruleba F, Matute-Arcos E, Williams O, Crusto C, Taylor J. Discrimination, Coping, and DNAm Accelerated Aging Among African American Mothers of the InterGEN Study. Epigenomes 2025, 9: 14. PMID: 40407423, PMCID: PMC12101303, DOI: 10.3390/epigenomes9020014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExperiences of racial discriminationSocial supportHealth outcomesCoping strategiesHigher levels of social supportRacial discriminationLong-term adverse health outcomesLevels of social supportSecondary analysis of dataInfluence health outcomesSaliva DNA methylationAdverse health outcomesDNA methylationAfrican American womenMaladaptive coping strategiesAfrican American mothersInterGEN StudyBiological agePhenoAge clockGrimAge clockSecondary analysisConsequences of discriminationParticipant ageAmerican womenPsychological factorsIntegrating public preferences to overcome racial disparities in research: findings from a US survey on enhancing trust in research data-sharing practices
de Rivera S, Zhao Y, Omollo S, Eslami S, Benda N, Sharma Y, Turchioe M, Sharko M, Dugdale L, Creber R. Integrating public preferences to overcome racial disparities in research: findings from a US survey on enhancing trust in research data-sharing practices. JAMIA Open 2025, 8: ooaf031. PMID: 40322632, PMCID: PMC12047078, DOI: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooaf031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic health organizationsRacial disparitiesAssess sociodemographic differencesHealth OrganizationEthnic minority participantsPersonal research dataLogistic regression modelsPotential unintended consequencesHealth policyUS adultsSociodemographic differencesMental healthPatient's viewpointHealth dataBlack participantsWhite participantsParticipants' concernsParticipants' perspectivesEvaluated participants' preferencesParticipants' preferencesMinority participantsLow participationUS surveyRisk of distrustEnhance trustAn interpretable deep-learning approach to detect biomarkers in anxious-depressed symptoms from prefrontal fNIRS signals during an autobiographical memory test
Zhang Y, Xu Y, Cheng Y, Zhao Y, Potenza M, Shi H. An interpretable deep-learning approach to detect biomarkers in anxious-depressed symptoms from prefrontal fNIRS signals during an autobiographical memory test. Asian Journal Of Psychiatry 2025, 107: 104451. PMID: 40158273, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2025.104451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutobiographical Memory TestNon-anxious depressionFunctional Near-Infrared SpectroscopyAnxious depressionMemory testDepressive symptomsAnxious-depressive symptomsNegative emotional valenceSevere mood disordersFrontal pole areasAD symptomsMood disordersEmotional valenceRight hemisphereNeuroimaging dataDiagnosed depressionSymptom groupsCognitive impairmentSymptom predictionHealthy controlsNear-infrared spectroscopyDepressionSymptomsRecall featuresArea under the receiver operating characteristic curvePerceived Discrimination, Trauma, Mental Health, and Blood Pressure Outcomes Among Young African American/Black Mothers in the InterGEN Study.
Nyembwe A, Zhao Y, Millender E, Hall K, Caceres B, Taylor B, Morrison M, Prescott L, Potts-Thompson S, Aziz A, Aruleba F, Crusto C, Taylor J. Perceived Discrimination, Trauma, Mental Health, and Blood Pressure Outcomes Among Young African American/Black Mothers in the InterGEN Study. The Journal Of Cardiovascular Nursing 2025 PMID: 40052829, DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000001190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDepressive symptomsSecondary data analysis of dataAssociation of discriminationPresentation of depressive symptomsFactors associated with BPLongitudinal cohort studySecondary data analysisAssociated with blood pressureBlood pressure outcomesExperiences of discriminationInfluence of discriminationChildren aged 3InterGEN StudyMother-child dyadsPsychosocial measuresAA womenBlood pressureMental healthPressure outcomesCohort studyLinear regression analysisCulturally sensitive screening toolsScreening toolMaternal BPSensitive screening tool
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