Fengqing Zoe Zhang
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Drexel University
United States of America
Biography
Fengqing (Zoe) Zhang, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology. Prior to joining Drexel University, she obtained her PhD degree in Statistics at Northwestern University. Her general research interests lie in neuroimaging data analysis and quantitative research methods including hierarchical models, multivariate analysis, generalized linear models, data mining and Bayesian modeling. She is particularly passionate about statistical modeling and methodological development for social, behavioral and biomedical related problems. She collaborates with the Communication Neural Systems Research Group in School of Communication and the Applied Neuromarketing Group at Northwestern University. Some of the working topics include brain decoding, fMRI data analysis, segmentation of MRI images with white matter lesions, imaging mass spectrometry data biomarker selection and classification. In addition to these projects, Zhang collaborates with other faculty in the department on projects related to treatment development for weight loss maintenance and eating disorders.
Research Interest
Neuroimaging data analysis; Data mining; Bayesian inference; High dimensional data analysis
Publications
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"Goldstein, S.P., Evans, B.C., Flack, D., Juarascio, A.S., Manasse, S.M., Zhang, F. & Forman, E.M. (2017). Return of the JITAI: Applying a just-in-time adaptive intervention framework to the development of m-Health solutions for addictive behaviors. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, E-Health Interventions for Addictive Behaviors Special Issue, 1-10."
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"Butryn, M.L., Forman, E.M., Lowe, M.R., Gorin, A., Zhang, F., & Schaumberg, K. (2017). Efficacy of environmental and acceptance-based enhancements to behavioral weight loss treatment: the ENACT trial. Obesity."
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Zhang, F. (2017). Resting-state functional connectivity abnormalities in adolescent depression. EBioMedicine 17, 20-21.
