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Overview

Robert A. Zucker is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Psychology and Medicine, with a focus on Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, General Health Professions, and Reproductive Medicine.

The scientist's work addresses key topics within child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, neural and behavioral psychology studies, functional brain connectivity studies, child abuse and trauma, prenatal substance exposure effects, homelessness and social issues, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Recent publications by Robert A. Zucker include the following papers:

  • "Correspondence Between Perceived Pubertal Development and Hormone Levels in 9-10 Year-Olds From the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study" (2021) in Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • "An update on the assessment of culture and environment in the ABCD Study®: Emerging literature and protocol updates over three measurement waves" (2021) in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
  • "Rates of Incidental Findings in Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Children" (2021) in JAMA Neurology
  • "Neural correlates of inhibitory control in youth with symptoms of food addiction" (2020) in Appetite
  • "Measuring retention within the adolescent brain cognitive development (ABCD)SM study" (2022) in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Zucker include:

  • Mary M. Heitzeg (13 publications)
  • Jillian E. Hardee (10 publications)
  • Lora M. Cope (9 publications)
  • Andrea M. Hussong (8 publications)
  • Meghan E. Martz (7 publications)

In terms of publication venues, Zucker has contributed extensively to:

  • UNC Libraries (10 publications)
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence (5 publications)
  • Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (3 publications)
  • Development and Psychopathology (2 publications)
  • Frontiers in Endocrinology (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • Image processing and analysis methods for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.

    Donald J. Hagler;Sean N. Hatton;M. Daniela Cornejo;Carolina Makowski

  • Demographic, physical and mental health assessments in the adolescent brain and cognitive development study: Rationale and description

    M Deanna;Matthew D. Albaugh;Shelli Avenevoli;Linda Chang

  • Poor response inhibition as a predictor of problem drinking and illicit drug use in adolescents at risk for alcoholism and other substance use disorders.

    Joel T. Nigg;Maria M. Wong;Michelle M. Martel;Jennifer M. Jester

  • Insomnia, Self-Medication, and Relapse to Alcoholism

    Kirk J. Brower;Michael S. Aldrich;Elizabeth A.R. Robinson;Robert A. Zucker

  • Etiology of alcoholism reconsidered. The case for a biopsychosocial process.

    Robert A. Zucker;Edith S. Lisansky Gomberg

  • The four alcoholisms: a developmental account of the etiologic process.

    Robert A. Zucker

  • Normative Symbol Digit Modalities Test performance in a community-based sample.

    Laura K. Sheridan;Hiram E. Fitzgerald;Kenneth M. Adams;Joel T. Nigg

  • Emergence of alcohol problems and the several alcoholisms: A developmental perspective on etiologic theory and life course trajectory.

    Robert A. Zucker;Hiram E. Fitzgerald;Helene D. Moses

  • Early Developmental Processes and the Continuity of Risk for Underage Drinking and Problem Drinking

    Robert A. Zucker;John E. Donovan;Ann S. Masten;Margaret E. Mattson

  • Underage drinking: a developmental framework

    Ann S. Masten;Vivian B. Faden;Robert A. Zucker;Linda P. Spear

  • Sleep problems in early childhood and early onset of alcohol and other drug use in adolescence.

    Maria M. Wong;Kirk J. Brower;Hiram E. Fitzgerald;Robert A. Zucker

  • The role of family influences in development and risk.

    Deborah A. Ellis;Robert A. Zucker;Hiram E. Fitzgerald

  • Alcohol Use and the Alcohol Use Disorders: A Developmental‐Biopsychosocial Systems Formulation Covering the Life Course

    Robert A. Zucker

  • Sleep problems, suicidal ideation, and self-harm behaviors in adolescence

    Maria M. Wong;Kirk J. Brower;Robert A. Zucker

  • Parent, Family, and Neighborhood Effects on the Development of Child Substance Use and Other Psychopathology From Preschool to the Start of Adulthood

    Anne Buu;Cydney Dipiazza;Jiangping Wang;Leon I. Puttler

  • Parsing the Undercontrol/Disinhibition Pathway to Substance Use Disorders: A Multilevel Developmental Problem

    Robert A. Zucker;Mary M. Heitzeg;Joel T. Nigg

  • Childhood sleep problems, early onset of substance use and behavioral problems in adolescence.

    Maria M. Wong;Kirk J. Brower;Robert A. Zucker

  • Behavioral control and resiliency in the onset of alcohol and illicit drug use: a prospective study from preschool to adolescence.

    Maria M. Wong;Joel T. Nigg;Robert A. Zucker;Leon I. Puttler

  • A Randomized Double-Blind Pilot Trial of Gabapentin Versus Placebo to Treat Alcohol Dependence and Comorbid Insomnia

    Kirk J. Brower;Hyungjin Myra Kim;Stephen Strobbe;Maher A. Karam-Hage

  • Assessment of culture and environment in the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development Study: Rationale, description of measures, and early data

    Robert A. Zucker;Raul Gonzalez;Sarah W. Feldstein Ewing;Martin P. Paulus

  • The problem of college drinking: insights from a developmental perspective.

    John Schulenberg;Jennifer L. Maggs;Stephen W. Long;Kenneth J. Sher

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiram E. Fitzgerald
Hiram E. Fitzgerald Michigan State University
Margit Burmeister
Margit Burmeister University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Joel T. Nigg
Joel T. Nigg Oregon Health & Science University
Maria M. Wong
Maria M. Wong Idaho State University
Andrea M. Hussong
Andrea M. Hussong University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Laurie Chassin
Laurie Chassin Arizona State University
Kenneth M. Adams
Kenneth M. Adams University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John E. Schulenberg
John E. Schulenberg University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Brian M. Hicks
Brian M. Hicks University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jennifer M. Glass
Jennifer M. Glass University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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