Diheng Zhang

Research Interests: 

• Etiology of certain psychopathology (specifically, mood disorders) in the context of cognitive neuroscience and information theory
• Developing science-based, effective intervention
• Conducting lab experiments to test existing hypothesis for etiology of psychopathology
• Creating computational models based on existing theories of how brain activities support normal cognitive/affective function, and to test the boundaries between normality and pathology with computational simulation
• Exploring the biological representation of memory and emotion in human beings and the possible corresponding mathematical representations for artificial intelligence.

Selected Publications:

Dissertation Title:

• Enhancing Clinical Prediction Using Brain Connectivity Metrics as Inputs to Machine Learning Algorithms: Application to Depression and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (2025)

Courses Taught:

• PSY 380 - Child Abuse & Neglect (2024)
• PSY 381 - Abnormal Psychology (2024)
• PSY 413 - Drugs & the Brain (2021)
• PSY 426 - Advanced Human Memory (2023)

TA for:

• PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology (2025)

*Year listed indicates when this individual last taught the specified course.

Updated: 07/15/25