Dr Zhenhao Shi

Dr Zhenhao Shi

Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Zhenhao Shi, PhD is a Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) and the Director of the Cognitive & Affective Addiction Neuroscience Lab (https://www.caanlab.com). He received his PhD in cognitive neuroscience from Peking University where he studied the neural basis of social cognitions. He completed postdoctoral training in addiction neuroscience at the UPenn Annenberg Public Policy Center and Center for Studies of Addiction.

Dr. Shi specializes in applying experimental psychology and brain imaging methodologies to the studies of substance use disorders. His current research is focused on the neurobehavioral mechanisms of smoking cessation and the neural biomarkers of opioid use disorder.

Updated 27 October 2023