Michelle J. Zaso

Michelle J. Zaso
Assistant Professor
CONTACT
Psychology
472 Marley Educational Building
Email: mjzaso@syr.edu
Degrees
- Postdoctoral Associateship, Department of Psychology, University at Buffalo
- National Institutes of Health T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions, University at Buffalo
- Predoctoral Internship, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
- Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Syracuse University
- M.S., Clinical Psychology, Syracuse University
- B.S., Biological Sciences: Neuroscience, University of Rochester
Social/Academic Links
Dr. Zaso’s research focuses on sources of vulnerability and resiliency to alcohol-promoting environments. Her current projects work to identify cognitive processes occurring in real-time during instances of stress and trauma-related drinking. Dr. Zaso’s research program utilizes a variety of methodologies, including ecological momentary assessment, intensive longitudinal data analysis, experimental laboratory paradigms, and other mixed methods approaches to better understand the origins of alcohol-related behaviors.
NIH/NIAAA K99/R00AA029728 (PI: Zaso). “Identification and characterization of in-the-moment cognitive antecedents to alcohol use among drinkers with PTSD.” This research aims to identify affectively linked cognitions that lead to problem drinking in-the-moment as drinkers experience PTSD symptoms in their real-world settings.
For a complete list of publications, see https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1nCRloz51_D5L/bibliography/public/
Zaso, M. J., Colder, C. R., Fetkenhour, L. M., & Read, J. P. (2025). Role of momentary alcohol cognitions in event-level relations between PTSD symptoms and alcohol outcomes: Le rôle des cognitions momentanées liées à l’alcool au niveau de l’événement entre les symptômes du TSPT et la consommation d’alcool. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 70(1), 32-40. Doi:10.1177/07067437241300082 PMID: 39654470
Zaso, M. J., Troidl, I. R., & Read, J. P. (2024). What is the role of affective cognition in trauma and PTSD-related drinking? A systematic review. Clinical Psychological Science, 12(5), 997-1026. Doi: 10.1177/21677026231215341 PMID: 39498468
Zaso, M. J., Fetkenhour, L. M., Park, Y., Simpson, T. L., Chung, T., Colder, C. R., Dvorak, R. D., & Read, J. P. (2024). Identifying in-the-moment reasons for PTSD-related drinking: A qualitative investigation. Traumatology. Advance online publication. Doi:10.1037/trm0000535 PMID: forthcoming.
Zaso, M. J., Read, J. P., & Colder, C. R. (2023). Social influences on alcohol outcome expectancy development from childhood to young adulthood: A narrative review. Current Addiction Reports, 10, 690-701. Doi: 10.1007/s40429-023-00525-z PMID: 38770224
Zaso, M. J., Read, J. P., & Colder, C. R. (2023). Coping-motivated escalations in adolescent alcohol problems following early adversity. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 37(2), 331-340. Doi: 10.1037/adb0000788 PMID: 34618492
Zaso, M. J., & Read, J. P. (2020). Drinking motives as moderators of in-the-moment drinking risks in response to trauma-related distress. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 44(12), 2561-2569. Doi: 10.1111/acer.14487 PMID: 33084082
Zaso, M. J., Maisto, S. A., Glatt, S. J., Hess, J. L., & Park, A. (2020). Effects of polygenic risk and perceived friends’ drinking and disruptive behavior on development of alcohol use across adolescence. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 81(6), 808-815. Doi: 10.15288/jsad.2020.81.808 PMID: 33308411
Zaso, M. J., Maisto, S. A., Glatt, S. J., Belote, J. M., & Park, A. (2017). Interaction between the μ‐opioid receptor gene and the number of heavy‐drinking peers on alcohol use. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 41(12), 2041-2050. Doi: 10.1111/acer.13523 PMID: 28992386
Zaso, M. J., Park, A., Kim, J., Gellis, L. A., Kwon, H., & Maisto, S. A. (2016). The associations among prior drinking consequences, subjective evaluations, and subsequent alcohol outcomes. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 30(3), 367-376. Doi: 10.1037/adb0000166 PMID: 27214171