I-Tzu’s research explores integrating genetic, environmental, and developmental factors to understand substance use, with an emphasis on identifying mechanisms and trajectories underlying problematic alcohol use across adolescence and young adulthood.
Department: Department of Psychiatry, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Mentors: Jill Rabinowitz, Ph.D. & Danielle Dick, Ph.D.
Education:
Publications
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Can 1st Grade Data that Schools Can or Do Routinely Collect Predict Suicide Attempts Among Black Youth?, Singletary, B. D., Ialongo, N. S., Hung, I. T., Lindsey, M. A., & Rabinowitz, J. A. , 03/25/2026
Prevention Science -
Unique and shared internalizing and externalizing genetic factors associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors: Findings from the adolescent brain cognitive development study, Thomas, N. S., Hung, I. T., Ceja, Z., García-Marín, L. M., Stephenson, M., Castro-de-Araujo, L. S., Lannoy, S., Thorp, J., Rentería, M. E., Edwards, A. C., & Rabinowitz, J. A. , 03/15/2026
Journal of Affective Disorders -
Household Adversity, Day to Day Experiences, and Birth/Pregnancy Complications are Associated with Delay Discounting: Findings from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, Hung, I. T., Thomas, N. S., Gelino, B., Strickland, J. C., Barzilay, R., Moore, T. M., Visoki, E., Maher, B., Felton, J. W., & Rabinowitz, J. A. , 03/02/2026
Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology -
Delay discounting violations vary by adolescent sociodemographics: Excluding nonsystematic data may bias conclusions, Gelino, B. W., Felton, J. W., Hung, I. T., Strickland, J. C., Kahn, G. D., Thomas, N. S., Gowin, J. L., Sloan, M. E., Palmer, A. A., Sanchez-Roige, S., Sanches, M. R., Yip, S. W., Maher, B. S., & Rabinowitz, J. A. , 12/04/2025
Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology -
Genetic and Environmental Influences on the Development of Callous-Unemotional Behaviors in the Preschool Period, Hung, I. T., Ganiban, J. M., & Saudino, K. J. , 10/04/2025
Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology -
Genetic Links Between Subcortical Brain Morphometry and Suicide Attempt Risk in Children and Adults, Ceja, Z., García-Marín, L. M., Hung, I. T., Medland, S. E., Edwards, A. C., Rentería, M. E., & Rabinowitz, J. A., 05/13/2025
Human Brain Mapping -
Genetic and Environmental Influences on the Development of Irritability from Ages 3 to 5 Years, Hung, I. T., Stringaris, A., Liu, C., Ganiban, J. M., & Saudino, K. J. , 04/22/2025
Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology -
Genetic Propensity for Delay Discounting and Educational Attainment in Adults Are Associated With Delay Discounting in Preadolescents: Findings From the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, Rabinowitz, J. A., Thomas, N., Strickland, J. C., Meredith, J. J., Hung, I. T., Cupertino, R. B., Felton, J. W., Gelino, B., Stone, B., Maher, B. S., Dick, D., Yi, R., Flores-Ocampo, V., García-Marín, L. M., Rentería, M. E., Palmer, A. A., & Sanchez-Roige, S. , 03/27/25
Genes, Brain and Behavior -
Understanding the Etiology of Externalizing Problems in Young Children: The Roles of Callous-Unemotional Traits and Irritability, Hung, I. T., Viding, E., Stringaris, A., Ganiban, J. M., & Saudino, K. J. , 01/15/2025
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry -
Using the Flanker Task to Examine Genetic and Environmental Contributions in Inhibitory Control Across the Preschool Period, Hung, I. T., Ganiban, J. M., & Saudino, K. J., 11/30/2022
Behavior Genetics -
Personal socio-cultural preferences modulate neural correlates of decisions to socialize with powerful persons, Chien, J. H., Hung, I. T., Goh, J. O. S., Kuo, L. W., & Chang, W. W. , 06/04/2022
Human Brain Mapping -
Influence of culture and age on the self-reference effect, Zhang, W., Hung, I. T., Jackson, J. D., Tai, T. L., Goh, J. O. S., & Gutchess, A. , 05/23/19
Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition
Awards & Distinctions
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Rutgers Brain Health Institute Trainee Travel Award
2025
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Kavita Jain Dissertation Awards, Boston University
2025
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Travel Award, Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy
2024
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Taiwanese Overseas Pioneers Grant (TOP Grant) for PhD Candidates, National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan
2023-2024
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Graduate Student Conference Grant, Boston University
2023
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Travel Award, Behavior Genetics Association
2022
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Blitz Talk Award, Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy
2022
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Clara Mayo Memorial Fellowship, Boston University
2022-2023
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Government Scholarship to Study Abroad, Ministry of Education, Taiwan
2021-2023
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Student Poster Competition Award, Society for Research in Child Development
2021