Curriculum Vitae
DANIEL ZWEBEN
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Education
Temple University
Ph.D. Student in Clinical Psychology
Mentor: Johanna Jarcho, Ph.D.
Social Developmental Neuroscience Laboratory
Florida Atlantic University Cumulative GPA: 3.76
B.A. in Psychology with Departmental Honors
Undergraduate Research Certificate
Summa Cum Laude
Honors Thesis:
Highs and lows of relationship behaviors: constructing a relationship Behavior Identification Form.
Supervisors: Dr. Michael Maniaci and Morgan Cope, M.A.
Journal Publications
Published articles
- Fava, D., Zweben, D., & Gust, L. (2024). Romantic functioning in the aftermath of adult sexual assault: A scoping review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380241291078
Accepted (with revisions)
- Zweben, D., Cope, M. A., & Maniaci, M. (in press). Highs and lows of relationship behaviors: Constructing a Relationship Behavior Identification Form. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
Preprints
- Lehrbach, K. R., Last, B. S., Rawa, E., Zweben, D., Adams, D., Hantula, D., … Crane, M. E. (2025, September 8). Using demand analysis to examine private practice mental health providers’ decision to accept health insurance. PsyArXiv Preprints. https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/vd9mt_v1
Manuscripts in preparation
- Cooley, M. & Zweben, D. Foster parent perceptions of discipline strategies, externalizing behaviors, and continued fostering commitment.
- Zweben, D. & Cooley, M. Assessment of the School Counselor Care and Support Box for vicarious trauma.
- Chein, J. & Zweben, D. Social media habits and risk-taking in adolescents: The role of self-regulation and reward sensitivity.
Professional Presentations
Talks
- Zweben, D., Samper, J., & Chein, J. (Nov, 2025). Task and strategic determinants of the irrelevant sound effect. Talk presented to Psychonomics Society in Denver, CO.
- Cooley, M. & Zweben, D. (June 11, 2024). A mixed method examination of foster parent experiences with child behavior and their satisfaction, challenges, and intent to continue. Talk presented to the Annual Colloquium of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children.
- Zweben, D. & Cope, M. A. (Nov 4, 2023). Highs and lows of relationship behaviors: Constructing a Relationship-Specific Behavior Identification Form. Talk presented to the annual Society for Southeastern Social Psychologists in Charlotte, NC.
Poster presentations
- Hoang, B., Zweben, D., & Chein, J. (Nov, 2025). Smartphone behavior and health habits: A comprehensive view across ages. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Delaware Psychological Association, Delaware.
- Adeoye, I., Singh, M., Zweben, D., Cardona, A., Vince, M., & Chein, J. (Nov, 2025). Not all screen time is equal: How different measures of social media use relate to sleep and risk-taking. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Delaware Psychological Association, Delaware.
- Hu, L., Zweben, D., & Chein, J. (Nov, 2025). Cumulative impacts of smartphone use on cognitive control and human brain white-matter connectivity. Poster presentation submitted to the upcoming annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego.
- Vince, M., Zweben, D., Lee, K., Hoang, B., Cardona, A., & Chein, J. (Nov, 2025). The role of sleep and physical health in the relationship between cognitive functioning and digital engagement in children. Poster presented to Psychonomics Society in Denver, CO.
- Lee, K., Zweben, D., Vince, M., Dachs, A., Hu, L., & Chein, J. (Nov, 2025). Substance-specific cognitive mechanisms underlying drug and alcohol use across development in a low-use sample. Poster presented to Psychonomics Society in Denver, CO.
- Martinez, S., Dow, K., Zweben, D., Helion, C., Chein, J., & Murty, V. (Nov, 2025). Individuals who doomscroll report more addictive-like motivations when scrolling. Poster presented to Psychonomics Society in Denver, CO.
- Pawar, T., Hu, L., Vince, M., Zweben, D., & Chein, J. (May, 2025). Associations between cumulative smartphone use and white matter microstructure underlying cognitive control. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience, Philadelphia.
- Vince, M., Zweben, D., & Chein, J. (May, 2025). Digital media and the brain: An analysis of structural and functional MRI studies. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience, Philadelphia.
- Zweben, D., Chaturvedi, N., Adogli, Z., Chein, J., Kougan, N., Anderson, Z., Nusslock, R., & Alloy, L. B. (forthcoming; Nov 14–17, 2024). The relationship between reward processing, depression symptoms, and social media use in adolescents. Poster accepted for presentation at ABCT (58th Annual Convention) in Philadelphia, PA.
- Tanriverdi, B., Green, H., Zweben, D., Martinez, S., Skalaban, L., & Chein, J. (Oct, 2024). Lower sensitivity to social pressure is associated with lower engagement with digital media and better mental well-being. Poster accepted for presentation at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.
- Green, H., Tanriverdi, B., Zweben, D., Martinez, S., Skalaban, L., & Chein, J. (Sept, 2024). Sensitivity to social pressure is associated with digital media engagement and better mental wellbeing in adults, but not adolescents. Poster accepted for presentation at Flux (Society for Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience) 2024 in Baltimore, MD.
- Chaturvedi, N., Zweben, D., Martinez, S., & Chein, J. (Apr 19, 2024). Cognitive functioning, wellbeing, and technology use: Varied associations with problematic use, social media, and objective measures. Poster presented at the Philadelphia Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience in Philadelphia, PA.
- Zweben, D., Chaturvedi, N., Martinez, S., & Chein, J. (Feb 29, 2024). Neuroaffective factors of social media: Reward sensitivity, executive control, and wellbeing. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association Convention in Philadelphia, PA.
- Fava, D. & Zweben, D. (Feb 8–10, 2024). Romantic functioning following adult sexual assault: A scoping review. Poster presented at SPSP in San Diego, CA.
- Zweben, D. & Cope, M. A. (Feb 8–10, 2024). Stuck on the details: The role of action identification in predicting romantic attachment and quality. Poster presented at SPSP in San Diego, CA.
- Zweben, D. & Cope, M. A. (Apr 14, 2023). Highs and lows of relationship behaviors: Constructing a Relationship-Specific Behavior Identification Form. Poster presented at Science Fest (Florida Atlantic University) in Boca Raton, FL.
- Davis, T., Zweben, D., & Cope, M. A. (Feb 25, 2023). Variability in romantic relationship evaluations: A mouse paradigm approach. Poster presented at SPSP in Atlanta, GA.
- Zweben, D. & Cope, M. A. (Apr 8, 2022). Trait-level action identification predicts romantic relationship satisfaction. Poster presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium (Florida Atlantic University) in Boca Raton, FL.
Research Experience
Employed Research Experience
Research Coordinator September 2023-September 2025
Control and Adaptive Behavior Laboratory
Temple University
Supervisor(s): Dr. Jason Chein
Project(s): A longitudinal study of the influence of technology and social media on the development of adaptive behaviors, attentional and emotion regulation (Project LITe); The Relationship Between Reward Processing, Depression Symptoms, and Social Media Use in Adolescents; Temporal dynamics of social media scrolling
Responsibilities: Management and coordination of a longitudinal NIH-funded project with ~400 participants. Responsible for developing a large REDCap survey database, automating long-term communication with participants, and collecting ecological momentary assessments (EMAs). Coordination with participants and families, participant recruitment and advertising, data collection, and quantitative data analysis. Involved in manuscript writing and editing, IRB submissions, poster creation and presentation, and facilitating fMRI and MRI trials. Responsible for coordinating and allocating responsibilities for undergraduate research assistants, survey development, cleaning, and pre-processing fMRI and diffusion-weighted imaging data. Analyzed diffusion-weighted imaging data and contributed to grant report writing. Trained undergraduates in RStudio and REDCap, mentored honors theses, and developed tasks using PsychoPy.
Research Assistant January 2022-Septmember 2023
Living Skills in the Schools
Florida Atlantic University
Supervisor(s): Dr. Suzzanne Spencer and Dr. Morgan Cooley
Project(s): Foster parents' perceptions of parenting in the foster care system; School counselors' initial responses to a vicarious trauma support box
Responsibilities: Video and audio transcription, conducting focus groups, and participant recruitment. Responsible for both quantitative and qualitative data analysis, as well as manuscript writing and editing. Delivered and prepared talks and presentations on our findings in educational settings.
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Summer Treatment Program (STP) Intern May 2022-August 2022
Center for Children and Families
Florida International University
Supervisor(s): Dr. Bill Pelham and Atithan Kingsawat, M.S.
Project(s): Enhancing IEPs of children with ADHD using daily report cards: an efficacy trial.
Responsibilities: Collection and recording of observational data, use of extensive child behavior coding system, data entry of children’s behavioral data into data tracking spreadsheets, writing treatment summary reports.
Volunteer/Intern Research Experience
Research Assistant
Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Clinic August 2023-Present
Temple University
Supervisor(s): Dr. Philip Kendall
Projects: Examining Reimbursement Rates and Mental Health Service Providers’ Decision to Accept Health Insurance in Private Practice;
Responsibilities: Recruiting participants for ongoing dissertation studies, utilizing Python to gather and organize nationwide data on licensed psychologists. Managing and organizing data in REDCap, coordinating family and participant communications, administering surveys, assisting clinicians with therapeutic exposures, and trained in ADIS administration and coding.
Undergraduate Honors Researcher January 2022-May 2023
Maniaci Close Relationships and Personality Lab
Florida Atlantic University
Supervisor(s): Dr. Michael Maniaci and Morgan Cope, M.A.
Project(s): Dynamic modeling of self and relationship evaluation using the mouse paradigm; Treatment of gender in dyadic data analysis; The role of Action Identification in reactions
to romantic partner transgressions.
Responsibilities: Study design, survey development, survey distribution, participant recruitment, grant application writing, IRB application submission, data collection/analysis, poster creation/presentation, manuscript writing. I currently remain involved with ongoing projects as a volunteer.
Undergraduate Researcher September 2022-May 2023
Kersten Memory Lab
Florida Atlantic University
Supervisor(s): Dr. Alan Kersten and Megan Smithwick, M.A.
Project(s): Influences of executive and memory functioning on memory for the sources of actions and words.
Responsibilities: Administration of neuropsychological tests evaluating memory and executive functioning, collection of qualitative and quantitative data from unique participant populations, ensuring data were properly collected and stored, literature review and presentation.
Undergraduate Researcher January 2022-June 2022
Stackman Lab
Florida Atlantic University
Supervisor(s): Dr. Robert Stackman and Dr. Sarah Cohen
Project(s): Exposure to a novel context or treatment with a dopamine agonist enhances consolidation of non-spatial object memory in C57BL/6J mice; Hippocampal CA1 cell mapping and spatial navigation: effects of silencing anterodorsal thalamic neurons using DREADDs.
Responsibilities: Assisting with surgeries and treatment administration, staining and mounting tissue, collection and organization of lab materials, literature review and presentation.
Undergraduate Researcher May 2021-August 2021
Waves Emotion Lab
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
Supervisor(s): Dr. Nancy Jones
Project(s): Infant jealousy project: an assessment of infant EEG and emotional responses to the loss of their mothers’ exclusive attention.
Responsibilities: Collection and recording of data, interactive video behavioral coding for infant jealousy paradigms, ensuring data were properly collected and stored, digitizing and distributing surveys via Qualtrics.
Undergraduate Researcher May 2019-August 2019
Child Development Lab
University of Maryland
Supervisor(s): Dr. Nathan Fox
Project(s): Temperament over time study: investigating the effects of individual differences in temperament across development; Mirror neuron project: functions and development of the mirror neuron system.
Responsibilities: Collection and recording of data, behavioral video coding, literature review, research confederate.
Clinical Experience
SMart Center Counselor November 2023
Smart Center
Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum
Program: The Smart center is a comprehensive program designed for intensive group treatment and parental guidance and support. It aims to assist parents, children, and teenagers (aged 3-17+) in conquering communication disorders associated with social anxiety, and selective mutism.
Responsibilities: Implemented therapeutic activities, exercises, and strategies for a group of 8 children with selective mutism and cooccurring anxiety disorders. Utilizing a cognitive-behavioral approach, we used the S-CAT treatment model to identify and guide children through increasing verbalization levels, while minimize their feeling pressured to speak.
Summer Treatment Program (STP) Counselor May 2022-August 2022
Center for Children and Families
Florida International University
Direction of Dr. Bill Pelham and Atithan Kingsawat, M.S.
Program: The STP is a nationally acclaimed, intensive, evidenced-based behavioral treatment program for elementary school aged children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and co-occurring behavioral (i.e., Oppositional Defiant Disorder), learning, emotional (i.e., depression), communication, and emotion regulation related concerns.
Responsibilities: Implemented evidence-based behavioral modification system for 14 children ages 6-7 years old diagnosed with ADHD and co-occurring behavioral and emotional concerns for 10 hours per day (400 direct contact hours over 8 weeks). Behavioral modification system included contingency systems (i.e., rewards/punishments), daily report cards, and the use of effective commands and consistent positive or negative consequences. Assisted in the establishment and implementation of individualized programs for children who had unique challenges (i.e., conduct disorder).
Honors And Scholarships
Presidents List, Florida Atlantic University, awarded to students. 2022–2023
taking at least 12 credit hours with a 4.0 GPA
Student Government Travel Award ($230), funded for attendance of ABCT 2022
Conference, Florida Atlantic University
OURI Research Grant ($600), received for facilitation of 2023
honor’s thesis, Florida Atlantic University
Departmental Honors in Psychology, Florida Atlantic University 2023
Susan T. Dewar Memorial Scholarship for Outstanding
Achievement in Psychology, Florida Atlantic University ($250) 2023
OTHER RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT
Speaker and Researcher 2021-2023
Living Skills in the Schools
Supervisor(s): Dr. Suzanne Spencer, Ed.D., Teresa Bairos, LCSW
LSIS is substance abuse prevention and mental health education program that brings accredited, age-appropriate, and pedagogically proven substance abuse prevention programming to students in K-12 classrooms and provides educational resources to school counselors and families.
Responsibilities: Delivering-age-appropriate presentations about the course of addiction, mental health struggles, and coping skills to students ages k-12. Conducting research regarding resilience and risk factors in youth, development and etiology of addiction, risks of early exposure to substances, long-term effects of different illicit substances, and effective trafficking and abuse prevention. Writing a biweekly blog covering the experience of discussing these matters with youth. Assisted with the creation of a master class for school counselors about early detection, prevention, and effective resources for youth-addiction.
Rehabilitation Intake Coordinator 2021-2022
Caesar Capital
Supervisor(s): Zack Traynor, MHA
Responsibilities: Collaborated with the clinical team at Resurgence Behavioral Health in developing and implementing individualized treatment plans. Conducted intake assessments, gathered background and diagnostic information, coordinated logistics, and facilitated referrals for individuals with severe mental health and substance use disorders.
Teacher’s Aide, Aftercare Counselor 2017-2021
Mandel/Bender JCC
Supervisor(s): Ora Rosenfeld, M.A.
Responsibilities: Shadowed children with behavioral challenges in preschool classroom and elementary afterschool settings. Provided general support for the primary teacher in preschool classrooms. Worked with parents and teachers to help children integrate with the rest of the class during daily activities.
Community Service
Mentor, Big Brother 2020-Present
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Volunteer as an older brother for a child living in an underserved community. Developed a close, familial relationship with him, his family, and friends.
Engaged with other mentors in BBBS in order to provide structure and consistency for my brother. We helped my brother and his family set up an art gallery website where he sells his art to pay for extra curriculars and supplies.
Relevant Skills
Proficient in neuroimaging techniques and preprocessing, including BASH, Python, and R scripting for FSL, Advanced Normalization Tools (ANTs), and MRtrix.
Skilled in diffusion-weighted imaging using Python and Automated Fiber Quantification (AFQ) packages to conduct node-wise analyses using FA and MD values.
Skilled at PsychoPy for creating behavioral tasks.
Experienced in literature review, poster creation and presentation grant submission, IRB approval, participant recruitment, and quantitative and qualitative data analysis.
Skilled in utilizing SPSS, Python, and Rstudio for data analysis and statistical modeling.
Extensive experience utilizing Redcap and Qualtrics for survey development and data management.
Proficient in Excel, including data organization, chart creation, and data analysis.
Proficient in building and maintaining websites using platforms like WordPress and Squarespace, as well as tools like Elementor. Experienced in designing user-friendly interfaces, customizing templates, and managing site content to meet project goals.
Professional Memberships
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
International Association for Relationship Research
Eastern Psychological Association
Society for Neuroscience
Psychonomics