Dr Daniel Zuj

Honorary Lecturer, Medicine, Health and Life Science - Faculty

+44 (0) 1792 602752

d.v.zuj@swansea.ac.uk

Available For Postgraduate Supervision

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About

My research interests are in the experimental psychopathology of fear and anxiety. Specifically, I study some of the mechanisms and processes involved in acquiring and extinguishing fears commonly seen in anxiety disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Some of these factors include genetics, sleep, stress hormones, sex differences, and various cognitive and behavioural factors. I am also interested in how these models adapt to other psychological conditions, such as Anorexia Nervosa.

Areas Of Expertise

Experimental psychopathology
Fear and anxiety
Learning theory
Trauma
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Endocrinology
Mediation and moderation path analysis

Career Highlights

Teaching Interests

I have a broad range of experience in undergraduate higher education teaching, including clinical psychology, developmental psychology, and research methods and statistics.

Publications

Research Highlights

Hsu, C., Kleim, B., Nicholson, E., Zuj, D., Cushing, P., Gray, K., Clark, L., & Felmingham, K. (2018). Sex differences in intrusive memories following trauma. PLOS ONE, 13(12), e0208575
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208575, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa47928
Zuj, D. & Norrholm, S. (2019). The clinical applications and practical relevance of human conditioning paradigms for posttraumatic stress disorder. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 88, 339-351.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnpbp.2018.08.014, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa43566
Zuj, D., Palmer, M., Malhi, G., Bryant, R., & Felmingham, K. (2018). Greater sleep disturbance and longer sleep onset latency facilitate SCR-specific fear reinstatement in PTSD. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 110, 1-10.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2018.08.005, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa43557
Felmingham, K., Zuj, D., Hsu, K., Nicholson, E., Palmer, M., Stuart, K., Vickers, J., Malhi, G., & Bryant, R. (2018). The BDNF Val66Met polymorphism moderates the relationship between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and fear extinction learning. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 91, 142-148.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.03.002, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39057
Zuj, D., Palmer, M., Malhi, G., Bryant, R., & Felmingham, K. (2018). Endogenous salivary α-amylase does not interact with skin conductance response during fear extinction in posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychiatry Research, 262, 316-322.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2018.02.016, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa38766

All Research

Journal Articles

Cameron, G., Quigley, M., Zuj, D., & Dymond, S. (2023). Online counterconditioning with COVID-19-relevant stimuli in lockdown: Impact on threat expectancy, fear, and persistent avoidance. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 78, 101801
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2022.101801, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61772
Quigley, M., Whiteford, S., Cameron, G., Zuj, D., Dymond, S., Quigley, M., Whiteford, S., Cameron, G., Zuj, D., & Dymond, S. (2022). Longitudinal assessment of COVID-19 fear and psychological wellbeing in the United Kingdom. Journal of Health Psychology, 135910532211348
https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053221134848, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61671
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13591053221134848
Dymond, S., Xia, W., Lloyd, K., Schlund, M., Zuj, D., xia, W., Lloyd, K., & Zuj, D. (2022). Working hard to avoid: Fixed-ratio response effort and maladaptive avoidance in humans. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 0, 174702182211276
https://doi.org/10.1177/17470218221127660, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61197
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17470218221127660
Ney, L., Laing, P., Steward, T., Zuj, D., Dymond, S., Harrison, B., Graham, B., & Felmingham, K. (2022). Methodological implications of sample size and extinction gradient on the robustness of fear conditioning across different analytic strategies. PLOS ONE, 17(5), e0268814
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268814, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60132
Cameron, G., Zuj, D., Dymond, S., & Quigley, M. (2022). Remote, online assessment of avoidance learning. Learning and Motivation, 78, 101805
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lmot.2022.101805, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59787
Felmingham, K., Caruana, J., Miller, L., Ney, L., Zuj, D., Hsu, C., Nicholson, E., To, A., & Bryant, R. (2021). Lower estradiol predicts increased reinstatement of fear in women. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 142, 103875
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2021.103875, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57067
Zuj, D., xia, W., Lloyd, K., Vervliet, B., & Dymond, S. (2020). Negative reinforcement rate and persistent avoidance following response-prevention extinction. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 133, 103711
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2020.103711, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54966
Ney, L., Hsu, C., Nicholson, E., Zuj, D., Clark, L., Kleim, B., & Felmingham, K. (2020). The Effect of Self-Reported REM Behavior Disorder Symptomology on Intrusive Memories in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 1-14.
https://doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2020.1722127, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53469
Zuj, D. & Norrholm, S. (2019). The clinical applications and practical relevance of human conditioning paradigms for posttraumatic stress disorder. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 88, 339-351.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnpbp.2018.08.014, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa43566
Ney, L., Wade, M., Reynolds, A., Zuj, D., Dymond, S., Matthews, A., Felmingham, K., Dymond, S., & Zuj, D. (2018). Critical evaluation of current data analysis strategies for psychophysiological measures of fear conditioning and extinction in humans. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 134, 95-107.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2018.10.010, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa45354
Hsu, C., Kleim, B., Nicholson, E., Zuj, D., Cushing, P., Gray, K., Clark, L., & Felmingham, K. (2018). Sex differences in intrusive memories following trauma. PLOS ONE, 13(12), e0208575
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208575, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa47928
Zuj, D., Palmer, M., Malhi, G., Bryant, R., & Felmingham, K. (2018). Greater sleep disturbance and longer sleep onset latency facilitate SCR-specific fear reinstatement in PTSD. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 110, 1-10.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2018.08.005, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa43557
Felmingham, K., Zuj, D., Hsu, K., Nicholson, E., Palmer, M., Stuart, K., Vickers, J., Malhi, G., & Bryant, R. (2018). The BDNF Val66Met polymorphism moderates the relationship between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and fear extinction learning. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 91, 142-148.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.03.002, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39057
Zuj, D., Palmer, M., Malhi, G., Bryant, R., & Felmingham, K. (2018). Endogenous salivary α-amylase does not interact with skin conductance response during fear extinction in posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychiatry Research, 262, 316-322.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2018.02.016, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa38766
Zuj, D., Felmingham, K., Palmer, M., Lawrence-Wood, E., Hooff, M., Lawrence, A., Bryant, R., & McFarlane, A. (2017). Neural activity and emotional processing following military deployment: Effects of mild traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder. Brain and Cognition, 118, 19-26.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2017.07.001, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa38767
Zuj, D., Palmer, M., Gray, K., Hsu, C., Nicholson, E., Malhi, G., Bryant, R., & Felmingham, K. (2017). Negative appraisals and fear extinction are independently related to PTSD symptoms. Journal of Affective Disorders, 217, 246-251.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2017.04.016, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa38768
Zuj, D., Palmer, M., Malhi, G., Bryant, R., & Felmingham, K. (2017). Endogenous cortisol reactivity moderates the relationship between fear inhibition to safety signals and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 78, 14-21.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.01.012, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa38770
Zuj, D., Palmer, M., Lommen, M., Felmingham, K., & Zuj, D. (2016). The centrality of fear extinction in linking risk factors to PTSD: A narrative review. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 69, 15-35.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.07.014, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa38771
Zuj, D., Palmer, M., Hsu, C., Nicholson, E., Cushing, P., Gray, K., & Felmingham, K. (2016). IMPAIRED FEAR EXTINCTION ASSOCIATED WITH PTSD INCREASES WITH HOURS-SINCE-WAKING. Depression and Anxiety, 33(3), 203-210.
https://doi.org/10.1002/da.22463, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa38772
Zuj, D., Palmer, M., Kemps, E., & Zuj, D. (2015). Cigarette cravings impair mock jurors' recall of trial evidence. Psychology, Crime & Law, 21(5), 413-425.
https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2014.989168, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa38773
Palmer, M., Drummond, A., Sauer, J., Zuj, D., Holt, G., Rainsford, M., Hall, L., Satchell, L., & Zuj, D. (2014). Contribution to Alonga et al. (2014). Registered replication report: Schooler & Engstler-Schooler (1990). Perspectives on Psychological Science, 9, 556-578.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691614545653, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa38776
Zuj, D., Ney, L., Laing, P., Steward, T., Zuj, D., Dymond, S., & Felmingham, K. (n.d.) Inconsistent analytic strategies reduce robustness in fear extinction via skin conductance response. Psychophysiology, 57(11)
https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13650, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54695

Supervision

The Role of Paired Stimuli and Stressor Controllability on Avoidance Extinction (awarded 2023)

MPhil

Other supervisor: Prof Andrew Kemp

Other supervisor: Prof Simon Dymond

Taught Modules

PSY319 Final Year Independent Research Project

Students conduct an independent research project under the supervision of a member of staff. The research topic is decided in conjunction with supervisors and Research topics. Students must design, conduct, analyse and write up a piece of research in order to achieve Graduate Basis for Chartership with the British Psychological Society (BPS). They must also complete an Ethical Considerations Form, showing that they have considered and resolved ethical issues relating to their project, and that they have implemented appropriate best practices for improving the reproducibility of their research.
PSY319W Prosiect Ymchwil Annibynnol y Flwyddyn Olaf

Mae myfyrwyr yn cynnal prosiect ymchwil annibynnol dan oruchwyliaeth aelod o staff. Penderfynir ar bwnc yr ymchwil ar y cyd â goruchwylwyr a phynciau Ymchwil. Rhaid i fyfyrwyr ddylunio, cynnal, dadansoddi ac ysgrifennu darn o ymchwil er mwyn cyflawni Sail Graddedig ar gyfer Siarter gyda Chymdeithas Seicolegol Prydain (BPS). Rhaid iddynt hefyd lenwi Ffurflen Ystyriaethau Moesegol, gan ddangos eu bod wedi ystyried a datrys materion moesegol sy'n ymwneud â'u prosiect, a'u bod wedi gweithredu arferion gorau priodol ar gyfer gwella atgynyrchioldeb eu hymchwil.
PSY325 Independent Research Project - Joint Honours

Students conduct an independent research project under the supervision of a member of staff. The research topic is decided in conjunction with supervisors and research topics. Students must design, conduct, analyse and write up a piece of research in order to achieve Graduate Basis for Chartership with the British Psychological Society (BPS). They must also complete an ethical considerations form, showing that they have considered and resolved ethical issues relating to their project, and that they have implemented appropriate best practices for improving the reproducibility of their research.
PSY325W Prosiect Ymchwil Annibynnol - Anrhydeddau ar y Cyd

Mae myfyrwyr yn cynnal prosiect ymchwil annibynnol dan oruchwyliaeth aelod o staff. Penderfynir ar bwnc yr ymchwil ar y cyd â goruchwylwyr a phynciau ymchwil. Rhaid i fyfyrwyr ddylunio, cynnal, dadansoddi ac ysgrifennu darn o ymchwil er mwyn cyflawni Sail Graddedig ar gyfer Siarter gyda Chymdeithas Seicolegol Prydain (BPS). Rhaid iddynt hefyd lenwi ffurflen ystyriaethau moesegol, gan ddangos eu bod wedi ystyried a datrys materion moesegol sy'n ymwneud â'u prosiect, a'u bod wedi gweithredu arferion gorau priodol ar gyfer gwella atgynyrchioldeb eu hymchwil.

Career History

Lecturer in Psychology, University of Tasmania

2017 - 2017

Dr Daniel Zuj

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Areas Of Expertise

Career Highlights

Publications

Research Highlights

All Research

Journal Articles

Supervision

The Role of Paired Stimuli and Stressor Controllability on Avoidance Extinction (awarded 2023)

Taught Modules

PSY319 Final Year Independent Research Project

PSY319W Prosiect Ymchwil Annibynnol y Flwyddyn Olaf

PSY325 Independent Research Project - Joint Honours

PSY325W Prosiect Ymchwil Annibynnol - Anrhydeddau ar y Cyd

Career History

Lecturer in Psychology, University of Tasmania