Frances L Wang, PhD

Areas of Expertise

Expertise & Interests Selected Publications Education & Credentials Related News

Alcohol use disorder; Genetics; Adolescent development

Substance use disorders

Research mentorship; Undergraduate/medical student education; Resident education

Wang FL, Das S, Thomas DA, Prakash K, Chung T & Pedersen SL. Survey measures of subjective response to alcohol are improved by incorporating questions about the intensity of alcohol effects. Psychol Addict Behav. 2025. PubMed PMID: 40569771.
Wang FL, Molina BSG, Pedersen SL & Thomas, DA. Preliminary evidence for perceived rapid alcohol tolerance growth as a risk factor for problematic alcohol use. Alcohol Alcohol. 2025; in press.
Wang FL, Klei L, Devlin B, Molina BSG, & Chassin L. Heritable composite phenotypes defined by combinations of conduct problem, depression, and temperament features: Contributions to risk for alcohol problems. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol. 2024 Apr; 52: 535-550. PubMed PMID: 37773317.
Wang FL, Hicks B, Zhou H, Gelertner J, Kranzler H, Zucker RA. Polygenic risk score for problematic alcohol use predicts heavy drinking and alcohol use disorder symptoms in young adulthood after accounting for adolescent alcohol use and parental alcohol use disorder. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2023 July; 248(1): 109909. PubMed PMID: 37163864
Wang FL, Bountress KR, Lemery-Chalfant K, Wilson MN, & Shaw D. A polygenic risk score enhances risk prediction for adolescents antisocial behavior over the combined effect of 22 extra-familial, familial, and individual risk factors in the context of the Family Check-Up. Prev Sci. 2023 May; 24: 739-751. PubMed PMID: 36515774.

Education

PhD, Clinical Psychology, Arizona State University

Education

MA, Clinical Psychology, Arizona State University

Internship

Clinical Psychology, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital

Postdoctoral

Developmental Alcohol Research, University of Pittsburgh