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Last published 2026
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Abigail Richison

Assistant Professor

Also affiliated: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (2016)

PSY Psychiatry, College of Medicine

1 h-index 3 pubs 79 cited

  • Whey Proteins
  • Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1
  • Aged
  • Aging
  • Beverages
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Signal Transduction
  • Exercise
  • Muscle, Skeletal
  • Soybean Proteins
  • Multiprotein Complexes

Biography and Research Information

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Abigail Richison's research investigates the physiological responses to protein ingestion, particularly in older adults. Her work has explored how different protein sources, such as whey protein isolate and soy-dairy blends, impact muscle protein synthesis and signaling pathways, specifically the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) pathway, following exercise in older men. Richison has also contributed to research examining substance use in specific populations, including pregnant women receiving treatment for opioid use disorder. She has published on the association between cannabis use and depressive symptoms in this group. Her collaborators include Shona L. Ray-Griffith, Jessica L. Coker, G. Andrew James, and Nallur Varenya, all from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, with whom she has co-authored publications. Richison's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 1, with a total of 3 publications and 79 citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 1
  • Publications: 3
  • Citations: 79

Positions

  • Assistant Professor publications 2022
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences PSY Psychiatry, College of Medicine Institutional directory

Selected Publications

  • Substance Use in Special Populations (2026)
  • Substance Use in Special Populations (2025)
  • Cannabis Use is Associated with Depressive Symptoms Among Pregnant Women Receiving Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder (2022)

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Grants & Funding

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.

  • El Dorado Rural Residency Planning Health Resources & Services Administration Co-Principal Investigator

Collaboration Network

8 Collaborators 3 Institutions 1 Country

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