Ashley Acheson

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Federal Grant PI High Impact

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UAMS

Also affiliated: University of Maryland, Baltimore (2022); Arkansas Children's Hospital (2022); The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (2007–2020); University of Wisconsin–Whitewater (1999–2002); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2018); University of Chicago (2006); Neurobehavioral Research Laboratory and Clinic (2015); Oklahoma City VA Medical Center (2011); University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (2011); University at Buffalo, State University of New York (2004–2005); University of Oklahoma (2011)

31 h-index 84 pubs 3,672 cited

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Ashley Acheson's research program investigates the complex interplay between cognition, impulsivity, and substance-related disorders across the lifespan. Her work has explored the effects of early life adversity on cognitive function and impulsive behavior, drawing on longitudinal data from projects like the Oklahoma Family Health Patterns Project. Acheson has also examined factors influencing decision-making, such as delay discounting, and their association with impulsivity and IQ in middle-aged adults. Her research extends to specific populations, including adolescent marijuana users, where she has studied the impact of substance use on attention, memory, and decision-making processes.

Acheson is a principal investigator on federally funded research, including a significant grant from the NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism focused on family health patterns across generations. Her scholarship also includes studies on the physiological effects of alcohol consumption and the impact of sleep deprivation on impulsive behaviors in both men and women. Her work has been recognized with a high-impact researcher designation, evidenced by an h-index of 31 and over 3,700 citations across her 86 publications. She collaborates with colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Mustafa N. Mithaiwala and Xiawei Ou.

Metrics

h-index: 31
Publications: 84
Citations: 3,672

Positions

Professor publications 2016–2026

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Institutional directory

Selected Publications

Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment: Collecting Data Virtually (2026)

Clinical Pediatrics DOI OpenAlex
Integrated Family History Measures Identify Brain Structural Differences Associated with Risk for Alcohol and Other Substance Use Disorders (2026)

SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
Prenatal Substance Exposure and Birth Weight: Findings From the HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study (2026)

PEDIATRICS DOI OpenAlex
Family History of Substance Use and Stressful Life Events Impact Adolescent Maturation of Cerebral White Matter (2025)

Addiction Biology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Dysregulated Neuroimmune and Anhedonia-like Behavioral Response Following Peripheral Immune Challenge in Mice Carrying the Val66Met Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Polymorphism (2025)

Psychiatry International DOI OpenAlex
Dysregulated Neuroimmune and Anhedonia-like Behavioral Response Following Peripheral Immune Challenge in Mice Carrying the Val66Met Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor Polymorphism (2025)

Preprints.org DOI OpenAlex
Increased white blood cell in young adults with family histories of alcohol and other substance use disorders (2024)

Addiction Biology 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
A Site‐Wise Reliability Analysis of the ABCD Diffusion Fractional Anisotropy and Cortical Thickness: Impact of Scanner Platforms (2024)

Human Brain Mapping 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Assessing prenatal and early childhood social and environmental determinants of health in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study (HBCD) (2024)

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
White matter and latency of visual evoked potentials during maturation: A miniature pig model of adolescent development (2024)

Journal of Neuroscience Methods DOI OpenAlex
A site-wise reliability analysis of the ABCD diffusion fractional anisotropy and cortical thickness: impact of scanner platforms (2024)

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
A Prospective Multi-Institutional Study Comparing the Brain Development in the Third Trimester between Opioid-Exposed and Nonexposed Fetuses Using Advanced Fetal MR Imaging Techniques (2024)

American Journal of Neuroradiology 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
DTI of Opioid-Exposed Fetuses Using ComBat Harmonization: A Bi-Institutional Study (2023)

American Journal of Neuroradiology 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
Ancestral, Pregnancy, and Negative Early-Life Risks Shape Children’s Brain (Dis)similarity to Schizophrenia (2023)

Biological Psychiatry 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
Early life adversity and increased antisocial and depressive tendencies in young adults with family histories of alcohol and other substance use disorders: Findings from the Family Health Patterns project (2021)

Addictive Behaviors Reports 7 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 1 $612,342 total

NIH Contact PI Sep 2001 - Feb 2027

Family Health Patterns: A Study Across Generations

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism $612,342 R01

Grants & Funding

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Impulsivity and Biological Markers for Suicidality and Drug Use in Adolescents NIH/NIMH
Delay discounting and fMRI in rhesus monkeys NIH/NIDA
Neuroimaging and Behavioral Pharmacology Studies of Impulsivity NIH/NCRR
STRONG STAR Neuroimaging Core DOD
Consequences of Adolescent Substance Use on the Development of Impulse Control NIH/NIDA
Strongstar Consortium to Alleviate PTSD DEPT OF THE ARMY
Neuroimaging in the Oklahoma Family Health Patterns Project NIH/NIAAA
1/6 HBCD Prenatal Experiences and Longitudinal Development (PRELUDE) Consortium Role: Co-Investigator NIH