Ashley Acheson

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UAMS

Also affiliated: National Defence Academy (2015); Buffalo State University (2005); University of Maryland, Baltimore (2022); Arkansas Children's Hospital (2022); University of Wisconsin–Madison (1999); University of Ulster (1998); The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (2007–2020); University of Wisconsin–Whitewater (1999–2002); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2017–2024); Norman Regional Hospital (2017); Belfast City Hospital (1998); University of Chicago (2006); Neurobehavioral Research Laboratory and Clinic (2015); Institute of Behavioral Sciences (2018); Advanced Imaging Research (United States) (2015); Imaging Center (2008); The University of Texas at San Antonio (2016–2017); University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (2011); University at Buffalo, State University of New York (2004–2005); University of Oklahoma (2011)

Faculty Researcher

31 h-index 86 pubs 3,668 cited

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Ashley Acheson's research investigates the impact of prenatal substance exposure and early life experiences on brain development and behavior. Her work examines the role of white matter microstructure in impulsive behavior and nicotine dependence, exploring potential pleiotropic effects across generations. Acheson is the Principal Investigator on the "Family Health Patterns: A Study Across Generations" grant, funded by the NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, totaling $612,342. This project studies family health patterns across generations, suggesting a focus on intergenerational influences on health outcomes.

Her publications include studies on MRI findings in opioid-exposed fetuses, the association between white matter integrity and nicotine dependence, and the influence of ancestral, pregnancy, and early-life risks on children's brain development in relation to schizophrenia. Acheson also studies the relationship between early life adversity, antisocial tendencies, and depressive symptoms in young adults with family histories of substance use disorders, as well as increased white blood cell counts in young adults with similar family histories. She is recognized as a highly cited researcher with an h-index of 30 and over 3,500 citations across 85 publications.

Metrics

h-index: 31
Publications: 86
Citations: 3,668

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
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 <scp>ABCD</scp> 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
White Matter Integrity and Nicotine Dependence: Evaluating Vertical and Horizontal Pleiotropy (2021)

Frontiers in Neuroscience 11 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