Kimberly Stephens

High Impact

Assistant Professor

UAMS

Also affiliated: University of Nevada, Reno (2007–2008); Howard Hughes Medical Institute (2018); Johns Hopkins University (2016–2023); University of Idaho (1999); University of California, San Francisco (2010–2017); Florida International University (2017); Western Connecticut Health Network (2017); Johns Hopkins Medicine (2016–2022); Renown Health (2008); Yale University (2017); Renown Regional Medical Center (2007–2008); Apex Innovations (United States) (2007); Arkansas Children’s Foundation (2021); Arkansas Children's Research Institute (2021–2026); University at Buffalo, State University of New York (2007); University of California, Davis (2000–2012); Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (2022)

Peds Pediatrics, College of Medicine

19 h-index 93 pubs 1,019 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Kimberly Stephens leads a research group at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, focusing on investigations into sex differences in gene regulation following nerve injury, as evidenced by her 2019 publication on this topic. Her work also extends to exploring associations between cytokine gene variations and persistent breast pain in women post-breast cancer surgery, a subject of her 2013 publication. Stephens has contributed to studies on the success of enteral nutrition and its relation to ICU-acquired infections, and the implementation of human trafficking education in emergency departments.

Her research interests also encompass the alteration of pulmonary neuroendocrine cells during airway injury repair and the implementation of practice standards for electrocardiographic monitoring. Stephens holds a substantial publication record, with 169 total publications and 1,840 citations, contributing to an h-index of 25. She is recognized as a highly cited researcher. Key collaborators include Sean D. Taverna, Bryan E. White, Samrat Roy Choudhury, and Johnathan Goree, all from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, with whom she shares multiple publications.

Metrics

h-index: 19
Publications: 93
Citations: 1,019

Positions

Assistant Professor 2025–present

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Peds Pediatrics, College of Medicine Institutional directory
Postdoctoral fellow 2013–2019

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Pharmacology & Molecular Sciences ORCID

Selected Publications

Degraded myelin is associated with cold hypersensitivity in paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy (2026)

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
Loss of FAM60A disrupts Sin3/HDAC control of the Hippo signaling and promotes oncogenic YAP1 activation (2026)

Cell Death and Disease DOI OpenAlex
Impact of Early Life Stress on the Composition of Gut Microbiome (2026)

Journal of Pain DOI OpenAlex
Myelin Degradation as a Driver of Persistent, Exclusive Cold Hypersensitivity in a Model of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (2026)

Journal of Pain DOI OpenAlex
DNMT3B Controls Enhancer-Linked Chromatin and Cell Cycle Networks in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (2026)

Cancers 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
A Novel Model of Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Produces a Clinically Relevant Phenotype in Mice (2026)

Current Neuropharmacology 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Stress During Lactation: A Hidden Link to Offspring Bone Health (2025)

Calcified Tissue International 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Impact of Maternal Care Behaviors on Mechanical Sensitivity of Adult Offspring (2025)

Journal of Pain DOI OpenAlex
ID: 342895 Assessment of Psychosocial Factors and Success of Neuromodulation Trials for Treatment of Persistent Pain (2024)

Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface DOI OpenAlex
Effect of Early Life Stress on Skeletal Health (2024)

Current Developments in Nutrition DOI OpenAlex
Spinal cord stimulation attenuates paclitaxel-induced gait impairment and mechanical hypersensitivity via peripheral neuroprotective mechanisms in tumor-bearing rats (2024)

Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
Behavioral Effects of Repeated Paclitaxel Cycles on Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Resolution (2024)

Journal of Pain DOI OpenAlex
The Persistence Of Rodent Mechanical Hypersensitivity Following Chronic Constriction Injury From Chronic Early-Life Stress (2024)

Journal of Pain DOI OpenAlex
Impact of psychosocial factors on the success of neuromodulation treatment for patients with persistent pain (2024)

Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
The Role of Early Life Gut Mycobiome on Child Health (2024)

Advances in Nutrition 16 citations DOI OpenAlex