Timothy R. Koscik

High Impact

Associate Professor

UAMS

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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COM | Peds Neurology Research

tkoscik@uams.edu

21 h-index 54 pubs 2,524 cited

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Timothy R. Koscik is an Associate Professor in Pediatrics Neurology Research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. His research interests include neuroimaging techniques, particularly Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and its application in studying various neurological conditions and human development.

Koscik's work has involved the development and application of advanced imaging methods for detailed brain analysis. He has published research utilizing semiautomated 3D mapping of aneurysmal wall enhancement with 7T-MRI and exploring topographical analysis of aneurysm wall enhancement with 3-dimensional mapping. His publications also investigate cognitive deficits and brain symptoms in adult-onset Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1, longitudinal characteristics in Juvenile-Onset Huntington's Disease, and global and regional white matter fractional anisotropy in children with chronic kidney disease. Additionally, his research has examined sex differences in the association of pretransfusion hemoglobin levels with brain structure and function in preterm infants, and he has contributed to the creation of a human brainstem and cerebellum atlas paired to MRI.

With an h-index of 21 and over 2,479 citations across 52 publications, Koscik is recognized as a highly cited researcher. He actively collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Ellen van der Plas, Medhavi Honhar, and Simon Chung, as well as Trenesha L. Hill from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Koscik maintains an active laboratory website.

Metrics

h-index: 21
Publications: 54
Citations: 2,524

Selected Publications

Brain white matter development in 8-year-old children is associated with maternal mental health during pregnancy (2025)

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Associations of Sleep Disordered Breathing and Neurodevelopment with Pre-Speech Function in 2-Month-Old Infants with Oral Cleft: A Feasibility Study (2025)

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No compelling evidence of sex differences in brain maturation during COVID-19 lockdowns when the sexes are compared statistically (2025)

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Characterization of brain development with neuroimaging in a female mouse model of chemotherapy treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (2024)

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Longitudinal changes in white matter as measured with diffusion tensor imaging in adult-onset myotonic dystrophy type 1 (2023)

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Grants & Funding

Brain Development and Pre-Speech Function in Infants with Isolated Oral Clefts: Relationship to Anesthesia Exposure and Oxygenation (sub) UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator
ACRI SAF Recruitment-Koscik UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator