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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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30 h-index 78 pubs 3,454 cited

Research Areas

Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Child and Adolescent Health Health and Medical Research Impacts Behavioral and Psychological Studies Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions

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Ashley Acheson's research focuses on understanding the impact of prenatal exposures and early life environments on neurodevelopment and behavior. Her work investigates the role of white matter microstructure in conditions such as impulsive behavior and nicotine dependence, and examines how ancestral, pregnancy, and early-life risks shape brain development, particularly in relation to schizophrenia.

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 for $612,342. This project explores intergenerational patterns of substance use and its impact on health. Her publications also address MRI findings in opioid-exposed fetuses, with a focus on brain measurements, and the assessment of social and environmental determinants of health in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study (HBCD).

Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 30, with 78 total publications and 3,454 citations. Acheson collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Mustafa N. Mithaiwala and Xiawei Ou. She maintains an active lab website and is designated as a highly cited researcher.

Metrics

h-index: 30
Publications: 78
Citations: 3,454

Selected Publications

Family History of Substance Use and Stressful Life Events Impact Adolescent Maturation of Cerebral White Matter (2025) DOI
Dysregulated Neuroimmune and Anhedonia-like Behavioral Response Following Peripheral Immune Challenge in Mice Carrying the Val66Met Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Polymorphism (2025) DOI
Increased white blood cell in young adults with family histories of alcohol and other substance use disorders (2024) DOI
Assessing prenatal and early childhood social and environmental determinants of health in the HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study (HBCD) (2024) DOI
A site-wise reliability analysis of the ABCD diffusion fractional anisotropy and cortical thickness: impact of scanner platforms (2024) DOI
Ancestral, Pregnancy, and Negative Early-Life Risks Shape Children’s Brain (Dis)similarity to Schizophrenia (2023) DOI
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) DOI
White Matter Integrity and Nicotine Dependence: Evaluating Vertical and Horizontal Pleiotropy (2021) DOI