Research Area Specialist Associate
Division of Neurobehavioral Research, Department of Psychiatry
The University of Texas
Health Science Center at San Antonio
Period of Service
2010 - 2015
Research Project
Consequences of Adolescent Substance Use on the Development of Impulse Control (R01-DA026868)
Relating Brain Maturation to Impulse Control and Substance Use Involvement (R01-DA033997)
Neuroimaging in the Oklahoma Family Health Patterns Project (R01-AA019691).
After the NRLC
Allison went on to pursue a career in nursing.
Selected Publications/Presentations with the NRLC
P300 amplitude reduction as a predictor of substance use initiation in the context of family history
Duffing, T. M., Mathias, C. W., Acheson, A., Charles, N. E., Ford, A. N., and Dougherty, D. M. (2014, April).
Poster presented at annual meeting of the Maryland Psychological Association, Columbia, MD.
Preadolescents with a family history of substance use disorders demonstrate increased consequence sensitivity impulsivity
Ford, A., Charles, N. E., Mathias, C. W., Acheson, A., and Dougherty, D.M. (2014, February).
Poster presented at the 24th annual meeting of the Texas Research Society on Alcoholism, San Antonio, TX.
Preadolescents with a family history of substance use disorders demonstrate increased consequence sensitivity impulsivity
Ford, A., Charles, N. E., Mathias, C. W., Acheson, A., & Dougherty, D. M. (2014, May)
UTHSCSA Department of Psychiatry 2nd Annual Research and Quality Improvement Day 2014, San Antonio, TX
Reduced amplitude P3 and externalizing psychopathology in young adolescents at risk for developing substance use disorders
Ford, A. N, Charles, N. E., Mathias, C. W., Acheson, A., and Dougherty, D. M. (2013)
Poster presented at the 23rd annual meeting of the Texas Research Society on Alcoholism, Austin, TX.
Reduced Amplitude P3 and Externalizing Psychopathology in Young Adolescents at-risk for Developing Substance Use Disorders.
Ford, A. N., Charles, N. E., Mathias, C. W., Acheson, A. and Dougherty, D. M. (2013, June)
Poster presented at the 1st annual UTHSCSA Psychiatry Resident Research and Quality Improvement Day, San Antonio, TX
Children with family histories of alcohol use disorders show a difference in delay discounting and behavioral function
Hernandez, D.L.,Ford, A.N., Charles, N.E., Mathias, C.W., Acheson, A., and Dougherty, D.M. (2012, June)
Poster presented at the 36th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Orlando, FL
Children with family histories of alcohol and other drug use disorders show increased discounting of delayed rewards
Acheson, A., Hernandez, D.L., Ford, A.N., Charles, N.E., Mathias, C.W., and Dougherty, D.M. (2012, June)
Poster presented at the 35th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Francisco, CA
Hispanic children at risk for developing alcohol and drug use disorders have increased externalizing behaviors
Ford, A.N., Hernandez, D.L., Charles, N.E., Mathias, C.W., Acheson, A., and Dougherty, D.M. (2012, June)
Poster presented at the 35th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Francisco, CA
Children with family histories of alcohol and other drug use disorders experience increased childhood adversity
Hernandez, D.L., Ford, A.N., Charles, N.E., Mathias, C.W., Acheson, A., and Dougherty, D.M. (2012, June)
Poster presented at the 35th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Francisco, CA
Children with a family history of alcohol and other drug use disorders show increased discounting of delayed monetary rewards
Acheson, A., Hernandez D.L, Ford, A.N., Charles, N.E., Mathias, C.W., and Dougherty, D.M. (2012, February).
Poster presented at the 22nd annual meeting of the Texas Research Society on Alcoholism, College Station, TX
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