Arkansas Children’s Research Institute

Arkansas Children’s Research Institute

ABOUT US

The HBCD team in Arkansas is located in Little Rock at Arkansas Children’s Research Institute and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. We are eager to welcome our families to our study! If you live in central Arkansas (Pulaski, Faulkner, Saline, Lonoke, or Jefferson County) and you are pregnant, we would love to hear from you. The Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) is located on the campus of Arkansas Children’s where you will find a child-friendly environment and you will quickly see that children are at the center of everything that we do. We want our study families to enjoy our research visits. We can provide transportation assistance, flexible scheduling, snacks and meal vouchers for the on-site cafeteria, reimbursement for mileage and compensation for your time. With the help of our community partners, who serve on our Community Advisory Board, we can connect families to resources if needed. Our research team shares a vision for a future in which all children can grow up to be healthy adults. We are excited to launch HBCD in Arkansas!

Arkansas Team Group Photo

Arkansas Children’s Research Institute HBCD Team: Front row (Left to Right):  Lorraine McKelvey, Darcy Hagood, Linda Larson-Prior, Micaela Parkinson, Whitney Jones, Xinyi Zhang, Alexia Lo, Xiaoxu Na Second Row: Aubrey Yocham, Dylan Gilbreath, Carolyn Thomas, Rebecca Hill, Carol Rangel, Xiawei Ou Back Row: Ashley Acheson, Andrew James

Arkansas Principal Investigators

Arkansas Principal Investigators Drs. Xiawei Ou, Lorraine McKelvey, and Ashley Acheson

Arkansas Ras Core

HBCD RAs: Aubrey Yocham, Micaela Parkinson, Alexia Lo, Rebecca Hill, and Xinyi Zhang

Arkansas Mri Team

HBCD MRI team: Carolyn Thomas, Whitney Jones, Xiawei Ou, Xiaoxu Na, (In Back) Andrew James

Arkansas Eeg Team

HBCD EEG Team: Darcy Hagood, Linda Larson-Prior, Dylan Gilbreath (missing Heather Downs, Kelly Mulley, and Katelyn Durey)

Arkansas Core Team

HBCD CORE Team: Carol Rangel,  Xinyi Zhang, Aubrey Yocham, Alexia Lo, Rebecca Hill, and Micaela Parkinson

INVESTIGATORS

Ashley Acheson

Ashley Acheson, PhD

Principal Investigator
Lorraine McKelvey

Lorraine McKelvey, PhD

Principal Investigator
Xiawei Ou

Xiawei Ou, PhD

Principal Investigator
Aline Andres

Aline Andres, PhD

Co-Investigator
Jessica Coker

Jessica Coker, MD

Co-Investigator
Charles Glasier

Charles Glasier, MD

Co-Investigator
Whit Hall

Whit Hall, MD

Co-Investigator
Micah Hester

Micah Hester, PhD

Co-Investigator
Andrew James

Andrew James, PhD

Co-Investigator
Linda Larson-Pryor

Linda Larson-Pryor, PhD

Co-Investigator

RESEARCH TEAM

Allie Bailey

Allie Bailey

Research Assistant
Lexi Betts

Lexi Betts

Research Assistant
Lakecia Chambers

Lakecia Chambers

Research Assistant
Aaniyah Cox

Aaniyah Cox

Research Assistant
Heather Downs

Heather Downs

EEG Technologist
Madisyn Ehrlich

Madisyn Ehrlich

Research Assistant
Darcy Hagood

Darcy Hagood

EEG Technologist
Annette Ireland

Annette Ireland

Research Assistant
Alexia Lo

Alexia Lo

Clinical Research Professional
Elizabeth Oest

Elizabeth Oest

Research MRI Technologist
Micaela Parkinson

Micaela Parkinson, MS

Clinical Research Professional
Carol Rangel

Carol Rangel, LMSW

Site Coordinator
Danitra Sargent

Danitra Sargent

Research Assistant
Cyndi Vent

Cyndi Vent

Peer Support Specialist
Aubrey Yocham

Aubrey Yocham

Clinical Research Professional