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Ashley Stokes, PhD
MRI, Neurodegeneration, Biomarkers
Ashley Stokes, PhD, is an assistant professor of imaging research in the Neuroimaging Innovation Center in the Department of Translational Neuroscience at Barrow Neurological Institute.
Dr. Stokes’ expertise includes the development and analysis of advanced neuroimaging methods for neurological diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, brain tumors, and Parkinson’s disease. She specifically focuses on multi-parametric imaging and multi-scale perfusion imaging methods. She is a member of the Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium and the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
Dr. Stokes earned her doctorate degree in chemistry at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science.
Dr. Stokes’ research focuses on developing, validating, and translating advanced magnetic resonance image acquisition and analysis methods to noninvasively assess neurological diseases and disorders. She has applied these advanced imaging methods to probe key neuropathological changes in Alzheimer’s disease and other memory disorders, multiple sclerosis, and brain tumors.
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, 2012-2015
- PhD, Duke University, Chemistry, 2012
- BS, Western Illinois University, Chemistry, 2007
- Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium
- International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)
- Summa Cum Laude Merit Award, ISMRM, 2015
- 23rd Annual Meeting Trainee Stipend, ISMRM, 2015
- Postdoctoral Fellow of the Year Award, Vanderbilt University, 2015
- William Negendank Award – Cancer Imaging, ISMRM, 2014
- 22nd Annual Meeting Trainee Stipend, 2014
- 21st Annual Meeting Trainee Stipend, 2013
- Student Travel Stipend, World Molecular Imaging Congress, 2011
- T. Adams Fellowship, Duke University, Chemistry Department, 2010-2011
- Student Travel Stipend, Experimental NMR Conference, 2010
- Medical Imaging Training Program Fellowship, Duke University, 2009
- Honors College Research Grant, Western Illinois University, 2006-2007
- Undergraduate Research Grant, Western Illinois University, College of Arts and Sciences, 2006-2007
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program, Western Illinois University, 2006
- Foundation Honors Scholarship, Western Illinois University, 2003-2007
Longitudinal Assessment of Intravoxel Incoherent Motion Diffusion-Weighted MRI Metrics in Cognitive Decline.
Date: 03/2022
Authors: Maurizio Bergamino, Anna Burke, Leslie C Baxter, Blaise W Baxter, Leslie C. Baxter, Richard J Caselli, Marwan N Sabbagh, Joshua S Talboom, Matthew J Huentelman, Ashley M Stokes, A. Stokes
Analysis of Brain Structural Connectivity Networks and White Matter Integrity in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment.
Date: 01/2022
Authors: Maurizio Bergamino, Simona Schiavi, Alessandro Daducci, Ryan R Walsh, Ashley M Stokes, A. Stokes
Sex Differences in Alzheimer's Disease Revealed by Free-Water Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Voxel-Based Morphometry
Date: 01/2022
Authors: Maurizio Bergamino, Elizabeth G. Keeling, Leslie C. Baxter, Blaise W Baxter, Nicholas J. Sisco, Ryan R. Walsh, Ashley M. Stokes
Longitudinal evaluation of myofiber microstructural changes in a preclinical ALS model using the transverse relaxivity at tracer equilibrium (TRATE): A preliminary study
Date: 01/2022
Authors: Laura C. Bell, Alberto E. Fuentes, Deborah R. Healey, Renee Chao, Nadine Bakkar, Rachael W. Sirianni, David X. Medina, Robert P. Bowser, Robert Bowser, Shafeeq S. Ladha, Natenael B. Semmineh, Ashley M. Stokes, C. Chad Quarles
Free-water diffusion tensor imaging improves the accuracy and sensitivity of white matter analysis in Alzheimer’s disease
Date: 12/2021
Authors: Maurizio Bergamino, Ryan R. Walsh, Ashley M. Stokes
Ashley Stokes, PhD
MRI, Neurodegeneration, Biomarkers
Ashley Stokes, PhD, is an assistant professor of imaging research in the Neuroimaging Innovation Center in the Department of Translational Neuroscience at Barrow Neurological Institute.
Dr. Stokes’ expertise includes the development and analysis of advanced neuroimaging methods for neurological diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, brain tumors, and Parkinson’s disease. She specifically focuses on multi-parametric imaging and multi-scale perfusion imaging methods. She is a member of the Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium and the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
Dr. Stokes earned her doctorate degree in chemistry at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science.
Dr. Stokes’ research focuses on developing, validating, and translating advanced magnetic resonance image acquisition and analysis methods to noninvasively assess neurological diseases and disorders. She has applied these advanced imaging methods to probe key neuropathological changes in Alzheimer’s disease and other memory disorders, multiple sclerosis, and brain tumors.
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, 2012-2015
- PhD, Duke University, Chemistry, 2012
- BS, Western Illinois University, Chemistry, 2007
- Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium
- International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)
- Summa Cum Laude Merit Award, ISMRM, 2015
- 23rd Annual Meeting Trainee Stipend, ISMRM, 2015
- Postdoctoral Fellow of the Year Award, Vanderbilt University, 2015
- William Negendank Award – Cancer Imaging, ISMRM, 2014
- 22nd Annual Meeting Trainee Stipend, 2014
- 21st Annual Meeting Trainee Stipend, 2013
- Student Travel Stipend, World Molecular Imaging Congress, 2011
- T. Adams Fellowship, Duke University, Chemistry Department, 2010-2011
- Student Travel Stipend, Experimental NMR Conference, 2010
- Medical Imaging Training Program Fellowship, Duke University, 2009
- Honors College Research Grant, Western Illinois University, 2006-2007
- Undergraduate Research Grant, Western Illinois University, College of Arts and Sciences, 2006-2007
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program, Western Illinois University, 2006
- Foundation Honors Scholarship, Western Illinois University, 2003-2007
Longitudinal Assessment of Intravoxel Incoherent Motion Diffusion-Weighted MRI Metrics in Cognitive Decline.
Date: 03/2022
Authors: Maurizio Bergamino, Anna Burke, Leslie C Baxter, Blaise W Baxter, Leslie C. Baxter, Richard J Caselli, Marwan N Sabbagh, Joshua S Talboom, Matthew J Huentelman, Ashley M Stokes, A. Stokes
Analysis of Brain Structural Connectivity Networks and White Matter Integrity in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment.
Date: 01/2022
Authors: Maurizio Bergamino, Simona Schiavi, Alessandro Daducci, Ryan R Walsh, Ashley M Stokes, A. Stokes
Sex Differences in Alzheimer's Disease Revealed by Free-Water Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Voxel-Based Morphometry
Date: 01/2022
Authors: Maurizio Bergamino, Elizabeth G. Keeling, Leslie C. Baxter, Blaise W Baxter, Nicholas J. Sisco, Ryan R. Walsh, Ashley M. Stokes
Longitudinal evaluation of myofiber microstructural changes in a preclinical ALS model using the transverse relaxivity at tracer equilibrium (TRATE): A preliminary study
Date: 01/2022
Authors: Laura C. Bell, Alberto E. Fuentes, Deborah R. Healey, Renee Chao, Nadine Bakkar, Rachael W. Sirianni, David X. Medina, Robert P. Bowser, Robert Bowser, Shafeeq S. Ladha, Natenael B. Semmineh, Ashley M. Stokes, C. Chad Quarles
Free-water diffusion tensor imaging improves the accuracy and sensitivity of white matter analysis in Alzheimer’s disease
Date: 12/2021
Authors: Maurizio Bergamino, Ryan R. Walsh, Ashley M. Stokes