Dr. Ashleigh Hillier

List of Publications

In Press. Tivarus, M., Hillier, A., Schmalbrock, P., & Beversdorf, D.Q. Functional

connectivity in an fMRI study of semantic and phonological processes. Brain and Language.

2008. Campbell, H.L., Tivarus, M.E., Hillier. A., & Beversdorf, D.Q. Effect of task difficulty on noradrenergic modulation of cognitive flexibility. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 88, 222-229.

2007. Beversdorf, D.Q., Sharma, U.K., Phillips, N.N., Notestine, M.A., Slivka, M.A., Friedman, N.M., Schneider, S.L., Hillier, A.. Effect of propranolol on naming in chronic expressive aphasia. Neurocase, 13, 256-259.

2007. Alexander, J.K., Hillier, A., Smith, R.M., Tivarus, M.E., et al. Noradrenergic modulation of cognitive flexibility during stress. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 19, 468-478.

2007. Beversdorf, D.Q., Ferguson, J.L.W., Hillier, A., Sharma, U.K., et al. Problem solving ability in patients with mild cognitive impairment. Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, 20, 44-47.

2007. Beversdorf, D.Q., Narayanan, A., Hillier, A., & Hughes, J.D. Network model of decreased context utilization in autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 37, 1040-1048.

2007. Hillier, A., Beversdorf, D.Q., Raymer, A.M., Williamson, D.J.G., & Heilman, K.M. Abnormal Emotional Word Ratings in Parkinson’s Disease. Neurocase, 13, 81-85.

2007. Hillier, A., Campbell, H., Keillor, J., Phillips, N., et al. Decreased false memory for visually presented shapes and symbols among adults on the autism spectrum. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 29, 610-616.

2007. Hillier, A., Campbell, H., Mastriani, K., Izzo, M. V., et al. A two-year evaluation of a vocational support program for adults on the autism spectrum. Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 30, 35-47.

2007. Hillier, A., Fish, T., & Cloppert, P. Outcomes of a social and vocational skills support group for young adults on the autism spectrum. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 22, 107-115.

2007. Ishizuka, K., Hillier, A., & Beversdorf, D.Q. Effect of the cold pressor test on memory and cognitive flexibility. Neurocase, 13, 154-157.

2006. Choi, Y., Novak, J., Hillier, A., Votolato, N., et al. The effect of alpha-2 adrenergic agonists on memory and cognitive flexibility. Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, 19, 204-207.

2006. Hillier, A., Alexander, J.K., & Beversdorf, D.Q. The effect of auditory stressors on cognitive flexibility. Neurocase, 12, 228-231.

2006. Smith, R.M., Tivarus, M.E., Campbell, H.L., Hillier, A., & Beversdorf, D.Q. Transient effects of recent “ecstasy” use on cognitive performance and extrapyramidal signs in human subjects. Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, 19, 157-164.

2006. Tivarus, M.E., Ibinson, J.W., Hillier, A., Schmalbrock, P., et al. An fMRI study of semantic priming: modulation of brain activity by varying semantic distances. Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, 19, 194-201.

2005. Beversdorf, D.Q., Manning, S.E., Hillier, A., Anderson, S.L., et al. Timing of prenatal stressors and autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 35, 471-478.

2002. Hillier, A., & Allinson, L.J. Understanding embarrassment among those with autism: Breaking down the complex emotion of embarrassment among those with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 32, 583-592.

2002. Hillier, A., & Allinson, L.J. Beyond expectations: Autism, understanding embarrassment, and the relationship with theory of mind. Autism, 6, 299-314.