Kenia M. Velasquez

University of Houston - Clear Lake — United States

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

13h-index752citations18works2.02yr avg
OpenAlex↗Google Scholar↗Lab page↗

Accepting Students?

No reports yet. Know if this professor is taking students?

Research Topics

Functional Brain Connectivity Studies(9), Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications(6), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior(3), Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions(3), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study(3)

Publications18 total

Brief Multimodal Intervention to Address Students’ Bedtime Procrastination and Sleep Through Self-Compassion and Sleep Hygiene During Stressful Times
Journal of College Student Mental Health·2025· 2 cited
Brief Multimodal Intervention to Address Bedtime Procrastination and Sleep through Self-Compassion and Sleep Hygiene during Stressful Times
2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Integrating metacognitive therapy to improve social skills in individuals with psychotic disorders
PsycEXTRA Dataset·2023
Altered habenula to locus coeruleus functional connectivity in past anorexia nervosa suggests correlation with suicidality: a pilot study
Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity·2019· 16 citedOpen Access
Correction: Effects of tobacco smoke and electronic cigarette vapor exposure on the oral and gut microbiota in humans: a pilot study
PeerJ·2018· 3 citedOpen Access
Habenular connectivity may predict treatment response in depressed psychiatric inpatients
Journal of Affective Disorders·2018· 33 cited
Effects of tobacco smoke and electronic cigarette vapor exposure on the oral and gut microbiota in humans: a pilot study
PeerJ·2018· 120 citedOpen Access
Increased habenular connectivity in opioid users is associated with an α5 subunit nicotinic receptor genetic variant
American Journal on Addictions·2017· 28 citedOpen Access
A Novel Approach to Identifying a Neuroimaging Biomarker for Patients With Serious Mental Illness
Journal of Neuropsychiatry·2017· 19 citedOpen Access
Prefrontal cortex, temporal cortex, and hippocampus volume are affected in suicidal psychiatric patients
Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging·2016· 89 citedOpen Access
Neural correlates of healing prayers, depression and traumatic memories: A preliminary study
Complementary Therapies in Medicine·2016· 18 cited
Anterior cingulum white matter is altered in tobacco smokers
American Journal on Addictions·2016· 23 citedOpen Access
Enhanced Olfactory Cortex Connectivity in a Patient With PTSD With Olfactory Hallucinations
Journal of Neuropsychiatry·2015· 8 cited
Alterations in interhemispheric functional and anatomical connectivity are associated with tobacco smoking in humans
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience·2015· 30 citedOpen Access
Interhemispheric insular and inferior frontal connectivity are associated with substance abuse in a psychiatric population
Neuropharmacology·2015· 28 cited
Characterizing white matter changes in cigarette smokers via diffusion tensor imaging
Drug and Alcohol Dependence·2014· 69 cited
Perceptions about e-cigarette safety may lead to e-smoking during pregnancy
Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic·2014· 110 citedOpen Access
The role of the habenula in drug addiction
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience·2014· 153 citedOpen Access

Frequent Co-authors

Ramiro Salas(15), Philip R. Baldwin(10), J. Christopher Fowler(8), David L. Molfese(7), Richard De La Garza(6), Humsini Viswanath(6), Kaylah N. Curtis(6), Daisy G.Y. Thompson-Lake(4), Alok Madan(4), B. Christopher Frueh(4), Savannah N. Gosnell(3), Ricky R. Savjani(3), David M. Eagleman(3), Christopher J. Stewart(2), Thomas A. Auchtung(2), Nadim J. Ajami(2), Daniel P. Smith(2), Joseph F. Petrosino(2), Selina Baeza‐Loya(2), Carla Sharp(2)