Contact Information
Education
Ph.D., Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio (2017)
Bachelor of Science, Biology, Stephen F. Austin State University (2008)
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor of Biology, U.S. Air Force Academy (2025)
Assistant Professor of Biology, Schreiner University (2021-2024)
Honors & Awards
International Research and Academic Career Development Award (2017-2021)
Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Research Award (2014)
Research and Scholarly Interests
Genetic Risks of Prostate Cancer
Folic Acid Supplementation and Urologic Cancers
Angiogenesis in Cancer
Publications
Ashcraft, K. A., Johnson-Pais, T. L., Troyer, D. A., Hernandez, J., & Leach, R. J. (2020). A copy number gain on 18q present in primary prostate tumors is associated with metastatic outcome. Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.06.015
Kaushik, D., Ashcraft, K. A., Wang, H., Shanmugasundaram, K., Shah, P., Gonzalez, G., Nazarullah, A., Tye, C. B., Liss, M. A., Pruthi, D., Mansour, A. M., Chowdhury, W., Bacich, D., Zhang, H., Watson, A. L., Block, K., O’Keefe, D., & Rodriguez, R. (2020). Nuclear NADPH oxidase-4 associated with disease progression in renal cell carcinoma. Translational Research: The Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trsl.2020.05.009
Liss, M. A., Ashcraft, K., Satsangi, A., & Bacich, D. (2020). Rise in serum folate after androgen deprivation associated with worse prostate cancer-specific survival. Urologic Oncology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.04.003
Hariharan, N., Ashcraft, K. A., Svatek, R. S., Livi, C. B., Wilson, D., Kaushik, D., Leach, R. J., & Johnson-Pais, T. L. (2018). Adipose Tissue-Secreted Factors Alter Bladder Cancer Cell Migration. Journal of Obesity, 2018, 9247864.