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Last published 2026
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Johanna M. Thomas

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Director of The School of Social Work

Also affiliated: Louisiana State University (2011); University of Freiburg (2023–2025); University of Arkansas System (2023); Royal Berkshire Hospital (2013–2019); University Medical Center Freiburg (2023–2025); Epsom Hospital (1994); University of York (1994); Newcastle University (1994); Leipzig University (1913)

9 h-index 56 pubs 285 cited

  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
  • Tretinoin
  • Male
  • Female
  • Decitabine
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
  • Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
  • United States
  • Epigenesis, Genetic
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Mutation
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Adult

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Johanna M. Thomas's research agenda encompasses a range of topics, including the examination of historical trauma and its impact on American Indian motherhood, specifically within the Keetoowah experience. She has also investigated early truancy intervention strategies, evaluating their effectiveness through regression discontinuity designs. Her work has explored children's sound categorization performance, influenced by phonetic similarity and list length. Additionally, Thomas has contributed to understanding tattoo motivations among survivors of sexual trauma through qualitative methods.

Her scholarly contributions are reflected in a h-index of 9 and over 280 citations across 56 publications. Thomas has collaborated with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Shaun A. Thomas, Mark Plassmeyer, Peggy J. Schaefer Whitby, and Renee Speight, co-authoring multiple publications with them. Her research interests also touch upon therapeutic targeting of chromatin alterations in leukemia and solid tumors, and the medical implications of undescended testes.

Metrics

  • h-index: 9
  • Publications: 56
  • Citations: 285

Positions

  • Postdoctoral Fellow 2025–present
    Massey University ORCID
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2024–present
    Victoria University of Wellington ORCID
  • Massey University
    ORCID
  • Director of The School of Social Work publications 2017–2026
    University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Listing

Selected Publications

  • Translating Statewide Health Survey Data into Local Action: The Arkansas Health Survey (2026)
    Trends in Public Health DOI OpenAlex
  • Community-centered Care in the Justice System: A Case Study in ACT Adaptation in Rural Communities (2026)
    Community Mental Health Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Queer Camp in the American South: A Practice Note on Secular Church, Social Work, and Building Inclusivity (2025)
  • Power Through Anonymity: Exploring Barriers to Reporting Sexual Assault Through Analysis of Reddit Data (2024)
    Affilia DOI OpenAlex
  • Assessing the influence of self and collective efficacy on volunteering following a natural disaster (2024)
    International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Barriers to Empowerment at the Intersection of Motherhood, TANF, and Intimate Partner Violence (2024)
    Journal of Family Violence 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Bodily Autonomy and Trauma: Understanding the Nature of the Association Between Sexual Trauma, an External Locus of Control, and Depressive Symptoms (2024)
    Violence and Victims 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Land allotment, transportation access, and indigenous maternal mental health (2023)
    Journal of Transport & Health 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Tattoo Environment as a Therapeutic Healing Space for Sexual Assault Survivors (2023)
    Deviant Behavior 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The dynamics of providing street medicine to a geographically diverse homeless population in Hawaii (2023)
    Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Teaming for Transition (2022)
    Advances in educational technologies and instructional design book series DOI OpenAlex
  • American Indian Motherhood and Historical Trauma: Keetoowah Experiences of Becoming Mothers (2022)
    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Service Learning and Self-Efficacy for Master’s Students Engaging in Substance Use Education: A Descriptive Study (2022)
    Book Publisher International (a part of SCIENCEDOMAIN International) DOI OpenAlex
  • “It Would Be Nice If”: Analysis of Transition Experiences Through Grand Challenges (2021)
    Rural Special Education Quarterly 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Be SMART Initiative: Educating Communities on Safe Gun Practices (2019)
    Journal of Public Health Issues and Practices 3 citations DOI OpenAlex

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