Ronald G. Thompson

Associate Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

PSY Psychiatry, College of Medicine

8 h-index 22 pubs 477 cited

Research Areas

Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Mobile Health and mHealth Applications Health Disparities and Outcomes Behavioral Health and Interventions Health and Medical Research Impacts Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Mental Health Research Topics

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Ronald G. Thompson's research focuses on understanding and improving outcomes for individuals with opioid use disorder. He is investigating the use of smartphone interventions to optimize medication-assisted treatment, with a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial published in 2023. This work aims to leverage technology to enhance treatment adherence and effectiveness.

Thompson also leads federally funded projects addressing broader public health issues. He is PI on a $407,301 NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse grant for population-based analyses of healthcare utilization and outcomes in users of medical marijuana. Additionally, he is PI on a $1,000,000 NSF Engines Development Award focused on advancing equitable access to food and health technologies in the Delta region across Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 8, with 22 total publications and 477 total citations.

Metrics

h-index: 8
Publications: 22
Citations: 477

Selected Publications

Smartphone intervention to optimize medication assisted treatment outcomes for opioid use disorder: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2023) DOI

Federal Grants 2 $1,407,301 total

NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse Contact PI Sep 2021 - Jul 2024

Population-Based Analyses of Healthcare Utilization and Outcomes in Users of Medical Marijuana

National Institute on Drug Abuse $407,301 R01

NSF PI

NSF Engines Development Award: Advancing equitable access to food and health technologies in the Delta (AR, LA, MS)

NSF Engines - Type 1 $1,000,000

Grants & Funding

Medication-Assisted Treatment Services using Opioid Use Disorder Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration - Pass Through: Arkansas Department of Human Services Principal Investigator
Neurocognitive Mechanisms Underlying Smartphone-Assisted Prevention of Relapse in Opioid Use Disorder NIH Co-Investigator
Junior Faculty Development Award: Chronic Pain and its Influence on Mental Health in Older Adults. HRSA Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program, Geriatric Fellowship from AR Geriatric Education Collaborative (AGEC) Principal Investigator
Improving Emergency Department Management of Acute and Chronic Pain Using Non-Opioid Strategies Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration - Pass Through: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration Principal Investigator