Avinash Thombre

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Professor

UA Little Rock primary University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: University of New Mexico (2004)

8 h-index 26 pubs 271 cited

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Avinash Thombre's research focuses on psychological adaptation and coping mechanisms in individuals facing significant life challenges, particularly cancer patients and their caregivers in India. His work has explored posttraumatic growth and religious coping strategies among these populations. Thombre also investigates how individuals interpret health-related content presented through media, including television programs and online platforms, examining how this content influences their understanding and perspectives on health and illness. His research has extended to understanding crisis recovery among burn survivors and communication strategies for children of incarcerated parents. Thombre has an h-index of 8, with 26 publications and 272 citations. He has collaborated with Tusty ten Bensel and Julien C. Mirivel, each with four shared publications.

Metrics

h-index: 8
Publications: 26
Citations: 271

Positions

Professor publications 2004–2026

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Institution web page

Selected Publications

Positive Communication in the Context of Poverty: Personal Transformation in Heifer Participants in Uganda, Africa (2026)

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Personal Transformation Among INGO Beneficiaries: Evidence from a Case Study in Honduras (2026)

The Journal of Development Studies DOI OpenAlex
Working for the Greater Good – A Qualitative Study in Uganda to Evaluate Civic and Community Engagement (2025)

Journal of Social Service Research 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Civic and Community Engagement among Poor Rural Women in Bihar: A Pilot Study (2024)

Canadian journal of nonprofit and social economy research 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
Communication Competency and Positive Communication Among Women in Bihar, India: A Case Study of Heifer International’s Community Development Efforts (2023)

Communication Studies 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Qualitative Changes in Communication Competency Among Women in Bihar, India: Heifer International’s Impact on Personal Transformation (2023)

American Journal of Qualitative Research 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Fake medical news: avoiding pitfalls and perils (2019)

Family Medicine and Community Health 35 citations DOI OpenAlex
An Investigation of User Comments on Facebook Pages of Trinidad and Tobago’s Indian Music Format Radio Stations (2017)

Journal of Radio & Audio Media 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
Understanding Perspective Transformation among Recently Diagnosed Cancer Patients in Western India (2012)

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Surviving Online: An Analysis of How Burn Survivors Recover from Life Crises (2010)

Southern Communication Journal 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
Religious Coping and Posttraumatic Growth Among Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients in India (2010)

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology 88 citations DOI OpenAlex
Posttraumatic growth among cancer patients in India (2009)

Journal of Behavioral Medicine 48 citations DOI OpenAlex
(Dis)similar Readings (2006)

International Communication Gazette 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
HIV/AIDS Stories on the World Wide Web and Transformation Perspective (2005)

Journal of Health Communication 21 citations DOI OpenAlex
Indian Audience Interpretations of Health-Related Content in the Bold and the Beautiful (2004)

Gazette (Leiden Netherlands) 19 citations DOI OpenAlex