Billy R. Thomas
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Professor
Also affiliated: University of Notre Dame (1985–1986); Office of Education (2008); Arkansas Children's Hospital (1989–2022); Agricultural Research Service (1983); Nipissing University (2001); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2025); Samford University (1989); Mississippi State University (1981–1984)
Faculty Researcher
Peds Pediatrics, College of Medicine
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Dr. Billy Thomas's research focuses on neonatology, particularly investigating neurodevelopmental and organ-specific outcomes in extremely preterm infants. His work has explored the impact of interventions such as transfusions and erythropoietin on kidney-related outcomes and neurodevelopmental trajectories, as evidenced by his publications in the PENUT Trial. He also studies the association between brain magnetic resonance imaging findings and long-term outcomes in this vulnerable population.
Beyond clinical research, Dr. Thomas is dedicated to advancing diversity and inclusion within academic and research settings. He serves as the PI for several NIH-funded initiatives aimed at increasing student diversity in research and health professions, including the Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) program and a summer undergraduate research program. His scholarly contributions also extend to discussions on higher education policy, including affirmative action and performance measures for underrepresented PhD students.
Research Overview
Dr. Billy Thomas is a Professor in the Pediatric Neonatology Department. He is also the Vice-Chancellor for the Diversity and Inclusion, University of Arkansas System.Some of the UAMS College of Medicine faculty members provides pediatric patient care at Arkansas Children's Hospital. In addition, a wide range of pediatric services are provided in more than 35 subspecialties around Arkansas in locations such as the Schmieding Developmental Center in Springdale and the James L. Dennis Developmental Center in Little Rock. To make an appointment at Arkansas Children's hospital, please call 501-364-4000.
Metrics
- h-index: 14
- Publications: 39
- Citations: 670
Selected Publications
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Neurodevelopmental outcomes after red cell transfusion exposure in male versus female extremely preterm infants (2025)
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Affirmative Action—A Crack in the Door to Higher Education (2025)
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Summer undergraduate biomedical research program for underrepresented minority students in a rural, low-income state (2024)
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Association Between Urinary Biomarkers and CKD in Extremely Low Gestational Age Neonates (2023)
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Bridging the Technology Divide in the COVID-19 Era: Using Virtual Outreach to Expose Middle and High School Students to Imaging Technology (2022)
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Outcomes of the UAMS summer undergraduate research program to increase diversity in research and health professions (2022)
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Bridging the Technology Divide in the COVID-19 Era: Using Virtual Outreach to Expose Middle and High School Students to Imaging Technology (2022)
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Iron supplementation and the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely low gestational age newborns (2022)
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Anxiety, Depression, and Behavioral and/or Conduct Disorder in Adolescence Among Former Preterm and Term Infants of Different Race and Ethnicities (2022)
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What's in a Video: Believe it or Not (2022)
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Performance measures of racially underrepresented Ph.D. students in biomedical sciences: The UAMS IMSD Program Outcomes (2021)
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Transfusions and neurodevelopmental outcomes in extremely low gestation neonates enrolled in the PENUT Trial: a randomized clinical trial (2021)
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Holistic Admissions and the MCAT as Predictors of Competence (2020)
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Blackface, Implicit Bias, and the Informal Curriculum: Shaping the Healthcare Workforce, and Improving Health (2020)
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Founding a League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) council in a U (2019)
Federal Grants 3 $882,900 total
UAMS Summer Undergraduate Research Program to Increase Diversity in Research
Grants & Funding
As listed on this researcher's institutional profile. Federal awards with verified records are shown above.
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Center for Diversity Affairs - ACT Prep Program Central Arkansas Planning and Development District Principal Investigator
- HCOP: Health Sciences Comprehensive Program Health Resources & Services Administration Principal Investigator
- ArkanSONO: A Technology Based Outreach Exposure Program for High School Students NIH Co-Investigator
- Feeding Study in Premature Infants, Project No. 3379-1 to evaluate weight gain of premature infants fed breast milk fortified with either a powder or Mead Johnson Nutritionals Principal Investigator
- HEALTH CAREERS OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM NIH Principal Investigator
- MCAT Prep Programs Central Arkansas Planning and Development District Principal Investigator
- Science Discovery Program Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation Principal Investigator
- Expanding Translational Research in Arkansas NIH Co-Investigator
- Center for Research, Health and Society NIH Co-Investigator
- Summer Science Discovery Program Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation Principal Investigator
- Comprehensive HCOP for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Health Resources & Services Administration Principal Investigator
- Arkansas Cancer Community Network (ARCCN) NIH Co-Investigator
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
- Transfusions and neurodevelopmental outcomes in extremely low gestation neonates enrolled in the PENUT Trial: a randomized clinical trial
- Iron supplementation and the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely low gestational age newborns
- Neurodevelopmental outcomes after red cell transfusion exposure in male versus female extremely preterm infants
- Transfusions and neurodevelopmental outcomes in extremely low gestation neonates enrolled in the PENUT Trial: a randomized clinical trial
- Iron supplementation and the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely low gestational age newborns
- Neurodevelopmental outcomes after red cell transfusion exposure in male versus female extremely preterm infants
- Transfusions and neurodevelopmental outcomes in extremely low gestation neonates enrolled in the PENUT Trial: a randomized clinical trial
- Iron supplementation and the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely low gestational age newborns
- Neurodevelopmental outcomes after red cell transfusion exposure in male versus female extremely preterm infants
- Outcomes of the UAMS summer undergraduate research program to increase diversity in research and health professions
- Performance measures of racially underrepresented Ph.D. students in biomedical sciences: The UAMS IMSD Program Outcomes
- Summer undergraduate biomedical research program for underrepresented minority students in a rural, low-income state
- Outcomes of the UAMS summer undergraduate research program to increase diversity in research and health professions
- Performance measures of racially underrepresented Ph.D. students in biomedical sciences: The UAMS IMSD Program Outcomes
- Summer undergraduate biomedical research program for underrepresented minority students in a rural, low-income state
- Outcomes of the UAMS summer undergraduate research program to increase diversity in research and health professions
- Performance measures of racially underrepresented Ph.D. students in biomedical sciences: The UAMS IMSD Program Outcomes
- Summer undergraduate biomedical research program for underrepresented minority students in a rural, low-income state
- Outcomes of the UAMS summer undergraduate research program to increase diversity in research and health professions
- Performance measures of racially underrepresented Ph.D. students in biomedical sciences: The UAMS IMSD Program Outcomes
- Summer undergraduate biomedical research program for underrepresented minority students in a rural, low-income state
- Transfusions and neurodevelopmental outcomes in extremely low gestation neonates enrolled in the PENUT Trial: a randomized clinical trial
- Iron supplementation and the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely low gestational age newborns
- Transfusions and neurodevelopmental outcomes in extremely low gestation neonates enrolled in the PENUT Trial: a randomized clinical trial
- Neurodevelopmental outcomes after red cell transfusion exposure in male versus female extremely preterm infants
- Transfusions and neurodevelopmental outcomes in extremely low gestation neonates enrolled in the PENUT Trial: a randomized clinical trial
- Neurodevelopmental outcomes after red cell transfusion exposure in male versus female extremely preterm infants
- Transfusions and neurodevelopmental outcomes in extremely low gestation neonates enrolled in the PENUT Trial: a randomized clinical trial
- Iron supplementation and the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely low gestational age newborns
- Transfusions and neurodevelopmental outcomes in extremely low gestation neonates enrolled in the PENUT Trial: a randomized clinical trial
- Iron supplementation and the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely low gestational age newborns
- Transfusions and neurodevelopmental outcomes in extremely low gestation neonates enrolled in the PENUT Trial: a randomized clinical trial
- Iron supplementation and the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely low gestational age newborns
- Transfusions and neurodevelopmental outcomes in extremely low gestation neonates enrolled in the PENUT Trial: a randomized clinical trial
- Iron supplementation and the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely low gestational age newborns
- Transfusions and neurodevelopmental outcomes in extremely low gestation neonates enrolled in the PENUT Trial: a randomized clinical trial
- Iron supplementation and the risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely low gestational age newborns
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