Ronald G. Thompson

Associate Professor

UAMS

Also affiliated: Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (2022–2023); University School (2003); Arkansas Department of Health (2023); New York University (2003); University at Buffalo, State University of New York (1964); Columbia University (1964–2014)

Faculty Researcher

PSY Psychiatry, College of Medicine

10 h-index 23 pubs 503 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

Links

ORCID Lab Website UAMS TRI Profile

OverviewAI-generated summary

Ronald G. Thompson investigates interventions and treatments for mental health conditions, with a particular focus on suicide prevention and substance use disorders. His research has explored the feasibility of peer-delivered safety planning in emergency departments and the acceptability of game-based interventions for adolescent prescription opioid misuse. Thompson has also examined the utility of amphetamine withdrawal paradigms and the potential of AI-based voice biomarkers for detecting depression.

His federally funded work includes a $407,301 NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse grant for population-based analyses of healthcare utilization and outcomes in medical marijuana users and a $1,000,000 NSF Engines Development Award focused on advancing equitable access to food and health technologies in the Delta region. He has authored 23 publications with 497 citations and an h-index of 9. Thompson collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Michael P. Wilson, G. Andrew James, Alison Oliveto, and Michael J. Mancino.

Metrics

h-index: 10
Publications: 23
Citations: 503

Selected Publications

Geospatial ecological momentary assessment (GEMA) for opioid use disorder: Protocol for a just-in-time adaptive intervention (2026)

Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment DOI OpenAlex
Peer-Delivered Written Versus Electronic Suicide Safety Planning in the Emergency Department (2025)

Crisis 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Evaluation of an AI-Based Voice Biomarker Tool to Detect Signals Consistent With Moderate to Severe Depression (2025)

The Annals of Family Medicine 14 citations DOI OpenAlex
MINI-SYMPOSIUM: 2022 NIDA CRAVING CHALLENGE (2024)

Drug and Alcohol Dependence DOI OpenAlex
Adapting an Alcohol Care Linkage Intervention to US Military Veterans Presenting to Primary Care with Hazardous Drinking and PTSD and/or Depression Symptoms: A Qualitative Study (2023)

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Connect To Care (C2C): protocol for two-site randomized controlled pilot trial to improve outcomes for patients with hazardous drinking and PTSD and/or depression symptoms (2023)

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Do I Sound Sad? Machine Learning Detects Vocal Characteristics Indicative of Moderate to Severe Depression (2023)

SSRN Electronic Journal 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Smartphone intervention to optimize medication-assisted treatment outcomes for opioid use disorder: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2023)

Trials 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
Smartphone intervention to optimize medication assisted treatment outcomes for opioid use disorder: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2023)

Research Square DOI OpenAlex
Acceptability of a Game-Based Intervention to Prevent Adolescent Prescription Opioid Misuse (2022)

Games for Health Journal 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
Utility of a controlled amphetamine withdrawal paradigm among adults who use methamphetamine: A pilot clinical trial (2021)

Journal of Psychopharmacology 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
Adherence to guideline creation recommendations for suicide prevention in the emergency department: A systematic review (2021)

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
“This Pandemic Is Making Me More Anxious about My Welfare and the Welfare of Others:” COVID-19 Stressors and Mental Health (2021)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18 citations DOI OpenAlex
Substance use in a sexual context: the association of sex-related substance use motives with substance choice and use behaviors (2020)

Journal of Substance Use 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
Sexual orientation and sex-related substance use: The unexplored role of bisexuality (2018)

Behaviour Research and Therapy 35 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 2 $1,407,301 total

NIH 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 May 2023 - Oct 2025

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

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile. Federal awards with verified records are shown above.

Medication-Assisted Treatment Services using Opioid Use Disorder Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration via 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 via Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration Principal Investigator