Kathleen C. Thomas

High Impact

Researcher

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

24 h-index 151 pubs 4,570 cited

Research Areas

Health Disparities and Outcomes Child and Adolescent Health Behavioral Health and Interventions Mental Health Research Topics Family and Disability Support Research Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Health Literacy and Information Accessibility Emergency and Acute Care Studies

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Kathleen C. Thomas's research investigates factors influencing health outcomes and access to care, particularly for vulnerable populations. Her work includes studies on adverse childhood experiences and their intergenerational impact, as well as the identification of predictors for unmet family support service needs in families of children with special healthcare needs. Thomas has also examined disparities in access to communication aids for American Sign Language users and the effectiveness of different strategies for identifying individuals at risk of opioid use disorder in emergency departments.

Further research by Thomas addresses the co-design of health management websites for youth and analyzes the relationship between psychotropic medication use and behavioral therapy access for young children with autism. Her publications also explore the influence of neighborhood context on children's healthcare utilization and health outcomes, and evaluate the impact of prescriptive authority for psychologists on deaths attributed to mental illness. Thomas is a highly cited researcher with a substantial publication record, indicated by her h-index of 24 and over 150 total publications.

Metrics

h-index: 24
Publications: 151
Citations: 4,570

Selected Publications

Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome: Pathophysiological Mechanisms Driving Cardiovascular Risk (2025) DOI
Undercounts of people with serious mental illness using the Washington Group Short Set questions (2025) DOI
State Differences in Children’s Mental Health Care (2024) DOI
Outcomes that Matter to Youth and Families in Behavioral Health Services (2024) DOI
Assessing the safety and efficacy of prescribing psychologists in New Mexico and Louisiana. (2024) DOI
352 Measuring signs of atopic dermatitis in clinical practice: An updated systematic review and consensus statement (2024) DOI
Facilitators and Barriers to Shared Decision-Making Communication Between Latina Mothers and Pediatric Mental Healthcare Providers (2024) DOI
Scope-of-Practice Expansions Associated with Reduced Racial Disparities in Pediatric Mental Health Care (2024) DOI
A pre-visit video/question prompt list intervention to increase youth question-asking about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder during pediatric visits (2024) DOI
Assessing psychologists’ intentions to become licensed prescribers in Pennsylvania using the theory of planned behavior. (2024) DOI
How to Use Discrete Choice Experiments to Capture Stakeholder Preferences in Social Work Research (2024) DOI
Factors Associated with Substance Use Disorder among High-Need Adolescents and Young Adults in North Carolina (2024) DOI
Disseminating a health information website to teens using a three-pronged approach with social media outreach (2024) DOI
Demographics and clinical characteristics of patients of prescribing psychologists, psychiatrists, and primary care physicians. (2024) DOI
An evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of population genetic screening for familial hypercholesterolemia in US patients (2024) DOI