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Last published
2026
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2026-08-08
Biography and Research Information
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Kathleen C. Thomas's research focuses on understanding health disparities and improving access to care, particularly for vulnerable populations. Her work has investigated adverse childhood experiences and their intergenerational impact, including associations with LGBTQ+ identity. Thomas has also examined predictors of unmet family support service needs in families of children with special healthcare needs and explored disparities in access to communication aids and services for American Sign Language users.
Her publications also address the co-design of health management websites for youth, strategies for identifying individuals at risk of opioid use disorder in emergency departments, and the utilization of psychotropic medication and behavioral therapy among young children with autism. Thomas has further studied the relationship between neighborhood context and children's healthcare utilization and outcomes, as well as the impact of prescriptive authority for psychologists on mental illness mortality rates.
With an h-index of 24 and over 150 publications, Thomas is recognized as a highly cited researcher. Her work contributes to the fields of public health, behavioral health, and healthcare policy, aiming to inform interventions and policies that promote equitable health outcomes.
Metrics
- h-index: 24
- Publications: 150
- Citations: 4,662
Selected Publications
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A Neurotensin Brake on Exploratory Drive under Persistent Threat (2026)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Phillip M. Hughes
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
20 shared publications
- Adverse Childhood Experiences Across Birth Generation and LGBTQ<b>+</b> Identity, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2019
- Evaluating the impact of prescriptive authority for psychologists on the rate of deaths attributed to mental illness
- Neighborhood context and children's health care utilization and health outcomes: a comprehensive descriptive analysis of national survey data
- Examining psychologist prescriptive authority as a cost-effective strategy for reducing suicide rates.
- Family Support Services and Reported Parent Coping Among Caregivers of Children with Emotional, Behavioral, or Developmental Disorders
Showing 5 of 20 shared publications
Robert E. McGrath
Fairleigh Dickinson University (US)
10 shared publications
- Evaluating the impact of prescriptive authority for psychologists on the rate of deaths attributed to mental illness
- Examining psychologist prescriptive authority as a cost-effective strategy for reducing suicide rates.
- Psychotropic Medication Prescribing Across Medical Providers, 2016–2019
- State Differences in Children’s Mental Health Care
- Scope-of-Practice Expansions Associated with Reduced Racial Disparities in Pediatric Mental Health Care
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Izabela E. Annis
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
9 shared publications
- Predictors of Unmet Family Support Service Needs in Families of Children with Special Health Care Needs
- Access to Effective Communication Aids and Services among American Sign Language Users across North Carolina: Disparities and Strategies to Address Them
- Quickly identifying people at risk of opioid use disorder in emergency departments: trade-offs between a machine learning approach and a simple EHR flag strategy
- Neighborhood context and children's health care utilization and health outcomes: a comprehensive descriptive analysis of national survey data
- Rapid and Deferred Help Seeking Among African American Parents of Children With Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
Genevieve Graaf
The University of Texas at Arlington (US)
8 shared publications
- Predictors of Unmet Family Support Service Needs in Families of Children with Special Health Care Needs
- Family Support Services and Reported Parent Coping Among Caregivers of Children with Emotional, Behavioral, or Developmental Disorders
- Behavioral Health Services Outcomes That Matter Most to Caregivers of Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Mental Health Needs
- State Differences in Children’s Mental Health Care
- Behavioral Health Services Outcomes That Matter Most to Caregivers of Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Mental Health Needs
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Betsy Sleath
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
8 shared publications
- Co-designing a website with and for youth, so they can better manage their health
- Disseminating a health information website to teens using a three-pronged approach with social media outreach
- A pre-visit video/question prompt list intervention to increase youth question-asking about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder during pediatric visits
- The development of a video intervention to motivate teens to ask providers questions about ADHD
- Demographics and clinical characteristics of patients of prescribing psychologists, psychiatrists, and primary care physicians.
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Delesha M. Carpenter
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
7 shared publications
- Co-designing a website with and for youth, so they can better manage their health
- Disseminating a health information website to teens using a three-pronged approach with social media outreach
- An evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of population genetic screening for familial hypercholesterolemia in US patients
- A pre-visit video/question prompt list intervention to increase youth question-asking about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder during pediatric visits
- The development of a video intervention to motivate teens to ask providers questions about ADHD
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Neal A. deJong
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
7 shared publications
- Family Support Services and Reported Parent Coping Among Caregivers of Children with Emotional, Behavioral, or Developmental Disorders
- Patterns of Mental Health Service Use During the Transition to Adulthood Among Autistic Adolescents and Young Adults
- State Differences in Children’s Mental Health Care
- Emotional Support Among Parents of Children With Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Scope-of-Practice Expansions Associated with Reduced Racial Disparities in Pediatric Mental Health Care
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Nacire Garcia
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
5 shared publications
- Co-designing a website with and for youth, so they can better manage their health
- Disseminating a health information website to teens using a three-pronged approach with social media outreach
- A pre-visit video/question prompt list intervention to increase youth question-asking about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder during pediatric visits
- The development of a video intervention to motivate teens to ask providers questions about ADHD
- Co-Designing a Website with and for Youth, so They Can Better Manage Their Health
Abena A. Adjei
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
5 shared publications
- Co-designing a website with and for youth, so they can better manage their health
- Disseminating a health information website to teens using a three-pronged approach with social media outreach
- A pre-visit video/question prompt list intervention to increase youth question-asking about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder during pediatric visits
- The development of a video intervention to motivate teens to ask providers questions about ADHD
- Co-Designing a Website with and for Youth, so They Can Better Manage Their Health
Robert B. Christian
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
5 shared publications
- Neighborhood context and children's health care utilization and health outcomes: a comprehensive descriptive analysis of national survey data
- Patterns of Mental Health Service Use During the Transition to Adulthood Among Autistic Adolescents and Young Adults
- Demographics and clinical characteristics of patients of prescribing psychologists, psychiatrists, and primary care physicians.
- Assessing the safety and efficacy of prescribing psychologists in New Mexico and Louisiana.
- Factors Associated with Substance Use Disorder among High-Need Adolescents and Young Adults in North Carolina
Eric J. Moody
4 shared publications
- Many Young Children with Autism Who Use Psychotropic Medication Do Not Receive Behavior Therapy: A Multisite Case-Control Study
- The prevalence of gluten free diet use among preschool children with autism spectrum disorder
- Many Young Children with Autism Who Use Psychotropic Medication Do Not Receive Behavior Therapy: A Multisite Case-Control Study
- Community-based service use in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder and associations with insurance status
Julie L. Daniels
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
4 shared publications
- Many Young Children with Autism Who Use Psychotropic Medication Do Not Receive Behavior Therapy: A Multisite Case-Control Study
- The prevalence of gluten free diet use among preschool children with autism spectrum disorder
- Many Young Children with Autism Who Use Psychotropic Medication Do Not Receive Behavior Therapy: A Multisite Case-Control Study
- Community-based service use in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder and associations with insurance status
Alan R. Ellis
4 shared publications
- Rapid and Deferred Help Seeking Among African American Parents of Children With Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties
- Feasibility of a best–worst scaling exercise to set priorities for autism research
- Improving Methods for Discrete Choice Experiments to Measure Patient Preferences
- How to Use Discrete Choice Experiments to Capture Stakeholder Preferences in Social Work Research
Scott Davis
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
4 shared publications
- Neighborhood context and children's health care utilization and health outcomes: a comprehensive descriptive analysis of national survey data
- Feasibility of a best–worst scaling exercise to set priorities for autism research
- Patterns of Mental Health Service Use During the Transition to Adulthood Among Autistic Adolescents and Young Adults
- Factors Associated with Substance Use Disorder among High-Need Adolescents and Young Adults in North Carolina
Imelda Coyne
Trinity College Dublin (IE)
4 shared publications
- Co-designing a website with and for youth, so they can better manage their health
- Disseminating a health information website to teens using a three-pronged approach with social media outreach
- A pre-visit video/question prompt list intervention to increase youth question-asking about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder during pediatric visits
- Co-Designing a Website with and for Youth, so They Can Better Manage Their Health
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