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Johanna M. Thomas
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Director of The School of Social Work
Also affiliated: Louisiana State University (2011); University of Freiburg (2023–2025); University of Arkansas System (2023); Royal Berkshire Hospital (2013–2019); University Medical Center Freiburg (2023–2025); Epsom Hospital (1994); University of York (1994); Newcastle University (1994); Leipzig University (1913)
9 h-index
56 pubs
285 cited
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Johanna M. Thomas's research agenda encompasses a range of topics, including the examination of historical trauma and its impact on American Indian motherhood, specifically within the Keetoowah experience. She has also investigated early truancy intervention strategies, evaluating their effectiveness through regression discontinuity designs. Her work has explored children's sound categorization performance, influenced by phonetic similarity and list length. Additionally, Thomas has contributed to understanding tattoo motivations among survivors of sexual trauma through qualitative methods.
Her scholarly contributions are reflected in a h-index of 9 and over 280 citations across 56 publications. Thomas has collaborated with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Shaun A. Thomas, Mark Plassmeyer, Peggy J. Schaefer Whitby, and Renee Speight, co-authoring multiple publications with them. Her research interests also touch upon therapeutic targeting of chromatin alterations in leukemia and solid tumors, and the medical implications of undescended testes.
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- h-index: 9
- Publications: 56
- Citations: 285
Positions
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Postdoctoral Fellow 2025–presentMassey University ORCID
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2024–presentVictoria University of Wellington ORCID
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Massey UniversityORCID
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Director of The School of Social Work publications 2017–2026University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Listing
Selected Publications
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Translating Statewide Health Survey Data into Local Action: The Arkansas Health Survey (2026)
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Community-centered Care in the Justice System: A Case Study in ACT Adaptation in Rural Communities (2026)
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Queer Camp in the American South: A Practice Note on Secular Church, Social Work, and Building Inclusivity (2025)
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Power Through Anonymity: Exploring Barriers to Reporting Sexual Assault Through Analysis of Reddit Data (2024)
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Assessing the influence of self and collective efficacy on volunteering following a natural disaster (2024)
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Barriers to Empowerment at the Intersection of Motherhood, TANF, and Intimate Partner Violence (2024)
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Bodily Autonomy and Trauma: Understanding the Nature of the Association Between Sexual Trauma, an External Locus of Control, and Depressive Symptoms (2024)
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Land allotment, transportation access, and indigenous maternal mental health (2023)
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The Tattoo Environment as a Therapeutic Healing Space for Sexual Assault Survivors (2023)
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The dynamics of providing street medicine to a geographically diverse homeless population in Hawaii (2023)
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Teaming for Transition (2022)
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American Indian Motherhood and Historical Trauma: Keetoowah Experiences of Becoming Mothers (2022)
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Service Learning and Self-Efficacy for Master’s Students Engaging in Substance Use Education: A Descriptive Study (2022)
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“It Would Be Nice If”: Analysis of Transition Experiences Through Grand Challenges (2021)
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The Be SMART Initiative: Educating Communities on Safe Gun Practices (2019)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
December Maxwell
University of Oklahoma (US)
12 shared publications
- Cathartic Ink: A Qualitative Examination of Tattoo Motivations for Survivors of Sexual Trauma
- American Indian Motherhood and Historical Trauma: Keetoowah Experiences of Becoming Mothers
- TANF Participation and Intimate Partner Violence: Exploring Barriers to Self-Sufficiency
- The dynamics of providing street medicine to a geographically diverse homeless population in Hawaii
- The Tattoo Environment as a Therapeutic Healing Space for Sexual Assault Survivors
Showing 5 of 12 shared publications
Shaun A. Thomas
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
7 shared publications
In database
- Cathartic Ink: A Qualitative Examination of Tattoo Motivations for Survivors of Sexual Trauma
- The Tattoo Environment as a Therapeutic Healing Space for Sexual Assault Survivors
- Assessing the influence of self and collective efficacy on volunteering following a natural disaster
- The Be SMART Initiative: Educating Communities on Safe Gun Practices
- Exploring the Generality of the Influence of Institutional Isolation among Youth on Crime
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Suzanne Kucharczyk
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
3 shared publications
- “It Would Be Nice If”: Analysis of Transition Experiences Through Grand Challenges
- Interprofessional Education: Teaming for Transition From Adolescence to Adulthood for People With Significant Disabilities
- Teaming for Transition
Sarah R. Leat
University of Memphis (US)
3 shared publications
- The Tattoo Environment as a Therapeutic Healing Space for Sexual Assault Survivors
- Barriers to Empowerment at the Intersection of Motherhood, TANF, and Intimate Partner Violence
- Power Through Anonymity: Exploring Barriers to Reporting Sexual Assault Through Analysis of Reddit Data
Catherine M. Lemieux
Louisiana State University (US)
2 shared publications
- Early truancy intervention: Results of an evaluation using a regression discontinuity design
- Therapeutic Communities for Youths in Secure Care: Participant Characteristics and Predictors of Treatment and Postrelease Supervision
Judith L. F. Rhodes
Louisiana State University (US)
2 shared publications
- Early truancy intervention: Results of an evaluation using a regression discontinuity design
- Using Conjunctive Methods to Explore Factors Associated with On-Time Grade Attainment Among High Risk Youth
Grant Drawve
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
2 shared publications
In database
- Exploring the Generality of the Influence of Institutional Isolation among Youth on Crime
- Using Conjunctive Methods to Explore Factors Associated with On-Time Grade Attainment Among High Risk Youth
Kimberly F. Frazier
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
2 shared publications
In database
- Interprofessional Education: Teaming for Transition From Adolescence to Adulthood for People With Significant Disabilities
- Teaming for Transition
Kristi L. Perryman
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
2 shared publications
In database
- Interprofessional Education: Teaming for Transition From Adolescence to Adulthood for People With Significant Disabilities
- Teaming for Transition
Ed Bengtson
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
2 shared publications
In database
- Interprofessional Education: Teaming for Transition From Adolescence to Adulthood for People With Significant Disabilities
- Teaming for Transition
Samantha Christian
National Park Service (US)
2 shared publications
- An Examination of Service Learning and Self-Efficacy for Masters Students Engaging in Substance Use Education
- Service Learning and Self-Efficacy for Master’s Students Engaging in Substance Use Education: A Descriptive Study
Duston Morris
University of Central Arkansas
2 shared publications
In database
- An Examination of Service Learning and Self-Efficacy for Masters Students Engaging in Substance Use Education
- Service Learning and Self-Efficacy for Master’s Students Engaging in Substance Use Education: A Descriptive Study
Anita Sego
University of Central Arkansas (US)
2 shared publications
- An Examination of Service Learning and Self-Efficacy for Masters Students Engaging in Substance Use Education
- Service Learning and Self-Efficacy for Master’s Students Engaging in Substance Use Education: A Descriptive Study
S. Coad
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (US)
2 shared publications
- The Tattoo Environment as a Therapeutic Healing Space for Sexual Assault Survivors
- Power Through Anonymity: Exploring Barriers to Reporting Sexual Assault Through Analysis of Reddit Data
Juan J. Barthelemy
Louisiana State University (US)
1 shared publication
- Therapeutic Communities for Youths in Secure Care: Participant Characteristics and Predictors of Treatment and Postrelease Supervision
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