Mark Plassmeyer Data-verified

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Assistant Professor

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

faculty

7 h-index 20 pubs 107 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Mark Plassmeyer's research focuses on the intersection of law enforcement, mental health, and public health outcomes. He has investigated the contribution of adverse childhood experiences to work-related stress among law enforcement officers and examined post-traumatic stress and quality of life among women in prison. Plassmeyer's work also explores the dynamics of street medicine for homeless populations and the embedding of social work within police departments. He has published on the implementation and expansion of co-response programs, analyzing their effects on patrol call volume for mental health crisis-related calls. His research also touches on drug policy and the essential factors for successful co-response program implementation. Plassmeyer has authored 19 publications with 104 citations and an h-index of 7. He collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Kimberly Stauss and Johanna Thomas.

Metrics

  • h-index: 7
  • Publications: 20
  • Citations: 107

Selected Publications

  • The Effects of a Co-Response Program on Patrol Call Volume for Mental Health Crisis-Related Calls: A Time Series Analysis (2025)
  • “I was Able to Like, Kind of Breathe.” Baseline Perspectives and Lessons Learned from Participants of a Co-Response Program (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • “We Need to Not Fear You”: Essential Factors Identified by Sworn Officers and Civilian Staff for Implementation and Expansion of a Co-Response Program (2024)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Embedding Social Work into a Police Department in the South (2023)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The dynamics of providing street medicine to a geographically diverse homeless population in Hawaii (2023)
    6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Contribution of Adverse Childhood Experiences to Work-Related Stressors among Law Enforcement Officers (2021)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Not All Traumas Are Equal: Post-Traumatic Stress and Quality of Life among Women in Prison (2021)
    6 citations DOI OpenAlex

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