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Shaun A. Thomas
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High Impact
Associate Professor
Also affiliated: Louisiana State University (2007–2009)
16 h-index
49 pubs
782 cited
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Shaun A. Thomas's research encompasses a range of topics, including the physics of cosmology and the societal impacts of crime and disaster. His work on cosmology has involved contributions to projects like the Euclid satellite, focusing on fundamental physics and the study of large-scale structures in the universe. He has investigated topics such as the upper bounds on neutrino masses and excess clustering in photometric redshift surveys.
In parallel, Thomas has examined sociological and psychological factors related to community well-being. This includes research on collective efficacy, fear, and rumors in the aftermath of events like Hurricane Katrina, as well as the relationship between civic community, population change, and violent crime in rural areas. He has also explored the influence of the physical environment on neighborhood research, particularly in developing measures for crime risk.
With an h-index of 21 and over 3,200 citations across 73 publications, Thomas is recognized as a highly cited researcher. He has served as a Co-PI on two NSF grants totaling over $1.8 million. One grant supports research into the phylogeny, systematics, and adaptation of marine epizoic diatoms, while the other focuses on innovation training and scholarships to improve student retention and graduation in STEM fields. He leads a research group and maintains an active lab website, collaborating with colleagues at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
Metrics
- h-index: 16
- Publications: 49
- Citations: 782
Positions
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Associate Professor publications 2015–2026University of Arkansas Fayetteville Sociology and Criminology ORCID
Selected Publications
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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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Assessing the influence of self and collective efficacy on volunteering following a natural disaster (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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The Tattoo Environment as a Therapeutic Healing Space for Sexual Assault Survivors (2023)
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The co-occurrence of adverse childhood experiences and mental health among Latina/o adults: A latent class analysis approach (2023)
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Innovative data in communities and crime research: an example at the intersection of racial segregation, neighborhood permeability, and crime (2022)
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From Both Near and Far: Examining the Diverse Regions of Origin for Immigration and Its Relationship with Crime Across United States Communities, 2015 (2021)
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Exploring the Influence of Elements of the Social and Physical Environment on Neighborhood Gun Crime (2021)
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Current and New Frontiers: Exploring How Place Matters Through Arkansas NIBRS Reporting Practices (2020)
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Risky Business: Examining the 80-20 Rule in Relation to a RTM Framework (2020)
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How COVID-19’s Disruption of the U.S. Correctional System Provides an Opportunity for Decarceration (2020)
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The Be SMART Initiative: Educating Communities on Safe Gun Practices (2019)
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Cathartic Ink: A Qualitative Examination of Tattoo Motivations for Survivors of Sexual Trauma (2019)
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Using Conjunctive Methods to Explore Factors Associated with On-Time Grade Attainment Among High Risk Youth (2018)
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Southern Culture and Aggravated Assault: Exploring the Generality of the Southern Cultural of Violence (2018)
Federal Grants 2 $1,859,401 total
NSF
Co-PI
Aug 2024 - Jul 2027
NSF
Co-PI
Mar 2021 - Feb 2027
Innovation Training and Scholarships To Improve Student Retention and Graduation in STEM Fields
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Grant Drawve
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
9 shared publications
In database
- Bringing the physical environment back into neighborhood research: The utility of RTM for developing an aggregate neighborhood risk of crime measure
- The Likelihood of Arrest: A Routine Activity Theory Approach
- Routine Activity Theory and the Likelihood of Arrest: A Replication and Extension With Conjunctive Methods
- Exploring the Influence of Elements of the Social and Physical Environment on Neighborhood Gun Crime
- Risky Business: Examining the 80-20 Rule in Relation to a RTM Framework
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
Johanna Thomas
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
8 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 8 shared publications
December Maxwell
University of Oklahoma (US)
5 shared publications
- 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
- Bodily Autonomy and Trauma: Understanding the Nature of the Association Between Sexual Trauma, an External Locus of Control, and Depressive Symptoms
- Community-centered Care in the Justice System: A Case Study in ACT Adaptation in Rural Communities
Casey T. Harris
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
5 shared publications
- Exploring the Influence of Elements of the Social and Physical Environment on Neighborhood Gun Crime
- From Both Near and Far: Examining the Diverse Regions of Origin for Immigration and Its Relationship with Crime Across United States Communities, 2015
- Risky Business: Examining the 80-20 Rule in Relation to a RTM Framework
- Current and New Frontiers: Exploring How Place Matters Through Arkansas NIBRS Reporting Practices
- Innovative data in communities and crime research: an example at the intersection of racial segregation, neighborhood permeability, and crime
Kyle A. Burgason
Iowa State University (US)
4 shared publications
- The Nature of Violence
- Racial (In)variance, Disadvantage, and Lethal Violence
- Gats and Gashes: Street Culture and Distinctions in the Nature of Violence between Youth and Adult Offenders
- Is it all about race? Intergroup threat and perceptions of racial profiling
Emily R. Berthelot
University of Nevada, Reno (US)
4 shared publications
- The Nature of Violence
- Racial (In)variance, Disadvantage, and Lethal Violence
- Gats and Gashes: Street Culture and Distinctions in the Nature of Violence between Youth and Adult Offenders
- Is it all about race? Intergroup threat and perceptions of racial profiling
Jeffery T. Walker
University of Alabama at Birmingham
4 shared publications
In database
- Bringing the physical environment back into neighborhood research: The utility of RTM for developing an aggregate neighborhood risk of crime measure
- The Contingent Effect of Race in Juvenile Court Detention Decisions
- The Likelihood of Arrest: A Routine Activity Theory Approach
- Street Culture and Gun Violence: Exploring the Reputation–Victimization Paradox
Timothy C. Brown
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (US)
3 shared publications
- Street Culture and Gun Violence: Exploring the Reputation–Victimization Paradox
- Racial (In)variance, Disadvantage, and Lethal Violence
- Is it all about race? Intergroup threat and perceptions of racial profiling
Jyotishka Datta
Virginia Tech (US)
3 shared publications
- Risky Business: Examining the 80-20 Rule in Relation to a RTM Framework
- Current and New Frontiers: Exploring How Place Matters Through Arkansas NIBRS Reporting Practices
- Innovative data in communities and crime research: an example at the intersection of racial segregation, neighborhood permeability, and crime
Matthew R. Lee
Louisiana State University (US)
2 shared publications
- Civic Community, Population Change, and Violent Crime in Rural Communities
- Southern Culture and Homicide: Examining the Cracker Culture/Black Rednecks Thesis
Rick Dierenfeldt
Pennsylvania State University (US)
2 shared publications
- Street Culture and Gun Violence: Exploring the Reputation–Victimization Paradox
- Assessing (In)Equality in the Structural Covariates of Drug-Specific Arrest Counts
Hannah Steinman
Temple University (US)
2 shared publications
- Risky Business: Examining the 80-20 Rule in Relation to a RTM Framework
- Innovative data in communities and crime research: an example at the intersection of racial segregation, neighborhood permeability, and crime
Graham C. Ousey
William & Mary (US)
1 shared publication
- Southern Culture and Homicide: Examining the Cracker Culture/Black Rednecks Thesis
L. Chris Rush Burkey
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (US)
1 shared publication
- Gats and Gashes: Street Culture and Distinctions in the Nature of Violence between Youth and Adult Offenders
Stacy C. Moak
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (US)
1 shared publication
- The Contingent Effect of Race in Juvenile Court Detention Decisions
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