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Associate Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

PSY Psychiatry, College of Medicine

7 h-index 21 pubs 206 cited

Research Areas

Child Abuse and Trauma Mental Health Treatment and Access Behavioral Health and Interventions Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Health Policy Implementation Science SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation

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Sufna Gheyara John, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, specializing in infant and early childhood mental health and intergenerational trauma. Her work focuses on training professionals in assessments and treatments that support family resilience and leads statewide initiatives to improve outcomes for traumatized children and their families. She is Co-Director of the Arkansas Building Effective Services for Trauma (ARBEST) program and Clinical Director of the Arkansas Trauma Resource Initiative for Schools (TRIS) program.

Dr. John's research has examined the implementation of evidence-based practices, including the use of Conscious Discipline® and virtual delivery of psychoeducational groups for caregivers of trauma-exposed young children. She has also investigated the feasibility and satisfaction with virtual training for child trauma treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her publications include work on pairing policy change with investments in supports for children impacted by family violence and evaluating effective behavior management for young children exposed to trauma. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 7, 21 total publications, and 206 total citations.

Research Overview

Sufna John, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist and Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas. She specializes in infant and early childhood mental health and intergenerational trauma and trains various professionals in assessments, treatments, and practices that support family resilience. She leads several statewide initiatives aimed at improving outcomes for traumatized children and their families throughout the state of Arkansas, including serving as Co-Director of the Arkansas Budling Effective Services for Trauma (ARBEST - https://psychiatry.uams.edu/arbest/) and Clinical Director of the Arkansas Trauma Resource Initiative for Schools (TRIS - https://www.tris-ar.org/) programs. She is passionate about partnering with various child-serving systems to promote equitable and trauma-informed practices for caregivers and children.

Metrics

  • h-index: 7
  • Publications: 21
  • Citations: 206

Selected Publications

  • Managing Youth Trauma Effectively: Evaluating the virtual delivery of a brief psychoeducational group for caregivers of trauma-exposed young children (2023) DOI
  • Behavior Management in Young Children Exposed to Trauma: A Case Study of Three Evidence-Based Treatments (2023) DOI
  • Feasibility and Satisfaction with Virtual Trainings for Evidence-Based Child Trauma Treatments during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022) DOI
  • Examining the Implementation of Conscious Discipline®: A Qualitative Study Utilizing the I-PARIHS Framework (2022) DOI
  • Pairing policy change with investments in supports to improve outcomes for children impacted by family violence: The Arkansas experience (2021) DOI

Grants & Funding

  • The ARBEST Trauma Assessment and Mental Health Case Management Program US Department of Justice - Pass Through: Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration Principal Investigator
  • No FP attached UAMS Intramural Grant (CTSA) Principal Investigator
  • Expanding Mental Health Services for Children in Foster Care: Trauma Assessment, Mental Health Case Management US Dept of Justice - Office for Victims of Crime - Pass Through: Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration Principal Investigator
  • The ARBEST Trauma Assessment and Mental Health Case Management Program US Department of Justice - Pass Through: Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration Principal Investigator
  • Expanding Mental Health Service for Children in Foster Care: Trauma Assessment & Mental Health Case Management. US Dept of Justice - Office for Victims of Crime - Pass Through: Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration Principal Investigator
  • Arkansas Building Effective Services for Trauma Arkansas Revenue Stabilization Act for 2010 Co-Investigator
  • Expanding Mental Health Service for Children in Foster Care: Trauma Assessment & Mental Health Case Management. US Dept of Justice - Office for Victims of Crime - Pass Through: Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration Principal Investigator
  • No FP attached UAMS Intramural Grant (CTSA) Principal Investigator

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Sufna G. John University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 5 shared publications Joy Pemberton University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 4 shared publications Karin L. Vanderzee University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 4 shared publications Karin L. Vanderzee University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 4 shared publications Glenn R. Mesman University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 3 shared publications Nicola A. Conners Edge University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 3 shared publications Elissa H. Wilburn University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 3 shared publications Elissa H. Dougherty University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications

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