Shaun A. Thomas Source Confirmed

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University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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21 h-index 76 pubs 3,122 cited

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Shaun A. Thomas's research investigates the complex interplay between environmental factors and social phenomena, with a particular focus on crime, community well-being, and trauma. His work has explored how elements of the social and physical environment influence neighborhood gun crime and examined the relationship between diverse regions of origin for immigration and crime rates across U.S. communities. Thomas has also investigated the role of self and collective efficacy in volunteering following natural disasters and utilized innovative data approaches to study the intersection of racial segregation, neighborhood permeability, and crime.

Beyond community-level research, Thomas's scholarship extends to understanding the psychological impacts of trauma. He has studied the tattoo environment as a therapeutic healing space for sexual assault survivors and explored the association between sexual trauma, an external locus of control, and depressive symptoms. His scholarly output includes 76 publications, garnering over 3,122 citations and an h-index of 21, designating him as a highly cited researcher. Thomas has also served as Co-PI on two federal grants from the NSF totaling $1,859,401, one focused on marine epizoic diatoms and the other on improving student retention and graduation in STEM fields.

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h-index: 21
Publications: 76
Citations: 3,122

Selected Publications

Assessing the influence of self and collective efficacy on volunteering following a natural disaster (2024) DOI
Bodily Autonomy and Trauma: Understanding the Nature of the Association Between Sexual Trauma, an External Locus of Control, and Depressive Symptoms (2024) DOI
The Tattoo Environment as a Therapeutic Healing Space for Sexual Assault Survivors (2023) DOI
The co-occurrence of adverse childhood experiences and mental health among Latina/o adults: A latent class analysis approach (2023) DOI
Innovative data in communities and crime research: an example at the intersection of racial segregation, neighborhood permeability, and crime (2022) DOI
From Both Near and Far: Examining the Diverse Regions of Origin for Immigration and Its Relationship with Crime Across United States Communities, 2015 (2021) DOI
Exploring the Influence of Elements of the Social and Physical Environment on Neighborhood Gun Crime (2021) DOI