Kyla Thomas
Biographic Data
| ID | 3875787 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kyla Thomas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kyla |
| FAMILY NAME | Thomas |
| SIGNATURE | THOMAS K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern California |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0860-0249 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Covid as Crucible
This article juxtaposes neoliberal, high-stakes accountability policy solutions within an urban school with findings about a humanizing professional learning community offered during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as an example of a paradigm shift to ameliorate inequities embedded within P-12 urban schools
Patterns of Force
The increase in the prevalence of highly publicized police officer-involved homicides (OIHs) of Black and Hispanic community members has eroded trust in law enforcement. This study posits that these OIHs are a manifestation of the structural disparities resulting from racial/ethnic segregation in metropolitan areas. We use Poisson panel Generalized Linear Mixed-Effects Models to estimate this relationship with data from the Fatal Encounters proje…
Determining Gentrification’s Relationship to Birth Outcomes in Metropolitan California
There is inconsistent evidence as to whether gentrification, the increase of affluent residents into low-income neighborhoods, is detrimental to health. To date, there is no systematic evidence on how gentrification may matter for a range of birth outcomes across cities with varying characteristics. We utilize California's Birth Cohort File (2009-2012), Decennial Census data, and the American Community Survey (2008-2012) to investigate the relati…
Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Qualitative Exploration of Stigma and Other Factors Influencing Opioid Agonist Treatment Journeys
(1) The harm-reduction benefits of opioid agonist treatment (OAT) are well-established; however, the UK government's emphasis on "recovery" may be contributing to a high proportion of people leaving treatment and low retention rates. We wanted to develop a rich and nuanced understanding of the factors that might influence the treatment journeys of people who use OAT. (2) We explored factors at each level of the socioecological system and consider…
Assessing Data Completeness, Quality, and Representativeness of Justifiable Homicides in the FBI’s Supplementary Homicide Reports
The psychology of distinction
The Impact of Residing in a Gang Territory on Adverse Birth Outcomes
Perceived Discrimination and Mental Distress Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Great Recession and adverse birth outcomes
Although recessionary effects on population health are problematic and may have far-reaching effects, it appears that these effects may be largely universal, even given potential selective fertility favoring advantaged groups
When Disney came to Broadway
The Labor Market Value of Taste
This article investigates cultural forms of class bias in the middle-income U.S. labor market. Results from an audit study of employment discrimination in four U.S. cities reveal that cultural signals of class, when included in résumés, have a systematic effect on the callback rates of women applying to customer-facing jobs. For these women, displays of highbrow taste—the cultural signals of a higher-class background—generate significantly higher…
Sounds of disadvantage
Suicide epidemics
Rapid rises in the use of new sources of gas for suicide were generally associated with increases in overall suicide rates. Suicide prevention strategies should include strengthening local and national surveillance for early detection of novel suicide methods and implementation of effective media guidelines and other appropriate interventions to limit the spread of new methods
The Labor Market Value of Taste
This article investigates cultural forms of class bias in the middle-income U.S. labor market. Results from an audit study of employment discrimination in four U.S. cities reveal that cultural signals of class, when included in résumés, have a systematic effect on the callback rates of women applying to customer-facing jobs. For these women, displays of highbrow taste—the cultural signals of a higher-class background—generate significantly higher…
Sounds of disadvantage
The psychology of distinction
When Disney came to Broadway
Covid as Crucible
This article juxtaposes neoliberal, high-stakes accountability policy solutions within an urban school with findings about a humanizing professional learning community offered during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as an example of a paradigm shift to ameliorate inequities embedded within P-12 urban schools
Suicide epidemics
Rapid rises in the use of new sources of gas for suicide were generally associated with increases in overall suicide rates. Suicide prevention strategies should include strengthening local and national surveillance for early detection of novel suicide methods and implementation of effective media guidelines and other appropriate interventions to limit the spread of new methods
Sounds of disadvantage
The Labor Market Value of Taste
This article investigates cultural forms of class bias in the middle-income U.S. labor market. Results from an audit study of employment discrimination in four U.S. cities reveal that cultural signals of class, when included in résumés, have a systematic effect on the callback rates of women applying to customer-facing jobs. For these women, displays of highbrow taste—the cultural signals of a higher-class background—generate significantly higher…
The Great Recession and adverse birth outcomes
Although recessionary effects on population health are problematic and may have far-reaching effects, it appears that these effects may be largely universal, even given potential selective fertility favoring advantaged groups
When Disney came to Broadway
Perceived Discrimination and Mental Distress Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Impact of Residing in a Gang Territory on Adverse Birth Outcomes
Assessing Data Completeness, Quality, and Representativeness of Justifiable Homicides in the FBI’s Supplementary Homicide Reports
The psychology of distinction
Determining Gentrification’s Relationship to Birth Outcomes in Metropolitan California
There is inconsistent evidence as to whether gentrification, the increase of affluent residents into low-income neighborhoods, is detrimental to health. To date, there is no systematic evidence on how gentrification may matter for a range of birth outcomes across cities with varying characteristics. We utilize California's Birth Cohort File (2009-2012), Decennial Census data, and the American Community Survey (2008-2012) to investigate the relati…
Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Qualitative Exploration of Stigma and Other Factors Influencing Opioid Agonist Treatment Journeys
(1) The harm-reduction benefits of opioid agonist treatment (OAT) are well-established; however, the UK government's emphasis on "recovery" may be contributing to a high proportion of people leaving treatment and low retention rates. We wanted to develop a rich and nuanced understanding of the factors that might influence the treatment journeys of people who use OAT. (2) We explored factors at each level of the socioecological system and consider…
Patterns of Force
The increase in the prevalence of highly publicized police officer-involved homicides (OIHs) of Black and Hispanic community members has eroded trust in law enforcement. This study posits that these OIHs are a manifestation of the structural disparities resulting from racial/ethnic segregation in metropolitan areas. We use Poisson panel Generalized Linear Mixed-Effects Models to estimate this relationship with data from the Fatal Encounters proje…
Covid as Crucible
This article juxtaposes neoliberal, high-stakes accountability policy solutions within an urban school with findings about a humanizing professional learning community offered during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as an example of a paradigm shift to ameliorate inequities embedded within P-12 urban schools
Medicine (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Demographic economics (4 works) · Ethnic group (4 works)