Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
About
Kyle Thomas received his Ph.D. in criminology and criminal justice from the University of Maryland in 2014. His research focuses on the influence that peers have on the etiology of delinquent behavior with a current focus on how the normative influence of friends affects the types of crimes adolescents commit. He is also interested in how the presence of others influences individual decision-making, measurement of theoretical constructs, and quantitative methods.
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Education/Academic qualification
Criminology and Criminal Justice, PhD, University of Maryland at College Park
… → 2014
Criminology and Criminal Justice, MA, University of Maryland at College Park
… → 2011
Criminal Justice, BA, Washington State University
… → 2009
Research Interests
- Decision Making
- Longitudinal Data Collection and Analysis
- Gang Resistance Education and Training (GREAT)
- National Youth Survey (NYS)
- Pathways to Desistance
- Confirmatory Factor Analysis
- Econometrics
- Exploratory Factor Analysis
- STATA
Disciplines
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
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Neighborhood Disadvantage, Rational Choice, and Offending
Thomas, K. J. & Baumer, E. P., May 2025, In: Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 62, 3, p. 520-563 44 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gender, peers, and delinquency
Thomas, K. J. & O'Neill, J., May 23 2024, Gender and Crime: Contemporary Theoretical Perspectives. Taylor and Francis, p. 180-209 30 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Status Gains versus Status Losses: Loss Aversion and Deviance
Thomas, K. J. & Nguyen, H., 2022, In: Justice Quarterly. 39, 4, p. 871-896 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing Data Completeness, Quality, and Representativeness of Justifiable Homicides in the FBI’s Supplementary Homicide Reports: A Research Note
Finch, B. K., Thomas, K., Beck, A. N., Burghart, D. B., Klinger, D. & Johnson, R. R., Feb 4 2021, In: Journal of Quantitative Criminology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reflections on the utility of school-based surveys for gang research
Taylor, T. J. & Thomas, K. J., Aug 24 2021, In: Journal of Aggression.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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All S.T.A.R. (Student, Teaching, and Research) Award for Outstanding Graduate Student, University of Maryland, 2013-2014
Thomas, K. (Recipient), 2013
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Frank and Irene Potter Memorial Scholarship Award, College of Liberal Arts, 2008-2009
Thomas, K. (Recipient), 2008
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Outstanding Criminal Justice Undergraduate, Washington State University, Criminal Justice Program, 2009
Thomas, K. (Recipient), 2009
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Outstanding Graduate Senior Award, Washington State University, College of Liberal Arts, 2009
Thomas, K. (Recipient), 2009
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V.A. Leonard Scholarship Award, Department of Political Science Criminal Justice Program, 2008-2009
Thomas, K. (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)