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Samantha L. Thomas

Samantha L. Thomas

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
45
Citations
6480
World Ranking
3950
National Ranking
290

Overview

Samantha L. Thomas is a researcher affiliated with Deakin University in Australia. Their work primarily spans the field of Psychology, with a focus on Clinical Psychology and intersections with General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their research topics cover several key areas, including:

  • Gambling Behavior and Treatments
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Climate Change Communication and Perception
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Environmental Education and Sustainability

Samantha Thomas has published extensively, with recent papers including:

  • "When the Fun Stops, Stop": An analysis of the provenance, framing and evidence of a 'responsible gambling' campaign (2021), PLoS ONE
  • Protecting children and young people from contemporary marketing for gambling (2023), Health Promotion International
  • Effectiveness of the Australian MATES in Construction Suicide Prevention Program: a systematic review (2023), Health Promotion International
  • The development and implementation of electronic gambling machine policy: a qualitative study of local government policy makers (2020), Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
  • Gambling Harm as a Global Public Health Concern: A Mixed Method Investigation of Trends in Wales (2020), Frontiers in Public Health

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Thomas include:

  • Hannah Pitt
  • Simone McCarthy
  • Mike Daube
  • Grace Arnot
  • Melanie Randle

Their publications often appear in journals such as:

  • Health Promotion International (30 publications)
  • Health Promotion Journal of Australia (8 publications)
  • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (7 publications)
  • BMC Public Health (6 publications)
  • European Journal of Public Health (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • How do obese individuals perceive and respond to the different types of obesity stigma that they encounter in their daily lives? A qualitative study

    Sophie Lewis;Samantha Thomas;R Warwick Blood;David Jonathan Castle

  • Being ‘fat’ in today’s world: a qualitative study of the lived experiences of people with obesity in Australia

    Samantha Thomas;Jim Hyde;Asuntha Srimathie Karunaratne;Dilinie Herbert

  • ‘It would be okay if they came through the proper channels’: community perceptions and attitudes toward asylum seekers in Australia

    Fiona H McKay;Samantha L Thomas;Susan Kneebone

  • "They all work...when you stick to them": A qualitative investigation of dieting, weight loss, and physical exercise, in obese individuals

    Samantha Thomas;Jim Hyde;Asuntha Srimathie Karunaratne;Rick Kausman

  • Displacement and health.

    Samantha L Thomas;Stuart David Michael Thomas

  • A Web-Based, Social Networking Physical Activity Intervention for Insufficiently Active Adults Delivered via Facebook App: Randomized Controlled Trial

    Carol Maher;Monika Ferguson;Corneel Vandelanotte;Ronald Plotnikoff

  • ‘Any one of these boat people could be a terrorist for all we know!’ Media representations and public perceptions of ‘boat people’ arrivals in Australia

    Fiona H McKay;Samantha L Thomas;R. Warwick Blood

  • The Role of the Fatosphere in Fat Adults’ Responses to Obesity Stigma A Model of Empowerment Without a Focus on Weight Loss

    Marissa Dickins;Samantha L Thomas;Bri King;Sophie Lewis

  • "I don't eat a hamburger and large chips every day!" A qualitative study of the impact of public health messages about obesity on obese adults

    Sophie Lewis;Samantha Thomas;Jim Hyde;David Jonathan Castle

  • Do military peacekeepers want to talk about their experiences? Perceived psychological support of UK military peacekeepers on return from deployment

    N Greenberg;SL Thomas;A Iversen;C Unwin

  • The influence of marketing on the sports betting attitudes and consumption behaviours of young men: implications for harm reduction and prevention strategies.

    Emily G. Deans;Samantha L. Thomas;Jeffrey L Derevensky;Mike Daube

  • ‘They are working every angle’. A qualitative study of Australian adults' attitudes towards, and interactions with, gambling industry marketing strategies

    Samantha L. Thomas;Sophie Lewis;Colin McLeod;John Haycock

  • Eat, drink and gamble: marketing messages about 'risky' products in an Australian major sporting series

    Sophie Lindsay;Samantha Thomas;Sophie Lewis;Kate Westberg

  • Factors that influence children’s gambling attitudes and consumption intentions: lessons for gambling harm prevention research, policies and advocacy strategies

    Hannah Pitt;Samantha L. Thomas;Amy Bestman;Mike Daube

  • "It's just everywhere!" Children and parents discuss the marketing of sports wagering in Australia

    Hannah Pitt;Samantha L. Thomas;Amy Bestman;Melissa Stoneham

  • Sports betting marketing during sporting events: a stadium and broadcast census of Australian Football League matches

    Samantha L Thomas;Sophie Lewis;Jenny Duong;Colin McLeod

  • The essential role of social theory in qualitative public health research

    Karen Willis;Jeanne Daly;Michelle Kealy;Rhonda Small

  • Children’s implicit recall of junk food, alcohol and gambling sponsorship in Australian sport

    Amy Bestman;Samantha L Thomas;Samantha L Thomas;Melanie J Randle;Stuart Dm Thomas

  • 'I'm searching for solutions': why are obese individuals turning to the Internet for help and support with 'being fat'?

    Sophie Lewis;Samantha Louise Thomas;Warwick Blood;David Jonathan Castle

  • Creating symbolic cultures of consumption: an analysis of the content of sports wagering advertisements in Australia.

    Emily G. Deans;Samantha L. Thomas;Mike Daube;Jeffrey Derevensky

Frequent Co-Authors

Simone Pettigrew
Simone Pettigrew George Institute for Global Health
David J. Castle
David J. Castle University of Tasmania
Jeffrey L. Derevensky
Jeffrey L. Derevensky McGill University
Susan Balandin
Susan Balandin Deakin University
Ronald C. Plotnikoff
Ronald C. Plotnikoff University of Newcastle Australia
Carol Maher
Carol Maher University of South Australia
Katrin Elisabeth Giel
Katrin Elisabeth Giel University of Tübingen
Stephan Zipfel
Stephan Zipfel University of Tübingen
Nicki A. Dowling
Nicki A. Dowling Deakin University

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