Publications from Dr. Thomas and collaborators

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Thomas, F.C., McGuire, K., Ng Ha Kwong, O., Parmar, P.K., Goldgruber, B., Doherty, S., Jayawickreme, N., Milligan, K., Dass, G., *Sivayokan, S., *Surenthirakumaran, R. (2025) From villages to floating islands: A qualitative study exploring maternal experiences of support and isolation in Northern Sri Lanka. Social Sciences and Medicine – Mental Health, 8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2025.100506   

 

Thomas, F.C., Cheng, M.K., Cassin, S.E. (2024). Developing cultural humility using live actor simulation. Psynopsis – Canadian Psychological Association.  

 

Taknint, J. T., Thomas, F. C., Gellatly, R., & Ameresekere, M. (2024). Responding to Trauma: A Critical Review of Mental Health and Psychosocial Interventions for Refugee Women. Current psychiatry reports, 26(12), 866–876. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-024-01568-3

 

Thomas, F.C., Divirgilio, R., Jayawickreme, N., Sivayokan, S., McShane, K., Jayawickreme, E. (2023).  Coping with the long-term impact of civil strife: A grief-centered analysis of Tamil Sri Lankan communities affected by ethnopolitical conflict. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 16(3), p. 822-850. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12491

 

Thomas, F.C., Coulombe, S., Girard, T., Hart, T., Doherty, S., Dass, G., Wickramage, K., Siriwardhana, C., & McShane K. (2022). Displacement-related stressors in a Sri Lankan war affected community: Identifying the impact of war exposure and ongoing stressors on trauma symptom severity. Social Science and Medicine – Mental Health, 2: e: 100129. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2022.100129   
 

Thomas, F.C., D’Souza, M., Magwood, O., Thilakanathan, D., Sukumar, V., Doherty, S., Dass, G., Hart, T., Sivayokan, S., Wickramage, K., & McShane K. (2022). Examining post-conflict stressors in Northern Sri Lanka: A qualitative study. PLOS One, 17(9): e e0267018. doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267018

 

Thomas, F.C., Puente-Duran, S., Mutschler, C., Monson, C.M.M. (2020). Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) for children and youth in developing countries: A systematic review. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 27(2), 146–160. https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12435

 

Thomas, F.C., Bowie, J., Hill, L., & Taknint, J.T. (2019). Growth-promoting supervision: Reflections from women of colour psychology trainees. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 13, 167-173.

 

Khenti, A., Thomas, F.C., Mohamoud, S., Diaz, P., Ballarino, V., Dunbar, K., & Sapag, J. (2017). Mental health and addictions capacity building for community health centres in Ontario. Canadian Family Physician, 63, e416-e424.

 

Thomas, F.C., Jordans, M.J.D., Reis, R., de Jong, J., & Tol, W. (2016). Emic perspectives on the impact of armed conflict on children’s mental health in Northern Sri Lanka. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 22, 246-253.