Kathleen Thoma, EdD

Assistant Professor
Primary Department
Clinical Research & Leadership
Affiliation
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Research Interests

Dr. Thoma is an expert on the administration of clinical research studies, particularly on the site side in populations with HIV/infectitious diseases. Her research focuses on clinical research administration, increasing diversity and inclusion in clinical research, increasing patient centricity and patient engagement in clinical research, social determinants of health/health equity, health literacy, and health science distance education. She is skilled in the application of qualitative, quantitative and mixed research methods with an emphasis on qualitative methods. 

Keywords

health equity, medical education, Clinical trials administration, Access to clinical trials, Health equity, Health literacy, HIV/infectious disease, Medical Education , Infectious Diseases

Research Level
T2: Translation to Patients
T3: Translation to Practice
T4: Translation to Population Health
Research Method(s)
  • Promoting Wellness and Healthy Living
  • Biomedical Informatics and Data Analytics
  • Qualitative coding and analysis
  • Structured literature reviews
  • Quantitative health services research data analysis