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Dr. Kendra Thomas

Associate Professor of Psychology

Hope College

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Hope College

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Psychology Department

Dr. Kendra Thomas is currently serving as an Academic Affairs Associate Professor of Psychology at Hope College.

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Dr. Kendra Thomas

Hope College

Associate Professor of Psychology

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psychology social sciences behavioral sciences educational psychology education social psychology adolescence social justice positive psychology school climate well-being child development adolescent health applied psychology developmental psychology adolescent psychology educational research applied social psychology child psychology youth justice systematic literature review resilience motivation family psychology narrative violent behavior supportive care family studies subjective well-being altruism procedural justice juvenile delinquency happiness legal theory sociology of law world beliefs brazilian preadolescents legal socialization longitudinal analysis school psychology intercultural studies sociology of religion world psychiatry family process family issues bullying prosocial behavior covid-19 pandemic societal influence parental care social-emotional wellbeing social capital cultural factors cross-cultural perspectives psychometrics cultural psychology cultural theory context management context analysis urban society cultural context context awareness adolescent medicine white supremacy contemporary racism sociology of education high school hope theory benefits others prosocial outcomes growth mindset brazilian children kenyan students elementary school children character virtues classroom relationships behavioral education applied developmental psychology community engagement counseling psychology preservice teacher education african american studies inclusive education sociology school leadership youth services community-engaged research belonging community development early childhood development education policy educational administration developmental psychopathology teacher education mentorship professional development developmental science health education servicelearning early childhood education public health early childhood psychoeducational assessment social work higher education family medicine educational management social skills educational leadership school effectiveness positive behavior interventions experiential learning

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Developing Perceptions of Justice: A Systematic Literature Review on Just World Beliefs Across Adolescence. Journal of Adolescence (2025)

juvenile delinquencysocial justicetransitional justicesystematic literature reviewadolescenceinjusticesocial sciencespsychologyviolent behavioradolescent healthyouth justicedevelopmental psychology

Hope as a Virtue: Toward a Theoretically-Grounded Measure in English, Isizulu, and Portuguese. Applied Developmental Science (2025)

Kendra J. ThomasKevin L. RandSarah K. RogersRobert D. HenryCharlotte V. O. Witvliet

portuguesemultilingualismlanguage developmentdevelopmental sciencetheoretically-grounded measureenglishlanguagelanguage grounding

Improved Responsive Caregiving and Home Learning Environment Through a Relational Home Visitation Program: Delayed Control Group Comparison. International Journal of Behavioral Development (2025)

home careresponsive caregivinghome learning environmentfamily medicinesocial workprimary carenursingelderly carefamily practicesupportive carelong-term care

Hopeful Parenting: A Systematic Literature Review on Hope Among Parents. International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology (2024)

Nhi T. HoangKatherine YakesErin G. MoranIsabella MusherureEsther TurahirwaAllison B PrindleMelanie ReaganJaedon VandezandeKendra Thomas

psychologypositive psychologysystematic literature reviewhopeful parenting

Hope is Not the Same as Optimism, a Psychologist Explains − Just Look at Mlk’s Example. (2024)

social psychologywell-beingapplied social psychologyapplied psychologypsychological sciencepositive psychologyexpectation formationemotional selfregulationbehavioral sciencespsychosocial determinantspersistence (psychology)behavioral decision makingexperimental social psychologypsychologyhappinessbehavioral insightshuman decision processmlk ’

Hoping and Caregiving in Adversity: Ithemba Hope for Parents Study. International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology (2024)

Kendra ThomasKristin ValentinoLidia Matabaro

parents studyapplied psychologypositive psychologymental healthpsychology

Parents Who Believe Their Children Can Have a Better Future Are More Likely to Read and Play With Them – South African Study. (2024)

educational psychologybetter futurechild literacydevelopmental psychologyparent leadershipeducationsouth african studyearly childhood educationchild psychologypsychologyearly childhood literacychild developmentfamily studies

Hope That Benefits Others: A Systematic Literature Review of Hope Theory and Prosocial Outcomes. International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology (2023)

Zachary SchornickNolan EllisElizabeth RayBobbi-Jo SnyderKendra Thomas

applied social psychologymotivationprosocial behaviorprosocial outcomesbenefits othersapplied psychologypositive psychologyaltruismpublic healthsocial psychologysystematic literature reviewresiliencehappinessquality of lifehope theorywell-beingsubjective well-beingsocial sciencespsychologysupportive care

Justice for Me and for All: Longitudinal Analysis of Justice Perceptions Across Demographic Indicators. Journal of Research on Adolescence (2023)

Kendra J. ThomasHerbert RodriguesAndré V. Komatsu

adolescencejustice perceptionsdemographic indicatorssocial scienceslongitudinal analysis

Racial Ideology, System Justification, and Just World Belief in African Americans. Frontiers in Psychology (2023)

Sydney Katherine JohnsonKendra Thomas

ideologyworld beliefracecontemporary racismafrican americansculturesystem justificationracial ideologypsychologyafrican american studieswhite supremacy

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Dr. Kendra Thomas

Associate Professor of Psychology

Hope College

Affiliations

Academic Affairs

Other Academic Units Division

Hope College

Social Sciences

Psychology Department

Dr. Kendra Thomas is currently serving as an Academic Affairs Associate Professor of Psychology at Hope College.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Dr. Kendra Thomas

Hope College

Associate Professor of Psychology

You can click a keyword to filter the displayed items

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Developing Perceptions of Justice: A Systematic Literature Review on Just World Beliefs Across Adolescence. Journal of Adolescence (2025)

juvenile delinquencysocial justicetransitional justicesystematic literature reviewadolescenceinjusticesocial sciencespsychologyviolent behavioradolescent healthyouth justicedevelopmental psychology

Hope as a Virtue: Toward a Theoretically-Grounded Measure in English, Isizulu, and Portuguese. Applied Developmental Science (2025)

Kendra J. ThomasKevin L. RandSarah K. RogersRobert D. HenryCharlotte V. O. Witvliet

portuguesemultilingualismlanguage developmentdevelopmental sciencetheoretically-grounded measureenglishlanguagelanguage grounding

Improved Responsive Caregiving and Home Learning Environment Through a Relational Home Visitation Program: Delayed Control Group Comparison. International Journal of Behavioral Development (2025)

home careresponsive caregivinghome learning environmentfamily medicinesocial workprimary carenursingelderly carefamily practicesupportive carelong-term care

Hopeful Parenting: A Systematic Literature Review on Hope Among Parents. International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology (2024)

Nhi T. HoangKatherine YakesErin G. MoranIsabella MusherureEsther TurahirwaAllison B PrindleMelanie ReaganJaedon VandezandeKendra Thomas

psychologypositive psychologysystematic literature reviewhopeful parenting

Hope is Not the Same as Optimism, a Psychologist Explains − Just Look at Mlk’s Example. (2024)

Hoping and Caregiving in Adversity: Ithemba Hope for Parents Study. International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology (2024)

Kendra ThomasKristin ValentinoLidia Matabaro

parents studyapplied psychologypositive psychologymental healthpsychology

Parents Who Believe Their Children Can Have a Better Future Are More Likely to Read and Play With Them – South African Study. (2024)

Hope That Benefits Others: A Systematic Literature Review of Hope Theory and Prosocial Outcomes. International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology (2023)

Zachary SchornickNolan EllisElizabeth RayBobbi-Jo SnyderKendra Thomas

Justice for Me and for All: Longitudinal Analysis of Justice Perceptions Across Demographic Indicators. Journal of Research on Adolescence (2023)

Kendra J. ThomasHerbert RodriguesAndré V. Komatsu

adolescencejustice perceptionsdemographic indicatorssocial scienceslongitudinal analysis

Racial Ideology, System Justification, and Just World Belief in African Americans. Frontiers in Psychology (2023)

Sydney Katherine JohnsonKendra Thomas

ideologyworld beliefracecontemporary racismafrican americansculturesystem justificationracial ideologypsychologyafrican american studieswhite supremacy

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