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Kelly M. Thames

Assistant Professor

Appalachian State University

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Appalachian State University

College of Arts and Sciences

Department Of Sociology

Kelly M. Thames is currently serving as an Appalachian State University Assistant Professor at Appalachian State University.

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Appalachian State University

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social sciences criminology public health epidemiology homicide journalism health communication social media media studies mass communication fake news opioid epidemic violent crime media coverage economic forces big data substance abuse information science digital mediums online information information technology information development information management family violence conflict resolution violence against women violent behavior interpersonal violence theoretical criminology family relations social science research european integration information behavior information society risk communication conflict studies civil conflict correctional practice international conflict narrative representation substance addiction audience reception comparative criminology societal influence victimisation psychological violence school violence social policy research social conditions novel drug abuse facebook user reactions social support longitudinal examination european regions audience reactions homicide rates western european cities school shootings new social roots refined constellation theory social support theory european cities european union

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The New Social Roots of School Shootings: A Refined Constellation Theory of Rampage Attacks. Socius Sociological Research for a Dynamic World (2025)

sociologysocial problemsdeviance (sociology)criminologysocial sciencespsychological violencevictimisationtheoretical criminologyschool shootingsnew social rootsaggressioninterpersonal violencehomicideeducationviolence against womenviolent crimerefined constellation theoryschool violenceviolent behavior

Where the Fault Lies: Representations of Addiction in Audience Reactions to Media Coverage of the Opioid Epidemic. Contemporary Drug Problems (2020)

David RussellKelly M. ThamesNaomi J. SpenceCallie M. Koeval

fake newshealth communicationcommunicationmass communicationmedia coverageopioid epidemicaudience receptionepidemiologyaudience reactionssubstance addictionsocial medianarrative representationaddictionjournalismmedia studies

‘It’s so Scary How Common This is Now:’ Frames in Media Coverage of the Opioid Epidemic by Ohio Newspapers and Themes in Facebook User Reactions. Information Communication & Society (2019)

David RussellNaomi J. SpenceKelly M. Thames

fake newshealth communicationmass communicationinformation scienceopioid epidemicsocial sciencesinformation behaviorjournalisminformation societydigital mediumsrisk communicationcommunicationsocial mediainformation managementinformation developmentmedia studiesfacebook user reactionsmedia coverageinformation technologyonline information

Can Big Data Predict the Rise of Novel Drug Abuse?. Journal of Drug Issues (2018)

Robert Todd PerdueJames HawdonKelly M. Thames

public healthsubstance abuseepidemiologynovel drug abusedata sciencebig data

A Longitudinal Examination of the Effects of Social Support on Homicide Across European Regions. DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (2014)

Kelly M. ThamesPatricia McCall

public healthsocial supportlongitudinal examinationmental healthsociologyeuropean regionscriminologysocial sciencesconflict resolutionhomicidesecurity studiesconflict studiesinternational conflictinternational relationsfamily violenceconflictcorrectional practicecivil conflict

Explaining Variation in Homicide Rates Across Eastern and Western European Cities: The Effects of Social, Political, and Economic Forces. Springer eBooks (2011)

Patricia L. McCallPaul NieuwbeertaRodney L. EngenKelly M. Thames

political sciencecomparative criminologyepidemiologycriminologysocial sciencesdemographysocietal influenceeconomic forceshomicide rateswestern european cities

Homicide Across European Cities: The Influence of Social and Economic Forces Between 2000 and 2005. (2011)

Patricia L. McCallKelly ThamesJonathan Brauer

public healthurban sociologysociologytime serieseuropean citiescriminologysocial sciencessocial determinants of healthhomicideeconomic forces

An Examination of Social Support Theory Across European Regions Over Time.. NCSU Libraries Repository (North Carolina State University Libraries) (2010)

sociologysocial problemssocioeconomic statussocial sciencessocial policy researchsocial conditionssocial policysocial relationssocial science researchsocial support theoryfamily relations

Longitudinal Analyses of Violent Crime in the European Union. (2010)

Patricia L. McCallKelly M. Thames

public healtheuropean unioncriminologysocial scienceslongitudinal analysesviolent crimeeuropean integration

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Kelly M. Thames

Assistant Professor

Appalachian State University

Affiliations

Appalachian State University

College of Arts and Sciences

Department Of Sociology

Kelly M. Thames is currently serving as an Appalachian State University Assistant Professor at Appalachian State University.

Honors

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Kelly M. Thames

Appalachian State University

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

The New Social Roots of School Shootings: A Refined Constellation Theory of Rampage Attacks. Socius Sociological Research for a Dynamic World (2025)

Where the Fault Lies: Representations of Addiction in Audience Reactions to Media Coverage of the Opioid Epidemic. Contemporary Drug Problems (2020)

David RussellKelly M. ThamesNaomi J. SpenceCallie M. Koeval

‘It’s so Scary How Common This is Now:’ Frames in Media Coverage of the Opioid Epidemic by Ohio Newspapers and Themes in Facebook User Reactions. Information Communication & Society (2019)

David RussellNaomi J. SpenceKelly M. Thames

Can Big Data Predict the Rise of Novel Drug Abuse?. Journal of Drug Issues (2018)

Robert Todd PerdueJames HawdonKelly M. Thames

public healthsubstance abuseepidemiologynovel drug abusedata sciencebig data

A Longitudinal Examination of the Effects of Social Support on Homicide Across European Regions. DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (2014)

Kelly M. ThamesPatricia McCall

Explaining Variation in Homicide Rates Across Eastern and Western European Cities: The Effects of Social, Political, and Economic Forces. Springer eBooks (2011)

Patricia L. McCallPaul NieuwbeertaRodney L. EngenKelly M. Thames

political sciencecomparative criminologyepidemiologycriminologysocial sciencesdemographysocietal influenceeconomic forceshomicide rateswestern european cities

Homicide Across European Cities: The Influence of Social and Economic Forces Between 2000 and 2005. (2011)

Patricia L. McCallKelly ThamesJonathan Brauer

public healthurban sociologysociologytime serieseuropean citiescriminologysocial sciencessocial determinants of healthhomicideeconomic forces

An Examination of Social Support Theory Across European Regions Over Time.. NCSU Libraries Repository (North Carolina State University Libraries) (2010)

sociologysocial problemssocioeconomic statussocial sciencessocial policy researchsocial conditionssocial policysocial relationssocial science researchsocial support theoryfamily relations

Longitudinal Analyses of Violent Crime in the European Union. (2010)

Patricia L. McCallKelly M. Thames

public healtheuropean unioncriminologysocial scienceslongitudinal analysesviolent crimeeuropean integration

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