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Holly Thurston

Psychology · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2016Rising activity
Child Abuse and TraumaHomelessness and Social IssuesChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentCrime Patterns and InterventionsChild Welfare and Adoption

Publications

22

Citations

233

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

10

Publishing since 2016

Research summary
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Holly Thurston's research focuses on child welfare and child protection systems, examining how community and area-level factors relate to child maltreatment, juvenile justice referrals, and mental health service use among children. The work often uses statistical and spatial modeling methods to study disparities and risk factors in child welfare and health outcomes, including racial disparities in birth outcomes and child protection responses.

Child welfare and maltreatmentJuvenile justice system involvementRacial and geographic disparities in health/welfareStatistical and spatial modeling methodsChild and adolescent mental health services

Publication output has been modest but fluctuating over the last decade, with a slight uptick in recent years (2024-2025) after a dip in 2023.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.2/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 3 publications18192020: 3 publications202021: 2 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 4 publications4242025: 4 publications42526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Child Abuse & Neglect×7
  • Journal of Pediatric Nursing×2
  • International Journal on Child Maltreatment Research Policy and Practice×2
  • International Journal of Nursing Studies×1
  • Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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