CURRICULUM VITAE
Carissa W. Tomas PhD
Carissa W. Tomas PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Institute for Health and Equity
Division of Epidemiology
Department of Institute for Health and Equity
Division of Epidemiology
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
Medical Education Building |
8701 Watertown Plank Rd |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
Email: ctomas@mcw.edu |
EDUCATION: |
2013 - 2016 B.S., Mathematics and Psychology, Calvin College, Grand Rapids |
2016 - 2019 M.S., Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee |
2019 - 2020 Ph.D., Neuroscience University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
01/2021 - 07/2021 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
07/2021 - Present Assistant Professor, Institute for Health and Equity, Medical College of Wisconsin, WI, Division of Epidemiology, Milwaukee |
RESEARCH ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
2016 - 2020 Graduate Research Assistant, Affective Neuroscience Lab, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
2021 - Present Division of Data Analytics and Informatics, Deputy Director |
Milwaukee Trauma Outcomes Project |
Comprehensive Injury Center, Medical College of Wisconsin |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
08/2013 - Present AP Scholar with Distinction |
08/2013 - Present Siemens Special Scholarship Recipient |
2013 - 2016 Calvin Dean's List |
2013 - 2016 Calvin Honors Program |
2013 - 2016 Calvin Presidential Scholar |
2013 - 2015 Calvin Honors Fellows Scholar |
2016 - 2018 UWM Chancellor's Graduate Student Award |
2017 - Present UWM Summer Graduate Research Fellowship |
2019 - 2020 UWM Distinguished Graduate Student Fellowship |
2020 - Present UWM Summer Graduate Research Fellowship |
2020 - 2021 UWM Distinguished Dissertator Fellowship |
2023 - Present Early Career Investigator Travel Award, Society for Biological Psychiatry |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
American Psychological Association |
Society for Neuroscience |
Society of Biological Psychiatry |
Professional Women's Nexus |
Milwaukee Trauma Outcomes Project |
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies |
Organization of Human Brain Mapping |
EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS: |
Editorial Board |
2022 - Present Mental Health Science |
Ad-Hoc Reviewer |
2020 - Present Behavioral Brain Research, Neuroimage: Clinical, Brain Connectivity, Biological Psychiatry, Biological Psychiatry: CNNI, Brain Connectivity, Communications Medicine, Developmental Neurobiology, Develo |
LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
2017 - 2020 Vice President, Cognition, Learning, Attention, and Memory Society, UWM |
2017 - 2020 Vice President, Association of Graduate Students in Psychology, UWM |
2020 - Present Member, Data Science Club, UWM |
2020 - 2021 Neuroscience Working Group Member, Psychology Department Diversity Committee, UWM |
2021 - Present Research Core Co-chair, Comprehensive Injury Center, MCW |
2021 - Present Data working group member, Violence Response-Public Health and Safety Team (VR-PHAST) |
2021 - Present Coordinator, Neuroimaging Journal Club, Department of Psychology, UWM |
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INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
Local |
2. Tomas, C.W. (2023) Contextual factors of traumatic injury in Milwaukee. Health Psychology Fellow Didactic Series, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. |
1. Tomas, C.W. (2022) Contextual factors of traumatic injury in Milwaukee. Center for Advancing Population Science Seminar, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. |
PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
International |
Weis, C. N., Huggins, A. A., Bennett, K. P., Parisi, E. A., Larson, C. L. (2018, November) High resolution resting state functional connectivity in anxiety. 48th Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. |
Weis, C. N., Huggins, A. A., Bennett, K. P., Parisi, E. A., Larson, C. L. (2019, October) Resting state functional connectivity of the human periaqueductal grey using 7-Tesla MRI. 49th Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. |
Huggins, A. A., Weis, C. N., Parisi, E. A., Bennett, K. P., & Larson, C. L. (2020, June). High-resolution 7T-fMRI of human hippocampal subfields during threat generalization. Organization of Human Brain Mapping. Montreal, Canada. |
Weis, C. N., Huggins, A. A., Fitzgerald, J. M., Miskovich, T. A., Bennett, K. P., Parisi, E.A., Webb, K., deRoon-Cassini, T. A., & Larson, C. L. (2020, June) Data-driven approach to dynamic resting state functional connectivity in individuals at-risk for PTSD development. Organization of Human Brain Mapping. Montreal, Canada. |
Weis, C.N., Fitzgerald, J.M., Bergner, C., Hillard, C.J., Larson, C.L., deRoon-Cassini, T.A. (2021, November). Characterizing PTSD symptom trajectories in two independent traumatically injured samples. International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies, virtual. |
Webb, K., Weis, C., Huggins, A., Kallenbach, M., Miskovich, T., Fitzgerald, J., Bennett, K., Krukowski, J., deRoon-Cassini, T., Larson, C. (2021, January). Stability of hippocampal subfield volumes after trauma and relationship to development of PTSD symptoms. SfN Global Connectome. |
Weis, C.N., Haswell, C., Clarke-Rubright, E., Jahanshad, N., Gordon, E., Waller, L., Buettner, M., Pozzi, E., Toenders, Y., Larson, C., Schmaal, L., Veer, I, Thompson, P., Morey, R. (2021, June). Data-driven approach to dynamic resting state functional connectivity: an ENIGMA-PGC PTSD study. Organization of Human Brain Mapping, virtual. |
Weis, C. N. (2021) HALFpipe application in ENIGMA-PGC-PTSD. The ENIGMA Consortium All-Hands eMeeting. |
Stevens, S.K., Timmer-Murillo, S., Weis, C.N., Boals, A., Larson, C.L., deRoon-Cassini, T., Larsen, S.E. (2022) Event Centrality and Posttraumatic Stress After Traumatic Injury: A Longitudinal Investigation. Flash talk accepted for presentation at the 38th annual meeting of the International Society |
Krukowski, J., Harris, J., Timmer-Murillo, S., Tomas, C., Vine, K., Purdle, S., Janusiak, J., Mohebbi F., Masoud Forati, A., Ghose R, Mantsch, J., Torres, L., deRoon-Cassini, T. (2023). Need to Address Trauma Exposure and Mental Health for Those Seeking Emergency Rental Assistance. Flash talk accepted for presentation at the 39th at International Society of Traumatic Stres |
Weis, C. N., Huggins, A. A., Bennett, K. P., Parisi, E. A., Larson, C. L. (2019, June) High resolution resting state functional connectivity of the extended amygdala. Organization of Human Brain Mapping. Rome, Italy. |
National |
Weis, C., Fitzgerald, J., Belleau, E., Pedersen, W., Miskovich, T., Larson, C. (2018, May) Structural and Functional Connectivity of the Posterior Cingulum is related to Re-Experiencing Symptoms in PTSD. 73rd Society of Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting. New York, NY. |
Parisi, E. A., Weis, C. N., Huggins, A. A., Bennett, K. P., Hajcak, G., Larson, C. L. (2019, May) Amygdala and hippocampal activation to conditioned stimuli during extinction following threat avoidance. 74th annual meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry. Chicago, IL. |
Huggins, A. A., Weis, C. N., Parisi, E. A., Bennett, K. P., & Larson, C. L. (2019, May) Trait anxiety associated with differences in BOLD activation during fear generalization task. 74th annual meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry. Chicago, IL. |
Hunt, J. C., Fitzgerald, J. F., Weis, C. N., Huggins, A. A., Hanson, J. L., Isely, K. A., deRoon-Cassini, T. A., Larson, C. L. (2019, May) Classification of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury from Resting State fMRI: A Graph Theory Approach. 74th Society of Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. |
Weis, C. N., Huggins, A. A., Miskovich, T. A., Fitzgerald, J. M., Bennett, K. P., deRoon-Cassini, T. A., & Larson, C. L. (2019, May) White matter integrity in individuals at-risk for PTSD development: a longitudinal investigation. 74th Society of Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. |
Weis, C. N., Huggins, A. A., Bennett, K. P., Parisi, E. A., Larson, C. L. (2020, April) Dynamic functional connectivity of the periaqueductal grey in response to predictable and unpredictable threat using 7-Tesla MRI. 75th Society of Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting. New York, |
Webb, E.K., Weis, C. N., Huggins, A., Hanson, J., Sellnow, K., deRoon-Cassini, T., & Larson, C. (2020, May). Neighborhood disadvantage is associated with smaller amygdala volume and altered amygdala functional activity. 75th Society of Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting, New York, NY. |
Huggins, A. A., Weis, C. N., Fitzgerald, J., Hanson, J., Bennett, K. P., Parisi, E. A., Webb, E. K., deRoon-Cassini, T., & Larson, C. L. (2020, May). Contingency awareness and neural response to threat: Associations with acute traumatic distress and childhood trauma. 75th Society of Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting. New York, NY. |
Fitzgerald, J.M., Huggins, A.A., Weis, C., Hanson, J., Bennett, K., Parisi, E., Webb, E.K., Larson, C., deRoon-Cassini, T. (2020, May) Differences in Endocannabinoids Relates to Intact Fear Learning After Traumatic Injury. 75th Society of Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting. New York, NY. |
Huggins, A. A., Fitzgerald, J., Weis, C. N., Hanson, J., Webb, E. K., Bennett, K. P., Parisi, E. A., deRoon-Cassini, T. A., & Larson, C. L. (2021, May). Neural activation during fear extinction acutely post-trauma predicts chronic PTSD severity. 76th Society of Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting, virtual. |
Fitzgerald, J.M.*, Webb, E.K.*, Weis, C.N., Huggins, A.A., Bennett, K.P., Miskovich, T.A., Krukowski, J.L., deRoon-Cassini, T.A.**, Larson, C.L.** (2021, May). Hippocampus Resting-State Functional Connectivity Forecasts Individual PTSD Symptoms: A Data-Driven Approach. 76th Society of Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting, virtual. *joint first authors, **joint senior authors. |
Weis, C.N., Bergner, C., Hillard, C.J., Larson, C.L., deRoon-Cassini, T.A. (2021, May). Using machine learning to predict non-remitting PTSD symptoms in two independent traumatically injured samples. 76th Society of Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting, virtual. |
Webb, K., Weis, C., Bennett, K., Huggins, A., Parisi, E., Miskovich, T., Kallenbach, M., Krukowski, J., Fitzgerald, J., deRoon-Cassini, T., & Larson, C. (2021). Neural Impact of Neighborhood Disadvantage in Traumatically-Injured Adults: A Multi-Modal Investigation. Society for Biological Psychiatry's Virtual Meeting. |
Webb, E.K., Weis, C., Huggins, A., Bennett, K., Miskovich, T., Krukowski, J., deRoon-Cassini, T., & Larson, C. (2022). Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage alters neural responding during cognitive and affective tasks: evidence for adaptive processes. Anxiety & Depression Association of American annual m, Denver, CO. |
Tomas, C., Kallies, K., Borisy-Rudin, F., Busalacchi, M., Mackenzie, R., Snowden, A., deRoon-Cassini, T., Kostelac, C. (2023) Off-premises alcohol outlets and socioeconomic status predict firearm-related injury in Milwaukee, WI. Oral presentation at the National Research Conference for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms. Chicago, IL. |
Regional |
Weis, C., Drost, C., Rootring, E., Moes, P. (May, 2016) Hemispheric Lateralization of Processing Gender and Emotion. Michigan Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference. May 2016. Adrian, MI. |
Nasir, S., Bennett, M., Tomas, C., Fitzgerald, J.M. Relationship between cortisol and heart rate variability in response to stress: A data-driven approach. MidBrains, October 22, 2022. Eau Claire, WI. |
Tomas, C.W. (2023) Injury Burden in Milwaukee During COVID-19. Ignite Presentation at Data Day 2023, Data You Can Use, Milwaukee, WI. |
Local |
Weis, C. N. (2021) Introduction to fMRI: MR Physics and the BOLD signal. UWM fMRI Bootcamp hosted by Cognition Learning Attention and Memory Society. |
Weis, C., Belleau, E., Pedersen, W., Miskovich, T., Larson, C. (March 16, 2018) Structural Connectivity of the Posterior Cingulum is related to Re-Experiencing Symptoms in PTSD. UWM Neuroscience Research Symposium. Milwaukee, WI. |
Weis, C., Huggins, A. A., Miskovich, T. A., Fitzgerald, J. M., Bennett, K. P., deRoon-Cassini, T. A., & Larson, C. L. (March 15, 2019) White matter integrity in individuals at-risk for PTSD development: a longitudinal investigation. UWM Neuroscience Research Symposium. Milwaukee, WI. |
Weis, C. Trauma, PTSD, and Brain Network Dynamics. (April, 2020) UWM Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition Finalist. |
Weis, C., Huggins, A. A., Fitzgerald, J. M., Miskovich, T. A., Bennett, K. P., Parisi, E.A., Webb, K., deRoon-Cassini, T. A., & Larson, C. L. (March 13, 2020) Data-driven approach to dynamic resting state functional connectivity in individuals at-risk for PTSD development. UWM Neuroscience Research Symposium. Milwaukee, WI. |
MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES: |
Graduate Student Education |
09/2023 - 12/2023 Course Director for PUCH-19225 Introduction to Statistics (Stata 1) |
MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED: |
Medical Students |
06/2022 - 09/2023 Alexandra Dove, research mentor, MCW |
Graduate Students |
PhD Committees |
05/2022 - Present Kara Kallies, MCW |
11/2023 - Present Amber Brandolino, MCW |
EXTRAMURAL STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS, AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED: |
Graduate Students |
MS Committees |
07/2022 - 08/2023 Kevin Petranu |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Weis, C. N., Belleau, E. L., Pedersen, W. S., Miskovich, T. A., & Larson, C. L. (2018). Structural Connectivity of the Posterior Cingulum Is Related to Reexperiencing Symptoms in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Chronic Stress, 2. https://doi.org/10.1177/2470547018807134 |
2. Weis, C. N., Huggins, A. A., Bennett, K. P., Parisi, E. A., & Larson, C. L. (2019). High-Resolution Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Extended Amygdala. Brain Connectivity, 9(8), 627-637. https://doi.org/10.1089/brain.2019.0688 |
3. Weis, C. N (2020). Data-Driven Approach to Dynamic Resting State Functional Connectivity in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder [Ph.D., The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee]. In ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (2479407750). Dissertations & Theses @ University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. https://carissa-weis.shinyapps.io/cw_dissertation_shinyapp/ |
4. Webb, E. K., Weis, C. N., Huggins, A. A., Parisi, E. A., Bennett, K. P., Miskovich, T., Krukowski, J., deRoon-Cassini, T. A., & Larson, C. L. (2021). Neighborhood disadvantage is associated with stable deficits in neurocognitive functioning in traumatically-injured adults. Health & Place, 67, 102493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102493 |
5. Weis, C. N., Webb, E. K., Damiano, S., Larson, C. L., & deRoon-Cassini, T. A. (2021). Scoring the Life Events Checklist: Comparison of three scoring methods. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001049 |
6. Weis, C. N., Webb, E. K., Huggins, A. A., Kallenbach, M., Miskovich, T. A., Fitzgerald, J. M., Bennett, K. P., Krukowski, J. L., deRoon-Cassini, T. A., & Larson, C. L. (2021). Stability of hippocampal subfield volumes after trauma and relationship to development of PTSD symptoms. NeuroImage, 236, 118076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118076 |
7. Huggins, A. A., Weis, C. N., Parisi, E. A., Bennett, K. P., Miskovic, V., & Larson, C. L. (2021). Neural substrates of human fear generalization: A 7T-fMRI investigation. NeuroImage, 239, 118308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118308 |
8. Weis, C. N., Bennett, K. P., Huggins, A. A., Parisi, E. A., Gorka, S. M., & Larson, C. (2021). A 7-Tesla MRI Study of the Periaqueductal Grey: Resting State and Task Activation Under Threat. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, nsab085. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsab085 |
9. Weis, C. N., Webb, E. K., deRoon-Cassini, T. A., & Larson, C. L. (2021). Emotion Dysregulation Following Trauma: Shared Neurocircuitry of Traumatic Brain Injury and Trauma-Related Psychiatric Disorders. Biological Psychiatry, S0006322321014979. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.07.023 |
10. Webb, E. K., Weis, C. N., Huggins, A. A., Fitzgerald, J. M., Bennett, K., Bird, C. M., Parisi, E. A., Kallenbach, M., Miskovich, T., Krukowski, J., deRoon-Cassini, T. A., & Larson, C. L. (2021). Neural impact of neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage in traumatically injured adults. Neurobiology of Stress, 15, 100385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ynstr.2021.100385 |
11. Fitzgerald, J. M., Webb, E. K., Weis, C. N., Huggins, A. A., Bennett, K. P., Miskovich, T. A., Krukowski, J. L., deRoon-Cassini, T. A., & Larson, C. L. (2021). Hippocampal Resting-State Functional Connectivity Forecasts Individual Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: A Data-Driven Approach. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, S2451902221002329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2021.08.007 |
12. Weis, C. N., Huggins, A. A., Miskovich, T. A., Fitzgerald, J. M., Bennett, K. P., Krukowski, J. L., Webb, E. K., deRoon-Cassini, T. A., & Larson, C. L. (2021). Acute White Matter Integrity Post-trauma and Prospective Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 15, 742198. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2021.742198 |
13. Webb, E.K., Bird, C.M., deRoon-Cassini, T.A., Weis, C.N., Huggins, A., Fitzgerald, J., Miskovich, T., Bennett, K., Krukowski, J., Torres, L., Larson, C.L. (2022). Racial discrimination is associated with modified functional connectivity of salience network nodes in traumatically injured adults. JAMA Network Open. 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.44759 |
14. Webb, E.K.*, Ward, R.T.*, Mathew, A.S., Price, M., Weis, C.N., Trevino, C.M., Larson, C.L.**, & deRoon-Cassini-T.A.**. (2022). Role of pain and socioenvironmental factors on PTSD symptoms in traumatically injured adults: A one-year prospective study. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 10.1002/jts.22815 |
15. Tomas, C.W., Webb, E.K., Bennett, K.P., Huggins, A.A., Fitzgerald, J.M., Miskovich, T.A., Krukowski, J., deRoon-Cassini, T.A., Larson, C.L. (2022). Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and the neurobiology of uncertainty in traumatically injured adults. Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science. 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2022.02.006 |
16. Tomas, C.W., Fitzgerald, J.M., Bergner, C., Hillard, C.J., Larson, C.L., deRoon-Cassini, T.A. (2022). Machine learning prediction of PTSD trajectories following traumatic injury: identification and verification in two independent samples. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 10.1002/jts.22868. |
17. Stevens, S.K. †, Timmer-Murillo, S., Tomas, C.W., Boals, A., Larson, C.L., deRoon-Cassini, T.A., Larsen, S.E. (2022). Event Centrality and Posttraumatic Stress After Traumatic Injury: A Longitudinal Investigation. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 10.1002/jts.22877 |
18. Gonzalez-Van Wart, A. E.†, Pina, I.G.†, Melin, S.†, Webb, E.K., Larson, C.L., Tomas, C.W. (2022) Helping self & helping others: Motivation & benefits to participation in trauma-related research. Trauma Psychology News, 17(3), 34-38. https://traumapsychnews.com/2022/11/helping-self-helping-others/ |
19. Tomas, C.W., Flynn-O'Brien, K.T., Harris, J., Moore, R., Kostelac, C., Cassidy, L.D., deRoon-Cassini, T.A. (2023) The increase in traumatic injury burden during COVID-19 was disproportionately shouldered by racial and ethnic minority patients: an urban case study. Trauma. 10.1177/14604086231165127 |
20. Tomas, C.W., Kallies, K.J., Cronn, S.E., Kostelac, C.A., deRoon-Cassini, T.A., Cassidy, L.D. (2023) Mechanisms of traumatic injury by race and ethnicity: an 8-year review of temporal trends from the National Trauma Data Bank. Injury Prevention. 10.1136/ip-2022-044817. |
21. Suarez-Jimenez, B., Lazarov, A., Zhu, X., Zilcha-Mano, S., Kim, Yoojean, Marino, C.E., Rjabtsenkov, P., Bavdekar, S.Y., Pine, D.S., Bar-Haim, Y., Larson, C.L., Huggins, A.A., deRoon-Cassini, T., Tomas, C., Fitzgerald, J., Kennis, M., Varkevisser, T., Geuze, E., QUide, Y., El Hage, W., Wang, X., O'Leary, E.N., Cotton, A.S., Xie, H., Shih, C., Disner, S.G., Davenport, N.D., Sponheim, S.R., Koch, S.B.J., Frijling, J.L., Nawijn, L., van Zuiden, M., Olff, M., Veltman, D.J., Gordon, E.M., May, G., Nelson, S.M., Jia-Richards, M., Neria, Y., Morey, R.A. (2023). Intrusive traumatic re-experiencing domain: Functional connectivity feature classification by the ENIGMA PTSD Consortium. Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science. 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2023.05.006 |
22. Webb, E.K., Timmer-Murillo, S.C., Huggins, A.A., Tomas, C.W., deRoon-Cassini, T.A., Larson, C.L. (2023) Attributional negativity bias and acute stress disorder symptoms mediate the relationship between trauma history and future PTSD. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 10.1002/jts.22942. |
23. Timmer-Murillo, S., Melin, S.J.H. †, Tomas, C.W., Geier, T., Brandolino, A., Schramm, A., Larson, C.L., & deRoon-Cassini, T. (2023) Health disparities following firearm violence: A brief report. Annals of Internal Medicine. 10.7326/M23-0309 |
24. Schramm, A. T., Kant, J. †, M., Tomas, C. W., Holliman, A. R., Kendrick, V. T., Khan, H., Cronn, S., deRoon-Cassini, T.A., Kohlbeck, S.A. (2023) Trends in adult suicide rates in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin: 2002-2020. Wisconsin Medical Journal. PMID: 37768767 |
25. Davis, K.E. †, Tomas, C.W., Webb, E.K., Huggins, A.A., deRoon-Cassini, T.A., Larson, C.L., Fitzgerald, J.M. (2023) Neural processes of emotional conflict monitoring and prediction of PTSD symptom clusters in traumatic injury survivors. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. 10.1037/tra0001586 |
26. Tomas, C.W., Fumo, N., Kostelac, C.A., Flynn-O'Brien, K., Levas, M., deRoon-Cassini, T.A., Hargarten, S. (2023) Trends in firearm production and firearm deaths in children. Preventive Medicine. 10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107684 |
27. Dove, A. †, Kallies, K. †, Hargarten, S., Tomas, CW. (2023) A Milwaukee Syndemic: Penetrative Injury and the COVID-19 Pandemics. Wisconsin Medical Journal. |
28. Bennett, M. M. †, Tomas, C. W., Fitzgerald, J. M. (2023) Relationship between cortisol and heart rate variability in response to stress: a data-driven approach. Stress and Health. 10.1002/smi.3327. |
29. Bird, C.M., Webb, E.K., Cole, S.W., Tomas, C.W., Knight, J.M., Timmer-Murillo, S.C., Larson, C.L., deRoon-Cassini, Torres, L. (2023) Individual Experiences of Racial Discrimination and Adverse Gene Expression among Black Individuals in a Level 1 Trauma Center Sample. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 10.1016/j.bbi.2023.12.009 |
30. Brandolino, A. †, deRoon-Cassini, T.A., Biesboer, E.A. †, Tomas, C.W., Woolfolk, M. †, Wakinekona, N. †, Subramanian, M. †, Cheruvalath, H. †, Schroeder, M.E., Trevino, C.M. (in press) Improved Follow-up Care for Gun Violence Survivors in the Trauma Quality of Life Clinic. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open. |
31. Bird CM, Kate Webb E, Cole SW, Tomas CW, Knight JM, Timmer-Murillo SC, Larson CL, deRoon-Cassini TA, Torres L. Experiences of racial discrimination and adverse gene expression among black individuals in a level 1 trauma center sample. Brain Behav Immun. 2024 Feb;116:229-236. PMCID: PMC10872243 |
32. Timmer-Murillo SC, Melin SJH, Tomas CW, Geier TJ, Brandolino A, Schramm AT, Larson CL, deRoon-Cassini TA. Mental Health and Health-Related Quality of Life After Firearm Injury: A Preliminary Descriptive Study. Ann Intern Med. 2023 Jul;176(7):1010-1012. |
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34. CW Tomas, KT Flynn-O’Brien, J Harris, C Kostelac, R Moore, LD Cassidy, and TA deRoon-Cassini. Increase in traumatic injury burden amidst COVID-19 was disproportionately shouldered by racial and ethnic minority patients: An urban case study Trauma. Tomas CW, Flynn-O’Brien KT, Harris J, Kostelac C, Moore R, Cassidy LD, deRoon-Cassini TA. Increase in traumatic injury burden amidst COVID-19 was disproportionately shouldered by. |
35. Brandolino A, deRoon-Cassini TA, Biesboer EA, Tomas CW, Woolfolk M, Wakinekona NA, Subramanian M, Cheruvalath H, Schroeder ME, Trevino CM. Improved follow-up care for gun violence survivors in the Trauma Quality of Life Clinic. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2024;9(1):e001199. PMCID: PMC10882323 |
36. Huggins AA, Baird CL, Briggs M, Laskowitz S, Hussain A, Fouda S, Haswell C, Sun D, Salminen LE, Jahanshad N, Thomopoulos SI, Veltman DJ, Frijling JL, Olff M, van Zuiden M, Koch SBJ, Nawjin L, Wang L, Zhu Y, Li G, Stein DJ, Ipser J, Seedat S, du Plessis S, van den Heuvel LL, Suarez-Jimenez B, Zhu X, Kim Y, He X, Zilcha-Mano S, Lazarov A, Neria Y, Stevens JS, Ressler KJ, Jovanovic T, van Rooij SJH, Fani N, Hudson AR, Mueller SC, Sierk A, Manthey A, Walter H, Daniels JK, Schmahl C, Herzog JI, Říha P, Rektor I, Lebois LAM, Kaufman ML, Olson EA, Baker JT, Rosso IM, King AP, Liberzon I, Angstadt M, Davenport ND, Sponheim SR, Disner SG, Straube T, Hofmann D, Qi R, Lu GM, Baugh LA, Forster GL, Simons RM, Simons JS, Magnotta VA, Fercho KA, Maron-Katz A, Etkin A, Cotton AS, O'Leary EN, Xie H, Wang X, Quidé Y, El-Hage W, Lissek S, Berg H, Bruce S, Cisler J, Ross M, Herringa RJ, Grupe DW, Nitschke JB, Davidson RJ, Larson CL, deRoon-Cassini TA, Tomas CW, Fitzgerald JM, Blackford JU, Olatunji BO, Kremen WS, Lyons MJ, Franz CE, Gordon EM, May G, Nelson SM, Abdallah CG, Levy I, Harpaz-Rotem I, Krystal JH, Dennis EL, Tate DF, Cifu DX, Walker WC, Wilde EA, Harding IH, Kerestes R, Thompson PM, Morey R. Smaller total and subregional cerebellar volumes in posttraumatic stress disorder: a mega-analysis by the ENIGMA-PGC PTSD workgroup. Mol Psychiatry. 2024 Mar;29(3):611-623. PMCID: PMC11153161 |
37. Mohebbi F, Forati AM, Torres L, deRoon-Cassini TA, Harris J, Tomas CW, Mantsch JR, Ghose R. Exploring the Association Between Structural Racism and Mental Health: Geospatial and Machine Learning Analysis. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2024 May 03;10:e52691. PMCID: PMC11102033 |
38. Torres L, Geier TJ, Tomas CW, Bird CM, Timmer-Murillo S, Larson CL, deRoon-Cassini TA. Racial discrimination increases the risk for nonremitting posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in traumatically injured Black individuals living in the United States. J Trauma Stress. 2024 Aug;37(4):697-709. |
39. Pahapill PA, Arocho-Quinones EV, Chen G, Swearingen B, Tomas CW, Koch KM, Nencka AS. Distinct Functional Connectivity Patterns for Intermittent Vs Constant Neuropathic Pain Phenotypes in Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome Type 2 Patients. J Pain Res. 2024;17:1453-1460. PMCID: PMC11020324 |
40. Cronn S, Somasundaram K, Driesslein K, Tomas CW, Pintar F. Sex-related disparities in vehicle crash injury and hemodynamics. Front Public Health. 2024;12:1331313. PMCID: PMC10978633 |
41. Pina IG, Timmer-Murillo SC, Larson CL, deRoon-Cassini TA, Tomas CW. Trajectories of Anhedonia Symptoms after Traumatic Injury. Eur J Trauma Dissociation. 2024 Jun;8(2). PMCID: PMC11113075 |
42. Tomas CW, Timmer-Murillo S, Kallies KJ, Snowden AJ, Borisy-Rudin F, Busalacchi M, Mackenzie R, Kostelac CA, Cassidy LD, deRoon-Cassini TA. Examining the role of social vulnerability, neighborhood characteristics, and geospatial patterns of firearm-related injuries and clinical outcomes in Milwaukee county. Soc Sci Med. 2024 Jul;352:117035. |
43. Kallies KJ, Cassidy LD, Kostelac CA, deRoon-Cassini TA, Tomas CW. Area deprivation index and social vulnerability index in Milwaukee County: Impact on hospital outcomes after traumatic injuries. Injury. 2024 Aug;55(8):111693. |
44. Petranu K, Webb EK, Tomas CW, Harb F, Torres L, deRoon-Cassini TA, Larson CL. Investigating the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis as a predictor of posttraumatic stress disorder in Black Americans and the moderating effects of racial discrimination. Transl Psychiatry. 2024 Aug 21;14(1):337. PMCID: PMC11339439 |
45. Zapata JP, Tomas CW, Timmer-Murillo S, deRoon Cassini TA, Larson C, Torres L, Brandolino A, Geier T, Khan H, Schramm AT. Pandemic-Related Stress Increases PTSD and Depression Risk in Traumatic Injury Patients: A Comparative Study of Pre- and Peri-Pandemic Trauma Cases. Stress Health. 2024 Dec 03:e3513. |
Non-Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Brandolino, A., Tomas, C.W., Campbell, K.M.B, Lopez-Blasini, L., Kostelac, C.A. Phase 1 Evaluation Report for 414LIFE: Community- and Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program to Address Gun Violence in Milwaukee. https://www.mcw.edu/-/media/MCW/Departments/Comprehensive-Injury-Center/Injury-Reports/Phase-1-Evaluation-414LIFE_Final-Executive-and-Full-Report.pdf |
