Policy Reports and Briefs

• Jeni Klugman, Li Li, Jakana Thomas and Anita Raj. “The Costs of Intimate Partner Violence in California". July 2024. UC San Diego Center on Gender Equity and Health and Newcomb Institute at Tulane University.
• Anita Raj, Huilin Li, Wendy Cheung WW, Nicole E Johns, Kalysha Closson , Jennifer B Yore, Gennifer Kully, Jakana Thomas. “Violence and Discrimination Against Asian Californians: Findings from the Asian California Violence Experiences (CalVEX) Survey 2023." January 2024. UC San Diego Center on Gender Equity and Health and Newcomb Institute at Tulane University.
• Jakana Thomas, Nicole Johns, Julia Fleckman, Katherine Theall, Gennifer Kully, Jennifer Yore, Jennifer Wagman, Anita Raj. December 2023. “Cal-VEX 2023: Firearms in California: Statewide Experiences and Beliefs." California Study on Violence Experiences Across the Lifespan (CalVEX). University of California, San Diego.
• Anita Raj, Nicole Johns, Jennifer B Yore, Jakana Thomas, Jennifer Wagman. November 2023. “Cal- VEX 2023: Intimate Partner violence in California." CalVEX: California Experiences of Violence Study. University of California, San Diego.
• Mobina Akbari, Nadina Christopoulou, Ivy Delacion, Jakana Thomas, Charlemagne Gomez, Anita Raj. Reclaiming Lost Power: The Political Trajectory, Despair, and Aspirations of Exiled Afghan Women Leaders. Newcomb Institute, Tulane University. (November 2023).
• Anita Raj, Nicole Johns, Jennifer Yore, Kalysha Closson, Gennifer Kully, Jakana Thomas. “California Violence Experiences Survey (CalVEX) 2023." September 2023. Center on Gender Equity and Health, University of California San Diego and Newcomb Institute, Tulane University
• Rida Lyammouri, Jakana Thomas and Lauren Van Metre “Community-Based Armed Groups: A Problem or Solution?" United States Institutes of Peace, February 2022.
• Jakana Thomas. “Gendered Security Sector Reform: What Can We Learn from Women’s Participation in Community-Based Armed Groups?" Resolve Network, February 2022.
• "Our Democracy, Our Economy" State of the State Podcast, Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, Michigan State University. January 24, 2021.  
• Jakana Thomas. “Capitol mob wasn’t just angry men- there were angry women as well." The Conversation. January 22, 2021.
• Jakana Thomas. “Actually, sometimes terrorism does work" Monkey Cage/ The Washington Post. April 22, 2014.