Selected Policy Reports and Briefs

•  Lianne Urada,  Priyanka Patel, Namratha Rao, Gennifer Kully, Jakana Thomas, Anita Raj. "Sexual Exploitation in California: Findings from CalVEX 2025. Violence Experiences Study (VEX)." April 2026. University of California San Diego and the Newcomb Institute at Tulane University
• Jakana Thomas,  Priyanka Patel, Namratha Rao, Nicole E Johns, Sabrina Boyce, Elizabeth Reed, Jennifer Wagman, Lianne Urada, Gennifer Kully, Anita Raj. "California Violence Experiences (CalVEX) 2025 Report." February 2026. University of California San Diego. Newcomb Institute, Tulane University
• Aditi Morumganti, Priyanka Patel, Namratha Rao, Gennifer Kully, Jakana Thomas, Anita Raj. "Violence in Childhood: Findings from the CalVEX 2023 Survey of California Adults." January 2026. University of California San Diego and Newcomb Institute at Tulane University. 
•  Jakana Thomas , Namratha Rao, Priyanka Patel, Gennifer Kully, Anita Raj. "Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and IPV Risk." October 2025. University of California San Diego, School of Global Policy and Strategy, Newcomb Institute at Tulane University. 
• Jakana Thomas , Namratha Rao, Priyanka Patel, Gennifer Kully, Anita Raj. "Economic Shocks and Past Year IPV in California." October 2025. University of California San Diego, School of Global Policy and Strategy, Newcomb Institute at Tulane University. 
• Gennifer Kully, Wendy Wei Cheung, Huilin Li, Nabamallika Dehingia, Jennifer Yore, Leslye Orloff, Sangeeta  Chattergi,  Jakana Thomas, Anita Raj. June 2024. "Violence Experiences of Foreign born Entrants to California During A Period of Enhanced Migration: Stories from Providers." University of California, San Diego.
• Anita Raj, Nicole Johns, Jennifer B Yore; Jakana Thomas, Jennifer Wagman. May 2024. "CalVEX 2023: Intimate Partner violence in California". CalVEX: California Experiences of Violence Study. University of California San Diego. 
• 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. “CalVEX 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. “CalVEX 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.