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Maureen Thompson

Contact Information:

mlthomps@syr.edu

315.443.9815

444B White Hall

Maureen Thompson

Associate Professor, Public Health Department


Courses

  • 2025 Spring
    • PHP 303 Environmental Health
  • 2024 Fall
    • PHP 303 Environmental Health
    • PHP 219 Human Health & Disease
  • 2024 Spring
    • PHP 303 Environmental Health
    • PHP 499 Honors Capstone Project
    • PHP 219 Human Health & Disease
  • 2023 Fall
    • PHP 303 Environmental Health
  • 2023 Summer
    • PHP 470 Experience Credit
  • 2023 Spring
    • PHP 303 Environmental Health
    • PHP 121 Personal and Social Health

Highest degree earned

Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1990

Bio

A clinician trained in pediatric primary care, Maureen Thompson worked at an urban, acute care health facility in the neonatal intensive care unit. After completing a graduate degree in nursing, she joined Syracuse University’s School of Nursing teaching in the undergraduate and graduate programs with a focus on children and families. During this period, Thompson gained further skill in higher education administration through continuing education activities.

Thompson later maintained a faculty practice in an urban school district’s school health program with a focus on pediatric primary care and population level health challenges within the school district. Thompson led the initial accreditation of the BSPH as a standalone baccalaureate program (CEPH 2016) and initial accreditation as a public health program (CEPH 2022).

Research Grant Awards and Projects

"Advanced Education Nursing Traineeships", Sponsored by Department of Health & Human Services.

"Advanced Education Nursing Traineeships", Sponsored by Department of Health & Human Services.

"Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship Program", Sponsored by Department of Health & Human Services.

"Professional Nurse Traineeship Program", Sponsored by Department of Health & Human Services.

Selected Publications

  • Book
    • Thompson, M. L., Concepts and activities: Pediatric nursing. Springhouse Corp, 1994.
  • Journal Articles
    • Lane, S. D., Rubinstein, R. A., Gaudette, K., Thompson, M. L. and Ahmed, M. A., "Action anthropology and public policy change: Lead poisoning in Syracuse, NY." Annals of Anthropology Practice, 2023.
    • Bergen-Cico, D. K., Lane, S. D., Thompson, M. L., Wozny, S., Zajdel, M., Barduhn, M. and Noce, N., "Examining the impact of posttraumatic stress on first responders: analysis of cortisol, anxiety, sleep impairment and pain." Journal of Paramedic Practice, 2015.
    • Thompson, M. L., "Information-seeking coping and anxiety in school-age children anticipating surgery." Children's Health Care, 1994.
  • Book Chapter
    • Middlemiss, M. A., Thompson, M. L., "Creating an online learning community." In Building and sustaining learning communities. Hurd, S. N., Stein, R. F. (eds.) Anker Publishing, 2004.

Presentations and Events

Assessment Leadership Institute, Syracuse University, Institutional Effectiveness & Assessment, "Turning Assessment into Action" (June 5, 2024 - June 5, 2024)

One University Assessment Session, Syracuse University, "Assessing experiential learning" (April, 2019)

meeting of the ASPPH – Undergraduate Public Health and Global Health Education Summit, "Community as the classroom" (March, 2019)

In Mollie Mulvanity (Chair), CEPH SBP Curriculum Criteria, APHA, "Cumulative and experiential activities" (November, 2018)

Honors and Accolades

Outstanding Assessment Award, Syracuse University Academic Affairs and Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment (2022)

Faculty of the Year: Excellence in Service Award, Falk College, Syracuse University (2014)