Maureen Thompson

Ph.D.
Undergraduate Director
Associate Professor

A clinician trained in pediatric primary care, 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).

Education

P.M.C. SUNY Health Science Center Primary Care, Pediatrics, 1996

Ph.D. Child and Family Studies, Syracuse University, 1990

M.S. Maternal-Child Nursing Syracuse University, Concentration-Nursing Education, Syracuse University

B.S. Nursing, D'Youville College, 1974

Specialization

Human health and disease, academic program assessment, curriculum development & design.