She is certified as an Acute and Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist. Dr. Thompson has published and presented on many critical care, research/EBP, and advanced practice topics. Her research focus area is related to building individual and organizational capacity for evidence-based practice. Students have honored Dr. Thompson with recognition of her high standards and teaching expertise through multiple teaching awards and she was the first recipient of the NACNS CNS Educator of the Year award given in March of 2008. She is the Editor of the Educator Column for the Clinical Nurse Specialist journal. She is also a past Board member of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) and the AACN Certification Corporation Board.