PhD, 2006, University of South Carolina
Certificate in Women's Studies, 2005, University of South Carolina
MSW, 1994, University of Georgia
BSED, 1992, University of Georgia
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Courses Taught:
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BSHE 524: Community Needs Assessment
BSHE 560R: BSHE Seminar
PRS 580D: Research Design and Grant Preparation
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Career Overview:
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Dr. Thompson seeks to improve the health of African American women. Her study interest include investigating the social (socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental) determinants of health in conjunction with how psychosocial and spiritual factors contribute to a woman’s health and wellness. Dr. Thompson's areas of research interest include breast & gynecological cancers, patient navigation, cancer survivorship, maternal and child health, holistic health and community health development.
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Areas of Interest/Research:
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Behavior and Health
Cancer Prevention
Community Based Research
Evaluation
Faith Based Health
Maternal and Child Health
Cardiovascular Disease
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Selected Research Projects:
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Avon Foundation Comprehensive Breast Center Community Education & Outreach Initiative 2006 -
This project is to raise awareness about breast cancer, increase mammography screening rates, and enhance the process of receiving prevention and treatment services at Grady Health System for underserved, underinsured, and uninsured women in the metro Atlanta area. This project is a community based initiative that is a collaborative effort between the Avon Foundation, Winship Cancer Institute, Grady Health System, and the Rollins School of Public Health.
You First! A Workplace Wellness Campaign to Promote Breast Cancer Education and Screening at the Avon Foundation Comprehensive Breast Center at Grady Health System 2011 -
This project is to assess the understanding of triple negative breast cancer and use of mammography services at Grady Health System (GHS) for female employees. A Steering Committee and study findings will be utilized to establish a breast cancer screening education program at GHS.
Georgia Statewide Cancer Patient Navigation Trainings: Train-the-Trainer & Lay Patient Navigator Trainings 2011 -
This project was implemented by a portion of the Avon Foundation Community Education & Outreach Initiative Team. A set of trainings were conducted for administrators and clinicians interested in starting patient navigation programs in their hospital or clinical setting. Another set of trainings were conducted with persons interested in serving as patient navigators. An evaluation component of each training was also implemented.
Strengthening Bridges: A Navigation plan for survivors of breast and gynecological cancers in the Georgia Cancer Center for Excellence (GCCE) at Grady Health System 2011 -
This project assessed the specific assets and needs of the breast and gynecologic cancer post treatment survivor. A dual navigation model of lay and nurse navigation included a conducting a survivor/family member support group along with establishing a survivorship care plan to assist patients in identifying and dealing with late effects of treatment (physical, psychological, and emotional).
Clinical & Translational Science Award - Atlanta Clinical & Translational Science Institute (ACTSI) Community Engagement Research Program (CERP) 2009-
The goal of the ACTSI Community Engagement Research Program (CERP) is to unite existing academic-community research partnerships, develop new bi-directional collaborations and interface with other ACTSI components. A key function of the CERP has been to increase the capacity of communities to participate in research (including the identification of research questions and topics for discovery) and to work toward the improvement of their own health. The CERP seeks to transform research from a scientist-subject interaction that generates publishable data to a more equitable partnership--one in which the process of research, as well as the outcomes, benefits both the researchers and the partner community.
Expanding Patient Navigation to Facilitate Breast Cancer Patients' Adherence to Multimodal Treatment Recommendations 2008 - 2009
This pilot project was an expansion of the Avon Foundation Community Education and Outreach Initiative Patient Navigation program that specifically provided services to multimodal patients who are diagnosed with breast cancer. This project provided support groups, home visits, and small incentive items to patients while tracking treatment adherence.
Religion and Health Collaborative - Reproductive Health 2007 - 2009
This project was to engage the religious community in various aspects of religion, spirituality, and decision making regarding womens reproductive health. This project was a collaborative effort between the Rollins School of Public Health and the Candler School of Theology of Emory University.
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Selected Publications:
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Mason, T. A., Thompson, W. W ., Allen, D., Rogers, D., Gabram, S. M., Arriola, K. R. J.
Evaluation of the Avon Foundation Community Education and Outreach Initiative Community Patient Navigation Program
Health Promotion Practice , 1-8, 2011.
http://hpp.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/04/07/152483991140...
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Russell, E., Kramer, M., Cooper, H. L. F., Thompson, W. W ., Arriola, K. R. J.
Racial Composition, Spatial Access to Care, and Breast Cancer Mortality among Women in Georgia
Journal of Urban Health , 88(6): 1117-1129, 2011.
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Schlueter, D., Thompson, W. W ., Mason, T. A., Rayton, M., Arriola, K.R. J.
A qualitative evaluation of the AVON Foundation Community Education and Outreach Initiative Patient Navigation Program
Journal of Cancer Education , 25(4): 571-6, 2010.
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Dalmida, S. G., Robertson, B., Carrion, M. M., Thompson, W. W ., Erskine, N. L., Scruggs, N. J., Palomeque, F., Sniderman, M.
Spirituality, religiousness, psychosocial, factors and maternal-infant outcomes in Latina mothers
Southern Online Founral of Nursing Research , 10(3): 1-19, 2010.
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Glover, S., Piper, C. N., Williams, E., Bennett, K. J., Thompson, W. W ., Annang, L., Charlemagne, S., & Hassan, R.
Preventative Asthma Episodes among Urban/Rural Children and Adolescents: A Comparative Study
Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice , 4(2): 42-50, 2010.
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Arriola Jacob, K. R., Borba, C. P.C., Thompson, W. W .
The Health Status of Black Women: Breaking through the Glass Ceiling
Black Women, Gender, & Families , 1, No. 2: 1-23, 2007.
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Thompson, W. W .
Factors affecting pregnancy and birth outcomes: A holistic approach
University of South Carolina, United States-South Carolina, Dissertations & Theses , AAT3232543: 204, 2006.
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Calderon, K. S., & Thompson, W. W .
Biofeedback relaxation training: A rediscovered mind-body tool in public health
American Journal of Health Studies , 19(4): 185-194, 2005.
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Thompson, W. W .
Employment Status and Hypertension in Women
In J. McFadden (Ed.), African American Professors Program Monograph Series. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina. , 46-56, 2005.
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Thompson, W. W .
Biofeedback Relaxation Training (BFRT): A Stress Management Tool for Reducing Cardiovascular Disease among African American Women
In J. McFadden (Ed.), African American Professors Program Monograph Series. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina , 30-51, 2004.
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Thompson, W. W .
Matters of the heart among African American women
In J. McFadden (Ed.), African American Professors Program Monograph Series. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina , 72-82, 2003.
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Ainsworth, B.E., Wilcox, S., Thompson, W. W ., Richter, D.L., & Henderson, K. A.
Personal, social, and physical environmental correlates of physical activity in African American women in South Carolina
American Journal of Preventive Medicine , 25(3Si): 23-29, 2003.
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Other affiliations and Activities:
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Winship Cancer Institute Cancer Control & Population Sciences Program
Women’s Caucus Member, American Public Health Association
American Public Health Association
Women’s Health Research Coalition
National Association of Social Workers
American Psychological Society
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Curriculum Vitae
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Link to this page: http://www.sph.emory.edu/faculty/WTHOMP3
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