Thompson joined the College of Nursing in June 2023 as an Assistant Professor. She completed her PhD at the University of Saskatchewan (USask), School of Public Health in 2021. She attended the USask School of Public Health for a Master of Public Health (MPH 2016) and Nursing Education Program of Saskatchewan for her undergraduate nursing education (BSN 2001). Dr. Thompson has twenty years of public health nursing experience working in multiple programs that included building health equity, child health clinics, maternal-child health, and sexual/street health. She has worked as a practicing public health nurse, nurse clinician, and nursing supervisor. Dr. Thompson’s research interest in Indigenous people’s health and health equity grew through her work in public health and was a catalyst to her graduate studies. Dr. Thompson’s PhD research included a partnership with KidsFirst North in Northern Saskatchewan, applying a community-based participatory approach to examine factors that promoted program success and areas for improvement for Indigenous families. In addition, Dr. Thompson is interested in the roles of frontline workers, i.e., nurses, community health workers, community program builders, and their contributions to public health programs. Her recent research continues with a maternal-child focus in public health that includes the voices of families and frontline workers. For Dr. Thompson, the best part of nursing practice and research is the privilege to serve children and their families to foster positive health outcomes. Research Interests include: Public Health, Maternal-Child Health, Indigenous Health, Health Equity, Rural Health, Frontline Worker Roles and Contributions in Public Health Programs, and Immunization.