Position:

Core Assistant Professor

Contact Information:

allisont@stanford.edu

Other Positions:

Co-Associate Director of Clinical Training, PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium 
Practicum Co-Coordinator, PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium 
Clinical Associate Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine

Programs:

Psy.D.

Education:

PhD, Clinical Psychology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
MA, Journalism, University of Missouri School of Journalism 
BA, Psychology, University of California, Berkeley

Biography:

Dr. Thompson received her PhD in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in minority health promotion from Northwestern University. After completing her predoctoral internship at the VA Northern California Health Care System, she completed her postdoctoral fellowship in the Psychiatry Department at the Stanford University School of Medicine, where she currently serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor.  In that role, Dr. Thompson sees patients in the Psychosocial Treatment Clinic. Her clinical areas of interest include Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, health psychology, severe mental illness, and underrepresented and underserved populations.

In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Thompson is also involved in administration and teaching.  As the Co-Associate Director of Clinical Training and Practicum Co-Coordinator for the Psy.D. Consortium, she assists with the administration and continuing development of the program, acts as a liaison between training sites and the Consortium, and provides mentoring to students applying for practicum and internship placements. Dr. Thompson also serves as an academic advisor and writing coach.

Areas of Interest:

PTSD, Treatment of underserved populations, health psychology, evidence-based treatment

Selected Publications:

Gerber, B. S., Stolley, M. R., Thompson, A. L., Sharp, L. K., & Fitzgibbon, M. L. (2009). Mobile phone text messaging to promote healthy behaviors and weight loss maintenance: a feasibility study. Health Informatics Journal, 15(1), 17-25.

Fonzo, GA, Goodkind, MS, Oathes, DJ, Zaiko, YV, Harvey, M, Peng, KK, Weiss, ME, Thompson, AL, Zack, SE,

Lindley, SE, Arnow, BA, Jo, B, Gross, JJ, Rothbaum, BO & Etkin, A (In Press). Brain activation during emotional reactivity and regulation predicts psychotherapy outcome in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. The American Journal of Psychiatry.

Fonzo, GA, Goodkind, MS, Oathes, DJ, Zaiko, YV, Harvey, M, Peng, KK, Weiss, ME, Thompson, AL, Zack, SE, Mills-
Finnerty, CE, Rosenberg, BM, Edelstein, R, Wright, RN, Kole, CA, Lindley, SE, Arnow, BA, Jo, B, Gross, JJ, Rothbaum, BO & Etkin, A (In Press). Selective effects of psychotherapy on frontopolar cortical function in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. The American Journal of Psychiatry.

Ryu, D & Thompson, AL. (In Press). Students of color. In L.W. Roberts (Ed.), University student mental health: A guide for psychiatrists, psychologists, and leaders serving higher education. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association Publishing.

Thompson, AL & Ryu, D. (In Press). Mood and anxiety disorders. In L.W. Roberts (Ed.), University student mental health: A guide for psychiatrists, psychologists, and leaders serving higher education. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association Publishing.
Gerber, BS, Stolley, MR, Thompson, AL, Sharp, LK & Fitzgibbon, ML (2009). Mobile phone text messaging to
promote healthy behaviors and weight loss maintenance: A feasibility study. Health Informatics Journal, 15, 17-25.

Websites and Other Relevant Links:

https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/allison-thompson