Biography

Carol's research interests focus on how learners develop higher-order thinking skills through adaptive expertise and social languages in contexts that range from medical education and teacher education. Her work has been published in International Journal of General Medicine (2025),Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences and Disorders (2025); The Rural Educator (2022), Linguistics and Education, Language, Identity and Education, Teachers College Record and in several edited volumes including Technology and Identity: Constructing the Self in a Digital World (Cambridge University Press, 2012). She has also presented papers extensively at international conferences.

She teaches doctoral courses on research methods and organizational structures.

Recent publications:

Thompson, C., Saracco, B., Pruthi, A., & Cerceo, E. (2025). Alpha-Gal Syndrome: Often hidden, 

under-recognized, and in need of attention – A Rapid Review. International Journal of 

General Medicine.18:3477-3488. doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S519844

Laverty, D., & Thompson, C. (2025). Addressing the Theory-Practice Gap Using Imagined

Roles to Facilitate Higher-Level Thinking in the Communication Disorders Classroom. Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences and Disorders. 

Thompson, C., & Crockett, F. (2022). Race, Repair, and Youth Participatory Action Research in 

one Rural School. The Rural Educator, 43(1) 1-12.