Roy Thompson, PhD, RN

Assistant Professor

Dr. Roy Anthony Thompson is an assistant professor and health services researcher in Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing.

Profile

Dr. Roy Anthony Thompson is an assistant professor and health services researcher who was born and raised in Jamaica. He earned a bachelor of science in nursing (summa cum laude) in 2009, and a master of science in advanced nursing education in 2013 from The UWI School of Nursing, University of the West Indies, Jamaica. He worked as a registered nurse (RN) in the post-anesthetic care units and intensive care units at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Jamaica from 2008-2013. Dr. Thompson was an assistant lecturer at The UWI School of Nursing, Mona, University of the West Indies from 2013-2016. He earned his PhD at the Duke University School of Nursing and the Global Health doctoral certificate from the Duke Global Health Institute. His doctoral research employed both quantitative and qualitative methods to examine employment-related outcomes between Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) and US educated nurses, including an exploration of factors impacting IENs as they provide quality care in long-term care healthy systems. Dr. Thompson was a Teaching for Equity Fellow at Duke University.

Dr. Thompson completed his postdoctoral fellowship in 2024 at the Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri, where he focused on nursing workforce in long term care, health disparities, care of residents with Alzheimer’s and related dementias, rural health and health policy. In 2023 he was selected a National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Health Disparities Research Institute Fellow. He is currently a subject matter expert on the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing and an Emerging Diversity Leader for AcademyHealth’s Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues (IRGNI).

Dr. Thompson’s current program of research focuses on the impact of internationally educated nurses on long term care in the United States, international nurse migration, nursing staff patterns and health disparities in nursing homes, care of older adults, health policy, and improving nursing workforce stability in long term care.

Educational Background

Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Missouri, 2024
PhD, Duke University School of Nursing, 2022
Doctoral Certificate, Duke Global Health Institute, 2022
MSN, The UWI School of Nursing, Mona, University of the West Indies, 2013
Post-Bachelors Certificate, The University Hospital of the West Indies, 2011
BSN, The UWI School of Nursing, Mona, University of the West Indies, 2007

Honors and Awards

Health Disparities Research Institute Scholar, National Institute Minority Health and Health Disparities, 2023
PhD Dissertation Award, Gerontological Nursing Science Research & Implementation Interest Group, Midwestern Research Nursing Society, 2023

Research

Dr. Roy Anthony Thompson's research focuses on the intersections of the healthcare workforce, long-term care services, health disparities, and health policy. Specifically, his program of research aims to examine the overall impact of internationally educated nurses on long-term care health systems, in addition to exploring nursing staff and health disparities in nursing homes.

Grants and Publications

Research Publications, Peer Reviewed (^*indicates data-based)

Riman, K. A., Annis, A., Cámpoli, M., Courtwright, S. E., DeGuzman, P. B., Dixon, J., Lasater, K. B., Montgomery, A. P., Olanrewaju, S., Porat-Dahlerbruch, J., Thompson, R. A.... & Smith, J. M. (2024). Investing in the future of nursing: Insights from the AcademyHealth Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues preconference. Journal of Nursing Regulation, 15(2), 57-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2155-8256(24)00056-5
^*Plys, E., Ahmad, N., Wei, A., Thompson, R. A., Chang, E., Locke, J., Bell, J. G., Vranceanu, A., & Lopez, R. P. (2023). Psychosocial distress among certified nursing assistants during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review using the Socio Ecological Model. Clinical Gerontology, 2024 Apr 15: 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2024.2337137
Miner, D. C., Ailey, S. H., Thompson, R. A., Squires, A., Adarlo, A., & Brown, H. (2024). "We have met the enemy and it is us": Healthcare professionals as the barrier to health equity for people with intellectual and developmental disability. Research in Nursing & Health. 2024 Feb. https://www.doi.org/10.1002/nur.22376
^*Rantz, M., Martin, N., Zaniletti, I., Mueller, J., Galambos, C., Vogelsmeier, A., Popejoy, L. L., Thompson, R. A., & Crecelius, C. (2024). Longitudinal evaluation of a statewide quality improvement program for nursing homes. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2023.12.010
Thompson, R. A., Lewis, K. R., Curtis, C. A., Olanrewaju, S. A., & Squires, A. (2024). Making the invisible visible: The importance of applying a lens of intersectionality for researching internationally educated nurses. Nursing Outlook, 72(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2023.102086
^*Thompson, R. A., Silva, S. G., Corazzini, K. N., Konrad, T. R., Cary, M. P., & McConnell, E. S. (2023). Examining human capital among foreign-and US-educated nurses in long-term care. Journal of Nursing Regulation, 14(2), 18-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2155-8256(23)00088-1
Yang, Y. T., Thompson, R. A., & Squires, A. P. (2023). Why international recruitment won’t solve the US nursing staffing crisis. Health Affairs Forefront. https://doi.org/10.1377/forefront.20230502.371129
Smith, J. M., Annis, A. M., Courtwright, S. E., Ghazal, L. V., Girouard, S., Jones, D., Ma, C., McGee, B. T., Nikpour, J., Riman, K. A., Root, M. C., Smith, J. G., Thompson, R. A., Turi, E., Cary, M., Brooks-Carthon, J. M., Germack, H., Lucero, R., Edmond, L., Jacobs, C., Langston, C., Sliwinski, K., Toussaint, E. A., & Kurtzman, E. T., (2023). Nurses leading the way: Insights from the 2023 AcademyHealth Interdisciplinary Research Group on Nursing Issues annual meeting. Journal of Nursing Regulation, 14(2), 57-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2155-8256(23)00093-5.
Riser, T. J., Thompson, R. A., Curtis, C., Squires, A., Mowinski-Jennings, B., & Szanton, S. L. (2023). Freedom is not free: examining health equity for racial and ethnic minoritized veterans. Research in Nursing & Health. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.22304
Foli, K. J., Choflet, A., Matthias‐Anderson, D., Mercer, M., Thompson, R. A., & Squires, A. (2022). The power of the language we use: Stigmatization of individuals and fellow nurses with substance use issues. Research in Nursing & Health. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.22295
Soled, K. R., Clark, K. D., Altman, M. R., Bosse, J. D., Thompson, R. A., Squires, A., & Sherman, A. D. (2022). Changing language, changes lives: Learning the lexicon of LGBTQ+ health equity. Research in Nursing & Health. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.22274
Squires, A., Thompson, R. A., Sadarangani, T., Amburg, P., Sliwinski, K., Curtis, C., & Wu, B. (2022). International migration and its influence on health. Research in Nursing & Health, 45(5), 503-512. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.22262
Amburg, P., Thompson, R. A., Curtis, C. A., & Squires, A. (2022), Different countries and cultures, same language: How registered nurses and midwives can provide culturally humble care to Russian-speaking immigrants. Research in Nursing and Health, 45, 405-409. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.22252
Niles, P. M., Jun, J., Lor, M., Ma, C., Sadarangani, T., Thompson, R. A., & Squires, A. (2022), Honoring Asian diversity by collecting Asian subpopulation data in health research. Research in Nursing and Health. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.22229
Nava, A., Estrada, L., Gerchow, L., Scott, J., Thompson, R., & Squires, A. (2022). Grouping people by language exacerbates health inequities - The case of Latinx/Hispanic populations in the US. Research in Nursing and Health. https://doi.10.1002/nur/22221
^*Thompson, R. A., Corazzini, K. N., Konrad, T. R., Cary, M. P., Silva, S. G., & McConnell, E. S. (2022). Registered nurse migration to the United States and the impact on long-term care. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 23(2), 315-317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2021.12.023
Thompson, R. A., Curtis, C. A., & Squires, A. (2022). Using culturally sensitive language for race. Research in Nursing & Health, 45(1), 3-5. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.22207
Squires, A., & Thompson, R. A. (2021). Learning the language of health equity. Research in Nursing & Health, 44(6), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.22192
Germack, H., Cary, M., Gilmartin, H., Girouard, S., Jones, T. M., Martin, B. J., Norful, A. A., Anusiewicz, C. V., Riman, K. A., Schlak, A. E., Squires, A., V. Estrada, L. V., Gazarian, P., Gerchow, L., Ghazal, L. V., Henderson, M. D., Mitha, S., Mpundu, G., Nikpour, J., Royster, M., Thompson, R., & Stolldorf, D. P. (2021). Leading policy and practice change during unprecedented times: The nursing health services research response. Journal of Nursing Regulation, 12(2), 56-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2155-8256(21)00057-0
Thompson, R. A. (2021). Increasing racial/ethnic diversification of nursing faculty in higher ed is needed now. Journal of Professional Nursing, 37(4), A1-A3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2021.05.007
Bowers, B., Chu, C., Wu, B., Thompson, R. A., Lepore, M., Leung, A. Y. M., Brunkert, T., Sharew, N. T., Yamamoto-Maitani, N., Mateos, J. T., & McGilton, K. S. (2021). The impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on nursing home staff and residents. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 22(5), 929-932. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2021.03.018
^*Corazzini, K. N., Anderson, R. A., Bowers, B. J., Chu, C. H., Edvardsson, D., Fagertun, A., Gordon, A. L., Leung, A. Y. M., McGilton, K. S., Meyer, J. E., Seigel, E. O., Thompson, R., Wang, J., Wei, S., Wu, B., & Lepore, M. (2019). Toward common data elements for international research in long-term care homes: Advancing person-centered care. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 20(5), 598-603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2019.01.123
^*Edvardsson, D., Baxter, R., Corneliusson, L., Anderson, R. A., Beeber, A., Villas Boas, P., Corazzini, K., Gordon, A., Lepore, M., Leung, A. Y. E., McGilton, K., Meyer, J., Schols, J., Shepherd, V., Skoldunger, A., Thompson, R., Toles, M., Alexander Wachholz, P., Wang, J., & Wu, B. (2019). Advancing long-term care science through using common data elements: Candidate measures for care outcomes of personhood, wellbeing, and quality of life. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 5, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721419842672.

Contact Details

Roy Thompson

School of Nursing
Brookdale West 806
(212) 396-4342
roy.thompson@hunter.cuny.edu