Ryan C. Thompson, MEd, NCC
Position:
Adjunct Professor
Contact Information:
rthompson@paloaltou.edu
Programs:
Master's
Talks and Lectures:
Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentations:
Thompson, R. C., Markuson, S. M., Arastu, S. F., Deneen, A., & Hirst, R. B. (2020, October 14–17). Efficacy of D–KEFS Trail Making Test Conditions 1–5 using age-corrected scaled score cutoffs as embedded validity indicators in a sample of youth athletes [Poster presentation]. National Academy of Neuropsychology 40th Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, United States.
Thompson, R. C., Arastu, S. F., Markuson, S. M., Adler, J. S., & Hirst, R. B. (2020, February 5–8). The Golden Stroop Color and Word Test as an embedded validity indicator in youth athletes [Poster presentation]. International Neuropsychological Society 48th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, United States.
Markuson, S. M., Thompson, R. C., Arastu, S. F., & Hirst, R. B. (2020, February 5–8). Utility of TOMMe10 in assessing effort with youth athletes [Poster presentation]. International Neuropsychological Society 48th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, United States.
Kaswan, N. R., Thompson, R. C., Adler, J. S., & Hirst, R. B. (2019, November 13–16). Validity testing with youth athletes: D–KEFS Trails 4/2 ratio as an embedded validity indicator [Poster presentation]. National Academy of Neuropsychology 39th Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, United States.
Adler, J. S., Thompson, R. C., Kaswan, N. R., & Hirst, R. B. (2019, July 26–28). The utility of Matrix Reasoning as an embedded performance validity indicator in youth athletes [Poster presentation]. American Academy of Neurology Sports Concussion Conference, Indianapolis, IN, United States.
Thompson, R. C., Arastu, S. F., Markuson, S. M., Adler, J. S., & Hirst, R. B. (2019, February 20–23). Examiner expectancies about cannabis use negatively affect neurocognitive performance in a sample of chronic cannabis users and non-users [Poster presentation]. International Neuropsychological Society 47th Annual Meeting, New York, NY, United States.
Arastu, S., Thompson, R. C., Markuson, S. M., Adler, J. S., & Hirst, R. B. (2019, February 20–23). Age of initial use as a moderator between motivational statement and neuropsychological performance in adolescent and young adults [Poster presentation]. International Neuropsychological Society 47th Annual Meeting, New York, NY, United States.
Thompson, R. C. (2016, November 9–12). Integrating family therapy into the treatment of addiction: Recommendations for the field of professional counseling [Poster presentation]. Virginia Counselors Association Annual Convention, Williamsburg, VA, United States.
Academic Presentations:
Coker, J. K., & Thompson, R. C. (2018, June 22). Transparent counseling pedagogy (TCP) and other best-practices for technique-based course [Conference session]. 2nd Annual PAU Evidence-Based Teaching Conference, Palo Alto, CA, United States.
Thompson, R. C. (2017, July 14). Peer relationships and giftedness: Strategies and challenges [Conference session]. 6th Annual William & Mary Camp Launch Focusing of the Future Conference, Williamsburg, VA, United States.
Thompson, R. C. (2017, July 14). The rewards and challenges of parenting gifted children [Conference session]. 6th Annual William & Mary Camp Launch Focusing of the Future Conference, Williamsburg, VA, United States.
Thompson, R. C. (2017, March 24). Integrating motivational interviewing and structural family therapy: Personal reflections of a student therapist [Paper presentation]. 5th Annual William & Mary School of Education Graduate Research Symposium, Williamsburg, VA, United States.
Thompson, R. C. (2017, March 24). The effects of U.S. immigration policy on the family system [Paper presentation]. 5th Annual William & Mary School of Education Graduate Research Symposium, Williamsburg, VA, United States.
Thompson, R. C., Coppedge, E., & Winkler, A. (2016, March 25). Psychological group curriculum for the management of anxiety in rising ninth graders [Paper presentation]. 4th Annual William & Mary School of Education Graduate Research Symposium, Williamsburg, VA, United States.
Selected Publications:
Watson, J. S., Brown, C., Hirst, R. B., & Thompson, R. C. (2020). Commonality in abnormality: “Abnormal” neuropsychological scores are common in baseline testing in healthy youth athletes. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, acaa015. http://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acaa015
Gray, M., Adamson, M. M., Thompson, R. C., Kapphahn, K. I., Han, S., Chung, J. S., & Harris, O. A. (2020). Sex differences in symptom presentation and functional outcomes: A pilot study in a matched sample of veterans with mild TBI. Brain Injury, 34(4), 535–547. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2020.1725979
Kim, M., & Thompson, R. C. (2016). Influence of resilience on career decision-making self-efficacy of disadvantaged students. Journal of Special & Gifted Education, 3(2), 47–68.
Websites and Other Relevant Links:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ryan_Thompson18
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-c-thompson/