Mindi Thompson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

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Mindi N. Thompson received her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from The University of Akron in 2008.  She completed her predoctoral internship at The University of California, San Diego and joined the faculty at The University of Wisconsin-Madison in August, 2008.  She was awarded the Anna Julia Cooper Postdoctoral Fellowship, a one-year research fellowship, during the 2008-2009 academic year at UW, Madison. Dr. Thompson is also a faculty affiliate of the Institute for Research on Poverty at UW, Madison.

Dr. Thompson has served as co-chair of the Department of Counseling Psychology’s Diversity and Social Justice Committee since August 2008.  She completed her postdoctoral clinical hours at UW’s Counseling and Consultation Services throughout the 2008-2009 academic year. She is a licensed psychologist in the State of Wisconsin (#2841-057) and a Registered Health Service Provider (#52829).

Her primary research interests include examining vocational development and educational persistence for individuals from diverse groups, individuals’ experiences with oppression, social class identity, and the relation of poverty to psychotherapy.  She also contributes to the scientific community by serving as an ad hoc reviewer for several journals, including Journal of Counseling Psychology, Journal of Vocational Behavior, The Counseling Psychologist, and Psychology of Women Quarterly. 

She teaches masters and doctoral courses, including Consultation Procedures for Counselors, Research Methods, Research Practicum, Counseling Psychology Practicum-Advanced, Counseling Psychology Practicum-Foundational, Assessment Techniques in Counseling, and Career Counseling. 

Please feel free to contact Dr. Thompson by email: mnthompson@wisc.edu

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