Rate My Professor Adam Thompson

Thompson's academic interests center on chronic stress and burnout among healthcare professionals, attrition in athletic training, manual therapy clinical interventions, and sports medicine. His peer-reviewed publications include "Inhibitory Effect of the Kinesio Taping® Method on the Gastrocnemius Muscle" (American Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 2016), "The Effects of Sensory Flow on The Autonomic Nervous System" (World Journal of Yoga, Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation, 2019), "Recurrence of Jones Fracture After Intramedullary Screw Fixation" (International Journal of Athletic Therapy & Training, 2013), and "From Diagnosis to Remission: A Five-Year Case Study of a Female Collegiate Athlete’s Battle with Leukemia" (International Journal of Tumor Therapy, 2012). A co-authored article received the 2015 Outstanding Advancing Educational Practice Manuscript award from the Athletic Training Education Journal. Since 2017, he has served as sports medicine contractor for USA Fencing, covering events such as World Cups, Grand Prix, Pan American Championships, and World Fencing Championships. Thompson is also a United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee sports medicine volunteer and was named President-Elect of the Indiana Athletic Trainers Association in 2020. He serves on the editorial board of the American Journal of Sports Science and Medicine and has presented extensively at conferences including Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association symposia on manual therapy, stress management, and interprofessional collaboration.