Biography

B.A. Georgetown University

M.F.A. Temple University

Professor Thompson is a lecturer in the Radio Television and Film Department. Prior to joining the faculty at Rowan, she served as an Assistant Professor at Howard University and an adjunct professor at Temple University and Stevenson University. Professor Thompson’s area of concentration is scriptwriting for both film and television. Her research interests center on race and representation in film, social issue documentary and the intersection of film and philosophy in contemporary cinema.  Her documentary, The Leesburg 33, screened at the Langston Hughes African American Film Festival in Seattle, WA and was broadcast on WYBE, formerly a local Philadelphia station and PBS affiliate. She has also presented original research on racial ideology and the Disney Princess at the National Association of African American Studies Conference in Baton Rouge, LA.

Research Topic:

Screenwriting, Race and Ethnicity in Cinema, Film Philosophy, Documentary Film