Stephen L. Thompson

Programs/Classes Taught:

Health Care Origins, Policies & Trends

Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care

Health Care Management

Research Methods in Criminal Justice

Research & Evaluation Methodology (MS Counseling)

Introduction to Politics 

Areas of Expertise:

Public Policy

Health Care Policy

Managerial and Supervisory Behavior

Research Data and Methods

Biography:

I have been at NLU for the past 25 years teaching in the Respiratory Care program, Health Care Leadership program, Masters of Health Administration program and now Social and Behavioral Sciences Programs. I am the former Associate Dean and former Interim Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at National Louis University. I am the current program chair of the Undergraduate Program in Social Sciences and Past Chair of the Faculty Senate. I currently teach in the Applied Behavioral Sciences program, Public Policy & Administration program, Social Science undergraduate courses, Masters in Health Administration and Health Care Leadership.

My major research interests are in health policy, research methodology and organizational theory. I have published in the area of Collective Bargaining and Physicians, Physician Strikes, Health Reform and Privatization of Public Education. I have over 30 years of managerial and educational experience in health care and higher education.

Education:

Ph.D., Public Health Sciences, Health Policy & Administration - University of Illinois at Chicago (2000)

M.S.I.R., Industrial Relations, Loyola University Chicago (1984)

B.A., Biology, Drake University (1975) 

Research and Interests:

Collective Bargaining of Physicians

Ethics of Physician and Health

Professional strikes Medical Malpractice

Privatization of Public Education

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