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Hale M. Thompson, PhD

Hale M. Thompson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Section of Community Behavioral Health, RUSH Medical College
Education
PhD, Public Health Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Master of Science, Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Graduate Certificate, Community Development, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Arts, Economics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Research Areas

Population health, machine learning, learning health systems science, mixed methods, substance misuse, depression, transgender health, HIV prevention

Contact Info:

1645 W. Jackson Blvd.
Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 563-9017
Hale_Thompson@rush.edu
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Biography

Hale M. Thompson, PhD’s training has been interdisciplinary, combining elements of population health, social epidemiology, community-engaged research, informatics, and more recently learning health system (LHS) science and implementation science. He draws on these methods to test and evaluate systems-level and technology-based interventions that treat depression, substance misuse, HIV, and improve access to care for transgender populations. He is particularly interested in leveraging information communication technologies, such as electronic health record (EHR) infrastructures, to identify and intervene upon health disparities and improve health outcomes of marginalized populations.

Prior to his PhD, Thompson worked as a provider in supportive and transitional housing for persons recovering from a range of complex mental health crises as well as a researcher in transgender health and HIV prevention. Currently, he is PI on his K12 study to analyze the Substance Use Intervention Team implementation through a Learning Health System framework, and Co-I on Dr. Majid Afshar and Dr. Niranjan Karnik’s R01 to develop data-driven strategies to identify substance misuse. He is also piloting a community-engaged mental health support group for Black and Latinx transgender women in collaboration with the TaskForce Community and Prevention Services.

Honors and Activities
2015            InfoSec Grammars 2015, International Summer School on Information Security Institute (Bilbao, Spain)
2013            UIC School of Public Health Delegate to the Centers For Disease Control Millennial Health Leaders’ Summit (Atlanta, GA)
2012            National Science Foundation Training Fellowship, Values in Design Workshop, University of California at Irvine
2011            National Institutes of Health Training Fellowship, Summer Institute in LGBT Population Health, The Fenway Institute & Boston University School of Public Health
Publications

Thompson HM, Faig W, VanKim NA, Sharma B, Afshar M, Karnik NS. 2020. “Differences in length of stay and discharge destination among patients with substance use disorders: The effect of Substance Use Intervention Team (SUIT) consultation service” PLoS One. Published online Oct 10, 2020.

Thompson H. 2020. “Stakeholder experiences with gender identity data capture in electronic health records: implementation effectiveness and a visibility paradox.” Journal of Health Education and Behavior. Published online Oct 17, 2020.

Thompson H, Coleman JA, Iyengar RM, Phillips S, Kent PM, Sheth N. 2020. “Evaluation of a gender-affirming healthcare curriculum for second-year medical students.” Postgraduate Medical Journal. 96 (1139), p. 515-519.

Kuhns LM, Carlino B, Greeley K, Muldoon AL, Karnik N, Thompson H, Garofalo R, & Rahmandar M. 2020. “A chart review of substance use screening and related documentation among adolescents in outpatient pediatric clinics: implications for practice.” Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 15 (1), p.1-6.

Trans T, Swoboda H, Perticone K, Ramsey E, Thompson H, Hill K, & Karnik N. “The Substance Use Intervention Team: a hospital-based intervention and outpatient clinic to improve care for patients with substance use disorders.” American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. Accepted with minor revisions, July 2020.

Thompson H, Faig W, Gupta N, Lahey R, Golden R, Pollack M, & Karnik N. 2019. “Collaborative care for depression for adults and adolescents: measuring the effectiveness of treatment and uptake.” Psychiatric Services. Volume 70, Issue 7, p. 604-607. PMC6602801.

Thompson H, Coleman J, Sheth N, Iyengar R, Phillips S, & Kent P. 2019. “A gender-affirming healthcare curriculum for second-year medical students.” Journal of Graduate Medical Education. Published online Dec 2019. PMID: 31826922

Thompson H, Hill K, Jadhav R, Webb T, Pollack M, & Karnik N. 2018. “The Substance Use Intervention Team: a preliminary analysis of a population-level strategy to address the opioid crisis at an academic medical center.” Journal of Addiction Medicine. Volume 13, Issue 6, p. 460-463.

Thompson H, Reisner S, VanKim N, Raymond HF. 2015. “Quality of Life Measurement: Assessing the WHOQOL-BREF Scale In a Sample of High HIV-Risk Transgender Women in San Francisco, CA” International Journal of Transgenderism. Volume 16, Issue 1: p. 36-48.

Chen S, McFarland W, Thompson H & Raymond HF. 2011. “Transmen in San Francisco: What do we know from HIV test site data?” AIDS and Behavior. Volume 15, Number 3: p. 659-662.

Grants

2019 - 2022 - National Institute on Drug Abuse (R25DA035692)
Scholar with the HIV/AIDS, Substance Abuse, and Trauma Training Program (HA-STTP), at the University of California, Los Angeles.

2018 – 2020 - Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (HS026385)
Fellow of A Chicago Center of Excellence in Learning Health Systems Research Training (ACCELERAT) K12 Scholars Program, Northwestern University

2017 - 2018 - BMO Harris Bank Health Disparities Fellowship
Rush University Medical Center (RUMC)

2012 - 2015 - National Science Foundation Integrative Graduate Education Research Traineeship (1069311) in Electronic Security & Privacy, Pre-Dissertation Fellow
UIC

Invited Presentations

Improving Health I.T. Products to Better Care for LGBTQ Patients. Physician Innovation Network of the American Medical Association (Chicago, IL). June 2020.

He, She, They, or Ze: Patient perspectives and provider approaches to gender identity data capture in electronic medical records. The Road Home Program for Veterans, Department of Psychiatry, RUMC (Chicago, IL). March 2019.

Caring for LGBTQ Persons: Concepts, health disparities, and best practices. Continuing Education Series, Rush Copley Medical Center (Aurora, IL). October 2018.

Population Health and Preventive Medicine: the Collaborative Care Team for Depression Intervention. Grand Rounds, Department of Psychiatry, RUMC (Chicago, IL). March 2018.

Caring for Gender Variant Youth. Seminar for Residents, Department of Pediatrics, RUMC (Chicago, IL). February 2018.

Gender Identity Data Collection in Electronic Health Records: Reconciling Stakeholder Uses with Standardized Categories. Stress, Trauma, & Resilience Seminar, Department of Psychiatry, University of California (Los Angeles, CA). October 2017.

Considerations for Effective Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare for Transgender and Nonbinary Young Persons. Seminar for Ci3 Design Lab, Department of OB/GYN, The University of Chicago (Chicago,IL). October 2017.

Healthcare in the Neoliberal Age. Lecture at Bennington College (Bennington, VT). May 2017.

The Liberal Arts Education of Transition. Lecture at Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH). May 2017.

Opening Remarks and Essential Concepts for Caring for Transgender Patients. Boston Medical Center Transgender Health Institute (Boston, MA). May 2017.

Caring for the Transgender Client: Key issues for advocacy and clinical care. Seminar for the Department of Health and Aging. RUMC (Chicago, IL). March 2017.

Caring for Youth Who Are Questioning Their Gender and Sexuality. A Seminar for the

Department of Pediatric Medicine, Community Hospital (Munster, IN). April 2016.

Sex Assignment: Disciplinary Frameworks that Make Gender Non-Conforming and Intersex Subjects Legible. Queer Theory Seminar at The Pratt Institute (Brooklyn, NY). April 2015.