Dr. Thompson’s current research interests are centered on phenomenological approaches to go beyond quantitative data. While he still maintains a quantitative research program on single-participant research in counseling outcomes, he has come to appreciate the fact that his quantitative research is useful in finding out what happened, but contributes little to the questions of how and why something happens. Phenomenological methods have been quite helpful to him in answering the latter two questions. In addition to supervising several doctoral dissertations using phenomenological methodology, Dr. Thompson has participated in five recent studies on the following topics:
Descriptions of university life by successful black undergraduate students;
The experience of grief after bereavement;
Can you go home again? An investigation of returning home after studying abroad (two separate studies-one with students who returned home and stayed and one with students who returned home only to return to the country of their sojourn.

Descriptions of university life by undergraduate, black students who were on academic probation after their first semester of college.

Doctoral Dissertations Directed

*Christofi, V. (2003). Returning home and leaving again: A phenomenological
investigation of a sojourner’s experience.

Briscoe, C. (2002). The development and validation of an adult students’ career needs questionnaire [electronic resource].

Burdette, M.P. (2001). The relationship between elementary school girls’ perceptions of their parents’ body satisfaction and the girls’ satisfaction with their own bodies.

Fultz, S.A. (2001) Clergy referral for counseling problems.

*Muller, E.D. (2001) The experience of grief after bereavement: A phenomonological analysis.

*Briscoe, D. E. (1999). The experience of coping with chronic pain: a phenomenological investigation.

McKee, E. A. (1999). MMPI-2 studies of posttraumatic adjustment following physical or sexual abuse.

*Coffield, J.L. (1997). Adoption and its effort on identity development in adolescence.

*Turner, J.P. (1997). Women and the experience of later-life divorce after long-term
marriage: A phenomenological investigation.

Krautheim, M. D. (1997). The development and validation of a customer service
orientation scale for university resident assistants.

*Phenomological studies

Publications:

A. Books

Thompson, C. & Lansford, Z. (in process). Personal leadership development.

Thompson, C., Rudolph, L. & Henderson, D. (2004). Counseling Children (6th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Wadsworth-Brooks/Cole-Thomson Learning.

Thompson, C. & Banks, S. (In press). Classroom management: Constructivists Approaches. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.

Banks, S. & Thompson, C. (2002). Advanced Educational Psychology (EDF619E) [on-line class] http://webctbeta.marshall.edu/EDF619ES02/lectures.htm. *(Revised edition of the 1995 Educational Psychology: For teachers in training book.)
*Banks, S. & Thompson, C. (1995). Educational Psychology: For teachers in training. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning.

B. Refereed Journal Articles

Muller, E. & Thompson, C. (2003). The experience of grief after bereavement: A phenomenological study with implications for mental health counseling. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 25, 183-203.

Davis, M., Dias-Bowie, Y., Greenberg, K., Klukken, G., Pollio, H., Thomas, S. & Thompson, C. (2003). “A fly in the buttermilk”: Descriptions of university life by successful black undergraduate students at a predominately white southeastern university. Journal of Higher Education.

Thompson, C. (2003). Refining informal assessment instruments used in
counseling. The Journal of Systemic Techniques, www.ulm.edu/mft/download.html. (SACES Proceedings)

Yarbrough, J. & Thompson, C. (2002). Using single-participant research to assess the
efficacy of brief counseling approaches on children’s off-task behavior. Professional School Counseling, 5, 308-314.

Thompson, C. (2002). Practicum group supervision: Your best research group. The Journal
of Systemic Techniques, www.ulm.edu/mft/download.html. (ACES Proceedings)

Christofi, V. & Thompson, C. (in process). Can you go home again? A phenomenological investigation of returning home after studying abroad.

Christofi, V. & Thompson, C (in process). You cannot go home again: A pehnomenological investigation of returning to the country of sojourn after studying abroad. Martin, S.,

Thompson, C.L., & McKnight, J. (1998). An integrative psychoeducaitonal approach to sport psychology consulting: A case study. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 29(2), 170-186.

Thompson, C.L. & Martin, S. (1997). Reality Therapy and Sport Psychology Counseling.
International Journal of Sport Psychology, 28(3), 220-228.

Thompson, C.L. (1997). Book Review. Lowman, R.L. (1991). The Clinical Practice of Career Assessment: Interests, Abilities, and Personality. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 15(1), 70-75.

Thompson, C.L. (Ed.) (1996). Idea Exchange. Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 30(4), 292-320.

Thompson, C.L. (Ed.) (1996). Idea Exchange. Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 30(3), 228-238.

Thompson, C.L. (Ed) (1996). Idea Exchange. Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 30(3), 74-80.

Martin, S. and Thompson, C.L.(1995). Reality therapy and goal attainment scaling: A program for freshman student athletes. Journal of Reality Therapy, 14(2), 45-54.

McKnight, J.S., Martin, S.B., and Thompson, C.L. (1995). An integrative approach to sport psychology counseling. Proceedings, IX European Congress on Sports Psychology, Brussels, 4/9 July 1995. Part II, pp. 1007-1014.

Recent Papers Presented

Assessment Instruments For Determining Children’s Goal of Misbehavior. Tennessee Counseling Association Conference Gatlinburg, TN. (November 2003).

Refining Informal Assessment Instruments Used In Counseling (September, 2003). The Southern Association for Counselor Education & Supervision Conference, Chattanooga, TN.

The Squiggle Story - Telling Method of Donald W. Winnicott. (November, 2002). The Tennessee Counseling Association Conference. Memphis, TN.

Practicum Group Supervision: Your Best Research Group. (October, 2002). The Association For Counselor Education & Supervision National Conference. Park City, Utah.

Reality Therapy and Solution-Focused Brief Counseling: Implications For Therapeutic Recreation. (July, 2002). The Southeast Therapeutic Recreation Conference. Gatlinburg, TN. (Invited presentation)

Reality Therapy and Solution-Focused Brief Counseling Interventions For Children. (March, 2002). The American Counseling Association International Conference. New Orleans, LA.

Solution-Focused Brief Counseling. (November, 2001). The Tennessee Counseling Association Conference. Nashville, TN

Cross-College Research Collaboration. (October, 2001). Southern Association For Counselor Education & Supervision Conference. The University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

Integrating Classroom Guidance Lessons With Language Arts. (March, 2001). The American Counseling Association International Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Gestalt Methods For Counseling Children. (November, 2000). The Tennessee Counseling Association Conference. Chattanooga, TN.

Dr. Thompson’s teaching has been at the graduate level; however, he teaches at least one undergraduate class per year in educational psychology. He organized a student mentoring program with local schools where university students go out to the schools and mentor students who need tutoring and counseling assistance. Many of the student/athletes in men’s and women’s sports participate in this program. Dr. Thompson, with a former faculty member, organized a course in how to study and rapid reading to help at-risk college freshman. His Website can be accessed at: http://web.utk.edu/~thompson/