Dr. Thompson is a Family Nurse Practitioner specializing in the care of adolescents and adults with diabetes for the last 25 years. Her clinical practice is within a hospital-based endocrinology clinic at Hendricks Endocrinology in Danville, Indiana. She holds board certifications as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Advanced Diabetes Management (BC-ADM), and Diabetes Care & Education Specialist (CDCES). She has received many awards including APRN of the Year 2025, Spirit of Caring Award 2022, Presidential Service Award 2022, AANP Fellowship 2017, Salute to Nurses Award 2012, and Indiana Diabetes Educator of the Year 2009. She is currently serving as the AANP Recording Secretary. Her past appointments include AANP Region 5 Director, Vice-Chair Endocrine SPG, Indiana State Representative, Fellows Selection Committee Member, President of the Coalition of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses of Indiana, Medical Director of the Diabetes Youth Foundation of Indiana, and Past-President of ICADE.