Jan Thompson
Associate Professor
Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management
Office: 515.294.0024
Email: jrrt@iastate.edu
Homepage: http://www.nrem.iastate.edu/faculty/thompson.php

Education
Ph.D. Forestry (Forest Biology-Wood Science), Iowa State University, 1991
M.S. Agronomy (Soil Morphology and Genesis), Iowa State University, 1984
B.S. Forestry (Soils), Michigan Technological University, 1981

Role in the ISU ADVANCE Program
Dr. Janette Thompson, Equity Advisor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Associate Professor of Natural Resource Ecology & Management, is responsible for leading the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences' ADVANCE effort. Dr. Thompson began serving as Equity Advisor in January 2007. She partnered with Dr. Larson to convene the CALS/LAS Leadership Council, which met twice during Year 3.

Dr. Thompson is a member of the ADVANCE Council and participates in the Equity Advisor/ADVANCE Professor group, which meets twice monthly. She is a member of the ADVANCE Steering Committee and meets with the Internal Advisory Board (twice yearly).

Dr. Thompson works with college leadership to develop programs, policies, and distribute information to improve working environments, serves as a liaison between the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and ADVANCE, leads and provides support for ADVANCE events on campus, and encourages participation by others in ADVANCE events. She was a discussion leader at the campus workshop on faculty search resources in December 2008. She also planned the 2009 ADVANCE Chairs workshop about promotion and tenure. She has developed two Reader's Theater scripts based on case studies about unintentional bias.

Dr. Thompson conducts informal lunchtime discussions with female faculty members in her college. Additionally, she participates with other ADVANCE Council members in presentations to other non-focal departments.

Research Interests
Dr. Thompson's research focuses on integration of social and biophysical dynamics of land development in peri-urban landscapes, functional ecology of remnant natural landscape communities in urban and rural settings, and formulation of stewardship practices applicable to urban and urbanizing environments. She is also active in conducting research on teaching and learning in college classrooms, focusing on collaborative learning and professional development.