Lisa Thompson, PhD, RN, FNP, FAAN
Professor | UCSF School of Nursing
Lisa Thompson, PhD, RN, FNP, FAAN, has more than 25 years of expertise in global environmental health research, with a particular focus on reducing household air pollution from solid fuel cookstoves in resource-variable settings. Her work has been extensively supported by organizations including the National Institutes of Health, Grand Challenges Canada, and private philanthropic foundations to develop behavioral change interventions that address this widespread public health challenge.
Dr. Thompson is a co-investigator on the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial in Guatemala, part of the largest multi-country randomized controlled trial focused on household air pollution. Through this work, she collaborates with an international team of more than 50 scientists, physicians, epidemiologists, and implementation experts dedicated to advancing global environmental health research.
Dr. Thompson is an active member of the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments and a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN). Her critical contributions to environmental health research have earned her several prestigious honors, including the 2023 Episteme Laureate from Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) and induction into Sigma’s International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame in 2021.
We are honored to recognize Dr. Lisa Thompson for her pioneering contributions to global environmental health research, leadership in advancing interventions to reduce household air pollution in low-resource settings, and steadfast commitment to improving health outcomes and environmental sustainability.