Carmen Thompson

Carmen Thompson serves as an Assistant Professor and Director of the Didactic Program in Dietetics within the College of Family and Consumer Sciences at South Carolina State University. She concurrently holds the position of academic program coordinator for the Nutrition and Food Management program, where she teaches undergraduate courses, recruits students, provides academic advising, and develops ACEND-compliant program policies.

Her educational qualifications include:

• Dietetic Internship from South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (1998)
• Master of Science in Nutritional Sciences from South Carolina State University (1993)
• Bachelor of Science in Biology from Talladega College (1983)

With over 20 years of professional experience as a registered and licensed dietitian in South Carolina, her research centers on heart disease and type 2 diabetes pathophysiology within nutrition science. Her career spans clinical nutrition settings and public health initiatives, notably serving as State Lactation Coordinator for the WIC program (2007-2009).

Her scientific recognition includes the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access grant (2022-2024), supporting diversity initiatives in nutrition education.

Professor Thompson actively mentors undergraduate students in the Nutrition and Food Management program while administering curriculum development and program accreditation requirements through her directorship of the Didactic Program in Dietetics.