Jessica Thompson, Ed.D.

SL Program Coordinator & Senior Lecturer
Department of Educational Technology and Foundations College of Education

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Jessica Thompson, Ed.D.

Dr. Jessica Thompson has worked in the field of education since 1999 and has developed a love of learning and sharing knowledge with her students. She is a lecturer in the University of West Georgia’s School of NEXT Generation Teaching and Learning and serves as the Program Coordinator for the School Librarianship program. She loves all things school library-related, especially when it comes to collection development, children's and YA literature, and promoting the joy of reading. She is a member of ALA, AASL, VAASL, and GLMA. She serves on the editorial board for Knowledge Quest, as well as serving on numerous other committees on the state and national level. Jessica authored the 2021 Knowledge Quest article "Cultivating Our Self-Efficacy as School Librarians", co-authored the 2021 School Library Research article “School Librarians’ Teacher Self-Efficacy: A Predictor of Reading Scores?” and authored the 2015 School Library Connection article “Ladies and Fairies and Cats, Oh, My!: Innovative Library Promotion.” 

  • B.A., Social Science/Education Concentration, Ashford University, 2009
  • M.A., Educational Technology Leadership, Ashford Universtiy, 2011
  • M.S., Elementary Education - School Library Media, Old Dominion University, 2016
  • Ed.D., Curriculum and Instruction, Liberty University, 2020

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Baylen, D. & Thompson, J. (2025). Be not afraid of a meme: Developing visual and media literacy skills. Libraries Empowering Society through Digital Literacy. IFLA, 10.1515/9783110533583-018

Thompson, J. (2026, Feb. 19). The guide school librarians keep within reach: A conversation with Maura Madigan. Knowledge Quest. https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/the-guide-school-librarians-keep-within-reach-a-conversation-with-maura-madigan/

Thompson, J. (2026, May 13). Rethinking assessment: A Conversation with Elizabeth Burns. Knowledge Quest. https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/rethinking-assessment-a-conversation-with-elizabeth-burns/

Thompson, J. (2021). Cultivating our self-efficacy as school librarians. Knowledge Quest, 50(2), 50-52.

Thompson, J., Barthlow, M. Paynter, K. School librarians’ self-efficacy: A predictor of reading scores? School Library Research. 24. www.ala.org/aasl/slr/volume24/thompson-barthlow-paynter [View Publication External Resource]

Thompson, J. & Haslam, A. (2015) Snowy visit to the windy city. VAASL Voice, 4(1), 10-11.

Thompson, J. (2015) Ladies and fairies and cats, oh, my!: Innovative library promotion. School Library Connection, 1(1), 18-19.