Amy S. Thompson

Amy Suzanne Thompson (born 1979) is an American linguist who is Woodburn Professor of Applied Linguistics at West Virginia University.

Education
Thompson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in French from Texas Christian University in 2001, and a master's degree in Teaching English to speakers of other languages in 2005 and a PhD in Second language studies from Michigan State University in 2009. Her doctoral dissertation, "The Multilingual/Bilingual Dichotomy: An Exploration of Individual Differences", was advised by Paula Winke.

Career
Thompson began her career as an assistant professor at the University of South Florida, was promoted to associate professor in 2014, and joined the West Virginia University faculty in 2018 as Woodburn Professor of Applied Linguistics and chair of the Department of World Languages, Literatures and Linguistics. She became director of international relations and strategic planning for the university's Eberly College of Arts and Sciences in 2021. In 2023, Thompson was one of four finalists for the deanship of the Iowa State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.