Prolific researcher and expert statistician.
“Through my personal research agenda and my consulting work, I provide integral insights that can be used to make informed, impactful decisions, and promote progress.”
— Dr. Ashley Thompson
Academic Research
The primary research focus of the Sexuality and Relationship Science Lab (SARS) is to understand people’s attitudes, judgments, and motives related to sexuality, intimacy, and romantic relationships. In doing so, members of the SARS team hope to reduce sexual and relationship inequities/stigma, improve sexual/reproductive health knowledge transfer, and promote safe and healthy sexual relationships. This is often done by applying social and cognitive psychological theories and testing them experimentally using sophisticated quantitative techniques.
Quantistat Solutions Consulting
At Quantistat Solutions, we are dedicated to helping individuals, organizations, and institutions understand the dynamics of human behavior through advanced research and statistical techniques. With a specialized focus on social behavior and well-being, our mission is to provide evidence-based, data-driven solutions to healthcare providers, researchers, and organizations seeking to improve health outcomes and understand the behavioral dynamics that influence well-being and decision-making.
Dr. Ashley Thompson is the director of the Sexuality and Relationship Science (SARS) Lab and is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Dr. Thompson’s academic research program is designed to reduce sexual and relationship inequities/stigma and improve sexual/reproductive health knowledge transfer by applying complex and sophisticated research and statistical methodologies.
Dr. Thompson also has a passion for applied research in social and organizational settings. Consequently, Dr. Thompson has supported research projects with numerous clients, including the Dalhousie Family Medicine Research Unit, the Center for Disease Control (on their Hear Her campaign), Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team, Ethnifacts (A Research, Insights, and Strategic Guidance Firm), and the Minnesota Sex Offender Program.