Logan University

Nina brings nearly 20 years of communications and public relations experience to her role at Logan University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Journalism + Mass Communications from the Greenlee School of Journalism at Iowa State University. 

Prior to Logan, Nina spent 12 years at Common Ground Public Relations where she provided strategic communication counsel to clients in higher education, health care and hospitality, among others. While there, she worked on long-term branding and reputation management initiatives, managed publications and provided media relations and media training on behalf of clients.

Nina earned her accreditation in public relations in 2013 and is a member of the Public Relations Society of America. From 2015 to 2019, she served on the Board of Directors for the PRSA St. Louis chapter in the roles of Chief Ethics Officer and APR chair.

Dr. Prusso is a clinical executive and educator with more than 20 years of experience in healthcare operations, sports medicine and academic leadership.

Throughout his career, Dr. Prusso has specialized in building and managing high-performing, multi-disciplinary teams that bridge the gap between evidence-based chiropractic care and integrated medical services.

As Director of Clinics, Dr. Prusso is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the Health Centers and works collaboratively with clinical educators and staff members to ensure a student-focused clinical training experience, quality patient care, and appropriate business practices, consistent with programmatic and institutional goals.

Cynthia has almost 27 years of experience in higher education, having worked at Logan from 1999-2011 and then Missouri Baptist University from 2011 until 2022. She is experienced in working with traditional and nontraditional students, cultivating relationships, data management/analysis, and event planning. The return to Logan came in the fall of 2022 when she was offered an opportunity to work with the alumni she had helped recruit years ago. 

Currently, she is a member of the Chesterfield Regional Chamber of Commerce, serving her second term on the Board of Directors.  

Cynthia earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Missouri – Columbia and an MBA from Missouri Baptist University.

Dr. Thompson earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from Reed College and his PhD in biochemistry from Loma Linda University. While serving as an assistant professor at Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCUHS), Dr. Thompson graduated magna cum laude with his Doctor of Chiropractic degree. He was called back to academia and served as the department chair, and later, as the director of student learning outcomes at SCUHS.

In 2013, Dr. Thompson joined Sonoran University, where he has served in a variety of different roles, including Professor and Dean of Instruction, Vice President of Academic Affairs and chief academic officer.

He has authored more than 40 research papers, studies and poster presentations and has presented on the topics of preparing for accreditation and cultivating excellence to nutritional therapies and enhancing provider self-care practices to achieve health behavior change in patients.