The Thompson Center hosted the 19th Annual Thompson Center Autism Conference on September 12 and 13, following a parent conference on September 11 in St. Charles, Missouri. The parent conferenceContinue reading “19th Annual Thompson Center Autism Conference”
Category Archives: Training
2024 TIPS for Kids Carnival
On August 29, the Thompson Center hosted the second annual TIPS for Kids Carnival! The event gave kids and families participating in the TIPS for Kids family shadowing program anContinue reading “2024 TIPS for Kids Carnival”
Show Me Research Week 2024
Several researchers and trainees from the Thompson Center presented posters at Mizzou’s Show Me Research Week last week. Topics included neuroscience, speech-language pathology, and more!
Training Spotlight: Mackenzie Cissne
Mackenzie Cissne joined the Thompson Center in June 2021 as a graduate research assistant working with Dr. Kerri Nowell. Mackenzie is also working with Dr. Connie Brooks and Dr. Michael Morhland on the psychology team as a practicum student. Her research areas of interest include cognitive and functional outcomes of individuals with developmental disorders, specifically outcomes in executive functioning, including inhibitory control, working memory, flexibility, and metacognition.
Thompson Foundation, ACE Program Receive Local Impact Grant
The Thompson Foundation for Autism & Neurodevelopment was awarded the Autism Speaks 2023 Local Impact Grant. This grant will go towards funding the Thompson Center’s Accessing Career Experiences (ACE) program. This grant was awarded to 23 organizations from 13 states that serve the autism community.
Thompson Center Trainers Travel to D.C., Hawaii
Several Thompson Center team members spent January on-the-go.
Spring Research Symposium
The Thompson Center hosted its Spring Research Symposium at the NextGen Precision Health Building in March. Speakers were Drs. Sofia Lizarraga (Brown University) and Evdokia Anagnostou (University of Toronto). AContinue reading “Spring Research Symposium”
Winners of Student Poster Session Announced
The Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment hosted its Student Poster Session at the 17th Annual Thompson Center Autism Conference in October. The session had the most poster submissions toContinue reading “Winners of Student Poster Session Announced”
Trainee Spotlight: Dr. Erin Andres
Dr. Erin Andres joined the team at the Thompson Center in July 2022 as a postdoctoral fellow. In this role, she will primarily focus on the research projects brought toContinue reading “Trainee Spotlight: Dr. Erin Andres”
STRIVE Staff Receive Access Mizzou Award
Cortney Fish and Jaclyn Benigno were awarded the Lee Henson Access Mizzou Award on September 28 for their work on the Thompson Center’s STRIVE program. Self-Determined Transition Readiness Through IndividualContinue reading “STRIVE Staff Receive Access Mizzou Award”