Faculty & Staff
At the Thompson Center, we support individuals with autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities–along with their families–through world class programs that integrate clinical service, training, and research.
- Executive Leadership
- Psychology/Health Professions
- Medical Providers
- Patient Services
- Applied Behavioral Intervention Services
- Family Resource Services
- Research Core
- Training Core
- Administration
- Business
Executive Leadership
Connie Brooks, Ph.D.
Executive Director; Clinical Professor of Health Psychology
Benjamin Black, M.D.
Medical Director; Associate Professor of Clinical Child Health; Ron Ashworth Professorship in Child Development, Department of Pediatrics
Abby Powell, M.B.A.
Operations Director
Psychology/Health Professions
Kerri Nowell, Ph.D.
Health Professions Director; Psychologist; Associate Clinical Professor of Health Psychology
Adam Albritton
Psychometrist
Courtney Bernardin, Ph.D., BCBA
Doctoral Intern
Ashleigh Boyd, M.H.S, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Connie Brooks, Ph.D.
Executive Director; Clinical Professor of Health Psychology
Hayley Clocksin, M.A.
Doctoral Intern
Karlee Cox
Psychometrist
Michelle Dampf, M.A., CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Erica Garrison, MOT, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Megan Henzel, OTR
Supervisor, Outpatient Pediatric Therapy, Mizzou Therapy Services; Occupational Therapist
Rose Kaemmerer, Ph.D.
Psychologist; Associate Clinical Professor of Health Psychology
Andy Knoop, Ph.D.
Psychologist; Clinical Professor of Educational, School & Counseling Psychology
Megan Leonard, M.A.
Doctoral Intern
Michael Mohrland, Psy.D., ABPP-CN
Neuropsychologist; Clinical Professor of Health Psychology
Joanna Mussey, Ph.D.
Psychologist; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Lindsey Nieuwenhuizen, B.A.
Psychometrist
Carly Ranum, M.S., CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Lauren Sapp, B.S.
Senior Psychometrist
Erynne Shatto, Ph.D.
Psychologist; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Ava Smolcic, B.A.
Psychometrist II
Jennifer Sykes, Ph.D.
Therapeutic and Intervention Services Director; Psychologist; Associate Clinical Professor of Health Psychology
Chloe Witte, B.S.HCM.
Psychometrist II
Tania Morales Zelaya, Ph.D.
Clinical Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Health Psychology
Emily Zhou, Psy.D.
Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Health Psychology
Medical Providers
Benjamin Black, M.D.
Medical Director; Associate Professor of Clinical Child Health Ron Ashworth Professorship in Child Development, Department of Pediatrics
David Beversdorf, M.D.
Neurologist; Professor of Radiology, Neurology, and Psychological Sciences; William and Nancy Thompson Endowed Chair in Radiology
Katie Blount, D.O., M.P.H.
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Fellow, Department of Pediatrics
July K. Jean Cuevas, M.D.
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician; Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Cherie Fromm, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHS
Nurse Practitioner
Molly Jaecques, M.S.N., APRN, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner
Dean Lasseter, M.D.
General Pediatrician; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Elly Ranum, M.D.
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Fellow, Department of Pediatrics
Amber Ratliff, DO
Neonatologist; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Christina Seojung Schin, M.D.
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Isabella Steinbach, M.S., CGC
Genetics Counselor
Tracy Stroud, D.O.
Medical Multidisciplinary Clinics Director; Developmental Pediatrician; Professor of Pediatrics
Theresa Swenson, M.S.N., FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Meg Wang, M.D.
General Pediatrician; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Patient Services
Amber Reed, MHA, BSA, RN
Clinical Services Manager
Madison Bergthold, RN
Clinic Triage Nurse
Bre Boone
Patient Service Representative
Jack Cooper
Patient Service Representative
Janice Gace, LPN
Licensed Practical Nurse
Tammy Hickman, LPN
Licensed Practical Nurse
Roberta Lee
Medical Clinic Coordinator
Fedra Lozano
Patient Service Representative
Aleca Neuhaus, C.M.A.
Certified Medical Assistant
Jacely Ponce
Patient Service Representative
Cierra Robertson
Clinic Supervisor
Patricia Vieth, BSN, RN
Nursing Supervisor
Applied Behavioral Intervention Services
Emma Keicher, M.Ed, BCBA, LBA
Applied Behavioral Intervention Services (ABIS) Director
Kailee Bradshaw, BCBA
Behavior Analyst
Kendall Condict, M.S., BCBA
Behavior Analyst
Ali DuCharme, M.Ed, BCBA, LBA
Senior Behavior Analyst
Scarlett Fox, B.S.
Registered Behavior Technician
Madison Imler, M.S., BCBA, LBA
Behavior Analyst
Madison Nieuwenhuizen, RBT
Registered Behavior Technician
Devyn Stillwell, M.S., BCBA
Behavior Analyst
Family Resource Services
Krista Rodgers, L.M.S.W.
Family Resource Services Manager
Leslie Cooper
Family Navigator
Katie Hough, B.S.W.
Social Worker
Todd Koppinger, M.S.C.J.S., C.J.C.
Family Navigator
Jennifer Swantz
Family Navigator
Larissa Westbrook
Family Navigator
Jessica Yager, B.A.
Lead Family Navigator
Research Core
Nicole Takahashi, M.S.
Research Core Director
Erin Andres, M.A., Ph.D.
Research Postdoctoral Fellow
Dakota Fields, M.S.
Research Specialist II
Colleen Garrett, GCertHPM, B.A., NREMT, RPhT
Research Specialist II
Amanda Moffitt Gunn, M.A.
Research Specialist II
Nick Kanne, B.S.
Research Specialist I
Bailey Long, B.A.
Research Specialist I
Jane Manson, B.A.
Research Specialist I
Stephen J. Sheinkopf, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Training Core
Cortney Fish, M.S.W., BCBA, LBA
Training Core Director
Jaclyn Benigno, M.Ed.
Autism Training Specialist, STRIVE Program Coordinator
Tara DeVore
Autism Training Specialist
Julie Muckerman, M.P.H.
Autism Training Specialist
Heidi Willoughby, B.A.
Autism Training Specialist
Administration
Abby Powell, M.B.A.
Operations Director
Cameron Burton, B.H.S.
Business Operations Associate II
Jenny Hawley, B.A.
Office Support Assistant IV
Emily Morrison, M.A.
Strategic Communications Consultant
Brett Slaughter
Support Systems Admin-Expert
Rhett Slaughter
Facility Dog Emeritus
Business
Marie Heuer, MBA
Fiscal Lead
Kristyn Castaneda, A.S.
Prior Authorization Specialist
Lillian Mangano
Prior Authorization Specialist
Louis Nevins
Business Support Specialist II
Layne Washburn, M.B.A.
Pre- & Post-Award Grant Specialist