Stephen Michael Kanne began Sept. 1 as executive director of the MU Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. He will also serve as the William & Nancy Thompson Endowed Chair in Child Health and as a tenured associate professor in the Department of Health Psychology in the MU School of Health Professions.
Kanne previously was director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Autism Center and an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine.
Earlier in his career, Kanne was an associate professor in the MU School of Health Professions. “I can’t tell you how excited I am to return,” Kanne said. “I look forward to being a part of shaping autism research, training and clinical programs in one of the nation’s leading autism centers.”