Joseph E. Nyre, Ph.D.

Dr. Nyre received his M.S. from the University of Missouri, and both his Ed.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Kansas.  He completed pre and postdoctoral fellowships in Clinical Child Psychology at both Harvard Medical School/Children’s Hospital and the University of Kansas.

Dr. Nyre is currently the President and CEO of The Hope Institute for Children and Families, and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago.  He has current program efforts underway in autism, mental health services, school reform, research, teaching, and program
development.  Dr. Nyre regularly writes and presents on topics including institutional evaluation, strategic planning, and the development of an integrative models of service delivery to children and families.

Dr. Nyre has practiced as a psychologist in school settings, clinical settings, and private practice.  He has served in a faculty capacity at the University of Kansas, Baylor University, Harvard Medical School, and Simmons College.  Dr. Nyre has also served administratively in higher education, public education, and hospital systems.  In addition to a nationally recognized program of research, he founded the  Kansas Psychology Training Consortium in clinical, school and counseling psychology; 5 partial programs; a private practice; and the Baylor Evaluation Services Center.