James F. Leckman, M.D.

James F. Leckman, M.D., was honored in October by NARSAD, the world’s leading charity dedicated to mental health research. Leckman, the Neison Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry, Psychiatry, Psychology and Pediatrics and director of the Child Study Center, received the Ruane Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Research. Leckman’s research focuses on autism, Tourette disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.