News and Information from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Notables is a monthly e-newsletter to share stories about discoveries and best practices that are opening doors and transforming lives for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.
Gavin Price, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of Psychology & Human Development. His research focuses on the cognitive and neurological mechanisms supporting basic numerical and mathematical competence in typically and atypically developing individuals. Dr. Price approaches…
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The Nashville Opera has long been a community partner of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment & Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (VKC TRIAD), working together to create sensory-friendly programming designed for families of children with…
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Participants in two Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) training programs dedicate years of their careers to learning best practices to serve individuals with disabilities. We’re checking in with four trainees who are taking the skills they honed…
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Kevin Ess, M.D., Ph.D., is Gerald M. Fenichel Chair in Neurology and associate professor of Pediatrics, Cell & Developmental Biology, and Neurology, as well as director of the Division of Pediatric Neurology. This year, he is…
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Carissa Cascio, Ph.D., is a Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) Investigator and associate professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. Her work focuses on the neural basis of sensory processing differences in children and adults with autism. She…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) said “see you later” to Cecilia Melo-Romie, longtime Spanish Multicultural Outreach Coordinator for Tennessee Disability Pathfinder. Melo-Romie retired on May 31 after 10 years of serving Nashville’s Hispanic community by assisting…
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A desire to belong is not a “special need.” In fact, belonging is a very ordinary need shared by most everyone, with and without disabilities. This is one of the issues explored by Vanderbilt Kennedy Center…
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) investigator Blythe Corbett and participants of the Winter 2019 SENSE Theatre program recently performed the original musical “The Makeover” to appreciative audiences. Their performances were the culmination of practice and hard work…
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It’s no secret that disability services become more challenging to navigate by the time an adolescent with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) enters adulthood. Pediatrics associate professor and VKC Investigator Julie Lounds Taylor, Ph.D., is studying the…
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Ann Kaiser, Ph.D., is a Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) investigator and Susan Gray Chair in Education and Human Development and professor of Special Education and Psychology. Kaiser’s areas of research interest include early language intervention in…
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This is a monthly email of Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Notables published by the Communications staff of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. Between issues of Notables, you can stay up to date on the latest Vanderbilt Kennedy Center news, information, and resources via the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Facebook page.