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.
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center has received a $3.5 million grant over 5 years from the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to fund the Vanderbilt Consortium LEND for graduate-level training. LENDs—Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related…
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Research has shown that individuals with autism experience higher rates of peer victimization than the general population. However, little is known about the personal experiences, perceptions, and lingering effects of bullying on the individual with autism….
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The Academy of Country Music (ACM) Lifting Lives and the Vanderbilt Kennedy University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (VKC UCEDD) hosted the seventh annual ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp June 23-29, bringing a week of…
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Psychologist Phil Schoggen, pioneer of behavioral ecology and former Kennedy Center associate director, died June 9 at age 92. Schoggen helped develop the community of “scholars with a social conscience” who formed the faculty at the…
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Exciting learning opportunities abound as the academic year opens. A symposium on the Science of Song and the Volunteer Advocacy Training Program—you’re invited. The Science of Song! A Symposium for Music Lovers and Researchers—Sept. 12 The…
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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.