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.
Julie Lounds Taylor, Ph.D., co-director of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), has been elected to the American Pediatric Society (APS). This honor recognizes her exceptional contributions to developmental disabilities research and…
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With autism diagnoses on the rise and a shortage of developmental-behavioral subspecialists, many pediatric care providers are stepping up to play a more active role in supporting families of children with autism. Research shows that families…
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A grant from the Institute of Education Sciences will support a new project to develop and test a program that can support teachers in providing information on adult services to students with autism spectrum disorders and…
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A new paper* authored by Vanderbilt Kennedy Center members Blythe A. Corbett, Ph.D., and Rachael A. Muscatello, Ph.D., examines the developmental trajectory of depressive symptoms in autistic and neurotypical female and male youth. For many individuals, mental…
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VKC Member Robin Jones, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of Hearing & Speech Sciences. His research focuses on emotional and speech-language contributions to the pathogenesis of childhood stuttering. A short-term goal of his work is to determine…
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VKC Member Julia Sheffield, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Jack Martin, M.D., research professor in Psychopharmacology. She is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in psychotherapy for individuals with psychosis, using…
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Singer/songwriter Doug Mathis has pre-released his new song “How Many Days,” with all proceeds during the month of June going to benefit the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (VKC TRIAD)….
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VKC Member Alexander Conley, Ph.D., is a research assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. His research is focused on investigating novel pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions in cognitive aging and neurodegeneration. His work…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s (VKC) podcast, The Promise of Discovery, has returned with its fourth season of episodes to highlight disabilities research conducted by students and trainees working in the labs of VKC Members. The goal…
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The IDD Toolkit is a website that provides information for the primary care providers of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The toolkit has been recently updated to reflect revised consensus guidelines led by the…
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