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 research article “Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Challenges: Caregiver Familiarity with Clinical Services,” recently published in the journal Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, sheds a light on the disparity of mental health…
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) member Audrey Bowden, Ph.D., is a professor of Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering. Bowden’s lab develops light-based technologies such as optical coherence tomography and functional near-infrared spectroscopy to assess health,…
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) member Justine Hoch, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of Psychology and Human Development. Dr. Hoch studies infants’ sense of exploration through the lens of motor development because new motor skills offer infants…
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From fetal development through our senior years, the brain is changing. Some brain changes are slow, unfolding over decades and years. Yet other brain changes are rapid, unfolding over weeks, days, and even hours, and happen…
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) member Tatiana Peredo, Ph.D., is a research assistant professor of Special Education. Dr. Peredo’s research program aligns with the topics of communication and learning and family support. Her research focuses on multilingual…
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) member Jason Chow, Ph.D., serves as an associate professor of Special Education and Hearing and Speech Sciences. Chow’s research centers on improving the quality of life of children and adolescents with disorders…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center offers a vast collection of tip sheets and printable resources free of charge to families, health care professionals, educators, and self-advocates on its website, and it’s continually growing its collection by adding…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center held its 16th annual VKC Science Day on Oct. 6 at Vanderbilt University’s Student Life Center. More than 120 undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, research staff, and faculty members showcased their…
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2025 is a landmark year for the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center as well as several of its programs, including the Vanderbilt Consortium LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities) Training Program, which is celebrating 25 years at Vanderbilt….
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center researchers welcomed 27 new and returning campers for its 2025 ACM Lifting Lives® Music Camp, June 17-24. Music Camp is an annual event during which adults with Williams syndrome come together from around…
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