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 (VKC) has a longtime working relationship with the Academy of Country Music’s philanthropic arm, ACM Lifting Lives®, co-sponsoring two unique summer camps that celebrate the performing arts and the hard work that…
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Peabody College Special Education research assistant professor and Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Member Ben Schwartzman, Ph.D., recently received funding from the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (MEAF) to create a peer mentorship program between job-seeking adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) and the Vanderbilt Consortium LEND Training Program have once again worked together to produce two brand-new toolkits and online courses. “The toolkit collaboration between the…
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The Tennessee Network for Surveillance of At-Risk Infants and NICU Graduates (TN-SOARING) is a network of medical providers and clinics offering developmental follow-up care for infants and toddlers with complex neonatal histories, including those cared for…
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VKC Member Meghan Burke, Ph.D., BCBA-D, is a professor of Special Education whose primary line of research includes developing and testing interventions to improve access to services among individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and…
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VKC member Rachael Muscatello, Ph.D., is research assistant professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Muscatello’s research examines physiological response profiles during social interaction and the use of physiology in identifying risk factors for psychiatric comorbidities in…
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VKC member Eric Wilkey, Ph.D., is assistant professor of Psychology and Human Development. Dr. Wilkey’s research focuses on the development of mathematical skills, the neurocognitive mechanisms that enable mathematical cognition, and the neurobiological origins of persistent learning…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center held its 14th annual VKC Science Day on Thursday, Nov. 30, at Vanderbilt University’s Student Life Center. Undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, research staff, and faculty members showcased their work among…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) recently shared two brand-new toolkits and online courses created by the VKC’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) and the Vanderbilt Consortium LEND Training Program. Neurodiversity in School Age Populations This…
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2023 Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Science Day will take place Thursday, Nov. 30, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at Vanderbilt University Student Life Center. The half-day event will include lunch, a keynote talk, two poster sessions, and a…
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