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 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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The Volunteer Advocacy Project (VAP) is an annual course designed to educate and equip interested individuals with the tools they need to become special education advocates for children with disabilities in Tennessee public schools. This fall,…
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VKC member Angela Yarnell Bonino, Ph.D., is assistant professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences. The long-term goal of Dr. Bonino’s research is to improve hearing health care for children who have intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) by…
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VKC member Maria Niarchou, Ph.D., is research assistant professor of Genetic Medicine. She is a genetic epidemiologist with a background in Psychology trained in the use of Electronic Health Record (EHR) data for genetic and epidemiological research….
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Vanderbilt University may be quiet during the summer months, but the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) was humming with activity in June as three VKC-sponsored summer camps were running concurrently, each offering unique camp experiences for campers…
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VKC member Rachel Schles, Ph.D., serves as assistant professor of the Practice in the Department of Special Education and serves as coordinator of the department’s new Visual Disabilities Track. Her research centers around the identification and eligibility…
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Each year, the Britt Henderson Training Series for Educators provides free training opportunities for educators and school administrators through workshops that focus on innovative, evidence-based practices to improve the quality of education for students with diverse…
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VKC member Jessica Schwartzman, Ph.D., serves as assistant professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. Her research aims to characterize and treat depression and suicidality in neurodiverse youth and adults, and to investigate ways to foster youth, adult,…
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