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.
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) member Alexandra Da Fonte, Ph.D., is associate professor of the Practice in the Peabody College Department of Special Education. Her research focuses on understanding the communication abilities of students with severe and…
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Division of Developmental Medicine is kicking off 2022 with a brand-new speaker series designed for healthcare providers and disability service professionals who work with children with autism and other developmental differences. Perspectives…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment & Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (VKC TRIAD) was recently awarded funding on two major multiyear, multi-site research grants, both with the aim to use technology to improve the lives…
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) member Ege Kavalali, Ph.D., is the William Stokes Chair In Experimental Therapeutics and serves as professor and acting chair of the VUMC Department of Pharmacology. His research interests are focused on learning…
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) co-director Elise McMillan, J.D., recently served on a national workgroup of experts to develop model program accreditation standards for inclusive higher education (IHE) programs for students with…
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Transition Tennessee and Tennessee’s Vocational Rehabilitation services program have had a longtime partnership that will only grow and improve with time, thanks to a new five-year contract extension to increase transition services for teens and young…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) has added two new online toolkits to its collection of free resources, providing helpful information for teens and young adults on the autism spectrum on topics such as goal-setting and sex,…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) has introduced a new series of short (3-5 minutes), sharable videos on research study opportunities, study results, new toolkits, and online courses available to the public. VKC Research Briefs are recorded…
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) investigator Julie Lounds Taylor, Ph.D., recently secured two research grants to study quality of life for adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). One grant will focus on ways to…
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) member Elizabeth Biggs, Ph.D., serves as assistant professor of Special Education. Her research focuses on identifying interventions that promote the flourishing of children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities, autism, and multiple disabilities…
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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.