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.
In 2022, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) member Sarika Peters, Ph.D., received a VKC Director’s Strategic Priorities Grant to determine the feasibility of use of a wearable sensor to assess sleep in children (ages 4-10 years) with…
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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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Autistic people are more likely to experience mental health distress than the general population. Unfortunately, therapy services for this community are limited and rarely designed with and for autistic people. Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) researcher Jessica…
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World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) is a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012. WDSD falls on Mar. 21, or more specifically, the 21st day of the third month,…
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Pictured: Next Steps at Vanderbilt students at the Cordell Hull State Office building. Each year, the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (VKC UCEDD), The Arc Tennessee, and AbleVoices collaborate to produce a…
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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.