Jan Rosemergy
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Cutting honored with NIH Merit Award and Leadership Award of Women in Cognitive Science
Vanderbilt educational neuroscientist and Vanderbilt Kennedy Center investigator Laurie Cutting has received a rare $3 million National Institutes of Health Merit Award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. She also has been selected to receive the Leadership Award of Women in Cognitive Science. Read MoreNov 29, 2018
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AAIDD honors three Kennedy Center investigators
The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) announced its 2018 award recipients, which include three people affiliated with the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC). Read MoreJan 25, 2018
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Nettles to chair state DIDD advisory council
Arie Nettles, PhD, associate professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Vanderbilt Kennedy Center member, has been appointed by Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam as chair of the Statewide Planning and Policy Council of the Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD). Nettles has served as a member of the council since 2014. Read MoreJan 18, 2018
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Remembering Floyd Dennis, disability civil rights advocate
H. Floyd Dennis, professor of special education, emeritus, died April 17 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was 89. As a Vanderbilt Kennedy Center researcher, Dennis was founding director of the Kennedy Center Institute on Youth and Social Development. Read MoreMay 17, 2017
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Kennedy Center’s LEND lands grant renewal from HRSA
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center has received a $3.5 million grant over five years from the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to fund the Vanderbilt Consortium LEND for graduate-level training. Read MoreJul 28, 2016
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VKC, state team to expand services for children with autism
The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) has awarded three training and technical assistance grants totaling $3.25 million to Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) to enhance statewide services for children with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities from birth to kindergarten. Read MoreJul 7, 2016
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Goldman, Juárez honored for disabilities service, research
The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) recognized the contributions of Vanderbilt University’s Pablo Juárez, M.Ed., and Samantha Goldman at its recent 2015 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Read MoreDec 10, 2015
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Malow appointed to new Tennessee autism task force
Beth Malow, M.D., M.S., has been appointed to the Tennessee Autism Spectrum Disorder Task Force, a new entity created to study and make recommendations to the Tennessee General Assembly regarding ways to improve access to programs and services for early screening, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Tennessee. Read MoreDec 3, 2015
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center to continue as national Developmental Disabilities Research Center
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) has been awarded a $6.5 million, five-year grant to continue as a national Eunice Kennedy Shriver Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC). Read MoreSep 17, 2015
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Urbano recalled for dedicated leadership, commitment
Terri (Mary Theresa) Urbano, Ph.D., MPH, clinical professor of Pediatrics, emerita, died on Aug. 27. Read MoreSep 10, 2015
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Kennedy Center for Excellence lands five-year renewal grant
The Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities has awarded a five-year, $2.7 million grant to continue the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC). Read MoreAug 13, 2015
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VUMC lands grant to join CDC autism surveillance network
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received a $1.8 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to join the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network. Read MoreFeb 5, 2015
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Three take new roles in TRIAD
Staff of the Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) are assuming new roles. Read MoreMar 21, 2013
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Lee named to lead Kennedy Center UCEDD training efforts
Evon Batey Lee, Ph.D., has been named director of training for the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). She succeeds Terri Urbano, Ph.D., MPH, R.N., professor of Clinical Pediatrics, who retired in December. Read MoreJan 17, 2013
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Reimschisel to lead Vanderbilt LEND Training Program
Tyler Reimschisel, M.D., has been named director of the Vanderbilt LEND Training Program, effective Jan. 1, 2013. He is succeeding current LEND director Terri Urbano, Ph.D., MPH, R.N., professor of Clinical Pediatrics, who is retiring. Read MoreDec 13, 2012
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Autism Speaks: Researching sleep, tirelessly
Sleep research is one of the many initiatives made possible through Vanderbilt’s participation in the Autism Treatment Network. Read MoreNov 13, 2012
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Reframing the paradigm for developmental disabilities research
I challenge to our research community to reframe our paradigms. Read MoreApr 18, 2012
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Kennedy Center celebrates Science Day 2011
A record crowd of students and presenters turned out for the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development's 2011 Science Day Feb. 15. Read MoreFeb 16, 2011