Peabody Reflector
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Palmer named Founder’s Medalist
The 2014 Vanderbilt Founder's Medalists are (l-r): Peter Attwater, Sarah Scott, Susannah Morris, William Marks, Cecilia Page, Debra Perrone, Kasey Hill, Mae Mosley, Kristin Bater and Amanda Palmer. Not pictured is George Williford, Founder's Medalist for Oratory. (Vanderbilt University) The 2014 Vanderbilt Founder’s Medalists are (l-r): Peter… Read MoreJul 15, 2014
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Secret Service hero honored
Ever in the background, Jerry Parr (far right) with President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan. (provided by Parr) Retired Secret Service agent Jerry W. Parr, BA’62, received Peabody’s 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award during Commencement May 9. He may be best known as the… Read MoreJul 15, 2014
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From the Dean
Peabody is peeling away the hyperbole and doom-saying on the Common Core debate. Read MoreJul 9, 2014
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No Time like the Present
Rachel Moser is fulfilling her passion for service through her nonprofit organization, The Uplifting Project. Read MoreJul 9, 2014
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Reschly honored for years of service
2014 Commencement (Vanderbilt) Twenty retiring faculty members were recognized during Vanderbilt’s Commencement ceremony May 9, when the university honored them for their years of service and bestowed on them the title of emeritus or emerita faculty. Among the recipients were Daniel… Read MoreJul 9, 2014
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One Step at a Time
Jessica Harthcock was paralyzed in a diving accident at age 17. She never gave up, even when doctors said she'd never walk again. Read MoreJul 9, 2014
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Who Rises to the Top?
There are few programs in place to nurture the intellectually precocious child. Is there a cost to society for ignoring the gifted? Read MoreJul 9, 2014
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Challenge Accepted
Listening with charity is central to the mission of the New Jersey-based Reeves Foundation. Read MoreJul 5, 2014
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Me, Myself and iPad
When Apple introduced the iPad in 2010, it sparked a revolution in technology for children with autism spectrum disorder. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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Peabody news
AWARDS & HONORS Sun-Joo Cho Sun-Joo Cho, assistant professor of psychology and human development, was named a 2013 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow. The $55,000 award… Read MoreDec 11, 2013
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Special Education new faculty named
The Department of Special Education announced the appointment of six new faculty members. They are (front row, left) Blair Lloyd and Victoria Knight, (back row, left): Chris Lemons, Joe Lambert and Erin Barton. Not pictured is Jennifer Ledford. (Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt)… Read MoreDec 11, 2013
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Staff member earns Commodore Award
Pictured, from left, are: Chair of the Department of Leadership, Policy and Organizations Ellen Goldring, Moody and Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos. (Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt) The Commodore Award, Vanderbilt’s highest staff honor, was presented during the Service Awards Celebration Sept. 10 in Langford Auditorium to Rosemary Moody, an educational… Read MoreDec 11, 2013
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Former University of Minnesota president receives Distinguished Alumnus Award
Bruininks at Vanderbilt's Commencement in May 2013. (Joe Howell/Vanderbilt) Peabody College bestowed its 2013 Distinguished Alumnus Award on educational psychologist Robert H. Bruininks during Commencement on May 10. Bruininks earned his master’s degree in 1965 and a doctorate in 1968 in educational psychology from the… Read MoreDec 11, 2013
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Exodus of physicians to America causing ‘brain drain’ in Africa
Tankwanchi The past decade has seen a dramatic rise in the number of physicians trained in sub-Saharan Africa emigrating to the United States—40 percent overall when compared to the last decade—resulting in a “brain drain” on nations in the greatest need for affordable and accessible health… Read MoreDec 11, 2013
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Group prenatal care leads to improved birth outcomes
istock Women with access to group prenatal care had improved birth outcomes, including longer gestational periods and higher birth weight, in a study conducted by researchers at the Peabody Research Institute. The most striking finding was that group prenatal care had “statistically and clinically significant beneficial effects… Read MoreDec 11, 2013
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Positive interactions vital to pre-K classrooms
Dale Farran Positive interactions in a pre-kindergarten classroom may be equally or more important to the future academic development of 4-year-olds than learning letters and numbers, according to Dale Farran, senior associate director of the Peabody Research Institute and co-author of a new study. It shows that… Read MoreDec 11, 2013