Research Study

This research study investigates brain-based reading comprehension enhancement through a non-invasive brain stimulation method called high-definition transcranial alternating current stimulation (HD-tACS). Read More

Vanderbilt is one of 25 sites across the country following participating families from pregnancy through early childhood to learn how the environment affects how children develop. Families are asked to participate in activities once during pregnancy, and across several visits during early childhood. You will be compensated up to $2,425 for your time throughout the study. Read More

The STIR Lab at Vanderbilt University is seeking adolescents, age 13-18, for a remote research study involving social media and online safety. Survey participants must have access to a computer with video calling capabilities; parental consent is required for participation.  Read More

The Vanderbilt University Auditory Development Laboratory is conducting a pediatric research study on the effects of remote microphone system use in home environments of preschool children with autism spectrum disorder. Read More

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center is seeking adult participants, ages 18–30, for a research study investigating the effects of different noise conditions on brain activity during the Attentional Network Task. Read More

The Healthy Brain and Child Development pilot study is seeking infants ages 0–9 months and their birth parents. The purpose of this study is to inform a nationwide research project that is intended to learn how children grow and change early in life. Read More

Principal investigator Blythe Corbett, Ph.D., and the SENSE Lab team are seeking females enrolled at 6, 8, 10 and 12 years of age and followed annually over four years. Read More

This research study investigates brain-based reading comprehension enhancement through a non-invasive brain stimulation method called high-definition transcranial alternating current stimulation (HD-tACS). Read More

The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing is conducting a two-week diet study designed for adults with prediabetes and their children ages 6–17 to learn how to prepare and enjoy healthy meals together. Read More

Is your daughter enrolled in a public high school (grades 9–12) and in inclusion for at least 80 percent of the school day? If so, we are seeking the perspective of both you and your daughter on how and why autism characteristics are masked in school via an interview and questionnaire. Read More

The Neural Enhancement of Learning (NEL) Lab in the Vanderbilt University Department of Special Education is seeking individuals ages 18–40 who are right-handed and native English monolingual speakers for a research study investigating brain-based learning enhancement through a non-invasive brain stimulation method called high-definition transcranial alternating current stimulation (HD-tACS). Read More

Vanderbilt researchers are seeking children currently in kindergarten, with or without reading disabilities and English as their first language, for a study about brain development and reading in kindergartners. Read More

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center researcher Blythe Corbett's lab is seeking females enrolled at 6, 8, 10 and 12 years of age and followed annually over four years. Participants include girls with confirmed or suspected ASD or intellectual disability (ID), as well as those who are typically developing (TD).  Read More

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are seeking volunteers for a study that will compare a diet with mixed nuts as snacks to a diet with typical snacks to determine the effects on abdominal fat and risk for metabolic syndrome in young adults. Read More

The SENSE Lab is currently recruiting adults with autism spectrum disorder to be part of a study that examines an intervention, SENSE Theatre, targeting improvement of social skills in adults with ASD. Read More

A research team at Vanderbilt University is seeking families of Black youth ages 14–24 with an autism diagnosis to participate in research that will be used to help improve supports, services and policy decisions for Black youth and their families as they navigate transition services into adulthood. Read More

Researchers within Vanderbilt University’s Department of Special Education are currently seeking caregivers of children ages 2–22 with special health care needs, especially children with disabilities, to participate in a research study examining experiences transitioning from a hospital to a school setting. Read More

The Vanderbilt University Education and Brain Sciences Research Laboratory (EBRL) is seeking individuals between the ages of 8 and 20 years old, with or without a diagnosis of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF-1), for a research study that seeks to learn more about how children and adolescents who struggle with reading can learn to become good readers. Read More

The Education and Brain Sciences Research Laboratory is seeking children 8 to 20 years old with reading disabilities with neurofibromatosis type 1. Read More

The Autism Laboratory of Affective Sensory Research (LASR) is seeking participants for a study investigating relationships between emotion and interoception, which is the physical sensation of internal organs working, such as the feeling of your heartbeat. Read More