Reyna Gordon
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Thirteen named 2023 Chancellor Faculty Fellows
Thirteen outstanding faculty members from across the university have been selected for the 2023 cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. The group is composed of highly accomplished, recently tenured faculty from a wide variety of disciplines and areas of expertise. Read MoreJun 7, 2023
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Mental Notes: Music Cognition Lab is dedicated to the scientific study of how music affects the brain and behavior
The past decade in particular has been marked by a dramatic increase in music cognition inquiry, as about 100 laboratory groups around the world, including at Vanderbilt, are working across disciplines to understand music’s relationship to the brain, behavior and health, and to develop effective intervention strategies. Read MoreAug 5, 2020
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Gordon receives $2.3 million NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
Reyna Gordon has received a NIH Director’s New Innovator Award of $2.3 million for her project, “Biomarkers of Rhythmic Communication: Integrating Foundational and Translational Approaches.” Read MoreOct 4, 2018
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Gordon receives NIH award for music and speech research
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology Reyna Gordon has received a National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Award of $2.3 million for her project, “Biomarkers of Rhythmic Communication: Integrating Foundational and Translational Approaches.” Read MoreOct 3, 2018
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Music, Mind and Society program growing fast
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has designated the Program for Music, Mind and Society at Vanderbilt as a 2018 National Endowment for the Arts Research Lab for its focus on the arts, health and socio-emotional well-being in families of children with and without autism spectrum disorder. Read MoreMay 17, 2018
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Infants sought for two research studies on music and autism
Researchers are seeking 6- to 12-month-old infants for research studies on music and autism. Read MoreMar 2, 2018
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Science of Song symposium set for Sept. 12 at Vanderbilt
Blair School of Music will host a one-day symposium Sept. 12 called "The Science of Song." Read MoreAug 23, 2016
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Class of 2016: Michaela Novakovic mixes music and science
Michaela Novakovic’s majors take her from the grand to the microscopic on a daily basis. The Sorrento, Florida, native and Blair School of Music senior is a double major in harp and molecular and cellular biology. Read MoreMay 5, 2016
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The most popular research news stories of 2014
Electricity, learning, marijuana, outer space and planet Earth were the hot topics of 2014. Read MoreDec 26, 2014
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Researchers explore links between grammar, rhythm
A child’s ability to distinguish musical rhythm is related to his or her capacity for understanding grammar, according to a recent study from a researcher at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. Read MoreOct 30, 2014
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center awards four 2011 Hobbs Discovery Grants
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Director Elisabeth Dykens has announced that four 2011 Nicholas Hobbs Discovery Grants have been awarded to interdisciplinary teams led by VKC researchers. Contact: Courtney Taylor, (615) 322-5658 courtney.taylor@vanderbilt.edu… Read MoreNov 23, 2011