Special Education
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Vanderbilt special education researcher receives White House appointment
President Joe Biden has appointed Vanderbilt Peabody College research professor Douglas Fuchs to serve on the 15-member National Board for Education Sciences. The appointment was announced Oct. 27. Read MoreNov 1, 2022
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Study seeks participants for brain-based reading comprehension enhancement research
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 MoreOct 21, 2022
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For some students with disabilities, full inclusion may not be the answer
Proponents of full inclusion—placing students with disabilities in general classrooms for most of the school day—maintain that the more time those students spend in such classes, the better they do academically. A new paper by Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development researchers challenges that assumption. Read MoreSep 16, 2022
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Vanderbilt professional and graduate schools excel in 2023 ‘U.S. News’ rankings
Vanderbilt University’s graduate programs showed continued strength in the 2023 "U.S. News & World Report" Best Graduate Schools rankings, with five of Vanderbilt’s graduate and professional schools falling within the top 25. Read MoreMar 29, 2022
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Three Vanderbilt scientists awarded NIH grants for high-risk, high-reward research
Vanderbilt scientists Katherine Aboud, PhD’19, Breann Brown and Will Wan, PhD’14, have received 2021 National Institutes of Health Director’s Awards for their unconventional, bold approaches to research that advances knowledge and enhances health. Read MoreOct 5, 2021
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Vanderbilt Peabody professors honored with prestigious McGraw Prize
Doug and Lynn Fuchs, research professors in the Department of Special Education at Vanderbilt Peabody College, have been awarded the 2021 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in PreK-12 Education for their exceptional work on behalf of children with learning disabilities. Read MoreOct 4, 2021
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Peabody faculty awarded special education research grants totaling $4.5M
Two faculty from Peabody College of education and human development have been awarded grants totaling $4.5 million from the National Center for Special Education Research. Read MoreAug 2, 2021
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Melvyn Semmel, EdD’63, Special Education Pioneer
Melvyn Ivan Semmel of Santa Barbara, Calif., a researcher, educator and 2007 Peabody Distinguished Alumnus, who helped shape the nation’s understanding and policies relating to students with disabilities, died Feb. 25. Read MoreApr 26, 2021
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Peabody College faculty awarded $1.6M grant to examine impacts of practitioner coaching at early learning centers
A team of researchers at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development has been awarded $1.6 million by the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs to examine the effects of practice-based coaching at early childhood learning sites. Read MoreMar 11, 2021
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Kaiser’s KidTalk lab returns to early childhood language intervention research during Research Ramp-up to support kids with language delays
Since the beginning of June, Peabody College professor Ann Kaiser and her team have been assessing the language development of toddlers over Zoom, discovering not only that virtual intervention works, but also that, in many ways, it may have unique benefits when compared to in-person intervention. Read MoreNov 25, 2020
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Vanderbilt disability inclusion programs receive national recognition
Several Vanderbilt diversity and inclusion programs are spotlighted by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs on a list of disability and inclusion resources meeting the agency’s criteria. Read MoreNov 13, 2020
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New research documents how COVID-19 multiplies stress and trauma for people with disabilities
A November article published in Rehabilitation Psychology reviews research on disabilities and COVID-19 to help rehabilitation psychologists mitigate the effects of the added stress of the pandemic. In addition, the work addresses how systemic discrimination against people with disabilities intersects with other forms of inequity. Read MoreNov 4, 2020
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Haywood, early director of Vanderbilt Kennedy Center and pioneer in research on developmental disabilities, has died
H. Carl Haywood, professor of psychology, emeritus, and former Kennedy Center director, died Oct. 12 in Nashville. He was 89. Read MoreOct 30, 2020
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Peabody alumna Schles guides visual disabilities program
Rachel Schles, MEd’12, is Peabody College’s new coordinator for its master’s program in visual disabilities in the Department of Special Education. By Jane Sevier Professor Rachel Schles knows she has big shoes to fill, and she’s eager to take up the challenge. In assuming the… Read MoreOct 12, 2020
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Barton Lab offers pandemic resources for families of children with disabilities
By Jane Sevier When the coronavirus sent many parents and children home, Peabody Professor Erin Barton and the 14 graduate student researchers who make up the Barton Research Lab decided to use social media to offer evidence-based resources they had created to families of children with disabilities or challenging… Read MoreSep 22, 2020
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Eskind Chair to strengthen Vanderbilt research on autism spectrum disorder
Donna and Jeffrey Eskind, whose generous gifts have advanced Vanderbilt research that is improving lives, have made a new commitment of $2 million to endow a new chair in autism spectrum disorder research in the School of Medicine. Read MoreSep 16, 2020
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‘Brave in the Attempt’: The early history of Tennessee Special Olympics is closely tied to Peabody and Vanderbilt
Under Jack Elder, EdS’73, the Tennessee Special Olympics program became recognized as one of the strongest and best managed. For athletes then and now, after five decades, Special Olympics is a chance to prove what they can do when given the opportunity. Read MoreJul 29, 2020
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To Bridge the Gap: Peabody’s Department of Special Education applies best-in-class academic research to solve real-world challenges
In recent years a cadre of energetic, productive faculty members have joined Peabody's special education department, building on the legacy of high-caliber research and teaching that began in the 1950s with Lloyd Dunn and developmental psychologists Nicholas Hobbs and Susan Gray. Read MoreMay 28, 2020
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Next Steps at Vanderbilt celebrates first four-year class, 10th anniversary
As Next Steps at Vanderbilt marks its 10th anniversary throughout 2020, the year also brings another significant milestone: The first class of Next Steps at Vanderbilt students will graduate from its expanded four-year program. Read MoreMay 6, 2020
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Peabody tops U.S. News rankings
Faye and Joe B. Wyatt Center at Peabody College. U.S. News & World Report has announced its annual rankings of graduate schools, including graduate schools of education. Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development moved up to the No. 4 spot and continues to be… Read MoreMar 31, 2020