The CDC report that autism rates are rising continues to be covered by news media; WZTV Fox 17 News , the Nashville Ledger and Science News quoted Zachary Warren, PhD, executive director of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s TRIAD autism institute and director of the Division of Developmental Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics.
USA Today reporter Nathan Diller interviewed Whitney Loring, PsyD, associate professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, for a tips-focused piece on summer travel for parents with children on the autism spectrum.
William Schaffner, MD, professor of Preventive Medicine, was quoted by reporters at, among other national and local outlets, Reader’s Digest (going outside with wet hair has nothing to do with catching a cold); NBC News and Forbes (breakthrough measles infections and the latest on the Texas outbreak); and Medscape (hepatitis testing delayed as labs close).
Popsugarreporter Korin Miller interviewed Aaron Brinen, PsyD, assistant professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, for a story about why people love to watch others do adventurous competition shows.
Fox News reporter Ashley Hume wrote about Kimberly Williams Pasley’s treatment for vocal issues at theVanderbilt Voice Center in a story announcing that she will host the third season of the TV series “Farmer Wants a Wife.”
