Vanderbilt Kennedy Center

March 21, 2019

Cancer researcher Kimberly Dahlman is too busy to run in the Boston Marathon, but she’s doing it anyway — for her daughter

“Even though I felt like I was already over-committed, I knew that I needed to do this”

By Leigh MacMillan
March 7, 2019

Telemedicine holds promise for quick diagnosis of autism

Although increasing evidence shows that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be accurately identified during their second year of life, the average age of diagnosis in both Tennessee and across the country remains well above 4 years of age.

By Kelsey Herbers
February 14, 2019

Study finds children with autism more likely to face maltreatment

A recent study by Vanderbilt researchers of 11 counties in Middle Tennessee revealed that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were nearly 2.5 times more likely than children without ASD to be reported to the Child Abuse Hotline by the age of 8.

By Kelsey Herbers
January 24, 2019

Study to track teen development in those with, without autism

A new study examining stress and arousal across pubertal development in youth with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is now enrolling participants, thanks to a $2.3 million, five-year grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

By Kelsey Herbers
October 25, 2018

Grant to help explore critical issues in Down syndrome

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) has received a one-year $604,000 grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to use Vanderbilt University Medical Center electronic medical record information and biological samples to develop a deeper understanding of critical issues in Down syndrome and to provide an infrastructure for future analyses.

By Jan Rosemergy
September 17, 2018

Sarah Carpenter learned a lot working for “The Simpsons.” At Vanderbilt, she applies that knowledge to autism research.

“What I learned there — that’s what we’re doing here.”

By Wayne Wood
May 3, 2018

Network promotes inclusion for people with ASD

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorder (TRIAD) is bringing some of Nashville’s most prominent community organizations together to promote acceptance and inclusion of individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other intellectual and developmental disabilities.
By VUMC News and Communications
April 26, 2018

New report shows prevalence of autism rising in U.S.

The prevalence of U.S. children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is now 1 in 59, according to new estimates released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a significant increase from the 1 in 68 estimate in 2016.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 20, 2018

Vanderbilt’s Gavin Price receives NSF CAREER Award

The National Science Foundation has awarded a Faculty Early Career Development Grant to Gavin R. Price, assistant professor of psychology at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 14, 2018

Silence, denial keeps America steeped in opioid addiction, Kennedy says

Former U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy advocated for better treatment of mental health issues and spoke candidly about his struggles during a Chancellor's Lecture Series discussion on Tuesday.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 12, 2018

Vanderbilt study affirms effectiveness, promise of telemedicine for autism evaluations

By VUMC News and Communications
February 23, 2018

Mark Seidenberg delivers Educational Neuroscience talk April 6

The lecture will focus on the need to look closely at linguistic differences between language used in the home and in schools.
By VUMC News and Communications
January 25, 2018

AAIDD honors three Kennedy Center investigators

The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) announced its 2018 award recipients, which include three people affiliated with the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC).
By VUMC News and Communications