2009

November

11/21 - Families First Program - Promoting Peer and Sibling Play

11/21 - Alphabet Therapy Workshop, Louisville

11/18 - TRIAD Teacher Training Basic K-6, November 18-20

11/18 - Britt Henderson Training Series: Integrating Academic and Behavior Screening Tools

11/18 - Neuroscience Graduate Seminar Series: Serotonin Modulation of Brain Development: Impact on Affective- and Anxiety-Related Adult Phenotypes

11/17 - Participant Recruitment and Assessment Core Training Series - Challenges in Assessment: Real-Life Dilemmas and Solutions

11/16 - Families First Program - 8-Week Workshop Series (Monday Evenings): Enhancing Interactions, Session 8

11/14 - Journeys in Disability: Information and Support for Families: Session 1

11/14 - Journeys in Disability: Information and Support for Families: Session 2

11/13 - TRIAD General Education Full-Day Workshop, November 13

11/12 - Statistics and Methodology Core Training Seminar - Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap)

11/12 - TRIAD General Education Full-Day Workshop, November 12

11/10 - TRIAD General Education Full-Day Workshop, November 10

11/9 - Families First Program - 8-Week Workshop Series (Monday Evenings): Enhancing Interactions, Session 7

11/6 - TRIAD School-Home Connection Workshop, November 6

11/5 - Lectures on Development and Developmental Disabilities - How Autism Emerges: Patterns of Onset in the First Years of Life

11/4 - 5th Annual Disability Services in the Hispanic Community Conference

11/4 - Developmental Disabilities Grand Rounds - A Time to Be Born: The Continuing Challenge to Prevent Prematurity

11/4 - TRIAD Para-Educator Workshop, November 4-5

11/4 - Canceled: Neuroscience Graduate Seminar Series - Cadherin and Catenin Roles in Synapse Formation

11/2 - Families First Program - 8-Week Workshop Series (Monday Evenings): Enhancing Interactions, Session 6

October

10/30 - The Inauguration of Next Step at Vanderbilt

10/29 - TRIAD Focused Workshop: Discrete Trial Training, October 29

10/28 - TRIAD Teacher Training Basic 7-12, October 28-30

10/27 - TRIAD Focused Workshop: Discrete Trial Training, October 27

10/26 - Families First Program - 8-Week Workshop Series (Monday Evenings): Enhancing Interactions, Session 5

10/24 - Families First Program - Improving Communication in Verbal Communicators

10/22 - 28th Annual Awards Celebration of the Mayor's Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities

10/22 - TRIAD Focused Workshop: Discrete Trial Training, October 22

10/21 - Research Ethics Grand Rounds - Ethics of Presymptomatic Genetic Testing in the Pediatric Population

10/21 - Ethics of Presymptomatic Genetic Testing in the Pediatric Population

10/12 - Art Exhibit: Creative Expressions XV

10/12 - Families First Program - 8-Week Workshop Series (Monday Evenings): Enhancing Interactions, Session 4

10/10 - SibSaturday, October

10/9 - TRIAD School-Home Connection Workshop, October 9

10/8 - Lectures on Development and Developmental Disabilities - Psychosocial and Biological Markers of Stress in the Lives of Mothers of Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders

10/7 - Developmental Disabilities Grand Rounds - Educational Neuroscience: Insights into Attention, Reading, and Mathematics

10/7 - Britt Henderson Training Series: Functional Assessment-Based Interventions

10/7 - TRIAD Para-Educator Workshop, October 7-8

10/5 - Families First Program - 8-Week Workshop Series (Monday Evenings): Enhancing Interactions, Session 3

September

9/28 - Families First Program - 8-Week Workshop Series (Monday Evenings): Enhancing Interactions, Session 2

9/26 - Alphabet Therapy Workshop, New Hampshire

9/26 - Families First Program - Beginning Toilet Training

9/24 - Lectures on Development and Developmental Disabilities - Modeling Fragile X Syndrome and FXTAS in Mice

9/24 - Tennessee Disability Pathfinder Community Training Series: Behavioral Services Providers

9/23 - TRIAD Teacher Training Basic K-6, September 23-25

9/23 - Neuroscience Graduate Seminar Series - From Complex Protein Functions to Complex Neurodevelopmental Phenotypes

9/21 - Families First Program - 8-Week Workshop Series (Monday Evenings): Enhancing Interactions

9/17 - TRIAD Special Education Full-Day Workshop, September 17

9/15 - TRIAD Special Education Full-Day Workshop, September 15

9/12 - Teen Fusion

9/10 - Statistics and Methodology Core Training Seminar - An Overview of Nonparametric Statistics

9/10 - TRIAD Special Education Full-Day Workshop, September 10

9/8 - Families First Program -- 4-Week Workshop Series (Tuesday Evenings): Solving Behavior Challenges at Home, Session 4

9/4 - TRIAD School-Home Connection Workshop

9/4 - TRIAD School-Home Connection Workshop, September 4

9/2 - Developmental Disabilities Grand Rounds: Pilot Testing of an Intervention for Attachment-Impaired Preschool Children

9/2 - TRIAD Para-Educator Workshop, September 2-3

9/1 - Families First Program -- 4-Week Workshop Series (Tuesday Evenings): Solving Behavior Challenges at Home, Session 3

August

8/29 - Families First Program - Developing and Diversifying Play Routines

8/27 - TRIAD Administrator Academy (Basic), August 27-28

8/25 - Families First Program -- 4-Week Workshop Series (Tuesday Evenings): Solving Behavior Challenges at Home, Session 2

8/20 - TRIAD Administrator Academy (Basic), August 20-21

8/18 - Families First Program -- Weekly Behavior Series (Tuesday Evenings): Solving Behavior Challenges at Home

8/10 - Art Exhibit: Looking Forward II

8/8 - SibSaturday, August

8/1 - Alphabet Therapy Workshop, Orlando

July

7/25 - Families First Program - Addressing Challenging Behaviors

7/21 - TRIAD Summer Institute

7/11 - Me, My Cat, and My House Exhibit

June

6/27 - Families First Program - Improving Communication

6/23 - An Introduction to the Fundamentals & Functionality of the R Language

6/20 - Teen Fusion

6/15 - Special Lecture -- Individual Differences: The Next Frontier in Cognitive Neuroscience

6/13 - SibSaturday, June

6/10 - Tennessee's Waiver and Family Support Programs

May

5/26 - Families First Program -- May Weekly Behavior Series (Tuesday Evenings): Beginning Toilet Training 3

5/20 - Special Lecture: Phenotypic Characterization in Angelman Syndrome Using Advanced Imaging Techniques

5/19 - Families First Program -- May Weekly Behavior Series (Tuesday Evenings): Beginning Toilet Training 2

5/19 - Journeys in Disability: Information and Support for Families - Morning Session

5/16 - Autism: From Science to Treatment

5/16 - Alphabet Therapy Workshop, Nashville

5/15 - Charity Golf Tournament 2009

5/14 - Psychiatry Grand Rounds: Dimensional and Categorical Diagnosis--What Difference to Researchers, to Clinicians, and to Medical Consumers?

5/13 - Department of Biostatistics Seminar/Workshop: What Did/Does/Will "Statistical" Mean in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-V)?

5/12 - Families First Program -- May Weekly Behavior Series (Tuesday Evenings): Beginning Toilet Training 1

5/12 - School of Nursing Presentation: Moderators and Mediators--The MacArthur Approach

5/9 - Alphabet Therapy Workshop, Los Angeles

April

4/24 - Autism Awareness Month Activity: Adolescent Movie Night - "Men in Black" (rated PG-13)

4/23 - Reception for Art Exhibit: Art Through the Eyes of Autism

4/21 - Autism Awareness Month Activity: State of the Science Research Panel

4/17 - East Tennessee Disability Services and the Hispanic Community Conference

4/13 - Third Annual Tennessee Association for Behavior Analysis Middle Tennessee Meeting

4/11 - SibSaturday, April

4/7 - Autism Awareness Month Activity: Vital Signs: Supporting Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Clinical Setting

4/4 - Journeys in Disability: Information and Support for Families - Afternoon Session

4/4 - Team William Mini-Marathon 5K, 2009

4/3 - Tennessee Adult Brothers and Sisters (TABS) Conference

4/2 - Reception in Honor of Lois Curtis

4/2 - Autism Awareness Month Activity: Introduction to Autism

4/1 - Developmental Disabilities Grand Rounds: Immune Transcriptome Changes in the Temporal Cortex of Individuals with Autism

March

3/31 - Families First Program -- March Weekly Behavior Series (Tuesday Evenings): Beginning Toilet Training

3/28 - Families First Program -- Creating Family Activity Routines: Cooking, Chores, and Games

3/26 - Lecture on Development and Developmental Disabilities: Pediatric Anxiety - Current and Future Approaches to Therapeutics

3/25 - TRIAD Teacher Training Basic 7-12

3/24 - Statistics and Methodology Core Training Seminar

3/24 - Families First Program -- March Weekly Behavior Series (Tuesday Evenings): Beginning Toilet Training

3/24 - Autism Awareness Night with the Nashville Predators

3/14 - Teen Fusion

3/11 - Developmental Disabilities Grand Rounds: Siblings of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities Over the Life Span

3/10 - Families First Program -- March Weekly Behavior Series (Tuesday Evenings): Beginning Toilet Training

3/6 - TRIAD Full Day Workshop "Asperger Syndrome - Sailing Toward Independence"

3/3 - TRIAD Full Day Workshop "Asperger Syndrome - Sailing Toward Independence"

3/3 - Families First Program -- March Weekly Behavior Series (Tuesday Evenings): Beginning Toilet Training

3/3 - Pathfinder Training Series: Services in the Community

February

2/27 - TRIAD Full Day Workshop "Asperger Syndrome - Sailing Toward Independence"

2/26 - Special Lecture: Future Affective Technologies and Applications to Autism

2/21 - Families First Program -- Adapting Daily Routines: Mealtime, Bathtime, and Bedtime

2/19 - Lecture on Development and Developmental Disabilities: Early Intervention, Brain Plasticity, and the Prevention of Autism

2/18 - TRIAD Teacher Training Basic K-6

2/12 - Reception, "Expressions Through Color" Exhibit

2/11 - Neuroscience Graduate Seminar Series: Using Gene-Knockout Mice to Study Aggression - A Cautionary Tale

2/7 - SibSaturday

2/5 - Research Ethics Grand Rounds: The Challenge and Promise of Inclusive Spiritual Supports with People with Developmental Disabilities

2/4 - Developmental Disabilities Grand Rounds: Baby Einsteins Everywhere - Young Children and Video

2/4 - More About That: Postsecondary Education Program for Students with Intellectual Disabilities

January

1/30 - VKC Seminar -- Molecules Regulating Striatal Development: Implications for OCD, ADHD, and Tourette’s Syndrome

1/29 - Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Science Day 2009

1/28 - TRIAD Teacher Training Advanced K-12

1/27 - Statistics and Methodology Core Training Seminar: Methods for Handling and Recovering Missing Data in Social Surveys

1/27 - Families First Program -- January Weekly Behavior Series (Tuesday Evenings): Solving Behavior Challenges at Home

1/24 - Families First Program -- Developing and Diversifying Play Routines

1/21 - Developmental Disabilities Grand Rounds: Trace Elements in Parenteral Nutrition

1/21 - Neuroscience Graduate Seminar Series: Synaptic Circuit Organization of Mouse Motor/Frontal Cortex

1/20 - Families First Program -- January Weekly Behavior Series (Tuesday Evenings): Solving Behavior Challenges at Home

1/19 - Lecture on Development and Developmental Disabilities: Making Progress Happen for People with Disabilities - Past, Present, and Future

1/15 - Vanderbilt Department of Child Psychiatry: Anxiety and Depression in your Child or Adolescent — recognizing symptoms and what you can do to help your

1/14 - TRIAD Teacher Training Advanced K-12

1/13 - Families First Program -- January Weekly Behavior Series (Tuesday Evenings): Solving Behavior Challenges at Home

1/6 - Families First Program -- January Weekly Behavior Series (Tuesday Evenings): Solving Behavior Challenges at Home

2008

December

12/6 - Families First Program - Improving Communication

12/6 - Fees for Administrative Services

12/3 - Developmental Disabilities Grand Rounds: Multisensory Processing and Its Possible Role in Developmental Disabilities

November

11/19 - Research Ethics Grand Rounds

11/18 - Clinical Recruitment Services Core Training: Autism Screening with Young Children

11/15 - Families First Program - Addressing Challenging Behaviors

11/12 - 4th Annual Disability Services & the Hispanic Community Conference, November 12

11/12 - Stats and Methodology Core Training Seminar: Andrew Tomarken Lecture

11/6 - Journeys in Disability: Information and Support for Families

11/1 - Journeys in Disability: Information and Support for Families

October

10/21 - Autism Workshop for Special Education Personnel "Blueprint for Success: Developing Plans for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders"

10/18 - Families First Program – Enhancing Social Interactions

10/17 - Major Conferences and Events

10/17 - Autism Workshop for Special Education Personnel "Blueprint for Success: Developing Plans for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders"

10/15 - 2-Day Workshop: Autism Training for Para-Educators

10/11 - Vanderbilt Kennedy Center SibSaturday

10/10 - Tennessee Postsecondary Transition Process

10/10 - Art Exhibit: Creative Expressions XIV

10/7 - Families First Program - October Weekly Behavior Series (Tuesday Evenings): Solving Behavior Challenges at Home

September

9/26 - Statistics & Methodology Seminar

9/24 - Image Gallery from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Science Day 2008

9/22 - Film Screening: "Praying with Lior" & Panel Discussion

9/22 - Early Development in Autism and Implications for Early Detection and Diagnosis: Insights from Prospective Studies of High-Risk Infants

9/20 - Families First Program - Improving Communication - September Session

9/17 - Vanderbilt receives expansion grant to prepare professionals

9/17 - Walk for Autism 2008 Image Gallery

9/17 - Resources for Researchers Presentation

9/15 - VKC Clinical Recruitment Services Core Training

9/7 - Art Exhibit: An Indonesian Folk Tale

9/3 - Community Celebration Luncheon 2008 Video

August

8/28 - Marino Autism Research Institute Scientific Symposium