Grants

• EEG Correlates of Initiating Joint Attention (Nicholas Hobbs Discovery Grant)
• EEG power and growth in joint attention in children with autism spectrum disorders and their siblings (Nicholas Hobbs Discovery Grant)
• Efficacy of Broad Target Speech Recasts in Children With Down Syndrome
• Intervention Effects of Intensity and Delivery Style for Toddlers with ASD (sub to VU from UC Davis)
• Investigating the Relationship Between Syntax and Rhythm in Specific Language Impairment (Nicholas Hobbs Discovery Grant)
• Predicting Useful Speech in Children with Autism

Topics

• Autism spectrum disorders
• Communication disorders
• Down syndrome
• Early childhood development and early intervention
• EEG/ERP research
• Language development and intervention

Paul J. Yoder, Ph.D. is recruiting participants for research studies (5/19/201)

Much of the research completed at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center is made possible by the generous contributions of the people and families who participate in research studies. This researcher needs research subjects to complete the studies listed below.

Follow these links to learn more:

• Clear Talk Project
• Language and Your Child’s Brain

In the News

• Reporter: NIH grants bolster autism reseach, treatment efforts
• Research News at Vanderbilt: Language intervention grants target children with autism
• August 20, 2012 - Fragile X Symposium: Transitions and Adulthood
• What’s on the Forefront of Autism Research?
• Free Forum on Autism Research
• Next Steps Puts Grads on Right Track
• The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Awards Four 2011 Hobbs Discovery Grants
• Yoder Leads Prelinguistic Milieu Teaching Workshop in Turkey
• Research News at Vanderbilt: Brain Imaging May Hold Clues to Help Children Improve Grammar

Podcast, Video, and Images

• MOOSES Version 4: Aiding Discrepancy Discussions and Improving Inter-Observer Reliability
  

  November 1, 2012
  Statistics and Methodology Core Training Seminar
  Paul Yoder, Ph.D., Professor of Special Education
  Jon Tapp, VKC Information Technology Director