Administrative Services Core conducts and manages the Center's major financial, administrative, and clerical activities, and provides financial and administrative support for all Cores and individual research projects. With University support, grants development services are provided, as well as services related to development (e.g., foundations, individual donors), communication, education, and governance functions.
If you make use of these services or facilities, please acknowledge this support in publications, as required by the EKS NICHD. Sample: "This research was supported by [your grant number] and NICHD Grant P30 HD15052 to the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development."
Dissemination services including the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center web site, print materials, distribution lists, research lectures, conferences, seminars, research ethics education, visiting scholars and more.
Assistance in raising funds from individuals, foundations, and corporations. Support for Leadership Council and Nicholas Hobbs Donor Society.
Physical maintenance, housekeeping, security, room reservation, transportation and parking.
Services for grant editing and formatting narrative, budget development, form pages and more.
Budget development, justification for NIH applications, training for staff, and more.
Graphic services include brochure, flyer, poster, newsletter, scientific illustration, publication figure and PowerPoint design, as well as color copy and poster printing services.
Allocation of Vanderbilt Kennedy Center-administered space.
Consultation for research data storage and collection, technical support, custom programming and more.
Elisabeth Dykens, Ph.D., Director, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, (615) 322-8242
Tim Stafford, Core Director, Administrative Services, (615) 322-8233