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UCEDD,LEND Program:
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
PMB 40
230 Appleton Place
Nashville, TN 37203
Main Phone:  615-322-8240
Toll Free Number:  866-936-8852
Main Fax:  615-322-8236
Main Email:  [email protected]
Website:  https://vkc.vumc.org/ucedd
Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Vanderbilt_KC
Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/VanderbiltKennedyCenter
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Position Name Phone Email
Leadership
LEND Director Evon Batey Lee, PhD 615-322-4487 [email protected]
Co-UCEDD Director Pablo Juárez, M.Ed., BCBA 615-343-4116 [email protected]
Co-UCEDD Director Julie Lounds Taylor, PhD 615-343-5659 [email protected]
Associate LEND Director Cynthia Chambers , PhD 423-439-7586 [email protected]
Associate LEND Director Rachel Goode, M.D. 615-875-7985 [email protected]
Lead Administrative Staff
Annette Schaffer Eskind Chair Director, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology Jeffrey Neul, PhD 615-322-8242 [email protected]
Associate Manager Nicole Bardett, BS 615-343-7101 [email protected]
Coordinator Julie Sears, PhD 423-439-7671 [email protected]
Director of Communications and Dissemination Courtney Taylor, M.Div. 615-322-5658 [email protected]
Director of Community Service & Technical Assistance; UCEDD Program Manager Laurie Fleming 866-936-8852 [email protected]
Director of Research Robert Hodapp, Ph.D. 615-322-8946 [email protected]
Director of Training, UCEDD; Director Evon Batey Lee, PhD 615-322-4487 [email protected]
Director, Division of Developmental Medicine, Vanderbilt Department of Pediatrics Executive Director, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) Director, Autism Research, Department of Pediatrics and Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Zachary Warren, PhD 615-936-7159 [email protected]
Education Specialist Tara Minor, MAT, MA 615-875-3394 [email protected]
Manager Nina Coyle, BSPH 615-875-3186 [email protected]
Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Special Education Professor of Psychology, Radiology, and Pediatrics Associate Director, Vanderbilt Kennedy center Director, IDDRC Translational Neuroimaging Core C Faculty Director, VKC Reading Clinic Laurie Cutting, PhD 615-875-1054 [email protected]
program coordinator Janet Shouse 615-875-8833 [email protected]
Primary Activity Coordinators
Adult Services Janet Shouse 615-875-8833 [email protected]
Clinical Services Linda Ashford, PhD 615-936-0271 [email protected]
Clinical Services Allison Deckard, MSN, APRN, CPNP 615-936-0269 [email protected]
Clinical Services Paul Dressler, M.D., M.P.H. 615-875-3355 [email protected]
Clinical Services Rachel Goode, M.D. 615-875-7985 [email protected]
Community Support Megan Hart, M.Ed. 615-875-5082 [email protected]
Community Support Janet Shouse 615-875-8833 [email protected]
Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness Megan Hart, M.Ed. 615-875-5082 [email protected]
Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness Jennifer Padron 615-322-6237 [email protected]
Data Coordinator Nicole Bardett, BS 615-343-7101 [email protected]
Data Coordinator Nina Coyle, BSPH 615-875-3186 [email protected]
Data Coordinator Laurie Fleming 866-936-8852 [email protected]
Data Coordinator Julie Sears, PhD 423-439-7671 [email protected]
Distance Learning Nicole Bardett, BS 615-343-7101 [email protected]
Distance Learning Julie Sears, PhD 423-439-7671 [email protected]
Early Intervention Melanie Schuele, PhD 615-936-5256 [email protected]
Early Intervention Alacia Stainbrook, Ph.D., BCBA-D 615-936-0261 [email protected]
Early Intervention Anne Marie Tharpe, PhD 615-936-5002 [email protected]
Information/Dissemination Nicole Bardett, BS 615-343-7101 [email protected]
Information/Dissemination Janet Shouse 615-875-8833 [email protected]
Information/Dissemination Courtney Taylor, M.Div. 615-322-5658 [email protected]
Information/Dissemination Elizabeth Turner, M.A. 615-322-8238 [email protected]
Pediatric Services Allison Deckard, MSN, APRN, CPNP 615-936-0269 [email protected]
Pediatric Services Rachel Goode, M.D. 615-875-7985 [email protected]
Research Kara Boynewicz, PT, DPT, PCS, ATC 423-439-8793 [email protected]
Research Blythe Corbett, Ph.D. 615-936-0280 [email protected]
Research Melanie Schuele, PhD 615-936-5256 [email protected]
Research Julie Lounds Taylor, PhD 615-343-5659 [email protected]
Research Anne Marie Tharpe, PhD 615-936-5002 [email protected]
Research Hilary Travers, PhD 203-247-6945 [email protected]
Research Zachary Warren, PhD 615-936-7159 [email protected]
Research Director Blythe Corbett, Ph.D. 615-936-0280 [email protected]
Research Director Robert Hodapp, Ph.D. 615-322-8946 [email protected]
Technical Assistance Nicole Bardett, BS 615-343-7101 [email protected]
Technical Assistance Laurie Fleming 866-936-8852 [email protected]
Technical Assistance Hilary Travers, PhD 203-247-6945 [email protected]
Training Director Blythe Corbett, Ph.D. 615-936-0280 [email protected]
Training Director Evon Batey Lee, PhD 615-322-4487 [email protected]
Transition Jessica Awsumb, PhD 615-343-3416 [email protected]
Transition Ben Schwartzman, PhD 615-343-3616 [email protected]
Transition Hilary Travers, PhD 203-247-6945 [email protected]
Discipline Coordinators
Audiology Saravanan Elangovan, PhD 423-439-4266 [email protected]
Audiology Anne Marie Tharpe, PhD 615-936-5002 [email protected]
Child Welfare Verity Rodrigues, PhD 615-875-7494 [email protected]
Dentistry/Pediatric Dentistry Machelle Thompson, RDH, MSPH 615-327-6641 [email protected]
Family Kara Adams Boo 615-515-8634 [email protected]
Genetics Laura Duncan, MS 615-322-7445 [email protected]
Medicine Paul Dressler, M.D., M.P.H. 615-875-3355 [email protected]
Medicine Rachel Goode, M.D. 615-875-7985 [email protected]
Neurology Beth Malow, MD, MS 615-322-0283 [email protected]
Nursing Allison Deckard, MSN, APRN, CPNP 615-936-0269 [email protected]
Nutrition Michelle Johnson, PhD, RD, LDN 423-439-7661 [email protected]
Nutrition Gina Wey, RD, LDN 615-936-3952 [email protected]
Occupational Therapy Christy Isbell , PhD 423-461-1548 [email protected]
Occupational Therapy Lorry Kleinfeld, EdD, MS, OT, BCP 615-460-6706 [email protected]
Parent/Family Resources Megan Hart, M.Ed. 615-875-5082 [email protected]
Pediatrics: Developmental/Neonatology Paul Dressler, M.D., M.P.H. 615-875-3355 [email protected]
Pediatrics: Developmental/Neonatology Rachel Goode, M.D. 615-875-7985 [email protected]
Physical Therapy Kara Boynewicz, PT, DPT, PCS, ATC 423-439-8793 [email protected]
Physical Therapy Nancy Darr, PT, D.Sc., NCS 615-460-6727 [email protected]
Physical Therapy Karen Smith, DPT 615-963-2168 [email protected]
Psychology Linda Ashford, PhD 615-936-0271 [email protected]
Psychology Kiana Johnson, PhD, MSEd, MPH 423-439-6767 [email protected]
Psychology Evon Batey Lee, PhD 615-322-4487 [email protected]
Psychology Zachary Warren, PhD 615-936-7159 [email protected]
Public Health Deborah Slawson , Ph.D, R.D., L.D.N. 423-439-4592 [email protected]
Social Work Donna Cherry, PhD, MSW 423-439-6018 [email protected]
Special Education Elizabeth Biggs, PhD 615-343-2494 [email protected]
Special Education Cynthia Chambers , PhD 423-439-7586 [email protected]
Special Education Pablo Juárez, M.Ed., BCBA 615-343-4116 [email protected]
Special Education Hilary Travers, PhD 203-247-6945 [email protected]
Speech-Language Pathology Brenda Louw, D. Phil. 423-439-4315 [email protected]
Speech-Language Pathology Melanie Schuele, PhD 615-936-5256 [email protected]
Speech-Language Pathology Lisa Wallace, M.S., CCC-SLP 615-343-4265 [email protected]
Specialty Resource Contacts
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Associate Director, IDDRC Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core E Julie Lounds Taylor, PhD 615-343-5659 [email protected]
Co-Director, Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) Pablo Juárez, M.Ed., BCBA 615-343-4116 [email protected]
MECP2 duplication syndrome Rett Syndrome Sarika Peters 615-322-9410 [email protected]
Professor of Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, and Pediatrics Elisabeth Dykens, PhD 615-322-8141 [email protected]
SENSE Lab Director Blythe Corbett, Ph.D. 615-936-0280 [email protected]
Transition Tennessee EMPOWERing Youth with Visual Impairment Hilary Travers, PhD 203-247-6945 [email protected]
Transition Tennessee, Project Director Erin Maves, M. Ed 615-936-5899 [email protected]
Project/Program/Clinic Contacts
Assistant Director, Next Steps at Vanderbilt Academic Development Director, Next Steps at Vanderbilt Lauren Bethune, PhD 615-875-9529 [email protected]
Associate Professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences Melanie Schuele, PhD 615-936-5256 [email protected]
Chair of the Department; Professor of Otolaryngology; Associate Director, Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center Anne Marie Tharpe, PhD 615-936-5002 [email protected]
Community Service/Technical Assistance Arts Program Laurie Fleming 866-936-8852 [email protected]
Director of Division of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Blythe Corbett, Ph.D. 615-936-0280 [email protected]
Director of Student Supports and Campus Life Next Steps at Vanderbilt Lindsay Krech, MCD 615-875-9271 [email protected]
Director of Training, UCEDD; Director, Vanderbilt Consortium LEND; Evon Batey Lee, PhD 615-322-4487 [email protected]
Early Childhood Program Coordinator/TRIAD Education Consultant LaTamara Jackson Garrett, MEd, BCBA 615-343-2226 [email protected]
Early Intervention Program Coordinator Alacia Stainbrook, Ph.D., BCBA-D 615-936-0261 [email protected]
Employment Pathways Project Whole Community Transition Project Ben Schwartzman, PhD 615-343-3616 [email protected]
IDD Health Care Toolkit Project Beth Malow, MD, MS 615-322-0283 [email protected]
International Adoption Clinic; Child Development Clinic; Psychology Clinic Linda Ashford, PhD 615-936-0271 [email protected]
Kindred Stories of Disability Courtney Taylor, M.Div. 615-322-5658 [email protected]
Learning Assessment Clinic, Director Clinical Psychologist Rachel Hundley, PhD 615-875-5495 [email protected]
Professor of Special Education Robert Hodapp, Ph.D. 615-322-8946 [email protected]
Program Coordinator, IDD Toolkit for Health Care Study Coordinator and Hub team member, Vanderbilt-Wellpoint IDD Project ECHO Janet Shouse 615-875-8833 [email protected]
Project ASSIST Julie Lounds Taylor, PhD 615-343-5659 [email protected]
Rett Syndrome Clinic Sarika Peters 615-322-9410 [email protected]
Senior Research Specialist Elizabeth Roof, MA 615-343-3330 [email protected]
Tennessee Disability Pathfinder Megan Hart, M.Ed. 615-875-5082 [email protected]
Transition Tennessee Pre-ETS initiative Youth Employment Project Jessica Awsumb, PhD 615-343-3416 [email protected]
TRIAD Coordinator Mary Dangerfield 615-875-6008 [email protected]
TRIAD Early Childhood Coordinator and Educational Consultant Ali Spidalieri, MEd, BCBA 615-875-9713 [email protected]
TRIAD Educational Consultant Kelly Luo, M.E. 615-322-1886 [email protected]
TRIAD Program Manager Brandon Gunter 615-875-9819 [email protected]
TRIAD School Age Program Coordinator Behavioral / Educational Consultant Assistant in Pediatrics, School of Medicine Sarah Blumberg, EdD, BCBA-D 615-936-2163 [email protected]
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center's Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) Psychologist TRIAD Director of Training Whitney Loring, Psy. D. 615-343-6153 [email protected]
 
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