Education And Psychology
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From rigid legalese to relationships: a new model for public-private partnerships
By Jenna Somers AI data centers seem to be cropping up everywhere, often in rural farming communities, where crops are grown, where livelihoods depend on their yield and where their yield depends on groundwater, the cost of energy and infrastructure, and the health of the environment. Increasingly, these communities, in… Read MoreApr 15, 2026
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Peabody College gathers national experts to strengthen early childhood research
By Jennifer Kiilerich On March 27, more than 100 students, faculty and practitioners celebrated the launch of the Vanderbilt Early Childhood Research Collaborative, established at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development. The new initiative will drive innovation and promote the thriving of young children (birth… Read MoreApr 7, 2026
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By age 7, most children quickly spotted social biases in new Vanderbilt study
By Jenna Somers Most elementary school-aged children have a surprising cognitive ability: they can detect鈥攏early as well as adults鈥攚hen someone treats people from one social group differently than another. The study, 鈥淐hildren鈥檚 and adults鈥 detection of social biases,鈥 published in January in聽Child Development, demonstrates children鈥檚 emerging capacity to recognize… Read MoreApr 6, 2026
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Data teaming at Roberts Academy transforms reading instruction for students with dyslexia
By Jenna Somers聽 When a young student writes 鈥淔-L-O-T-E鈥 for 鈥渇loat,鈥 teachers at the Roberts Academy and Dyslexia Center at Vanderbilt University see the progress and potential behind her thinking. Samantha Gesel 鈥淗er incorrect spelling of 鈥榝loat鈥 is brilliant!鈥 says Samantha Gesel, assistant director of the Roberts Academy… Read MoreMar 25, 2026
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Vanderbilt Peabody College launches Early Childhood Research Collaborative
Vanderbilt聽Peabody College聽of education and human development,聽long聽a pioneer in early childhood聽studies,聽will聽launch the聽Vanderbilt Early Childhood Research Collaborative聽on March 27, uniting more than 40 faculty members across聽Vanderbilt University to advance early childhood research and translate findings for families,聽educators聽and communities.聽聽 The ECRC聽serves as a聽hub where… Read MoreMar 18, 2026
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Bridget Burns, EdD鈥17: advancing cross-institutional collaboration in higher education
The Academic Senate at the University of California, Berkeley, created the Clark Kerr Award in 1968 to honor extraordinary contributions to the advancement of higher education. Past recipients include former Supreme Court Justice and California Governor Earl Warren, Carnegie Corporation President Vartan Gregorian, former Harvard President Derek Bok, former… Read MoreMar 12, 2026
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Vanderbilt Peabody professor selected for prestigious education association fellows program: Q&A with Laurie Cutting
The American Educational Research Association has named Vanderbilt University鈥檚 Laurie Cutting, Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Neuroscience in the Department of Special Education, a 2026 AERA Fellow, an honor recognizing the nation鈥檚 top researchers in education and learning. She and the class… Read MoreMar 9, 2026
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Vanderbilt Peabody College faculty launch study on youth-led community safety efforts in Nashville
Vanderbilt Peabody College Professors Chezare Warren and Krista Mehari will lead a new study this fall examining Black youth鈥檚 contributions to launching Nashville鈥檚 Office of Youth Safety, one of a few city government-initiatives in the United States established to take an evidence-based approach to community safety… Read MoreMar 6, 2026
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Mar 5, 2026
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Peabody College hosts Global Scholars in Residence from Japan
By Jenna Somers In February, Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development welcomed two distinguished Japanese scholars as part of Vanderbilt鈥檚 Global Scholars in Residence program. Emmanuel Manalo, a professor of educational psychology at Kyoto University, and Yuri Uesaka, an associate professor of psychology at the University of… Read MoreMar 2, 2026
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Vanderbilt Peabody experts explain what district leaders need to know about principal pipelines, school choice and improvement science
By Jenna Somers In February, faculty members from Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development participated in the National Conference on Education, presented by AASA, the School Superintendents Association, held in Nashville, Tennessee. This annual conference brings together district leaders from across the country to engage with leading… Read MoreFeb 26, 2026
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Kids learn science by embodying it, with Vanderbilt AI-driven educational tool
By Jennifer Kiilerich In several Tennessee high school classrooms, computer science students are stepping away from their screens. Instead, as part of a learning tool Vanderbilt University researchers are developing, the teens are actively moving around their environments, enacting algorithms and processes, asking questions and collaborating on solutions. It鈥檚 not… Read MoreFeb 25, 2026
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Q&A with Vanderbilt鈥檚 Child Studies alumnae who dominate professional association research awards
Since 2023, graduates of Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development have won five consecutive research awards from the Association of Child Life Professionals. The nine award-winning graduates earned their master鈥檚 degrees in Child Studies at Vanderbilt and were students in the Children鈥檚 Healthcare, Illness,… Read MoreFeb 23, 2026
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Vanderbilt Peabody professor receives APA Distinguished Scientific Award
Velma McBride Murry (Vanderbilt University) Velma McBride Murry, has been selected to receive the APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology from the American Psychological Association. Murry is the Lois Autrey Betts Professor of Education and Human Development and University Distinguished Professor of Human and Organizational Development… Read MoreFeb 16, 2026
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Being able to tell whether an image is real or generated by AI may be something you鈥檙e born with: object recognition. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a stable trait that helps people meet new perceptual challenges,鈥 study author Professor Isabel Gauthier said. 鈥淲e were shocked to see how intelligence or even technology training did not help accurately judge if a face is AI.鈥 Object recognition has been linked to success in a wide range of tasks, such as X-ray analysis and cancer cell categorization.
Feb 13, 2026
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Vanderbilt announces fall 2025 internal research funding award recipients
Vanderbilt University has announced its fall 2025 recipients of the Seeding Success, Scaling Success and Rapid-Advancement MicroGrant Program awards, providing internal funding to help faculty launch new research directions, strengthen proposals and compete for major external grants. Read MoreFeb 9, 2026
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Vanderbilt Peabody College researchers win federal award to expand speech-language support for toddlers with cleft palate聽
By Jennifer Kiilerich Toddlerhood is a critical window for developmental interventions. But up to 75 percent of children born with cleft lip or palate don鈥檛 receive the speech-language support they may need until grade school. This lag puts them at risk of challenges with communication, social… Read MoreFeb 5, 2026
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Early language intervention shows promise for Spanish-speaking children with language delays
By Jenna Somers A new study finds that a culturally sustaining treatment can help nearly half of young Spanish-speaking children with early language delays improve their skills significantly鈥攆ive times more than standard care alone. Led by researchers at Vanderbilt University Peabody College of education and human development, the… Read MoreFeb 3, 2026
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Vanderbilt鈥檚 Susan Gray School adds kindergarten to its inclusive pre-school program
In 2021, Kathleen Seabolt, executive director, Vanderbilt Child & Family Center鈥, founded the Owls kindergarten as a pilot program at The Acorn School, which provides care for young children of Vanderbilt University faculty and staff. Beginning in the fall of 2026, Owls will migrate across campus to join the Susan Gray School, Vanderbilt鈥檚 inclusive pre-school that is part of Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development. Read MoreFeb 2, 2026
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New reports illustrate historical patterns of inequity in policy design and their impact across generations
Tracing policy decisions from early America to today, the reports reveal how long-standing choices continue to shape access and outcomes for families. Press Contact: Sydne Lewis, 615-343-9946, sydne.lewis@vanderbilt.edu The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at Vanderbilt University published the 铿乺st installment in a series of reports, Social Policy… Read MoreJan 23, 2026