March FCAI Salon Series: A Panel Discussion on Clinical & Services Research In The Neurodiverse World
When: Monday 18th March, 2024 —> 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Where: Online and in person at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Auditorium
We are excited to announce this this month’s FCAI Salon Series, which will be a panel discussion, with panelists Dr. Julie Taylor and Dr. Amy Weitlauf and panel moderator Dr. Jim Bodfish. The topic of this month’s talk is “Clinical & Services Research In The Neurodiverse World“. This talk is available in person at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Auditorium, or virtually. To participate virtually, please sign up at the link below. If you would like to join remotely join this talk, please register here: https://vanderbilt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEscu-gpzorHNZi44IVe2qkm3sxtrXvwgB9
Panel Moderator: Dr. Jim Bodfish
Dr. Jim Bodfish is the Yount Wilkerson Endowed Professor at the VUMC, and Deputy Director of the FCAI. Prior to coming to Vanderbilt in 2012, he was the Castelloe Distinguished Chair of Psychiatry & Pediatrics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and served as the Director of the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). He has devoted his career exclusively to research, teaching, clinical activities, and program development in the field of autism. His research has been continuously funded by NIH since 1992.
Panelist: Dr. Amy Weitlauf
Amy Weitlauf is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is the Associate Director of Research at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders. Her work focuses on increasing accessibility to autism diagnosis and care. She is also the parent of two neurodivergent children. She collaborates with teams across the medical center and university to diagnose, research, and publish on novel systems of care for people with autism and their families.
Panelist: Dr. Julie Taylor
Julie is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Co-Director of Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She earned her PhD in Developmental Psychology from Notre Dame. The goal of Dr. Taylor’s research program is to understand how to promote positive outcomes in adulthood for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities and their families. Much of her current work focuses on the transition to adulthood for youth on the autism spectrum.