Dr. Wolf is interested in neurocritical care, with a specific emphasis on preventing and treating increased intracranial pressure (ICP) and improving outcomes for children with traumatic brain injury (TBI). His main area of focus is the safe and effective use of analgesia and sedation in children with TBI. He is currently studying the effects of ketamine on ICP, vertebral perfusion, cerebrovascular autoregulation, and neuroprotection following pediatric TBI.

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Dr. Williams is a clinical and health services researcher. His research program centers on improving care delivery and outcomes for children with pneumonia and other acute respiratory illnesses, and is supported by funding from CDC, NIH, and AHRQ. Dr. Williams is also a member of the Executive Council of the Pediatric Research in Inpatient Settings (PRIS) Network.

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Dr. Wilkinson is a board-certified pediatrician, with a subspecialty expertise in critical care, and is a pediatric epidemiologist. Currently, he is a Research Professor of Pediatrics and the director of the Pediatric Center for Clinical and Translational Research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. His primary research focus is pediatric cardiology, specifically cardiomyopathy, heart failure, and heart transplantation in children. He has also published extensively on the results of epidemiologic studies in HIV/AIDS, cancer, the health consequences of tobacco exposure, and critical care. His research has been continuously funded from the NIH and CDC for the past 20 years. He has substantial experience in the design and conduct of large, federally funded multi-site research studies and clinical trials. He has published more than 120 peer-reviewed articles as well as numerous textbook chapters and review articles.  

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Dr. Weitlauf is the Associate Director of Research at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD). She is a nationally recognized expert in the early identification of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and co-author on multiple Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reviews of ASD identification and intervention practices. She has been co-investigator or key personnel on grants funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Mental Health, the Department of Defense, and the Centers for Disease Control, as well as being Principal Investigator of a HRSA-funded longitudinal trial examining parent-focused stress intervention within the context of early ASD diagnosis and intervention. Her key research interests include facilitating early identification of ASD in community settings, the impact of ASD on family functioning and parenting stress, and the application of novel technologies to identify and support individuals with ASD and their families.

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