Kessler Foundation Podcasts

Prevalence & Nature of Cognitive Deficits in MS presented by Dr. John DeLuca Welcome to Kessler Foundations 2017 Multiple Sclerosis consumer conference, Improving Cognitive, Emotional, & Physical Health in Multiple Sclerosis This conference is hosted by Kessler Foundation and is being funded by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (Grant #1508-05940) Our first session of the conference: Prevale...

Welcome to Kessler Foundations 2017 Multiple Sclerosis consumer conference, Improving Cognitive, Emotional, & Physical Health in Multiple Sclerosis This conference is hosted by Kessler Foundation and is being funded by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (Grant #1508-05940) Opening Remarks and Introduction from NMSS local chapter were shared by Dr. Lauren Strober and Moyra Rondon. Dr Strober i...

2017 Multiple Sclerosis Consumer Conference Podcast series ad Be sure and check out all of the conference podcast presentation at KesslerFoundation.org/MS2017 and slides at kesslerfoundation.org/podcastpdf

Welcome to Kessler Foundations 2017 traumatic Brain Injury consumer conference, Moving Forward: overcoming obstacles and Improving Quality of Life. Wrap-up: Dr. Nancy Chiaravalloti   Dr. Nancy Chiaravalloti is Director of Neuropsychology, Neuroscience and Traumatic Brain Injury Research at the New Jersey based Kessler Foundation. She is an expert in the effects of brain trauma and neurological ill...

Welcome to Kessler Foundations 2017 traumatic Brain Injury consumer conference, Moving Forward: overcoming obstacles and Improving Quality of Life. Guest Speaker: Steven Benvenisti, Esq.  Steven Benvenisti is a partner at Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, PC, one of the largest personal injury law firms in NJ. For the past 7 years, he has been included on the list of the National Trial Lawyers “Top 100...

Welcome to Kessler Foundations 2017 traumatic Brain Injury consumer conference, Moving Forward: overcoming obstacles and Improving Quality of Life. Guest Speaker: Linda Cutrupi, CMP, ARC, IATA, IATAN, CLIA  Linda Cutrupi is the owner of Mainly Special Needs Travel, LLC, a certified Accessible Travel Advocate, and an instructor at Bergen Community College. Her book, “A Handbook for Special Needs Tr...

Welcome to Kessler Foundations 2017 traumatic Brain Injury consumer conference, Moving Forward: overcoming obstacles and Improving Quality of Life. Guest Speaker: Tom Grady, MPA  Tom Grady currently serves as the Director of Advocacy and Public Affairs for the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey. In his role as Director, Tom is the staff liaison to the Council for the Head Injured Community (CHIC)...

Welcome to Kessler Foundations 2017 traumatic Brain Injury consumer conference, Moving Forward: overcoming obstacles and Improving Quality of Life. Panel Presentation: Mike-at-the-Mike  “Relationships after Brain Injury” This conference is hosted by the Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System (NNJTBIS), a collaborative effort of Kessler Foundation, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, a...

Welcome to Kessler Foundations 2017 traumatic Brain Injury consumer conference, Moving Forward: overcoming obstacles and Improving Quality of Life. Keynote Speaker: Cory Weissman presented “Overcoming Obstacles Taking the First Step”  Cory Weissman suffered a catastrophic stroke at the age of 19. He was a 1000+ point scorer on his high school basketball team and was on his way to becoming a stando...

Welcome to Kessler Foundations 2017 traumatic Brain Injury consumer conference, Moving Forward: overcoming obstacles and Improving Quality of Life. Welcome from our event host Angela Smith and opening remarks from Dr. Nancy Chiaravalloti. Dr. Chiaravalloti is Director of Neuropsychology, Neuroscience and Traumatic Brain Injury Research at the New Jersey based Kessler Foundation. She is an expert i...

Welcome to Kessler Foundations Expert Interview series! In this episode, CarolAnn Murphy, Communications manager interviewed Drs. Helen Genova and Eli Vakil to talk about their Collaboration on research in Brain Injury and Multiple Sclerosis. This interview was recorded, produced, and edited by Joan banks-Smith, creative producer for Kessler foundation on August 29th, 2017. Listen to Dr. Eli Vakil...

Welcome to a Kessler Foundation Spinal Cord Injury Grand Rounds podcast featuring Dr. Reggie Edgerton, director of the Neuromuscular Research Laboratory and a distinguished professor of the Departments of Integrative Biology and Physiology, Neurobiology and Neurosurgery at UCLA. This special spinal cord injury grand rounds is titled, “Hypothesized Mechanisms for Improved Motor Function with Spinal...

LIVING TO THE FULLEST WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Innovations in Cognitive Rehabilitation Research This event was recorded on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at the Kessler Foundation Conference Center, East Hanover, NJ and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith of Kessler Foundation. OUR DISTINGUISHED PANEL John DeLuca, PhD, ABPP, is internationally known for his work on cognitive processing, cognitive re...

Welcome to another Expert Interviews Series podcast. This episode we met with Dr. Olga Boukrina, a scientist from our Stroke rehabilitation research group. Dr. Boukrina, received her PhD in psychology from Rutgers University and her main focus of research at the foundation is reading deficits in the stroke population. This episode was recorded on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 and was hosted by Joan Banks-S...

Welcome to our Kessler Foundation “Fellows on the go” podcast series. I’m Joan Banks-Smith, host, editor, and producer of this podcast. I met with Drs. Silvana Costa, former chief fellow, and our current chief fellow, Erica Weber, and talked about the Foundation’s fellowship program, and what to expect as a research fellow here. Kessler Foundation’s fellowship has been around since 1999, and past...

Welcome to a Kessler Foundation Spinal Cord Injury Grand Rounds podcast featuring Isa McClure, PT, MAPT. Isa is an Advanced Clinical Specialist at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. She will be presenting “Introduction to the SkinStep e-Learning Module”. Summary: Under the leadership of Isa, the Rehabilitation Standards Committee of the American Spinal Injury Association has created a new e-lea...

Welcome to a 2017 Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Speakers series podcast sponsored by Kessler Foundation. Guest speaker Dr. Eli Vakil presents: “Long-term Outcome Following Traumatic Brain Injury-Three-factor Cognitive Reserve Structure” Dr. Vakil is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center, Bar-llan University, Ramat-Gan, Isreal. This presenta...

“Why Quantitative and Qualitative Data Collection is Important to Help Measure the Success of Your Organization” Welcome to the 11th Annual Symposium for Grantees Roundtable discussion podcast. This podcast was recorded on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at the Kessler Foundation Conference Center at 120 Eagle Rock Avenue, East Hanover, NJ and is sponsored by Kessler Foundation. It was edited and produ...

11th Annual Symposium for Grantees How to Use Data to Drive Evaluation and Improve Employment Practices and Outcomes "Employment Data Can Strengthen Your Practice" - presented by Kathy Krepcio Executive Director and Senior Researcher, John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Bios: Rodger DeRose Rodger L. DeRose is president and chief executive...

Welcome to Kessler Foundation’s 2016 distinguished Baird Visiting Professorship lecture: “The Present, Past, and Future of Memory Rehabilitation” Presented by Dr. Barbara A. Wilson The Baird lecture prize brings distinguished clinicians, educators, and scientists -- such as Dr. Wilson -- to Kessler Foundation to contribute to the education of our researchers. Barbara a. Wilson, is a world renowned...

Kessler Foundation Expert Interview Series: Dr. Barbara A. Wilson is a world-renowned clinical neuropsychologist with multiple lifetime achievement awards. She’s also the founder of the Oliver Zangwill Centre for Neuropsychological Rehabilitation in Cambridgeshire, England. Dr. Wilson is Kessler Foundation’s distinguished Baird Visiting Professorship Award winner for 2016. The prize brings disting...

Trevor A. Dyson-Hudson, MD, Director of the Spinal Cord Injury Research and Outcomes & Assessment Research and Co-Director of the Northern New Jersey Spinal Cord Injury System (NNJSCIS) at Kessler Foundation presents at the 4th Annual Neuro Trauma Conference at the Kessler Conference Center, West Orange, New Jersey, December 1, 2016. His presentation "Pain after Spinal Cord Injury" covered the est...

4th Annual Neuro Trauma Conference - Cognitive Functioning in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury Dr. Nancy D. Chiaravalloti, Director of Neuropsychology and Neuroscience and of TBI Research at Kessler Foundation presents at the 4th Annual Neuro Trauma Conference at the Kessler Conference Center, West Orange, New Jersey, December 1, 2016. Her presentation “Cognitive Functioning in Individuals with...

Interview with Drs. Mooyeon Oh-Park and 2nd Annual Research Day, a joint collaboration between the clinical residents and research fellows of the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. The primary purpose of this event is to provide an opportunity for the clinical trainees to better understand the active research programs at Kessler (as well as other associated programs at the VA, Child...

Opening remarks at from 2nd Annual Research Day, a joint collaboration between the clinical residents and research fellows of the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. The primary purpose of this event is to provide an opportunity for the clinical trainees to better understand the active research programs at Kessler (as well as other associated programs at the VA, Children’s Specialize...