Kessler Foundation Podcasts

Life at the Foundation - Episode 2 View the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-08/Dr.%20Hogaboom%20advances%20care%20for%20disabling%20injuries%20through%20regenerative%20rehabilitation%20research-TRANSCRIPT.pdf This is your host Joan Banks-Smith, creative producer at Kessler Foundation. Throughout this series, I’ll be speaking with employees from all of our cente...

Fast Takes - Episode 27 View the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-09/Hospital%20bed%20alternatives%20at%20home%20among%20individuals%20with%20spinal%20cord%20injury%20%E2%80%93%20Dr%20Jeanne%20Zanca-Ep%2027-TRANSCRIPT.pdf Welcome to another special episode of Fast Takes! I’m Joan Banks-Smith, series producer and creative producer at Kessler Foundation. In this e...

Welcome to “Life at Kessler Foundation” - Ep1 View the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-08/Angela%20Spirou%20on%20being%20motivated%20to%20implement%20new%20technologies%20in%20rehabilitation%20research-TRANSCRIPT.pdf In this episode, I talked with Angela Spirou, MA, a research data coordinator in our Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research. Angela was hired...

Our CEO & President Rodger DeRose talked with @RVNTV's Mark Iorio about how @KesslerFdn's mission and leadership continues the work of our namesake, Dr. Henry H. Kessler. Our work helps people with disabilities improve daily functioning and independence, to fully participate in community life.

RealTalk MS is a podcast for people affected by multiple sclerosis (MS) — including patients, caregivers, family members, and friends. Each week, podcast host Jon Strum cuts through all the scientific jargon and breaks down the latest advances in MS research and news. Every podcast episode features an interview with the world-class MS researchers, clinicians, advocates, and policymakers who are ma...

Fast Takes – Dr. Nancy Chiaravalloti talks about the role of language ability in verbal fluency of individuals with MS - Episode 25 View the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-06/Dr%20Nancy%20Chiaravalloti%20talks%20about%20the%20role%20of%20language%20ability%20in%20verbal%20fluency%20of%20individuals%20with%20MS.pdf In this episode, I spoke with Dr. Nancy Chiara...

COVID-19 Edition Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-06/Pillar%20Care%20Continuum%20staff%20makes%20sacrifices%20to%20keep%20at%20risk%20clients%20COVID%20safe%20-%20COVID-Ep14.pdf In 2020, Kessler Foundation awarded nearly $1 million in COVID-19 emergency grants to nonprofits faced with new and sudden challenges to serving people with disabilities in New...

Fast Takes Series - Prioritizing Progressive MS Rehabilitation Research - A Call From The International Progressive MS Alliance - Episode 24 Read the transcript - https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-06/Dr.%20John%20DeLuca%20Calls%20for%20Action%20on%20Rehabilitation%20Research%20for%20Progressive%20Multiple%20Sclerosis%20-Ep24.pdf In this episode, Dr. John DeLuca, senior vice of...

Fast Takes Episode 23 Read the transcript: https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/Dr.%20Peii%20Chen%20on%20improving%20inpatient%20rehabilitation%20outcomes%20for%20spatial%20neglect%20after%20stroke%20-%20Episode%2023.pdf In this episode, Dr. Peii Chen, senior research scientist in our Center for Stroke Rehabilitation Research talks about her peer-reviewed article “Prism adapta...

COVID-19 Edition Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/Alternatives%2C%20Inc%20provides%2024%20hr%20support%20to%20those%20with%20intellectual%20disabilities%20during%20COVID-Ep15.pdf In 2020, Kessler Foundation awarded nearly $1 million in COVID-19 emergency grants to nonprofits faced with new and sudden challenges to serving people with disabilities in...

Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/Marble%20Jam%20continues%20providing%20services%20for%20children%20with%20autism%20during%20COVID-Episode14-TRANSCRIPT.pdf In 2020, Kessler Foundation awarded nearly $1 million in COVID-19 emergency grants to nonprofits faced with new and sudden challenges to serving people with disabilities in New Jersey. The Foundat...

Fast Takes – Episode 22 View the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/dr%20chiaravalloti%20applies%20modified%20story%20memory%20tech%20to%20healthy%20aging%20and%20persons%20with%20early%20dementia.pdf In this episode, I spoke with Dr. Nancy Chiaravalloti, Director of the Center for Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Research and the Center for Traumatic Brain Inj...

Fast Takes – Episode 20 View the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/Dr.%20Nathan%20Hogaboom%20Tests%20Regenerative%20Approach%20to%20Meniscal%20Tears%20of%20the%20Knee-Ep20_0.pdf In this episode, Dr. Nathan Hogaboom, a research scientist in our Center for Spinal Cord Injury Research talks about his latest peer-reviewed article "Clinical evaluation of micro-frag...

COVID-19 Edition, Episode 13 Read the transcription at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/VISIONS-Services%20for%20the%20Blind%20finds%20innovative%20ways%20to%20serve%20job%20seekers%20during%20a%20pandemic.pdf In 2020, Kessler Foundation awarded nearly $1 million in COVID-19 emergency grants to nonprofits faced with new and sudden challenges to serving people with disabili...

Recorded virtually on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/How%20to%20prepare%20Yourself%20and%20People%20with%20Disabilities%20for%20AI%20Employment%20Practices-TRANSCRIPT.pdf Our 2nd virtual symposium continued our discussion on how artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the world of work for people with disabilities. As recen...

Fast Takes - Episode 21 Listen to the podcast at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/Dr.%20Helen%20Genova%20explores%20the%20Impact%20of%20COVID-19%20in%20the%20Autism%20Community-Ep21.pdf In this episode, I spoke with Dr. Helen Genova, Associate Director, Center for Autism Research. We spoke about her latest autism research and how the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on...

Fast Takes - Women in Science - Episode 18 Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/Curiosity%20leads%20Dr.%20Karunakaran%20to%20a%20career%20in%20rehabilitation%20engineering%20research-Ep18-TRANSCRIPT_0.pdf Welcome to a Fast Takes #WomenInScience podcast honoring the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Celebrated on February 11th, this United...

Fast Takes - Women in Science - Ep17 Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/Dr.%20Michelle%20Chen-Integrating%20technology%20in%20neuropsychology%20research%20to%20improve%20clinical%20care-Ep17_0.pdf Welcome to a Fast Takes #WomenInScience podcast honoring the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Celebrated on February 11th, this United Nation...

Fast Takes - Women in Science - Episode 19 Read the transcript https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/Dr.%20Costa%20takes%20cognitive%20research%20to%20new%20levels%20by%20applying%20eye%20tracking%20to%20studies%20of%20MS%20and%20SCI-EP19-TRANSCRIPT.pdf Welcome to a Fast Takes #WomenInScience podcast honoring the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Celebrated on Fe...

Fast Takes - Women in Science - Ep16 Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-02/dr-botticello-researches-how-environmental-factors-determine-outcomes-for-people-with-disabilities-Ep16.pdf Welcome to a Fast Takes #WomenInScience podcast honoring the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Celebrated on February 11th, this United Nations initiative reco...

Fast Takes – Episode 12 View the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-02/Evaluating%20Sensory%20Acuity%20as%20a%20Marker%20of%20Balance%20Dysfunction%20After%20a%20Traumatic%20Brain%20Injury-Ep12-TRANSCRIPT_0.pdf In this episode Dr. Rakesh Pilkar, senior research scientist from our Center for Mobility and Rehabilitation Engineering Research at Kessler Foundation tal...

Fast Takes – Episode 15 Read the transcription at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-02/dr-erica-weber-researches-ways-to-rehabilitate-memory-in-people-with-cognitive-disabilities-ep15.pdf Welcome to a Fast Takes #WomenInScience podcast honoring the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Celebrated on February 11th, this United Nations initiative recognizes the critic...

Fast Takes – Episode 14 Read the transcription at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-02/Dr-Jeanne-Zanca-Balances-Family-Life-with-a-Career-in-Spinal-Cord-Injury-Research-Ep14-TRANSCRIPT.pdf Welcome to a Fast Takes #WomenInScience podcast honoring the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Celebrated on February 11th, this United Nations initiative recognizes the criti...

Fast Takes – Episode 13 Read the transcription at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-02/Translating%20stroke%20data%20to%20help%20people%20recover%20their%20ability%20to%20read%20and%20process%20language-TRANSCRIPT_1.pdf Welcome to a Fast Takes #WomenInScience podcast honoring the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Celebrated on February 11th, this United Nations...

COVID-19 Edition - Episode 12 Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-02/Evas%20Village%20Maintains%20Vital%20Lifelines%20to%20Clients%20in%20Recovery%20During%20the%20Pandemic%20-TRANSCRIPT.pdf In 2020, Kessler Foundation awarded nearly $1 million in COVID-19 emergency grants to nonprofits faced with new and sudden challenges to serving people with disabiliti...