Kessler Foundation Podcasts

COVID-19 Edition, Episode 11 View the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/Keeping%20disabled%20and%20at-risk%20youth%20employed%20during%20the%20pandemic-Camden%20Childrens%20Garden-Ep11.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...

COVID-19 Edition, Episode 10 Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-02/COVID%20Emergency%20Grant%20helps%20Career%20Development%20Project%20safely%20operate%20group%20homes-COVID-19-Ep%2010-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...

Fast Takes – Episode 10 View the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-01/Patterns%20of%20cognitive%20deficits%20in%20persons%20with%20spinal%20cord%20injury%20as%20compared%20with%20both%20age-matched%20and%20older%20individuals%20without%20sci-TRANSCRIPT.pdf In this episode, Trevor Dyson-Hudson, MD, Director for the Center for Spinal Cord Injury Research and the Ce...

Fast Takes – Episode 9 View the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-01/Exercise%20and%20PRP%20Promising%20for%20Shoulder%20Pain%20in%20Wheelchair%20Users%20with%20Spinal%20Cord%20Injury-TRANSCRIPT.pdf Dr. Trevor Dyson-Hudson, Director for the Center for Spinal Cord Injury Research and the Center for Outcomes and Assessment Research at Kessler Foundation to talk abo...

Fast Takes - Episode 11 View the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-01/COVID-19%20Impact%20Survey%20Yields%20Unexpected%20Findings%20for%20Individuals%20with%20Progressive%20MS_0.pdf In this episode, Dr. Nancy Chiaravalloti, Director of Our Center for Neuropsychology and Neuroscience and Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research to talks about her latest peer rev...

Fast Takes - Episode 7 View the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/Dr-Helen-Genova-receives-NIH-career-award-to-advance-her-autism-research-in-transition-age-youth.pdf In this episode, Dr. Helen Genova, assistant director of our Center for Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Research at Kessler Foundation talks about her recent K18 Career Enhancement Award to Adva...

Fast Takes - Episode 6 View the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/applying-virtual-reality-to-improve-job-reentry-skills-in-individuals-with-traumatic-brain-injury.pdf In this episode, Dr. Helen Genova, assistant director of our Center for Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Research at Kessler Foundation talks about her study " Using virtual reality to improve j...

Fast Takes – Episode 5 View the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/Efficacy-of-the-Spanish-modified-Story-Memory-Technique-in-Mexicans-with-multiple-sclerosis.pdf Dr. Denise Krch, Senior Research Scientist from our Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research talks about her latest peer-reviewed article “Efficacy of the Spanish modified Story Memory Technique in...

Fast Takes - Episode 8 Kessler Foundation Pilot Study Incorporates Mobile App for Collecting Data on Real-Time Experiences, toward the Goal of Real-Time Intervention Strategies Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/mobile-app-for-collecting-data-on-real-time-experiences-among-stroke-%20caregivers.pdf “The stress of caring for stroke survivors can affect t...

Fashion meets Accessibility, is a Kessler Foundation podcast that takes you into the fashion industry, we’ll discuss inclusion, accessibility and adaptive clothing for people with disabilities. Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/Shaholly-Ayers_Model-With-a-Disability-Talks-About-Her-Experience-in-the-Fashion-Industry.pdf   In this podcast series, we’ll...

My Life As A Research Assistant: Salma Omai on Meeting New Stroke Participants *** Originally recorded on June 9, 2016, updated September 8, 2020. *** *** Salma is currently a market associate at T-Fal Cookware.*** Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-09/Salma-Omai-on%20Meeting-New-Stroke-WEB-TRANSCRIPT.pdf Welcome to our podcast series, “My Life As A Resea...

My Life As A Research Assistant: Salma Omai on Meeting New Stroke Participants Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-09/Salma-Omai-on%20Meeting-New-Stroke-WEB-TRANSCRIPT.pdf *** Originally recorded on June 9, 2016, updated September 8, 2020. *** *** Salma is currently a marketing associate at T-Fal Cookware.*** Welcome to our podcast series, “My Life As A Re...

The 2020 Kessler Foundation Virtual Grantee Symposium taught how employers use artificial intelligence (AI) in the employment process for streamlining resume screening, interviewing candidates, and onboarding new hires. Increasingly, this machine learning process is reshaping the world of work. It is important for disability professionals working in job search, placement, and support to understand...

My Life As A Research Assistant: Jonathan Augustine on Outcomes in Spinal Cord Injury Research Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-09/Jonathan-Augustine-on-Outcomes-in-Spinal-Cord-Inury-Research-WEB-TRANSCRIPT.pdf *** Originally recorded on June 9, 2016, updated September 8, 2020. *** *** Jonathan was promoted from research assistant to senior research tec...

My Life As A Research Assistant: Michele Barry on the Importance of Recruiting Research Participants with and without Disabilities Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-09/Michele%20Barry%20on%20The%20Importance%20of%20Recruiting%20Research%20Participants%20with%20and%20without%20Disabilities%20_WEB-TRANSCRIPT.pdf *** Originally recorded on June 9, 2016, upd...

My Life As A Research Assistant: Silvio Lavrador on Traumatic Brain Injury Data Collection at Kessler Foundation *** Originally recorded on April 14, 2016, updated September 25, 2020. *** *** Silvio is currently a Realtor/Marketing Director for Realty 33 in Northern New Jersey.*** Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/Silvio-Lavrador-on-Traumatic-Brain-In...

Fast Takes - Episode 4 Dr. John DeLuca, Senior Vice President for Research and Training at Kessler Foundation talks about his latest peer reviewed article “Treatment and management of cognitive dysfunction in patients with multiple sclerosis” which was published on May 5, 2020 in the journal Nature Reviews Neurology. Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/...

My Life As A Research Assistant: Tiara Brown on Helping Inform the Public on Research Studies Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-09/Tiara-Brown-on-helping-inform-the-public-on-research-studies-TRANSCRIPT.pdf *** Originally recorded on March 29, 2016, updated August 10, 2020.*** *** Currently, Tiara is a clinical psychology doctoral candidate at Fairleigh...

My Life As A Research Assistant: Gabriel Felix on Learning to Interact in a Clinical Setting Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-09/Gabriel-Felix-on-learning-to-interact-in-a-clinical-setting-WEB-Transcript.pdf *** Originally recorded on June 9, 2016, updated July 20, 2020. *** *** Currently, Gabriel is a resident physician at Cambridge Health Alliance.***...

Fast Takes - Episode 3 Cognitive deficits are a major challenge to individuals, their caregivers, and their health care providers. A new text focuses on the efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation across a variety of neurological conditions, with specific emphasis on treatment-related changes in the brain detectable via neuroimaging.” In this episode of Kessler Foundation’s Fast Take podcast series,...

My Life as A Research Assistant at Kessler Foundation Series: Denise Vasquez on Participants are Everything Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-09/Denise-Vasquez-on-Participants-are-Everything-WEB-TRANSCRIPT.pdf *** Originally recorded on April 14, 2016, updated June 19, 2020.*** *** Currently, Denise is a registered nurse in an ICU Stepdown Unit in Northe...

My Life as A Research Assistant at Kessler Foundation Series: Christian Lucca on Balancing Research and Clinical Skills Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-09/Christian%20Luca%20on%20Balancing%20Research%20and%20Clinical%20Skills-TRANSCRIPT.pdf *** Originally recorded on March 29, 2016, updated August 5, 2020.*** *** Currently, Christian is a neuropsycholo...

Fast Takes – Research that Changes Lives Episode 2 Dr. Michelle Chen, Post Doctoral Fellow from our Center for Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Research talks about her latest peer-reviewed article “Neural mechanisms underlying state mental fatigue in multiple sclerosis: a pilot study" which was published in the Journal of Neurology on April 29, 2020. Co-authors include Glenn R. Wylie, Brian M. Sa...

My Life as A Research Assistant at Kessler Foundation Series: Emma Kaplan on Seeing Real Rehabilitation Research Results Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-09/Emma-Kaplan-on-Seeing-Real-Rehabilitation-Research-Results-Transcript.pdf *** Originally recorded on June 9, 2016, updated July 17, 2020.*** *** Emma is currently a Research Coordinator at the Cente...

Voices of the ADA Generation: Bryce Stanley Rises to Success, Despite Educational Barriers and Discrimination Against His Disability Read the transcript: https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-10/Bryce-Stanley-Rises-to-Success-Despite-Educational-Barriers-and-Discrimination-Against-His-Disability.pdf In this episode of Kessler Foundation's podcast, Nicky Miller spoke with Bryce Sta...