Kessler Foundation Podcasts

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 technician in 2019.*** Welcome to our podcast series, “My Life As A Research Assistant”. This series is brought to you by Kessler Foundation, where we are changing the lives of people with disabilities. Research assistants are on the front lines of our research studies—collecting data, conducting interviews, testing subjects—and are the face of Kessler Foundation to our research study participants. In 2020, Kessler Foundation was ranked among one of the Best Nonprofits to Work For and Best Places to Work in New Jersey (kesslerfoundation.org/press-release/…ork-new-jersey)! Throughout this series, we’ll meet up with research assistants from our centers for mobility, spinal cord injury, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and neuroscience and neuropsychology who have been with the Foundation for over a year, and some who are now senior research assistants, nurses, medical students, graduate students, and post docs, and those who applied their experience to other professions. In this episode, I met up with Jonathan Augustine who worked as a research assistant in our Center for Mobility and Rehabilitation Engineering Research where he performed research to improve the mobility of individuals with a spinal cord injury. Currently, Jonathan is a senior research technician in our Tim and Caroline Reynolds Center for Spinal Stimulation. Listen in as Jonathan talks to Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation about his experience at the Foundation. Read more about Jonathan Augustine at kesslerfoundation.org/about-us/foundation-staff/jonathan-augustine 
and Joan Banks-Smith at kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Joan%20Banks-Smith
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 Interested in working at Kessler Foundation? Check out our career opportunities at kesslerfoundation.org/careers-kessler-foundation Interested in joining a study? Go to kesslerfoundation.org/join-our-research-studies Tuned in to our podcast series lately? Join our listeners in 90 countries who enjoy learning about the work of Kessler Foundation. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast was recorded on, June 9, 2016 at 300 Executive Drive, West Orange, NJ and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.

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, updated September 8, 2020. *** *** Michele is currently a project manager at Mt. Sinai Health Systems in Northern New Jersey.*** Welcome to our podcast series, “My Life As A Research Assistant”. This series is brought to you by Kessler Foundation, where we are changing the lives of people with disabilities. Research assistants are on the front lines of our research studies—collecting data, conducting interviews, testing subjects—and are the face of Kessler Foundation to our research study participants. In 2020, Kessler Foundation was ranked among one of the Best Nonprofits to Work For and Best Places to Work in New Jersey (kesslerfoundation.org/press-release/…ork-new-jersey)! Throughout this series, we’ll meet up with research assistants from our centers for mobility, spinal cord injury, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and neuroscience and neuropsychology who have been with the Foundation for over a year, and some who are now senior research assistants, nurses, medical students, graduate students, and post docs, and those who applied their experience to other professions. In this episode, I met up with Michele Barry who worked as a research assistant/research coordinator in our Center for Stroke Research from 2015-2019, where she worked with patients who have suffered from a stroke and assessed them for various resulting cognitive deficits. Currently, Michele is a project manager at Mt. Sinai Health Systems in Northern New Jersey. Listen in as Michele talks to Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation about his experience at the Foundation. Read more about Michele Barry at https://www.linkedin.com/michele-barry-961501a8
and Joan Banks-Smith at kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Joan%20Banks-Smith
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Interested in working at Kessler Foundation? Check out our career opportunities at kesslerfoundation.org/careers-kessler-foundation Interested in joining a study? Go to kesslerfoundation.org/join-our-research-studies Tuned in to our podcast series lately? Join our listeners in 90 countries who enjoy learning about the work of Kessler Foundation. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast was recorded on, June 9, 2016 at 300 Executive Drive, West Orange, NJ and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.

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-Injury-Data-Collection-at-Kessler-Foundation.pdf Welcome to our podcast series, “My Life As A Research Assistant”. This series is brought to you by Kessler Foundation, where we are changing the lives of people with disabilities. Research assistants are on the front lines of our research studies—collecting data, conducting interviews, testing subjects—and are the face of Kessler Foundation to our research study participants. In 2020, Kessler Foundation was ranked among one of the Best Nonprofits to Work For and Best Places to Work in New Jersey (kesslerfoundation.org/press-release/…ork-new-jersey)! Throughout this series, we’ll meet up with research assistants from our centers for mobility, spinal cord injury, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and neuroscience and neuropsychology who have been with the Foundation for over a year, and some who are now senior research assistants, nurses, medical students, graduate students, and post docs, and those who applied their experience to other professions. In this episode, I met up with Silvio Lavrador who worked for four and a half years as a research assistant in our Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research. Early on, he worked with interventions for clinical trials for studies looking to improve memory and cognition and then with the TBI model systems. Currently, Silvio is a Realtor/Marketing Director for Realty 33 Northern New Jersey. Listen in as Silvio talks to Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation about his experience at the Foundation. Read more Joan Banks-Smith at kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Joan%20Banks-Smith 
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Interested in working at Kessler Foundation? Check out our career opportunities at kesslerfoundation.org/careers-kessler-foundation Interested in joining a study? Go to kesslerfoundation.org/join-our-research-studies Tuned in to our podcast series lately? Join our listeners in 90 countries who enjoy learning about the work of Kessler Foundation. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast was recorded on, April 14, 2016 at 300 Executive Drive, West Orange, NJ and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.

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/Treatment-and-management-of-cognitive-dysfunction-in-patients-with-multiple-sclerosis-John-DeLuca-TRANSCRIPT_0.pdf Funding source: Kessler Foundation and the University of Alabama at Birmingham Read more about Dr. DeLuca and his research at https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/John%20DeLuca For more information about this study, check out the press release https://kesslerfoundation.org/press-release/experts-analyze-options-treating-multiple-sclerosis-related-cognitive-impairment or at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41582-020-0355-1 Co-authors: Nancy D. Chiaravalloti (https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Nancy%20Chiaravalloti) Brian M. Sandroff (https://kesslerfoundation.org/about-us/foundation-staff/brian-m-sandroff-phd) Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast was recorded on Monday, October 5, 2020 remotely and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation

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 Dickinson University.*** Welcome to our podcast series, “My Life As A Research Assistant”. This series is brought to you by Kessler Foundation, where we are changing the lives of people with disabilities. Research assistants are on the front lines of our research studies—collecting data, conducting interviews, testing subjects—and are the face of Kessler Foundation to our research study participants. In 2020, Kessler Foundation was ranked among one of the Best Nonprofits to Work For and Best Places to Work in New Jersey (kesslerfoundation.org/press-release/…ork-new-jersey)! Throughout this series, we’ll meet up with research assistants from our centers for mobility, spinal cord injury, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and neuroscience and neuropsychology who have been with the Foundation for over a year, and some who are now senior research assistants, nurses, medical students, graduate students, and post docs, and those who applied their experience to other professions. In this episode, I met up with Tiara Brown who worked as a research assistant in our Center for Spinal Cord injury where she performed research to improve the mobility of individuals with a spinal cord injury. Listen in as Tiara talks to Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation about her experience at the Foundation. Read more about Ms. Brown at https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiara-c-brown-ma-eds-lpc-8aa07445/ and Joan Banks-Smith at https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Joan%20Banks-Smith ====================================================== Interested in working at Kessler Foundation? Check out our career opportunities at http://kesslerfoundation.org/careers-kessler-foundation Interested in joining a study? Go to https://kesslerfoundation.org/join-our-research-studies Tuned in to our podcast series lately? Join our listeners in 90 countries who enjoy learning about the work of Kessler Foundation.  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast was recorded on, March 29, 2016 at 300 Executive Drive, West Orange, NJ and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.

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.*** Welcome to our podcast series, “My Life As A Research Assistant”. This series is brought to you by Kessler Foundation, where we are changing the lives of people with disabilities. Research assistants are on the front lines of our research studies—collecting data, conducting interviews, testing subjects—and are the face of Kessler Foundation to our research study participants. In 2020, Kessler Foundation was ranked among one of the Best Nonprofits to Work For and Best Places to Work in New Jersey (kesslerfoundation.org/press-release/…ork-new-jersey)! Throughout this series, we’ll meet up with research assistants from our centers for mobility, spinal cord injury, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and neuroscience and neuropsychology who have been with the Foundation for over a year, and some who are now senior research assistants, nurses, medical students, graduate students, and post docs, and those who applied their experience to other professions. In this episode, I met up with Gabriel Felix who worked as a research assistant in our Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research where his primary focus was investigating treatments and outcomes to improve the lives of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) survivors. Other research populations of interest included individuals with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Stroke, and other acquired brain injuries. Responsibilities included recruiting inpatients and outpatients for research studies, obtaining informed consent, source documentation, data management and analysis, administering neuropsychological and psychometric tests, and assisting with grants and manuscripts. Currently, Dr. Felix is a Resident Physician at Cambridge Health Alliance. Listen in as Gabriel talks to Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation about his experience at the foundation. Read more about Dr. Felix at https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielfelixmd and Joan Banks-Smith at kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Joan%20Banks-Smith ======================================================
 Interested in working at Kessler Foundation? Check out our career opportunities at kesslerfoundation.org/careers-kessler-foundation
 Interested in joining a study? Go to kesslerfoundation.org/join-our-research-studies Tuned in to our podcast series lately? Join our listeners in 90 countries who enjoy learning about the work of Kessler Foundation. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast was recorded on, June 9, 2016 at 300 Executive Drive, West Orange, NJ and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.

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, lead author John DeLuca, PhD, Senior Vice President of Research and Training, highlights the usefulness of the text for professionals in clinical and research settings. “By enabling us to examine brain processes and correlate them with behavior and anatomical structures, neuroimaging is advancing our ability to manage the cognitive effects of aging, stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and multiple sclerosis. Incorporating neuroimaging in clinical trials will hasten progress toward establish Class I evidence for new treatments.” Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-10/Cognitive-Rehabilitation-and-Neuroimaging_Examining-%20the-Evidence-from-Brain-to-Behavior-John-DeLuca.pdf Funding source: National Multiple Sclerosis Society and Kessler Foundation. Read more about Dr. DeLuca and his research at https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/John%20DeLuca For more information about this study, check out the press release https://kesslerfoundation.org/info/cognitive-rehabilitation-and-neuroimaging-examining-evidence-brain-behavior or at Springer International Publishing (https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030483814) Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast was recorded on Monday, October 5, 2020 remotely and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.

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 Northern New Jersey.*** Welcome to our podcast series, “My Life As A Research Assistant”. This series is brought to you by Kessler Foundation, where we are changing the lives of people with disabilities. Research assistants are on the front lines of our research studies—collecting data, conducting interviews, testing subjects—and are the face of Kessler Foundation to our research study participants. In 2020, Kessler Foundation was ranked among one of the Best Nonprofits to Work For and Best Places to Work in New Jersey (kesslerfoundation.org/press-release/…ork-new-jersey)! Throughout this series, we’ll meet up with research assistants from our centers for mobility, spinal cord injury, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and neuroscience and neuropsychology who have been with the Foundation for over a year, and some who are now senior research assistants, nurses, medical students, graduate students, and post docs, and those who applied their experience to other professions. In this episode, I met up with Denise Vasquez who worked at Kessler Foundation from 2011-2018 where she started as a Research Assistant in the Center for Neuroscience and Neuropsychology and was promoted to Senior Research Assistant within the Center for Traumatic Brain Injury in January of 2018. Currently, Denise is a registered nurse in an ICU Stepdown Unit in Northern New Jersey. For more information about Denise, check out her LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/denise-vasquez-lavrador-04ab046a For more about the Host: Joan Banks-Smith, go to https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Joan%20Banks-Smith Join a research study at https://kesslerfoundation.org/join-our-research-studies Interested in working at Kessler Foundation? Check out our career opportunities at http://kesslerfoundation.org/careers-kessler-foundation Tuned in to our podcast series lately? Join our listeners in 90 countries who enjoy learning about the work of Kessler Foundation.  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast was recorded on Friday, June 19, 2016 at 300 Executive Drive, West Orange, NJ and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.

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 neuropsychology extern at Staten Island University Hospital.*** Welcome to our podcast series, “My Life As A Research Assistant”. This series is brought to you by Kessler Foundation, where we are changing the lives of people with disabilities. Research assistants are on the front lines of our research studies—collecting data, conducting interviews, testing subjects—and are the face of Kessler Foundation to our research study participants. In 2020, Kessler Foundation was ranked among one of the Best Nonprofits to Work For and Best Places to Work in New Jersey (kesslerfoundation.org/press-release/…ork-new-jersey)! Throughout this series, we’ll meet up with research assistants from our centers for mobility, spinal cord injury, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and neuroscience and neuropsychology who have been with the Foundation for over a year, and some who are now senior research assistants, nurses, medical students, graduate students, and post docs, and those who applied their experience to other professions. In this episode, I met up with Christian Lucca who worked as a research assistant in our Center for traumatic Brain Injury from 2015-2017, where he recruited participants for inpatient and outpatient traumatic brain injury studies; Collected and analyzed data from participants, including neuropsychological test scores; Ran experimental cognitive and motor interventions with volunteers in inpatient rehabilitation. Listen in as Christian talks to Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation about his experience at the foundation. Read more about Christian at https://www.linkedin.com/in/spcanton/ *** The sleep study mentioned in this podcast in no longer recruiting participants. We are however, recruiting for our “Motor Learning and Sleep in TBI“ study. To sign up, go to https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/studies/motor-learning-and-sleep-tbi . Read more about Christian at https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianlucca For more about the Host: Joan Banks-Smith, go to https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Joan%20Banks-Smith *** The sleep study mentioned in this podcast in no longer recruiting participant. We are however, recruiting for our “Motor Learning and Sleep in TBI“ study. To sign up, go to https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/studies/motor-learning-and-sleep-tbi . ====================================================== Interested in working at Kessler Foundation? Check out our career opportunities at http://kesslerfoundation.org/careers-kessler-foundation Tuned in to our podcast series lately? Join our listeners in 90 countries who enjoy learning about the work of Kessler Foundation.  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast was recorded on Friday, March 29, 2016 at 300 Executive Drive, West Orange, NJ and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.

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. Sandroff, Rosalia Dacosta-Aguayo, John DeLuca & Helen M. Genova. View this article at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00415-020-09853-w Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/Neural-mechanisms-underlying-state-mental-fatigue-in-multiple-sclerosis.pdf Funding source: National Multiple Sclerosis Society and Kessler Foundation. Read more about Dr. Chen and her research at https://kesslerfoundation.org/about-us/foundation-staff/michelle-chen For more information about this study, check out the press release https://kesslerfoundation.org/press-release/mental-fatigue-multiple-sclerosis-linked-inefficient-recruitment-neural-resources or at the Journal of Neurology at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32350648 Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast was recorded on Monday, September 21, 2020 remotely and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.

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 Center for Stroke Rehabilitation Research at Kessler Foundation (https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/stroke/rehabilitation).*** Welcome to our podcast series, “My Life As A Research Assistant”. This series is brought to you by Kessler Foundation, where we are changing the lives of people with disabilities. Research assistants are on the front lines of our research studies—collecting data, conducting interviews, testing subjects—and are the face of Kessler Foundation to our research study participants. In 2020, Kessler Foundation was ranked among one of the Best Nonprofits to Work For and Best Places to Work in New Jersey (kesslerfoundation.org/press-release/…ork-new-jersey)! Throughout this series, we’ll meet up with research assistants from our centers for mobility, spinal cord injury, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and neuroscience and neuropsychology who have been with the Foundation for over a year, and some who are now senior research assistants, nurses, medical students, graduate students, and post docs, and those who applied their experience to other professions. In this episode, I met up with Emma Kaplan, a research coordinator in our Center for Stroke Rehabilitation Research. Emma begin working at Kessler Foundation in 2013 and was promoted to research coordinator in July 2019. Read more about Emma at: https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Emma%20Kaplan For more about the Host: Joan Banks-Smith, go to https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Joan%20Banks-Smith Interested in working Kessler Foundation? Check out our career opportunities at http://kesslerfoundation.org/careers-kessler-foundation Interested in joining a stroke study? Go to https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/studies/stroke Tuned in to our podcast series lately? Join our listeners in 90 countries who enjoy learning about the work of Kessler Foundation.  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast was recorded on Friday, July 22, 2016 at 300 Executive Drive, West Orange, NJ and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.

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 Staley, a PhD candidate in economics at the University of New Hampshire, where he studies mental health policy and labor markets. They talked about his sleeping disorder and his experience at high school and college. Stanley, reflected on his experiences dealing with skeptical high school teachers doubting he had a disability, and moving forward in his career, earning a BSBA from Bryant University, and an MA in Economics from the University of New Hampshire, before studying for his PhD.  Our survey dispelled many long held myths about people with disabilities and higher education. Young people and their families were often told that college would be a waste of time, they would be unable to perform as well as their peers, and a college education would not increase their likelihood of gainful employment. All of these beliefs were upended by the survey, which showed that college graduates with and without disabilities are employed at the same rates – 90%. The survey also looked at how key experiences during college influenced the success of recent graduates in the workplace. Taking advantage of career advising services, doing an internship, and having paid work, were all positively associated with employment after college for graduates with and without disabilities. During our podcast, I learned how Bryce Stanley’s college-to-work experience compared with the members of the ADA generation who participated in the survey. Read Bryce’s bio at https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryce-stanley-028787112/ and blog post “Voices of the ADA Generation: Bryce Stanley Rises to Success, Despite Educational Barriers and Discrimination Against His Disability ” (https://kesslerfoundation.org/info/bryce-stanley-rises-success-despite-educational-barriers-and-discrimination-against-his) Tuned in to our podcast series lately? Join our listeners in 90 countries who enjoy learning about the work of Kessler Foundation. For more information about Kessler Foundation, go to KesslerFoundation.org Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 remotely and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.

Fast Takes – Episode 1 Dr. Lauren Strober, a Senior Research Scientist from our Center for Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Research talks about her latest peer-reviewed article “Determinants of unemployment in multiple sclerosis (MS): The role of disease, person-specific factors, and engagement in positive health-related Behaviors” which was epublished on September 3rd, 2020 in “Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders“ Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/determinants-of-unemployment-in-multiple-sclerosis-TRANSCRIPT.pdf Funding source: National Institute of Health. Read more about Dr. Strober and her research at https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Lauren%20Strober For more information about this study, check out the press release https://kesslerfoundation.org/press-release/study-defines-risk-factors-unemployment-working-people-multiple-sclerosis or at the journal Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2211034820305629) Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast was recorded on Thursday, October 8, 2020 remotely and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.

My Life as A Research Assistant at Kessler Foundation Series: Stephen Canton on improving the mobility of individuals with a spinal cord injury *** Originally recorded on July 22, 2016, updated June 17, 2020. *** *** Mr. Canton is currently a MD/MS candidate at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine poised to graduate in May 2021.*** Research assistants are on the front lines of our research studies—collecting data, conducting interviews, testing subjects—and are the face of Kessler Foundation to our research study participants. In 2020, Kessler Foundation was ranked among one of the Best Nonprofits to Work For and Best Places to Work in New Jersey (kesslerfoundation.org/press-release/…ork-new-jersey)! Throughout this series, we’ll meet up with research assistants from our centers for mobility, spinal cord injury, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and neuroscience and neuropsychology who have been with the Foundation for over a year, and some who are now senior research assistants, nurses, medical students, graduate students, and post docs, and those who applied their experience to other professions. Stephen worked as a biomedical engineer at Kessler Foundation from 2015-2016, where he performed research to improve the mobility of individuals with a spinal cord injury. Listen in as Stephen talks to Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation about his experience at the Foundation. Mr. Canton is currently a MD/MS candidate at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine poised to graduate in May 2021 with a concentration in Bioengineering, Biotechnology, and Innovation and a Master of Science in Clinical Research. He will be entering residency next year, pursuing a career in orthopedic trauma surgery. He is specifically interested in utilizing virtual/augmented reality and machine learning algorithms to improve surgical interventions, processes, and medical education curricula.  Read the podcast transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-06/Stephen%20Canton%20on%20improving%20the%20mobility%20of%20individuals%20with%20a%20spinal%20cord%20injury-TRANSCRIPT.pdf Read more about Stephen at: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/spcanton/ For more about the Host: Joan Banks-Smith, go to https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Joan%20Banks-Smith 2017 Future City Pittsburgh, 2018 Alumnus of the Month and Pittsburgh Alumnus of the Year https://www.sbtmschool.org/alumni-spotlight ====================================================== Interested in working at Kessler Foundation? Check out our career opportunities at http://kesslerfoundation.org/careers-kessler-foundation Tuned in to our podcast series lately? Join our listeners in 90 countries who enjoy learning about the work of Kessler Foundation.  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast was recorded on Friday, July 22, 2016 at 300 Executive Drive, West orange, NJ and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.

Voices of the ADA Generation: Finding Strength, Conquering Barriers, Creating Success in the Workforce: A Woman with a Disability - Annmarie Veira Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-10/Finding-Strength-Conquering-Barriers-Creating-Success-in-the-Workforce_A-Woman-with-a-Disability_Annmarie-Veira.pdf In conjunction with the launch of our newest survey, the 2020 Kessler Foundation National Employment and Disability Survey: Recent College Graduates (kesslerfoundation.org/researchcenter…20/2020-survey), Nicky Miller, Social Media Specialist at Kessler Foundation, chatted with Annemarie Veira, MSEd, CRCC, a coordinator for Disability Resources at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, a certified rehabilitation counselor, and a member of the first generation to come of age after the Americans with Disabilities Act became law in 1990. We talked about her trials and triumphs of conquering barriers at college and the workforce, as a person with a disability. Our survey dispelled many long held myths about people with disabilities and higher education. Young people and their families were often told that college would be a waste of time, they would be unable to perform as well as their peers, and a college education would not increase their likelihood of gainful employment. All of these beliefs were upended by the survey, which showed that college graduates with and without disabilities are employed at the same rates – 90%. The survey also looked at how key experiences during college influenced the success of recent graduates in the workplace. Taking advantage of career advising services, doing an internship, and having paid work, were all positively associated with employment after college for graduates with and without disabilities. During our podcast, I learned how Vicky Queyquep’s college-to-work experience compared with the members of the ADA generation who participated in the survey. Read Annemarie’s bio at https://www.linkedin.com/in/annemarie-veira/ and blog post “Voices of the ADA Generation: Finding Strength, Conquering Barriers, Creating Success in the Workforce: A Woman with a Disability” (https://kesslerfoundation.org/info/woman-disability-finds-strength-conquers-barriers-and-creates-success-workforce) Tuned in to our podcast series lately? Join our listeners in 90 countries who enjoy learning about the work of Kessler Foundation. For more information about Kessler Foundation, go to KesslerFoundation.org Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 remotely and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.