Kessler Foundation Podcasts

Most Likely to Survive: Matt Faulkner Read the transcript: https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2023-04/KesslerFoundation-2023%20Winter%20Brainstorm_Most%20Likely%20to%20Survive%20-%20Matt%20Faulkner.pdf At age 18, Matt Faulkner’s entire life changed in an instant. In this powerful podcast, the co-author of the book Most Likely to Survive and subject of the documentary "Recovery," recounted his journey from near death to remarkable recovery from traumatic brain injury (TBI). After spending almost two months in a coma, he underwent intensive neurological rehabilitation and managed to walk across the stage at his high school graduation just 103 days after his accident. He discusses how intense rehabilitation, support of friends and family, and personal fortitude helped him accept his situation, stressing that because of neuroplasticity, the brain can always change and adapt to new challenges. This podcast was presented as part of the Winter 2023 BrainStorm speaker series recorded on February 23, 2023 and supported by Kessler Foundation, the Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System (NNJTBIS), and a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), Grant #90DPTB0003. View the presentation slides at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2023-04/Most%20Likely%20to%20Survive_Matt%20Faulkner.pdf 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. Be sure to subscribe to our SoundCloud channel “KesslerFoundation” for more research updates. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer at Kessler Foundation.

Life at Kessler Foundation - Episode 7 Ray Ruben, a research assistant in the center for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Research, discusses their dedication to recruiting and interacting with study participants to further the Foundation’s research in TBI and multiple sclerosis (MS). Listen to what encourages and motivates them to continue working on the long-term study called "Understanding and Creating New Memories." https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/studies/understanding-and-creating-new-memories Learn more about Ray, https://kesslerfoundation.org/about-us/foundation-staff/ray-ruben the Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research, https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/center-traumatic-brain-injury Interested in participating in the study mentioned in this podcast? Go to https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/studies/understanding-and-creating-new-memories Interested in a career at Kessler Foundation, go to https://kesslerfoundation.org/careers ======================================================= Tuned into our podcast series lately? Join our listeners in 90 countries who enjoy learning about the work of Kessler Foundation. Be sure to subscribe to our SoundCloud channel “KesslerFoundation” for more research updates. 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 remotely on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.

Life at Kessler Foundation - Episode 8 Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2023-06/Life%20at%20Kessler%20Foundation-Returning%20for%20a%20New%20Job_Title_and%20Responsibilities-Stephanie%20Jimenez.pdf Stephanie Jimenez, a senior research coordinator in the Center for Outcomes and Assessment Research at Kessler Foundation, began her career here as a research assistant. Since then, she went back to school for her master’s degree in social work at New York University and returned to the Foundation a few years later. Now, she implements her superior management sense and engages research study recruits, focus groups, and clinicians for the scientists in her Center. She is also a mentor for research assistants moving up through the system like she did. Hear more of her story in an interview with Creative Producer Joan Banks-Smith. Learn more about: Stephanie Jimenez, https://kesslerfoundation.org/about-us/foundation-staff/stephanie-jimenez Center for Outcomes and Assessment Research, https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/center-outcomes-and-assessments-research Interested in learning more about the research studies conducted at Kessler Foundation? Go to https://KesslerFoundation.org/join-our-research-studies Interested in a career at Kessler Foundation? Go to https://kesslerfoundation.org/careers ======================================================= Tuned into our podcast series lately? Join our listeners in 90 countries who enjoy learning about the work of Kessler Foundation. Be sure to subscribe to our SoundCloud channel “KesslerFoundation” for more research updates. 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 remotely on Friday, September 2, 2022, and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.

Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2023-02/Using%20nerve%20transfer%20to%20restore%20hand%20and%20arm%20function%20after%20spinal%20cord%20injury-Dr-Ida-Fox-TRANSCRIPT.pdf Welcome to the 2022 Northern New Jersey Spinal Cord Injury System Lecture Series. This podcast features Ida Fox, MD, FACS, professor of surgery at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MS. In this series, Dr. Fox discussed advancements in upper extremity reconstruction in cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) that have provided the opportunity to improve function and quality of life in people living with SCI. She described current approaches to restoring hand and upper extremity function in people with cervical SCI. Dr. Fox then reviewed the physiology of nerve transfer procedures (early <1 year post-SCI vs. late, even decades post-SCI) and strategies for pre-operative evaluation, testing, and discussion of choice. She also covered preoperative selection and surgical outcomes using validated measures and video content. In addition, challenges, including practice environment, priorities of rehabilitation (spontaneous recovery versus surgical intervention), availability of therapy, and outcomes-based preferences were discussed. Learn more about:
Ida Fox, MD, FACS -  - https://profiles.wustl.edu/en/persons/ida-fox The Northern New Jersey Spinal Cord Injury System - https://kesslerfoundation.org/NNJSCIS Join a study - https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/studies/spinal-cord-injury ================================================================ The lecture was hosted by the Northern New Jersey Spinal Cord Injury System, which is supported by a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant number 90SIM0012). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ================================================================ Tuned in to our podcast series lately? Join our listeners in 90 countries who enjoy learning about the work of Kessler Foundation. Be sure to subscribe to our SoundCloud channel “KesslerFoundation” for more research updates. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts. This presentation was recorded, produced, and edited by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation on Friday, November 4, 2022, at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, Conference Center, West Orange, New Jersey.

Fast Takes – Episode 47 Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2023-02/celebrating-un-international-women-and-girls%20in-science_dr-ada-X-chen-shares-her-perspective-TRANSCRIPT.pdf Welcome to a Fast Takes #WomenInScience podcast honoring the International Day of Women and Girls in Science celebrated on February 11, 2023. This United Nations initiative recognizes the critical role of women and girls in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields and calls for strengthening their participation. Kessler Foundation’s staff includes 70 percent female employees (compared with 30 percent national average in STEM) making significant contributions to rehabilitation research advances. Producer Joan Banks-Smith interviewed Dr. Ada X. Chen, PhD, MPH, postdoctoral fellow, Center for Employment and Disability Research, about leaving China to study in Scotland and the U.S., her work at the Foundation, and how mentors have influenced her career choices. Learn more about: Ada X. Chen, PhD, https://kesslerfoundation.org/about-us/foundation-staff/ada-x-chen-phd Kessler Foundation Learning Center, https://www.kflearn.org Center for Employment and Disability Research at Kessler Foundation (https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/center-employment-and-disability-research) ================================================== Tuned in to our podcast series lately? Join our listeners in 90 countries who enjoy learning about the work of Kessler Foundation. Be sure to subscribe to our SoundCloud channel “KesslerFoundation” for more research updates. 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, January 30, 2023, remotely and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation. #womeninscience @UN

Speaker Glenn Bott relayed his personal journey on starting over after traumatic brain injury (TBI). He shared many proven recovery tactics with other individuals with TBI. Some of his "undaunted resiliency" tips included remain confident, expect success, and reinvent yourself and your vision for the future. This was presented as part of a speaker series on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. This series is supported by Kessler Foundation, the Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System, and by a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), Grant #90DPTB0003. View the presentation slides at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2022-12/2022%20Fall%20BrainStorm_Undaunted%20Resiliency-Falling%207%20Times%2C%20Getting%20up%208%20by%20Glenn%20Bott.pdf Interested in joining a study? Go to https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/studies/traumatic-brain-injury

Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2022-08/Impacts%20of%20Prism%20Adaptation%20Treatment%20on%20Spatial%20Neglect%20and%20Rehabilitation%20Outcome%20-%20Dosage%20Matters-Ep46.pdf In this episode, Peii (Peggy) Chen, PhD, senior research scientist in the Center for Stroke Rehabilitation Research at Kessler Foundation, talks about her journal article, “Impacts of Prism Adaptation Treatment on Spatial Neglect and Rehabilitation Outcome: Dosage Matters,” e-published on June 8, 2022, in the journal Annals of Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. Dr. Chen discusses whether the number of prism adaptation treatment (PAT) sessions in regular clinical practice would predict spatial neglect (SN) improvement and rehabilitation outcomes.  Funding source: This work was supported by Kessler Foundation, Wallerstein Foundation for Geriatric Life Improvement, and the Charles and Ann Serraino Foundation. Learn more about: Dr. Peii Chen, https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Peii%20Chen. This peer-reviewed article,   https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15459683221107891 Co-authors: Peii Chen, PhD, Kimberly Hreha, EdD, Chris Gonzalez-Snyder, MBA, MA, Timothy J. Rich, PhD (https://kesslerfoundation.org/about-us/foundation-staff/timothy-rich-phd-otrl), Robert W. Gillen, PhD, Devan Parrott, PhD, A. M. Barrett, MD ========================================================================= Tuned in to our podcast series lately? Join our listeners in 90 countries who enjoy learning about the work of Kessler Foundation. Be sure to subscribe to our SoundCloud channel “KesslerFoundation” for more research updates. 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 remotely on August 9, 2022, and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.

Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2022-08/managing-your-memory_by-sarah-a-raskin-phd-2022-summer-brainstorm-TRANSCRIPT.pdf There are dozens of techniques people with brain injury can apply in their daily lives to help them learn and retain memories. Listen to Sarah A. Raskin, PhD, Charles A. Dana Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Trinity College, Hartford, CT, detail various approaches to improve cognitive functioning after brain injury in “Managing Your Memory,” presented as part of a speaker series on July 28, 2022.     This series is supported by Kessler Foundation, the Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System, and by a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), Grant #90DPTB0003. View the presentation slides at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2022-08/Summer-2022-BrainStorm-Presentation-Slides-with-Notes_Managing%20Your%20Memory%20-%20Sarah%20A.%20Raskin_0.pdf VIew the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjEzZXQgPBI   Interested in joining a study? Go to https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/studies/traumatic-brain-injury =================================================  Tuned into our podcast series lately? Join our listeners in 90 countries who enjoy learning about the work of Kessler Foundation. Be sure to subscribe to our SoundCloud channel “KesslerFoundation” for more research updates.    Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts.    This podcast was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.

Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2022-08/neuroimaging-study-reveals-fatigue-related-differences-by-age-and-gender-ep45%2025AUG22.pdf In this episode, Glenn Wylie, DPhil, director of the Rocco Ortenzio Neuroimaging Center at Kessler Foundation talks about his peer-reviewed article, “Fatigue across the lifespan in men and women: State vs Trait,” published on May 9, 2022, in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.   Dr. Wylie explained his findings, which included while older adults reported themselves to have the same fatigue “burden” (trait fatigue) as younger adults, they nevertheless reported experiencing less fatigue while they were performing a task (state fatigue). 
Funding source: This work was supported by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society,  the New Jersey Commission for Brain Injury Research, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and Kessler Foundation.    Learn more about:  Dr.  Glenn Wylie, https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Glenn%20Wylie    The peer-reviewed article at https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2022.790006/full    Rocco Ortenzio Neuroimaging Center, https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/mri/rocco-ortenzio-neuroimaging-center    Co-authors: Amanda J. Pra Sisto (https://kesslerfoundation.org/about-us/foundation-staff/amanda-j-pra-sisto), Helen M. Genova (https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Helen-Genova) and John DeLuca (https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/John%20DeLuca)  =================================================  Tuned in to our podcast series lately? Join our listeners in 90 countries who enjoy learning about the work of Kessler Foundation. Be sure to subscribe to our SoundCloud channel “KesslerFoundation” for more research updates.    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 remotely on July 11, 2022, and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.

Fast Takes – Episode 44 Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/Dr.%20Helen%20Genova%20leads%20new%20center%20for%20autism%20research-Ep44.pdf In this episode, Helen Genova, PhD, head of Kessler Foundation’s Center for Autism Research established this year, discusses how she has implemented innovative studies, technological advances, and community involvement to address the complex issues affecting individuals on the autism spectrum. Dr. Genova details some of the Center’s work including identifying strengths and improving job interview skills of transition-aged youth, investigating the science behind brain networks, and directly engaging the autism community to ensure the research is meaningful and accessible. Learn more about: Dr. Helen Genova, https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Helen-Genova Center for Autism Research, https://kesslerfoundation.org/autism-research Join a study - https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/studies/autism ================================================= Tuned in to our podcast series lately? Join our listeners in 90 countries who enjoy learning about the work of Kessler Foundation. Be sure to subscribe to our SoundCloud channel “KesslerFoundation” for more research updates. 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 remotely on May 18, 2022, and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.