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 Chiaravalloti, director of the Centers for Neuropsychology, Neuroscience and Traumatic Brain Injury Research at Kessler Foundation. Dr. Chiaravalloti shared important findings from her peer-reviewed article, “The role of language ability in verbal fluency of individuals with multiple sclerosis”, published in February 2021 in Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. This research upends long-held assumption that language ability is largely intact in individuals with multiple sclerosis, suggesting the need for more comprehensive neuropsychological testing.

Funding sources for this study was the National Institute of Health (NCMRR) [grant number 1R01HD04579801A1] 

Learn more about Dr. Chiaravalloti at https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Nancy%20Chiaravalloti, the Center for Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Research, https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/center-neuropsychology-and-neuroscience-research, and the Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research, https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/center-traumatic-brain-injury 

For more information about this study, read the Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders journal article (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2211034821001127) 

Co-Authors: Amy L. Lebkuecher, Nancy D. Chiaravalloti, Lauren B. Strober 

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Fast Takes

Dr. Chiaravalloti talks about the role of language ability in verbal fluency of individuals with MS

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 Foundation’s COVID Emergency Fund provided funding for 37 grantees of Kessler Foundation’s employment grant program. In this mini-series, we explore how our COVID emergency grants supported these nonprofits as they adapted to a new reality, enabling us to continue toward our common goal – helping individuals with disabilities reach their goals of independence and self-sufficiency. 

In this episode, I spoke with Anna Villa Bager, Executive Director of Marble Jam Center for Creative Arts Enrichment of Hackensack, NJ. Their arts center closed as of March 16th, 2020 and although they moved to remote classes, most of their students are unable to participate. This greatly affected the centers revenue and ability to manage expenses. They were also managing family support with no compensation or ability to bill the service. The Emergency Grant funding paid for extra time provided to families and caregivers who are unraveling due to the stay-at-home order. The learning curve for remote technology and additional cost licensing was also an expense they did not anticipate.  

Lear more about Kessler Foundation Center for Grantmaking - https://kesslerfoundation.org/grant-programs  

MarbleJam Center for Arts & Enrichment - https://marblejam.org 

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COVID-19 Special Edition- Episode 11

Marble Jam continues providing services for children with Autism during COVID-Ep14

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 president for research and training talks about the International Progressive MS Alliance and the peer-reviewed Alliance article “Prioritizing progressive MS rehabilitation research: A call from the International Progressive MS Alliance” published on March 15, 2021 in the journal Multiple Sclerosis 

Learn more about: Dr. DeLuca at https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/John%20DeLuca and the journal article at https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1352458521999970 

Co-authors: Kathleen M Zackowski, Jennifer Freeman, Giampaolo Brichetto, Diego Centonze, Ulrik Dalgas, John DeLuca, Dawn Ehde, Sara Elgott, Vanessa Fanning, Peter Feys, Marcia Finlayson, Stefan M Gold, Matilde Inglese, Ruth Ann Marrie, Michelle Ploughman, Christine N Sang, Jaume Sastre-Garriga, Caroline Sincock, Jonathan Strum, Johan van Beek, Anthony Feinstein 

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Dr. John DeLuca calls for action on rehabilitation research for progressive multiple sclerosis -Ep24

Welcome to a special edition of Fast Takes - Episode 28 

Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/Changing%20lives%20through%20regenerative%20rehabilitation%20research%20-%20The%20Derfner-Lieberman%20at%20Kessler%20Foundation-TRANSCRIPT.pdf

In this episode, we will discuss how lives are changed through regenerative rehabilitation research in our Derfner-Lieberman Laboratory. 

Our Host is CarolAnn Murphy, senior writer at the Foundation. For this roundtable, CarolAnn spoke with Trevor Dyson-Hudson, MD (https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Trevor%20Dyson-Hudson), and Nathan Hogaboom, PhD, (https://kesslerfoundation.org/about-us/Nathan%20Hogaboom) co-directors of the Derfner Lieberman Laboratory for Regenerative Rehabilitation Research at Kessler Foundation, and Gerard Malanga, MD, from New Jersey Regenerative Institute (Visiting Scientist at Kessler Foundation) (https://kesslerfoundation.org/about-us/foundation-staff/gerard-malanga-md). † Drs. Dyson-Hudson and Hogaboom acknowledge the untimely passing of their co-author and colleague, Dr. Malanga (1961 -2022), well known for his substantial contributions to rehabilitation care and research. As a leader in this field, Dr. Malanga is also remembered as a teacher and mentor who inspired so many to dedicate their careers to improving the lives of individuals with disabling illnesses and injuries.

Listen to our experts explore the new interdisciplinary field of regenerative rehabilitation and the advances being made at Kessler Foundation in applying new approaches to the treatment of disabling musculoskeletal conditions in military and civilian populations.

Funding Source: Derfner foundation and Jay Lieberman

Learn more about:

Kessler Foundation fellowship program - https://kesslerfoundation.org/researchabout-our-research/postdoctoral-fellowship-program 

https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-08/2020%20Post-Doctoral%20Position%20in%20Regenerative%20Rehabilitation%20at%20Kessler%20Foundation.pdf 

New Jersey Regenerative Institute - https://www.njregenerativeinstitute.com/ 

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Taking the Next Steps in Regenerative Rehabilitation: Establishment of a New Interdisciplinary Field - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32035141 

https://kesslerfoundation.org/press-release/autologous-adipose-injection-spinal-cord-injury 

Kessler Foundation studies new option for treating neck pain in active-duty military - https://kesslerfoundation.org/press-release/treating-neck-pain-active-duty-military 

Exercise and PRP Promising for Shoulder Pain in Wheelchair Users with Spinal Cord Injury - https://kesslerfoundation.org/press-release/exercise-and-prp-promising-shoulder-pain-wheelchair-users-spinal-cord-injury

Major Grant Funds Derfner-Lieberman Regenerative Rehabilitation Lab at Kessler Foundation- https://kesslerfoundation.org/press-release/major-grant-funds-derfner-lieberman-regenerative-rehabilitation-lab-kessler

Stream Dr. N. Hogaboom Tests Regenerative Approach to Meniscal Tears of the Knee-Ep20 by Kessler Foundation - https://soundcloud.com/kesslerfoundation/dr-hogaboom-tests-regenerative-approach-to-meniscal-tear-of-the-knee-ep20

April 2021 – AR3T (pitt.edu) - https://ar3t.pitt.edu/2021/04/

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Changing lives through regenerative rehabilitation research - The Derfner-Lieberman Laboratory

Fast Takes - Ep 38

Read the transcript - https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2022-05/Dr.%20Brian%20Sandroff%20on%20improving%20cognition%20in%20multiple%20sclerosis%20with%20treadmill%20exercise%20training%20-%20Ep38-TRANSCRIPT.pdf

In this episode, Brian Sandroff, PhD, senior research scientist in the Center for Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Research at Kessler Foundation talks about his peer-reviewed article, “Effects of walking exercise training on learning and memory and hippocampal neuroimaging outcomes in MS: A targeted, pilot randomized controlled trial,” published in November 2021, in the journal Contemporary Clinical Trials. The study’s goal was to evaluate whether aerobic exercise training, specifically walking exercise, was

associated in improvements in learning and memory in people with MS who have objective impairment in learning and memory.

Funding Source: EMD Serono

Learn more about:

Dr. Brian Sandroff,  https://kesslerfoundation.org/about-us/foundation-staff/brian-m-sandroff-phd

The peer-reviewed article, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2021.106563

Center for Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Research, https://kesslerfoundation.org/center-neuropsychology-and-neuroscience-research

Co-authors:
Glenn R. Wylie (https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Glenn%20Wylie), Jessica F. Baird, C. Danielle Jones, M. David Diggs, Helen Genova, (https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Helen-Genova), Marcas M. Bamman, Gary R. Cutter, John DeLuca, (https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/John%20DeLuca), Robert W. Motl

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Dr. B. Sandroff on improving cognition in multiple sclerosis with treadmill exercise training - Ep38

Fast Takes - Episode 42

Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/Dr.%20B.%20Sandroff%20on%20virtual%20reality%E2%80%99s%20role%20in%20managing%20cognitive%20deficits%20in%20multiple%20sclerosis%20-Ep42-TRANSCRIPT.pdf

In this episode, Brian Sandroff, PhD, senior research scientist in the Center for Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Research at Kessler Foundation, talks about his peer-reviewed article, “Developing the Rationale for Including Virtual Reality in Cognitive Rehabilitation and Exercise Training Approaches for Managing Cognitive Dysfunction in MS,” published in April 2022, in the journal NeuroSci. He discusses how virtual reality could increase sensory input and promote multisensory integration and processing during rehabilitation for multiple sclerosis.

Learn more about:  Dr. Brian Sandroff, https://kesslerfoundation.org/about-us/foundation-staff/brian-m-sandroff-phd

Center for Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Research, https://kesslerfoundation.org/center-neuropsychology-and-neuroscience-research

The peer-reviewed article at www.mdpi.com/2673-4087/3/2/15

Co-authors: Carly L. A. Wender, https://kesslerfoundation.org/about-us/foundation-staff/carly-wender, John DeLuca, https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/John%20DeLuca, Brian M. Sandroff

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Dr. B. Sandroff on virtual reality’s role in managing cognitive deficits in multiple sclerosis-Ep42

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 

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Dr. Helen Genova outlines new pathways for autism research-Ep44

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) 
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This podcast was recorded remotely on July 11, 2022, and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.

Neuroimaging study reveals fatigue-related differences by age and gender - Ep45

Mindful Meditation Ep. 2 - 5-MInute Awareness of Breath
 
Welcome to Kessler Foundation’s new four-part meditation series Mindful Meditation. The Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research is adapting mindfulness intervention methods to help improve control of attention and psychological well-being for individuals with TBI while alleviating depression and anxiety. Each mindfulness episode will offer a short and extended version without music, voice only.

What is mindful meditation? Mindfulness is the caring, compassionate, nonjudgmental awareness of our own experience and everything going on around us. Meditation involves the practices we do to develop the skill and capacity to develop mindful awareness. 

The instructor in this series is Siobhan Gibbons, EdD, a licensed psychologist in New Jersey. Since 2010 she has been teaching stress management, mindfulness meditation, and mindfulness-based stress reduction. She completed her EdD in counseling psychology at Rutgers University Graduate School of Education. She also completed her 200-Hour yoga teacher training at Inner Light Yoga Center now called Smart Asana Yoga. We will be introducing a new Mindful Meditation podcast each week in May.

This series is funded by Kessler Foundation’s Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research.

Listen to other episodes in this series: https://on.soundcloud.com/op5et
 
Learn more about:

Siobhan Gibbons, EdD at: http://smartasanayoga.com/about/

Studies conducted by the Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research at Kessler Foundation: https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/studies/traumatic-brain-injury
 
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Mindful Meditation

5-Minute Awareness of Breath Meditation

Mindful Meditation Ep. 4 - 10-Minute Loving Kindness

Welcome to Kessler Foundation’s new four-part meditation series Mindful Meditation. The Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research is adapting mindfulness intervention methods to help improve control of attention and psychological well-being for individuals with TBI while alleviating depression and anxiety. Each mindfulness episode will offer a short and extended version without music, voice only.

What is mindful meditation? Mindfulness is the caring, compassionate, nonjudgmental awareness of our own experience and everything going on around us. Meditation involves the practices we do to develop the skill and capacity to develop mindful awareness. 

The instructor in this series is Siobhan Gibbons, EdD, a licensed psychologist in New Jersey. Since 2010 she has been teaching stress management, mindfulness meditation, and mindfulness-based stress reduction. She completed her EdD in counseling psychology at Rutgers University Graduate School of Education. She also completed her 200-Hour yoga teacher training at Inner Light Yoga Center now called Smart Asana Yoga. We will be introducing a new Mindful Meditation podcast each week in May.

This series is funded by Kessler Foundation’s Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research.
 
Learn more about:

Siobhan Gibbons, EdD at: http://smartasanayoga.com/about/

Studies conducted by the Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research at Kessler Foundation: https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/studies/traumatic-brain-injury
 
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10-Minute Loving Kindness Meditation

Mindful Meditation Ep. 5 Extended - 10-Minute Silence with Bell Tones

Welcome to Kessler Foundation’s new four-part meditation series Mindful Meditation. The Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research is adapting mindfulness intervention methods to help improve control of attention and psychological well-being for individuals with TBI while alleviating depression and anxiety. Each mindfulness episode will offer a short and extended version without music, voice only.

What is mindful meditation? Mindfulness is the caring, compassionate, nonjudgmental awareness of our own experience and everything going on around us. Meditation involves the practices we do to develop the skill and capacity to develop mindful awareness. 

The instructor in this series is Siobhan Gibbons, EdD, a licensed psychologist in New Jersey. Since 2010 she has been teaching stress management, mindfulness meditation, and mindfulness-based stress reduction. She completed her EdD in counseling psychology at Rutgers University Graduate School of Education. She also completed her 200-Hour yoga teacher training at Inner Light Yoga Center now called Smart Asana Yoga. We will be introducing a new Mindful Meditation podcast each week in May.

This series is funded by Kessler Foundation’s Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research.
 
Learn more about:

Siobhan Gibbons, EdD at: http://smartasanayoga.com/about/

Studies conducted by the Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research at Kessler Foundation: https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/studies/traumatic-brain-injury
 
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kessler foundation mindful meditation

10-Minute Silence with Bell Tones Meditation

2023 Spring BrainStorm

Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2023-06/2023%20Spring%20Brainstorm-Mike-at-the-Mic_Transition%20to%20the%20World%20After%20Brain%20Injury-TRANSCRIPT.pdf

Kessler Foundation, in partnership with the Voices Advancing the Brain Injury Community (Voices), hosted a Mike-at-the-Mic session entitled “Transition to the World After Brain Injury.” A lively panel discussion – including facilitator Michael Greenwald and brain injury survivors - Sharon Naulty, Scott Pomann, Patty Thompson – covered challenges people with brain injury face when transitioning to the “real” world after brain injury. Discussion points included employment challenges, ways to advocate for yourself, whether to disclose your disability, and Kessler Foundation research studies and supports available to help them. 

The mission of Voices is to champion and publicize the advocacy, rights, and needs of people who have survived a brain injury. The group is supported by the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey.

 Interested in joining a study? Go to https://kesslerfoundation.org/join-our-research-studies 

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)#90DPTB0003.

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BrainStorm

Transition to the World After Brain Injury

Fast Takes Episode 48

Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2023-06/Novel%20Brain%20Injury%20Study%20Expands%20Prism%20Adaptation%20Treatment%20to%20Right-Sided%20Spatial%20Neglect%20-%20Episode%2048-TRANSCRIPT.pdf

In this podcast, Research Scientist Timothy Rich, PhD, discusses a new study, the first to show the need to expand the application of prism adaptation treatment for spatial neglect. Dr. Rich was part of a team that discovered prism adaptation therapy was as beneficial for treating right-sided spatial neglect as left-sided spatial neglect in a cohort of individuals with stroke and traumatic and non-traumatic brain injuries. The findings were published in June 2023 in a peer-reviewed article, “Prism Adaptation Treatment for Right-Sided and Left-Sided Spatial Neglect: A Retrospective Case-Matched Study,” in the journal Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation.

Funding source: the Wallerstein Foundation for Geriatric Improvement, the Charles and Ann Serraino Foundation, and Kessler Foundation

Learn more about: 

Timothy Rich, PhD, https://kesslerfoundation.org/about-us/foundation-staff/timothy-rich-phd-otrl 

Center for Stroke Research, https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/stroke/rehabilitation 

The peer-reviewed article at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arrct.2023.100263 

Co-authors: Marinos Pylarinos, Devan Parrott, PhD, Peii Chen, PhD (https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Peii%20Chen) 

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Novel Brain Injury Study Expands Prism Adaptation Treatment to Right-Sided Spatial Neglect

Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2023-09/How%20to%20Live%20with%20Mild%20Traumatic%20Brain%20Injury-The%20Brainlash%20with%20Gail-Denton-2023-Summer-BrainStorm-TRANSCRIPT.pdf

Tune in to our Summer Brainstorm virtual speaker series presentation “’The Brainlash’ Way with author Gail L. Denton, PhD. Dr. Denton shares lessons, tips and strategies on living with mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI)  As a patient turned professional MTBI life coach, Dr. Denton shares her first-hand insights and offers down-to-earth practical advice for every aspect of the MTBI recovery process.

The 2023 Summer Brainstorm Virtual 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. Grant number 90DPTB0032

Kessler Foundation-BrainStorm

How to Live with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury - The Brainlash Way with Gail Denton

Fast Takes - Episode 49

In this episode, Dr. Denise Fyffe, senior research scientist in our Center for Spinal Cord Injury and Outcomes and Assesments Research, talks about her peer-reviewed article, “Multi-Phase Veteran Engagement to Develop a Spinal Cord Injury Employment Survey” published on March 17, 2023, in the journal Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action 

Funding Source:
US Dept. of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP), Spinal Cord Injury Research Program award # W81XWH-17-1-0696; National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research grant # 90SI5026. 

Learn more about: 
Dr. Denise Fyffe, https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Denise%20Fyffe 

Center for Outcomes and Assessment Research,  
https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/center-outcomes-and-assessments-research 

Center for Spinal Cord Injury Research, 
https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/center-spinal-cord-injury-research 

The peer-reviewed article at https://muse.jhu.edu/article/884416

Co-authors: Denise C. Fyffe, Bridget A. Cotner, Lisa Ottomanelli, Ashleigh Quinn, Deveney Ching, Conner T. Clark, Paul J. Tobin, John O'Neill (https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/John-ONeill) 

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This podcast was recorded remotely on July 13, 2023 and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.

Survey for Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury Addresses Employment Barriers

Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2023-11/2023%20FALL%20BrainStorm%20My%20Invisible%20Injury%20presented%20by%20Kelsey%20Boyer-TRANSCRIPT.pdf

Watch our Fall Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Virtual Speakers Series and listen in as Kelsey Boyer shares her dramatic story of her traumatic brain injury (TBI) and forming the nonprofit Save a Brain. Kelsey was a competitive snowboarder in high school with hopes of competing in the Olympics, but after sustaining a brain injury in 2016, her life drastically changed. Her mission now is to provide education, encourage prevention, and spread awareness of the long-term mental and physical effects of TBI.

The Fall Brainstorm Speaker Event is sponsored by the Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System and Kessler Foundation.

View the presentation slides at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2023-11/2023%20TBI%20Fall-BrainStorm_KelseyBoyer_PRESENTATION_0.pdf

2023 BrainStorm - Kessler Foundation

My Invisible Injury presented by Kelsey Boyer

Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, is a widely recognized leader in cognitive rehabilitation for multiple sclerosis and traumatic brain injury at Kessler Foundation. Here are excerpts from her 2023 interview with Jon Strum, RealTalk MS.

For more information about 
Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, director, https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Nancy%20Chiaravalloti

Cognitive rehabilitation and Kessler Foundation modified story Memory Technique, https://kesslerfoundation.org/researchcenter-neuropsychology-and-neuroscience-research/ms/multiple-sclerosis

Listen to the full episode at https://realtalkms.com/episode-328-cognitive-rehabilitation-and-ms-with-dr-nancy-chiaravalloti

Read the transcript, https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2024-01/RealTalk%20MS%20Interview_Cognitive%20Rehabilitation%20and%20MS%20with%20Nancy%20Chiaravalloti-PhD-TRANSCRIPT.pdf

To learn more, you can listen to Jon Strum's podcast each week as he breaks down the latest multiple sclerosis news and research that may impact MS treatments. https://realtalkms.com/

Use by permission: REAL TALKS MS

RealTalk MS

RealTalk MS Interview: Cognitive Rehabilitation and MS with Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD

Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2024-01/What%20is%20cognitive%20rehabilitation-TRANSCRIPT.pdf

Expertly Explained: Insights with Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD

Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, is a widely recognized leader in cognitive rehabilitation for multiple sclerosis and traumatic brain injury at Kessler Foundation. Here are excerpts from her 2023 interview with Jon Strum, RealTalk MS.

For more information about 
Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, director, https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Nancy%20Chiaravalloti

Cognitive rehabilitation and Kessler Foundation modified story Memory Technique, https://kesslerfoundation.org/researchcenter-neuropsychology-and-neuroscience-research/ms/multiple-sclerosis

Listen to the full episode at https://realtalkms.com/episode-328-cognitive-rehabilitation-and-ms-with-dr-nancy-chiaravalloti

To learn more, you can listen to Jon Strum's podcast each week as he breaks down the latest multiple sclerosis news and research that may impact MS treatments. https://realtalkms.com/

Use by permission: REAL TALKS MS

Real Talk MS

What is cognitive rehabilitation?

Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2024-01/What%20is%20the%20modified%20Story%20Memory%20Technique%20%28KF-mSMT%29%20protocol-TRANSCRIPT.pdf 

Expertly Explained: Insights with Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD

Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, is a widely recognized leader in cognitive rehabilitation for multiple sclerosis and traumatic brain injury at Kessler Foundation. Here are excerpts from her 2023 interview with Jon Strum, RealTalk MS.

For more information about 
Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, director, https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Nancy%20Chiaravalloti

Cognitive rehabilitation and Kessler Foundation modified story Memory Technique, https://kesslerfoundation.org/researchcenter-neuropsychology-and-neuroscience-research/ms/multiple-sclerosis

Listen to the full episode at https://realtalkms.com/episode-328-cognitive-rehabilitation-and-ms-with-dr-nancy-chiaravalloti

To learn more, you can listen to Jon Strum's podcast each week as he breaks down the latest multiple sclerosis news and research that may impact MS treatments. https://realtalkms.com/

Use by permission: REAL TALKS MS

What is the modified Story Memory Technique (KF-mSMT) protocol?

Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2024-01/Which%20cognitive%20functions%20are%20commonly%20affected%20by%20MS-TRANSCRIPT.pdf

Expertly Explained: Insights with Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD

Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, is a widely recognized leader in cognitive rehabilitation for multiple sclerosis and traumatic brain injury at Kessler Foundation. Here are excerpts from her 2023 interview with Jon Strum, RealTalk MS.

For more information about 
Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, director, https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Nancy%20Chiaravalloti

Cognitive rehabilitation and Kessler Foundation modified story Memory Technique, https://kesslerfoundation.org/researchcenter-neuropsychology-and-neuroscience-research/ms/multiple-sclerosis

Listen to the full episode at https://realtalkms.com/episode-328-cognitive-rehabilitation-and-ms-with-dr-nancy-chiaravalloti

To learn more, you can listen to Jon Strum's podcast each week as he breaks down the latest multiple sclerosis news and research that may impact MS treatments. https://realtalkms.com/

Use by permission: REAL TALKS MS

Which cognitive functions are commonly affected by MS?

Explore how using specialized yoga and mindfulness exercises, developed by national nonprofit LoveYourBrain, can help individuals with traumatic brain injury. Hear tips from certified brain injury specialist and registered yoga teacher Dr. Kyla Pearce. ﻿This Winter Brainstorm Series presentation was held on Thursday, January 11, 2024. It was sponsored by Kessler Foundation and the Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury Model System, which is funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, grant #90DPTB0003.

Watch the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi6UnVoNwpk

View the presentation slides at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2024-01/2024%20TBI%20Winter%20Brainstorm_Kyla%20Pearce-SLIDES_0.pdf

Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2024-01/2024-KesslerFoundation-Winter%20TBI-BrainStorm-TRANSCRIPTION.pdf

Interested in joining a study? Go to https://kesslerfoundation.org/join-our-research-studies

2024 BrainStorm at Kessler Foundation

Gain Resilience After TBI with Yoga and Mindfulness

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-Smith, editor and producer of this podcast series.

Reading deficits after stroke - Olga-Boukrina

Stay@Work/Return2Work

Thanks for joining us for Episode 3 of the Stay at Work, Return to Work Podcast Series. In this episode Laura Viglione, Communications Specialist at Kessler Foundation, met with Adria De Simone, MS, CRC, LAC, Spinal Cord Injury Vocational Resource Facilitator at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. They discuss Adria's background in employment facilitation and how it has prepared her for her current role. Adria also shares how the program has already made a difference in the lives of people with a spinal cord injury.

For more information about the Stay@Work/Return2Work program, contact Adria by email at AADeSimone@kessler-rehab.com, or visit: https://www.kessler-rehab.com/programs/outpatient-services/vocational-rehab/.

For more information about Kessler Foundation and our researchers, go to www.KesslerFoundation.org

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Stay@Work/Return2Work with Adria DeSimone

Thanks for joining us for the 2018 seventh annual stroke conference “The Pulse of Stroke rehabilitation”. This conference is sponsored by Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation.

In this podcast lecture, Karen Nolan, PhD presented “

Robotic Exoskeleton Technology for Gait 
Rehabilitation Post Stroke”. Dr. Karen Nolan is a Senior Research Scientist Kessler Foundation

Robotic Exoskeleton Technology for Gait Rehabilitation Post Stroke

Welcome to the 2019 Brain Injury Conference - Brain Injury Rehabilitation: The Health & Wellness Connection sponsored by Kessler Institute Rehabilitation and Kessler Foundation.

Each year, an estimated 2.8 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury and face a wide range of physical, functional, emotional and social challenges. This course will focus on the importance of an individual’s overall health and wellness in rehabilitation and recovery. Topics will include personal identity, cognition and memory, maintaining relationships and the capacity to return to fitness and other physical activities.

In this lecture podcast Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, Director of Neuropsychology, Neuroscience Research and Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Kessler Foundation presents “Cognition and Memory after TBI”.

This presentation was recorded, produced, and edited by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, Chester Campus, Chester, New Jersey.

To listen to more conference podcasts, go to https://soundcloud.com/kesslerfoundation/sets/2019-traumatic-brain-injury-conference

For more information about Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, go to www.kessler-rehab.com

For more information about Kessler Foundation and our researchers, go to www.KesslerFoundation.org.

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Cognition and Memory after TBI

2019 SCI Conference “Connections: Sexuality & Relationships After Spinal Cord Injury

Keynote – "Stop, Focus, and Connect: an Introduction to the Formula for Creating or Strengthening Intimate Relationships", presented by Mitchell Tepper, PhD, MPH, AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator and Counselor.  To find out more about sexuality and disability, and additional opportunities to learn from Dr. Tepper, please visit https://www.drmitchelltepper.com/.

Learn how to regain a satisfying intimate life after SCI through, trust, safety, connectedness, creativity, adaptability, and a  of humor.

Listen to all of the conference podcasts at https://soundcloud.com/kesslerfoundation/sets/2019-spinal-cord-injury

Spinal cord injury is life-changing. Much of the focus of rehabilitation care is on the medical and functional aspects of life with SCI, with less attention paid to the profound effects that SCI has on the dynamics of one’s relationships. 

This conference is hosted by the Northern New Jersey Spinal Cord Injury System (NNJSCIS), a collaborative effort of Kessler Foundation (http://kesslerfoundation.org), Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation (https://www.kessler-rehab.com), and University Hospital (http://www.uhnj.org). NNJSCIS is supported by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant number 90SI5026). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The ideas expressed during this conference do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
 
For more information about Kessler Foundation and our researchers, go to http://www.KesslerFoundation.org

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This presentation was recorded, produced, and edited by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation on Friday, June 21, 2019 at the Wilshire Grand Hotel, West Orange, New Jersey.

Stop, Focus, and Connect: Creating or Strengthening Intimate Relationships

Nancy D. Chiaravalloti, PhD is director of the Center for Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Research and the Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research at Kessler Foundation and Research Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Rutgers University, New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Chiaravalloti conducts research in cognitive rehabilitation, particularly in new learning, memory and processing speed with people living with traumatic brain injury, Multiple Sclerosis, and spinal cord injury. She has led numerous externally funded randomized clinical trials to evaluate the efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation protocols in clinical populations, examining post-treatment changes from multiple vantage points such as objective behavior, everyday life, and at the level of the brain.

View the podcast transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2019-08/Nancy-chiaravalloti-on-improving-memory_expert-interview-series-FINAL-Transcript.pdf

Links:
More about Dr. Chiaravalloti and her research (https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Nancy%20Chiaravalloti?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=&utm_content=bio%20link&utm_campaign=chiaravalloti)

Center for Neuropsychology and Neuroscience (https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/center-neuropsychology-and-neuroscience-research?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=&utm_content=center%20neuropsycho&utm_campaign=chiaravalloti)

Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research (https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/center-traumatic-brain-injury?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=&utm_content=center%20tbi&utm_campaign=chiaravalloti)

Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury Model System (https://kesslerfoundation.org/researchcenter/tbi/modelsystems?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=&utm_content=nnjtbims&utm_campaign=chiaravalloti)

Join a study (https://kesslerfoundation.org/join-our-research-studies?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=&utm_content=join%20a%20study&utm_campaign=chiaravalloti)

Kessler Foundation Expert Interview Series

Nancy Chiaravalloti on Improving Memory – Expert Interview Series

John O'Neill, PhD is the director of employment and disability research at the Kessler Foundation and has over 28 years of experience in vocational rehabilitation as a rehabilitation counselor educator, disability employment researcher, and advisor to state vocational rehabilitation agencies. Dr. O’Neill has been a PI or co-PI on six National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research funded, five-year research and training centers focusing on traumatic brain injury and community integration, disability statistics, disability employment service system and how individual and contextual factors relate to employment outcomes among people with disabilities.

View the transcript of this podcast at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/John-ONeill-on-Employing-People-with-Disabilities-FINAL-Transcript.pdf

Links:
More about Dr. O’Neill and his research (https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/John%20ONeill?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=&utm_content=bio%20link&utm_campaign=oneill)

Jean Vanier official site (https://www.larcheusa.org/who-we-are/jean-vanier/)

Center for Employment and Disability Research (https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/center-employment-and-disability-research?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=&utm_content=center%20employment&utm_campaign=oneill)

nTIDE (https://kesslerfoundation.org/researchcenter/disabilityemployment/nTIDE?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=&utm_content=ntide&utm_campaign=oneill)

2015 Employment Survey (https://kesslerfoundation.org/kfsurvey15?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=&utm_content=2015%20survey&utm_campaign=oneill)

2017 Employment Survey (https://kesslerfoundation.org/researchcenter-employment-and-disability-research/2017-kessler-foundation-national-employment-and?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=podcast&utm_term=&utm_content=2017%20survey&utm_campaign=oneill)

John O’Neill on Employing People with Disabilities

John O’Neill on Employing People with Disabilities-Expert-Interview-Series

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/2020-09/Shifting%20the%20culture%20in%20Fashion_creating%20adaptive%20clothing%20for%20people%20with%20disabilities-part1.pdf
 
In this podcast series, we’ll chat with fashion designers, models, everyday people, and caregivers who are making a fashion revolution come to life. The industry predicts that adaptable fashion will earn up to $400 billion dollars by 2026. 
 
In this first of a two part series, "Shifting the culture in Fashion: creating adaptive clothing for people with disabilities" we met up with Mindy Scheier, the founder and CEO of Runway of Dreams. Mindy works with mainstream brands like Tommy Hilfiger and Zappos, to make adaptive modifications to their existing clothing lines for people with disabilities. Her journey began when her son Oliver, who has a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy, wanted to wear jeans to school, but couldn’t manage the buttons or zippers. Mindy realized that millions of people also struggled to access fashionable clothing that met their needs. She envisioned a world where clothing was available with modifications that would make them accessible for people with disabilities. After spending 20 years in the fashion industry, Mindy, decided to combine her experience and her passion to address this unmet need by founding the Runway of Dreams Foundation.
 
Listen in as Nicky Miller, our social media specialist interviews Mindy about the start of her journey into the world of adaptive fashion.

Be sure and listen to part two of this series as Mindy talks more about the business end of the world of adaptive fashion https://soundcloud.com/kesslerfoundation/shifting-the-culture-in-fashion-creating-adaptive-clothing-for-people-with-disabilities-part2

Mindy came to visit us in Spring 2020, Check out the blog https://kesslerfoundation.org/info/fashion-all-adaptive-clothing-people-disabilities

Read more about Mindy and the Run of Dreams Foundation at https://www.runwayofdreams.org
and Nicky Miller at https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/nicki%20miller

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, March 5, 2020 at 120 Eagle Rock Ave, East Hanover, NJ and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith (https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Joan%20Banks-Smith), Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.

Shifting the Culture in Fashion: Creating Adaptive Clothing for People with Disabilities-part1

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/2020-09/Shifting%20the%20culture%20in%20Fashion_creating%20adaptive%20clothing%20for%20people%20with%20disabilities-part2-TRANSCRIPT.pdf
 
In this podcast series, we’ll chat with fashion designers, models, everyday people, and caregivers who are making a fashion revolution come to life. The industry predicts that adaptable fashion will earn up to $400 billion dollars by 2026. 
 
In this first of a two part series, "Shifting the culture in Fashion: creating adaptive clothing for people with disabilities" we met up with Mindy Scheier, the founder and CEO of Runway of Dreams. Mindy works with mainstream brands like Tommy Hilfiger and Zappos, to make adaptive modifications to their existing clothing lines for people with disabilities. Her journey began when her son Oliver, who has a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy, wanted to wear jeans to school, but couldn’t manage the buttons or zippers. Mindy realized that millions of people also struggled to access fashionable clothing that met their needs. She envisioned a world where clothing was available with modifications that would make them accessible for people with disabilities. After spending 20 years in the fashion industry, Mindy, decided to combine her experience and her passion to address this unmet need by founding the Runway of Dreams Foundation.
 
Listen in as Nicky Miller, our social media specialist interviews Mindy about the start of her journey into the world of adaptive fashion.

Be sure and listen to part one of this series as Mindy talks more about her journey into the world of adaptive fashion at https://soundcloud.com/kesslerfoundation/fashion-and-accessibility-mindy-scheier-part1

Mindy came to visit us in Spring 2020, Check out the blog kesslerfoundation.org/info/fashion-a…e-disabilities

Read more about Mindy and the Run of Dreams Foundation at www.runwayofdreams.org
and Nicky Miller at kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/nicki%20miller

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, March 5, 2020 at 120 Eagle Rock Ave, East Hanover, NJ and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith (kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Joan%20Banks-Smith), Creative Producer for Kessler Foundation.

Fashion meets Accessibility

Shifting the Culture in Fashion: Creating Adaptive Clothing for People with Disabilities-part2

Kessler Foundation - Changing the lives of people with disabilities through research in stroke, brain injury, multiple sclerosis,  spinal cord injury and by funding innovative programs that promote employment for people with disabilities. Podcasts are from various consumer and professional lectures   presented by our researchers and guest lecturers.

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