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Welcome to Kessler Foundations 2017 traumatic Brain Injury consumer conference, Moving Forward: overcoming obstacles and Improving Quality of Life. Guest Speaker: Steven Benvenisti, Esq.  Steven Benvenisti is a partner at Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, PC, one of the largest personal injury law firms in NJ. For the past 7 years, he has been included on the list of the National Trial Lawyers “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” and as a “Super Lawyer.” He is of the 3% of attorneys designated by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a “Certified Civil Trial Attorney.”  This conference is hosted by the Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System (NNJTBIS), a collaborative effort of Kessler Foundation, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System  (NNJTBIS) is funded by the US Department of Health and Human Services - National Institute of Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research. (Grant # H133A120030).    Thi

Welcome to Kessler Foundations 2017 traumatic Brain Injury consumer conference, Moving Forward: overcoming obstacles and Improving Quality of Life. Guest Speaker: Linda Cutrupi, CMP, ARC, IATA, IATAN, CLIA  Linda Cutrupi is the owner of Mainly Special Needs Travel, LLC, a certified Accessible Travel Advocate, and an instructor at Bergen Community College. Her book, “A Handbook for Special Needs Travelers,” was published in 2014. She is a sought after speaker on the topic of making travel more accessible for people with disabilities  This conference is hosted by the Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System (NNJTBIS), a collaborative effort of Kessler Foundation, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System  (NNJTBIS) is funded by the US Department of Health and Human Services - National Institute of Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research. (Grant # H133A120030).    This podcast was cre

Welcome to Kessler Foundations 2017 traumatic Brain Injury consumer conference, Moving Forward: overcoming obstacles and Improving Quality of Life. Guest Speaker: Tom Grady, MPA  Tom Grady currently serves as the Director of Advocacy and Public Affairs for the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey. In his role as Director, Tom is the staff liaison to the Council for the Head Injured Community (CHIC), one of the Alliance’s advocacy committees whose mission is to champion and publicize the advocacy, rights, and needs of people who have survived a brain injury.  This conference is hosted by the Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System (NNJTBIS), a collaborative effort of Kessler Foundation, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System  (NNJTBIS) is funded by the US Department of Health and Human Services - National Institute of Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research. (Grant # H133A120030)

Welcome to Kessler Foundations 2017 traumatic Brain Injury consumer conference, Moving Forward: overcoming obstacles and Improving Quality of Life. Panel Presentation: Mike-at-the-Mike  “Relationships after Brain Injury” This conference is hosted by the Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System (NNJTBIS), a collaborative effort of Kessler Foundation, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System  (NNJTBIS) is funded by the US Department of Health and Human Services - National Institute of Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research. (Grant # H133A120030).    This podcast was created and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, creative producer for Kessler Foundation on Friday, September 29th at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation Conference Center in West Orange, NJ   Be sure and check out all of the conference presentations at https://soundcloud.com/kesslerfoundation/2017-tbi-consumer-conferenc

Welcome to Kessler Foundations 2017 traumatic Brain Injury consumer conference, Moving Forward: overcoming obstacles and Improving Quality of Life. Keynote Speaker: Cory Weissman presented “Overcoming Obstacles Taking the First Step”  Cory Weissman suffered a catastrophic stroke at the age of 19. He was a 1000+ point scorer on his high school basketball team and was on his way to becoming a standout point guard at Gettysburg College. He was determined to not let the debilitating stroke stop him from getting back out onto the court. His inspirational story was made into a full feature film called, “1000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story.” He now shares his story to motivate and inspire others who face obstacles and challenges them to take the first step.  This conference is hosted by the Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System (NNJTBIS), a collaborative effort of Kessler Foundation, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The Northern New Jersey Traumatic

Welcome to Kessler Foundations 2017 traumatic Brain Injury consumer conference, Moving Forward: overcoming obstacles and Improving Quality of Life. Welcome from our event host Angela Smith and opening remarks from Dr. Nancy Chiaravalloti. Dr. Chiaravalloti is Director of Neuropsychology, Neuroscience and Traumatic Brain Injury Research at the New Jersey based Kessler Foundation. She is an expert in the effects of brain trauma and neurological illness on cognitive function – how we think, learn, remember and communicate. This conference is hosted by the Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System (NNJTBIS), a collaborative effort of Kessler Foundation, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System  (NNJTBIS) is funded by the US Department of Health and Human Services - National Institute of Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research. (Grant # H133A120030).    This podcast was created and produ

Welcome to Kessler Foundations Expert Interview series! In this episode, CarolAnn Murphy, Communications manager interviewed Drs. Helen Genova and Eli Vakil to talk about their Collaboration on research in Brain Injury and Multiple Sclerosis. This interview was recorded, produced, and edited by Joan banks-Smith, creative producer for Kessler foundation on August 29th, 2017. Listen to Dr. Eli Vakil present “Long-term Outcome Following Traumatic Brain Injury-Three-factor Cognitive Reserve Structure” at Kessler Foundation's Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Speakers series at https://soundcloud.com/kesslerfoundation/07feb17-long-term-outcome-following-tbi

Welcome to a Kessler Foundation Spinal Cord Injury Grand Rounds podcast featuring Dr. Reggie Edgerton, director of the Neuromuscular Research Laboratory and a distinguished professor of the Departments of Integrative Biology and Physiology, Neurobiology and Neurosurgery at UCLA. This special spinal cord injury grand rounds is titled, “Hypothesized Mechanisms for Improved Motor Function with Spinal Neuromodulation." View his presentation slides: https://www.kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/filepicker/11/21JUL17_SCI_Grand_Rounds_Edgerton_Reggie.pdf. Dr. Edgerton has been teaching and conducting research at UCLA for over 40 years. His research is focused on how the neural networks in the lumbar spinal cord of mammals, including humans, regain control of standing, stepping and voluntary control of fine movements after paralysis, and how these motor functions can be modified by chronically imposing activity-dependent interventions after spinal cord injury. This presentation was recorded and produced b

LIVING TO THE FULLEST WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Innovations in Cognitive Rehabilitation Research This event was recorded on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at the Kessler Foundation Conference Center, East Hanover, NJ and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith of Kessler Foundation. OUR DISTINGUISHED PANEL John DeLuca, PhD, ABPP, is internationally known for his work on cognitive processing, cognitive rehabilitation, neuroimaging, and fatigue in neurological populations. He is senior vice president for Research and Training at Kessler Foundation and research professor in the departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Neurology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. Dr. DeLuca serves on numerous committees for both national and international societies associated with Neuropsychology. Nancy D. Chiaravalloti, PhD, a leader in the field of cognitive rehabilitation in the US and abroad, is director of Neuropsychology, Neuroscience and Traumatic Brain Injury Research at Kessler Foundation and research prof

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.

Welcome to our Kessler Foundation “Fellows on the go” podcast series. I’m Joan Banks-Smith, host, editor, and producer of this podcast. I met with Drs. Silvana Costa, former chief fellow, and our current chief fellow, Erica Weber, and talked about the Foundation’s fellowship program, and what to expect as a research fellow here. Kessler Foundation’s fellowship has been around since 1999, and past fellows include Drs. Abhijit Das, Director of Medical Rehabilitation and Neurorehabilitation at the Institute of Neurosciences in India; Allison Cernich, Director of the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research in Bethesda, MD; and our very own Nancy Chiaravalloti, Director of Neuropsychology, Neuroscience, and Traumatic Brain Injury Research here at Kessler Foundation. A number of our fellows have gone on to research and teaching positions at universities such as Penn State, Columbia University, NYU, Drexel, Montclair State, and many other academic institutions, nationally and internationally. Dr. Si

Welcome to a Kessler Foundation Spinal Cord Injury Grand Rounds podcast featuring Isa McClure, PT, MAPT. Isa is an Advanced Clinical Specialist at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. She will be presenting “Introduction to the SkinStep e-Learning Module”. Summary: Under the leadership of Isa, the Rehabilitation Standards Committee of the American Spinal Injury Association has created a new e-learning  module, SkinStep, which addresses the prevention and treatment of pressure injuries in people with SCI.  The module focuses on an interdisciplinary approach to this challenging issue.  An introduction to the module and its contents will be presented. This presentation was recorded and produced by Joan Banks-Smith on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange, New Jersey and 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 (NIDIL

Welcome to a 2017 Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Speakers series podcast sponsored by Kessler Foundation. Guest speaker Dr. Eli Vakil presents: “Long-term Outcome Following Traumatic Brain Injury-Three-factor Cognitive Reserve Structure” Dr. Vakil is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center, Bar-llan University, Ramat-Gan, Isreal. This presentation was recorded on Tuesday, February 7th, 2017 at the Kessler Foundation Conference Center, East Hanover, NJ and is sponsored by Kessler Foundation Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Research.

“Why Quantitative and Qualitative Data Collection is Important to Help Measure the Success of Your Organization” Welcome to the 11th Annual Symposium for Grantees Roundtable discussion podcast. This podcast was recorded on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at the Kessler Foundation Conference Center at 120 Eagle Rock Avenue, East Hanover, NJ and is sponsored by Kessler Foundation. It was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith of Kessler Foundation. The discussion of the roundtable centered around “Why quantitative and qualitative data collection is important to help measure the success of your organization”. Our host, CarolAnn Murphy, communications manager at Kessler Foundation had the opportunity after the symposium to talk with Elaine Katz, senior vice president of Grants and Communications at the foundation, Kathy Krepcio, Executive Director and Senior Researcher, John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Ryan Aldrich, Program Manager for New England Bu

11th Annual Symposium for Grantees How to Use Data to Drive Evaluation and Improve Employment Practices and Outcomes "Employment Data Can Strengthen Your Practice" - presented by Kathy Krepcio Executive Director and Senior Researcher, John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Bios: Rodger DeRose Rodger L. DeRose is president and chief executive officer of Kessler Foundation. Under his leadership, the rehabilitation research and grant program divisions were integrated into one organization combining Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation and the Henry H. Kessler Foundation. Elizabeth Connolly was appointed by Governor Chris Christie as the NJ Department of Human Services Acting Commissioner on February 28, 2015. She has worked in various roles at the Department since 1988, most recently, as Chief of Staff. She began her career in the Department’s Division of Family Development and worked in child welfare reform as Director of

Welcome to Kessler Foundation’s 2016 distinguished Baird Visiting Professorship lecture: “The Present, Past, and Future of Memory Rehabilitation” Presented by Dr. Barbara A. Wilson The Baird lecture prize brings distinguished clinicians, educators, and scientists -- such as Dr. Wilson -- to Kessler Foundation to contribute to the education of our researchers. Barbara a. Wilson, is a world renowned clinical neurospychologist with multiple lifetime acheivement awards. She’s also the founder of the oliver zangwill centre for neuropsychological rehabilitation in cambridgeshire, england. This presentation was recorded on Tuesday, Decemebr 13, 2016 at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation Conference Center, West Orange, NJ and is sponsored by Kessler Foundation and the Baird Visiting Professorship Fund provided by William T. and Camille R. Baird. This podcast was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith of Kessler Foundation.

Kessler Foundation Expert Interview Series: Dr. Barbara A. Wilson is a world-renowned clinical neuropsychologist with multiple lifetime achievement awards. She’s also the founder of the Oliver Zangwill Centre for Neuropsychological Rehabilitation in Cambridgeshire, England. Dr. Wilson is Kessler Foundation’s distinguished Baird Visiting Professorship Award winner for 2016. The prize brings distinguished clinicians, educators, and scientists -- such as Dr. Wilson -- to Kessler to contribute to the education of our researchers. Also joining in on this podcast is Dr. Jill Winegardner, a Lead Clinical Psychologist at the Oliver Zangwill Centre. Her clinical and research interests include neuropsychological assessment and program design and evaluation. This podcast was hosted by Dana Hawkins-Simons, and produced and edited by Joan Banks-Smith on Monday, December 12, 2016 at Kessler Foundation, 120 Eagle Rock Ave, East Hanover, NJ

Trevor A. Dyson-Hudson, MD, Director of the Spinal Cord Injury Research and Outcomes & Assessment Research and Co-Director of the Northern New Jersey Spinal Cord Injury System (NNJSCIS) at Kessler Foundation presents at the 4th Annual Neuro Trauma Conference at the Kessler Conference Center, West Orange, New Jersey, December 1, 2016. His presentation "Pain after Spinal Cord Injury" covered the estimated prevalence and impact of pain after spinal cord injury (SCI), the main subtypes of SCI pain, prevention and treatment options, and the brain’s role in pain. View lecture notes: https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/filepicker/11/01DEC16_Dyson-Hudson_Pain_after_SCI.pdf

4th Annual Neuro Trauma Conference - Cognitive Functioning in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury Dr. Nancy D. Chiaravalloti, Director of Neuropsychology and Neuroscience and of TBI Research at Kessler Foundation presents at the 4th Annual Neuro Trauma Conference at the Kessler Conference Center, West Orange, New Jersey, December 1, 2016. Her presentation “Cognitive Functioning in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury” covered the estimated prevalence of cognitive deficits in the SCI population and Identifying types of cognitive changes and causes observed following a spinal cord injury. View lecture notes: https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/filepicker/11/Chiaravalloti_Cognitive%20Functioning%20in%20Individuals%20with%20SCI_01DEC16.pdf

Interview with Drs. Mooyeon Oh-Park and 2nd Annual Research Day, a joint collaboration between the clinical residents and research fellows of the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. The primary purpose of this event is to provide an opportunity for the clinical trainees to better understand the active research programs at Kessler (as well as other associated programs at the VA, Children’s Specialized, and University Hospital) and to encourage their involvement in ongoing research. Additionally, the event’s casual networking format allows for networking and collaboration between scientists across labs and sites. This event was sponsored by Kessler Foundation and Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. This recording was produced and edited by Joan Banks-Smith of Kessler Foundation on October 26, 2016 at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation Conference Center.