HealthMatters
By Karen Jacobs
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Welcome to HealthMatters@BUSargent, the podcast of the Boston University’s College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College.
The mission of Sargent College is to advance, preserve, disseminate, and apply knowledge in the health and rehabilitation sciences. BU Sargent College strives to create an environment that fosters critical and innovative thinking to best serve the health care needs of society.
The moderator of the podcast is Dr. Karen Jacobs, who is the Associate Dean, Digital Learning and Innovation, a Clinical Professor and the Program Director at Sargent College.
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Ep 165: Thermoregulation, Virtual Reality, and the Power of Mentorship with Dr. Dustin Allen
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Ep 164: Beyond Words - A Researcher’s Journey with ASL, Language Access, and AI Technology.
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Ep 163: The OT Parent Coaches
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Ep 162: Universal Design for Learning and Speech-Language Pathology: A Shared Language for Interprofessional Collaboration
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Ep 161: Full Circle: From BU OT Student to Lecturer
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Ep 160: Backpack Awareness: Starting a Student Wellness Initiative
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Ep 159: Reasoning Beyond the Black and White: Embracing Uncertainty in Occupational Therapy Education and Practice
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Oct 04, 2025 |
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Eps 158: From Goldfish to Global Develpment: How Unexpected Turns Shape a Research Career
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Ep 157: Full Circle Harmony: Clinical Care, Education, and Research with Dr. Monica Pessina
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Ep 156: Learning That Leads: Partnership-Driven Experiential Learning at BU’s Sargent College
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Ep 155: From Purpose to Partnerships: Tackling Global Malnutrition through Collaboration
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Ep 154: Integrating AI-powered sensory journaling into occupational therapy evaluation and practice - a child centered approach to sensory processing assessment
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Ep 153: Starting My Journey as a Faculty Council Representative
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Ep 152: A Chat with Dr. Rah-Rah - Supporting mental health of OT practitioners in rural settings.
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Ep 151: Integration of responsible artificial intelligence into occupational therapy curricula
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Ep 150: Simulation Rooms and their Impact on the Future of Healthcare
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May 28, 2025 |
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Ep 149: From Passion to Practice: Completing the PP-OTD Program While Raising a Family
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May 14, 2025 |
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Ep 148: Enhancing Executive Function through Story Power OT
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Ep 147: Holding SPACE: Advocacy, OT, and Students with PIMD.
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Ep 146: Cognitive Enhancement, Employment, and Occupational Therapy
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Ep 145: The Importance of Incorporating Affirmations into our Daily Lives
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Ep 144: A discussion on LGBTQIA+ health within Occupational Therapy, scholarly interests, and leadership positions
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Ep 143: Transforming Mental Health Rehabilitation with AI Innovation
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Ep 142: Contextual Factors Impacting Psychiatric Rehabilitation
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Ep 141: A discussion on immunology and a systems wide approach to health care
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Ep 140: The Science Behind Movement
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Ep 139: Creating Community Among OT Faculty and Students
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Ep 138: Social Prescribing and Prescribed Volunteerism in Health Care
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Ep 137: Improving Long-Term Health Outcomes
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Ep 136: OT and Pelvic Floor Therapy
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Oct 05, 2024 |
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Ep 135: Life focused on a wellness based health care system
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Ep 134: Bringing Occupational Therapy to the Chinese Community
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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Ep 133: The Intersection Between Maternal Health and Occupational Therapy
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Ep 132: A Journey into Audiology
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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Ep 131: Navigating Career Opportunities as a New Graduate
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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Ep 130: Life After Sargent College
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Ep 129: The Power of Integrating AI into Occupational Therapy
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Ep 128: Finding Balance as a Medical Student
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May 29, 2024 |
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Ep 127: Occupational Therapy in Disaster Preparedness and Risk Reduction (DPRR)
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May 22, 2024 |
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Ep 126: Plate to Profession - A Dietitian's Career Journey
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May 01, 2024 |
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Ep 125: Empowering Voices
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Ep 124: Occupational Therapy in the Army
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Ep 123: Using Your Voice – A Professor's Perspective
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Ep 122: Everyday Superheroes
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Ep 121: Cultivating Calm: Self-Regulation in Practice
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Ep 120: Career Choices–Making a Difference through Healthcare Consulting
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Ep 119: Unexpected Choices - A Health Career's Path
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Ep 118: From Partners in Health to Life as a Digital Nomad
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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Ep 117: Using a Mind-Body Integration Approach for Behavioral Regulation
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Ep 116: Ca.R.E. Program–Supporting Caregivers in Rural Areas
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Ep 115: The Connection Between Technology and Healthcare
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Ep 114: Flourishing Families–Supporting Caregivers of Young Adults with Mental Health Conditions
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Ep 113: A Helping Hand–Raising Congenital Limb Difference Awareness
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Ep 112: Uplifting the AAPI Community
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Ep 111: Welcoming Sargent College's New Dean
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Ep 110: A Podcast Within a Podcast—Emerging Practices in OT
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Ep 109: Inclusive Pedagogies in Education and Research
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Ep 108: A Glimpse Into the Life of the Sargent '23 Valedictorian
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Ep 107: Neurodiversity-Affirming Practice in Occupational Therapy with Bryden Giving
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May 31, 2023 |
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Ep 106: Why Occupational Therapy Practitioners Should be Thinking about Mothers
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May 17, 2023 |
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Ep 105: Lauren Tamburello and a Journey Through her Career
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May 10, 2023 |
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Ep 104: Dr. Wesley Wildman and the Power of AI
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Ep 103: Dr. Amy Lynch on Trauma Informed Care
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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E102: Lori Vaughn and Scott McNeil on How BU's PP-OTD Program Brought Them Together
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Ep 101: Hayley Davis on the Role of Occupational Therapy in Combating Human Trafficking?
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Mar 04, 2023 |
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E100: Emily Scannell on Children's Book "Wonderfully Wired"
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Mar 04, 2023 |
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E99: Wendy Colby on Lifelong Learning and BU Virtual
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Mar 04, 2023 |
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E98: Colleen Melcher on Palliative Care
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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E97: Physical Therapy Student Joe Bernardo
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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E96: Gabrielle Cherfane on Medical School After Sargent
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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E95: Sarah Sherman on Starting a Business
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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E94: Dr. Steven Gorin on the path to becoming a successful surgeon
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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E93: Dr. Colleen Whiting on Sensory Integration Intervention in the Schools
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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E92: How to differentiate nutritional science and anecdotal opinion with Jay Patruno
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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E91: How occupational therapy is crucial in supporting families impacted by trauma
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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E90: How occupational therapy can best support military veterans in coping with their trauma and community reintegration?
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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E89: The processes of coordination and cognition behind solving a Rubik's cube
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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E88: Promoting early self-advocacy among children with disabilities
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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E87: Learn about Sargent’s Admissions Process from the Director of Graduate Enrollment
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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E86: What is the biggest misconception about Aphasia?
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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E85: What does it mean to be the dean of Sargent College?
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May 23, 2022 |
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E84: Why is accessibility in gaming important?
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May 17, 2022 |
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E83: Interprofessional Leadership in Healthcare
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May 10, 2022 |
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E82: On the Emerging Field of Digital Accessibility
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May 04, 2022 |
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E81: Physical Therapy from an Interdisciplinary Lens
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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E80: Boston University Rotaract Club
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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E79: Occupational Therapy in Street Medicine
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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E78: Sargent Alumnus’ Journey in Neurosurgery
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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E77: Occupational Therapy and Fall Prevention
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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E76: Executive Coach on the Great Resignation
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Feb 05, 2022 |
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E75: Understanding Social Determinants of Health
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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E74: On Disability and Ableism
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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E73: Understanding Transgender Healthcare and Mental Health
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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E72: Understanding Global Epidemiology
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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E71: On the Dock - A Board Game for Children
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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E70: President of Sargent College Alumni Board Shares Parting Advice for Class of 2020
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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E69: The Power of Food, Smell, and Music
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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E68: Getting to Know Emily Rothman, the New Chair of Boston University's Department of Occupational Therapy
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Sep 19, 2021 |
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E67: Leading Interprofessional Teams in Healthcare Settings
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Aug 28, 2021 |
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E66: Ciara’s Story with “How Unique We Can Be!”
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Jun 12, 2021 |
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E65: “Making Sense” with HealthMatters
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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E64: Social Entrepreneurship through an Occupational Therapy Lens
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May 27, 2021 |
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E63: Learning Resilience and Success
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May 19, 2021 |
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E62: BU Digital Education Incubator - Cultivating Tomorrow's Breakthrough
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May 05, 2021 |
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E61: Ethical Decision Making
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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E60: Leading as a Minority Woman
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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E59: Relationship Management
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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E58: On Sleeping Well
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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E57: Helping Children with Autism
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Mar 27, 2021 |
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E56: Sargent alumni on Sports Physical Therapy
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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E55: Stars of the Show - CFA students on acting for Sargent’s new project
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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54: Sargent's Operations Director Discusses her Diverse Roles
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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E53: Becoming a Nurse with a Sargent Degree
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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E52: How CPR Helps Students “Niteo”
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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E51: Fundraising at Sargent College
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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E50: Two-time Women Honoring Women Award Recipient Discusses Leadership
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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E49: On Clinical Trials and Job Hunting
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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E48: Ergonomist’s Pro-tips on WFH
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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E47: Sargent College and Social Media
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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E46: A Physical Therapist’s Perspective on Prosthetics
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Jan 09, 2021 |
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E45: How a Children’s Book Helps Shed Light on Epilepsy
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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E44: Conflict Resolution
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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E43: Moving Forward with Autism Research
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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E42: BU Movement & Applied Imaging Lab on Osteoarthritis
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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E41: SMI and Cognitive Enhancement
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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E40: Meet Gabby!
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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E39: Meet BU’s Peer Mentoring Research Team
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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E38: How to Do Grocery Shopping Like a Pro
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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E37: The Healing Power of Nature
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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E36: Finding your Sargent Alumni Mentor
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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E35: “A Mechanic of the Human Body”
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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E34: Sargent Alum Carolyn Cohen on Sargent Spirit and More
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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E33: Cultural Competence and Why It Matters
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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E32: Celebrate National School Backpack Awareness Day with AOTA
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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E31: “Something is Always Better than Nothing”
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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E30: Sargent Professor Alyssa Boucher on Children’s Literacy
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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E29: Sargent Student Brandy Moser on CHAARG, Dual Degree, Gardening and More
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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E28: On Stuttering
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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E27: Self-care in the Real World
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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E26: How CPR Helps Destigmatize Mental Illness
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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E25: Using Exercise as Medicine
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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E24: Nancy Lowenstein on Multiple Sclerosis and the Posse Foundation
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Jul 18, 2020 |
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E23: The Story Behind Constant Therapy - an App that Helps Thousands
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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E22: Don’t Know What to Do? Ask your Sargent Peer Mentors
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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E21: Sargent Assistant Professor on Loneliness and Isolation
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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E20: Dismantling Institutional Racism - the Science Behind ‘-ism’
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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E19: Making a Difference in Local Community with Occupational Therapy
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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E18: Isolated but not Alone - How BU Aphasia Resource Center Helps Combat Aphasia
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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E17: How BU’s Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation is Making a Difference
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May 28, 2020 |
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E16: Looking Through the Occupational Therapy Lens
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May 19, 2020 |
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E15: Visual Impairment and Occupational Therapy
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May 12, 2020 |
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E14: Sargent Academic Counsellor Shares Her Personal Story and the Importance of Resilience
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May 05, 2020 |
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E13: Thirty Years of Advising and Singing
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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E12: BUPTC - a Therapy Center of Care
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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E11: Pain Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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E10: Baker Dreams Big
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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E9: Sargent Choice Test Kitchen: Making Healthy Eating Taste Better
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Mar 31, 2020 |
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E8: How “Simon Says” Helps Parents Bond with Their Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Mar 24, 2020 |
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E7 : Occupational Therapy Fieldwork: Helping People in the Real World
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Mar 17, 2020 |
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E6: Sargent Choice: Healthy Eating at Boston University
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Mar 10, 2020 |
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E5: Athletic Training: How Toe Yoga Helps Ankle Sprain Recovery
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Mar 03, 2020 |
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E4: Moving Forward with Cerebral Palsy Research
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Feb 25, 2020 |
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E3: Healthcare in the Real World: Getting to Know IPE
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Feb 18, 2020 |
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E2: Start Packing for International Service Learning
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Feb 11, 2020 |
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E1: Uncovering the Myth of Dyslexia
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Jan 22, 2020 |