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Ep 181: Why AI Belongs in the Health Sciences Classroom: Preparing the Future Workforce Through Critical Thinking, Information Literacy, and Ethics

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Moving the Needle on Hypertension, Efforts Across Populations

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Ep 179: Sargent College Alumna Coaches BU’s Women’s Ice Hockey Team

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Ep 178: The Hidden Power of Writing, Craft and Kindness

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Ep 177: Co-Regulation: Developing a Course for Caregivers as a Doctoral Project

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Ep 176: Pornography: What occupational therapists need to know for clinical practice

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Episode 175: Sensory Overload vs. Structured Learning: How Children’s TV Shapes Speech Development

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Episode 174: Thriving in Nature: Promoting Well-Being through Occupation

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Ep 173: Advancing Inclusive Early Childhood Education Through Embedded Occupational Therapy Practitioner and Teacher Collaboration

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Ep 172: A Dietitian's Journey - From family to food to fueling athletes.

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Ep 171: Supporting First Generation Students and Pursuing an MBA

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The Journey of a Person who Stutters

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Ep 169: Choosing the Right Home to Guarantee Successful Aging in Place

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Ep 168: Spiritual OT - Shining Light on Meaning, Purpose, and Connection in Everyday Activities

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Ep. 167 A discussion about the use and application of the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System (RTSS)

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Ep 166: Energy-Limiting Conditions and the OT Emerging Practice Landscape

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Ep 165: Thermoregulation, Virtual Reality, and the Power of Mentorship with Dr. Dustin Allen

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Ep 164: Beyond Words - A Researcher’s Journey with ASL, Language Access, and AI Technology.

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Ep 163: The OT Parent Coaches

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Ep 162: Universal Design for Learning and Speech-Language Pathology: A Shared Language for Interprofessional Collaboration

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Ep 161: Full Circle: From BU OT Student to Lecturer

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Ep 160: Backpack Awareness: Starting a Student Wellness Initiative

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Ep 159: Reasoning Beyond the Black and White: Embracing Uncertainty in Occupational Therapy Education and Practice

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Eps 158: From Goldfish to Global Develpment: How Unexpected Turns Shape a Research Career

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Ep 157: Full Circle Harmony: Clinical Care, Education, and Research with Dr. Monica Pessina

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Ep 156: Learning That Leads: Partnership-Driven Experiential Learning at BU’s Sargent College

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Ep 155: From Purpose to Partnerships: Tackling Global Malnutrition through Collaboration

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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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Ep 153: Starting My Journey as a Faculty Council Representative

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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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Ep 151: Integration of responsible artificial intelligence into occupational therapy curricula

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Ep 150: Simulation Rooms and their Impact on the Future of Healthcare

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Ep 149: From Passion to Practice: Completing the PP-OTD Program While Raising a Family

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Ep 148: Enhancing Executive Function through Story Power OT

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Ep 147: Holding SPACE: Advocacy, OT, and Students with PIMD.

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Ep 146: Cognitive Enhancement, Employment, and Occupational Therapy

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Ep 145: The Importance of Incorporating Affirmations into our Daily Lives

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Ep 144: A discussion on LGBTQIA+ health within Occupational Therapy, scholarly interests, and leadership positions

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Ep 143: Transforming Mental Health Rehabilitation with AI Innovation

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Ep 142: Contextual Factors Impacting Psychiatric Rehabilitation

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Ep 141: A discussion on immunology and a systems wide approach to health care

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Ep 140: The Science Behind Movement

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Ep 139: Creating Community Among OT Faculty and Students

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Ep 138: Social Prescribing and Prescribed Volunteerism in Health Care

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Ep 137: Improving Long-Term Health Outcomes

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Ep 136: OT and Pelvic Floor Therapy

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Ep 135: Life focused on a wellness based health care system

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Ep 134: Bringing Occupational Therapy to the Chinese Community

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Ep 133: The Intersection Between Maternal Health and Occupational Therapy

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Ep 132: A Journey into Audiology

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Ep 131: Navigating Career Opportunities as a New Graduate

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Ep 130: Life After Sargent College

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Ep 129: The Power of Integrating AI into Occupational Therapy

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Ep 128: Finding Balance as a Medical Student

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Ep 127: Occupational Therapy in Disaster Preparedness and Risk Reduction (DPRR)

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Ep 126: Plate to Profession - A Dietitian's Career Journey

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Ep 125: Empowering Voices

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Ep 124: Occupational Therapy in the Army

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Ep 123: Using Your Voice – A Professor's Perspective

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Ep 122: Everyday Superheroes

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Ep 121: Cultivating Calm: Self-Regulation in Practice

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Ep 120: Career Choices–Making a Difference through Healthcare Consulting

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Ep 119: Unexpected Choices - A Health Career's Path

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Ep 118: From Partners in Health to Life as a Digital Nomad

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Ep 117: Using a Mind-Body Integration Approach for Behavioral Regulation

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Ep 116: Ca.R.E. Program–Supporting Caregivers in Rural Areas

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Ep 115: The Connection Between Technology and Healthcare

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Ep 114: Flourishing Families–Supporting Caregivers of Young Adults with Mental Health Conditions

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Ep 113: A Helping Hand–Raising Congenital Limb Difference Awareness

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Ep 112: Uplifting the AAPI Community

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Ep 111: Welcoming Sargent College's New Dean

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Ep 110: A Podcast Within a Podcast—Emerging Practices in OT

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Ep 109: Inclusive Pedagogies in Education and Research

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Ep 108: A Glimpse Into the Life of the Sargent '23 Valedictorian

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Ep 107: Neurodiversity-Affirming Practice in Occupational Therapy with Bryden Giving

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Ep 106: Why Occupational Therapy Practitioners Should be Thinking about Mothers

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Ep 105: Lauren Tamburello and a Journey Through her Career

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Ep 104: Dr. Wesley Wildman and the Power of AI

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Ep 103: Dr. Amy Lynch on Trauma Informed Care

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E102: Lori Vaughn and Scott McNeil on How BU's PP-OTD Program Brought Them Together

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Ep 101: Hayley Davis on the Role of Occupational Therapy in Combating Human Trafficking?

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E100: Emily Scannell on Children's Book "Wonderfully Wired"

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E99: Wendy Colby on Lifelong Learning and BU Virtual

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E98: Colleen Melcher on Palliative Care

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E97: Physical Therapy Student Joe Bernardo

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E96: Gabrielle Cherfane on Medical School After Sargent

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E95: Sarah Sherman on Starting a Business

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E94: Dr. Steven Gorin on the path to becoming a successful surgeon

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E93: Dr. Colleen Whiting on Sensory Integration Intervention in the Schools

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E92: How to differentiate nutritional science and anecdotal opinion with Jay Patruno

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E91: How occupational therapy is crucial in supporting families impacted by trauma

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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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E89: The processes of coordination and cognition behind solving a Rubik's cube

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E88: Promoting early self-advocacy among children with disabilities

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E87: Learn about Sargent’s Admissions Process from the Director of Graduate Enrollment

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E86: What is the biggest misconception about Aphasia?

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E85: What does it mean to be the dean of Sargent College?

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E84: Why is accessibility in gaming important?

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E83: Interprofessional Leadership in Healthcare

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E82: On the Emerging Field of Digital Accessibility