HealthMatters Karen Jacobs

How can health practitioners best support individuals with a stutter? Join as as we speak with Caroline Brinkert– a speech-language pathologist, a fellow Terrier, director of BU's Center for Stuttering Therapy, and clinical faculty of the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences.

How does sleep and mental readiness affect active-duty soldiers? Join us as we chat with Curtis Lubic, an occupational therapist and an active-duty officer in the United States Army currently working in the Army's Holistic Health and Fitness team.

How might you become involved in clinical experience? Today's episode features Rachael Kammer, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech, Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences at BU who has a special interest in evaluation and treatment of voice and swallowing in people with Parkinson’s Disease.

Who are the superheros in your everyday life? Today's episode features Kim Day, an occupational therapist who is passionate about empowering families through her superhero programs The Zookeepers and SuperMe, SuperYou, AnyBody Can Be A SuperBODY.

How can self-regulation strategies support ourselves and our work as healthcare professionals? Join us as we speak with Julie Tourigny, founder and Director of the Colorado Center for Pediatric Learning and Development, and author of Calm and In Control: Simple and Effective Strategies to Support Young Children’s Self-Regulation.

How do we navigate the US healthcare system? In today's episode we chat with Christian Hahm, a graduate ('23) from BU's Sargent College. Christian currently works as a healthcare and biopharma consultant, and is dedicated to advocating for a more efficient healthcare system that positively impacts the lives of patients on a broader scale.