Impact In Progress

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Episode NotesDr. Kimberly Eck sits down with Dr. Sheila Rauch to discuss processing trauma. In this episode, Dr. Rauch acknowledges that most people will experience at least one trauma in their life. Her work focuses on reducing the impacts of trauma by equipping therapists with evidence-based practices and creating resources for people to access and process trauma on their own. Dr. Rauch shares that getting stuck in trauma can lead to a host of issues, including depression, anxiety, PTSD,

Episode NotesDr. Kimberly Eck sits down with Rev. Raushanah Butler to discuss processing trauma. In this episode, Rev. Butler discusses the important work she is doing of equipping faith leaders to courageously and holistically respond to members in their community who are experiencing domestic violence. Rev. Butler states that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men will experience domestic violence in their lifetime.  It is expected that faith leaders will encounter someone who is experiencing or has

Episode NotesDr. Kimberly Eck sits down with Rose Hayes to discuss her work in increasing trust in science by designing and testing environmental health messages that are fun, memorable and easy to understand. In this episode, Rose shares research from the Pew Research Center that suggests 50% of Americans feel scientists do not communicate well.   Often, scientists and clinicians speak to one another, rather than crafting lifesaving messages with/for the public. Rose wants to change that

Episode NotesDr. Kimberly Eck sits down with Dr. Tyralynn Frazier to discuss the importance of defining compassion, harnessing our capacity for compassion and cultivating compassion. In this episode, Dr. Frazier shares reflections about evidence that supports compassion being rooted in the human evolutionary record and introduces the work she is establishing in the space of developmental science and educational implementation in schools. Despite high educational achievement, anxiety,

Episode NotesDr. Kimberly Eck sits down with Dr. Deanna Kaplan to discuss her efforts in advancing personalized healthcare through the use of digital tools such as wearable tech and smartphone apps. In this episode, Dr. Kaplan discusses the important work of her lab in leveraging digital tools to generate a more complete picture of a person’s health.  One such tool is the app, Fabla, developed in conjunction with the Clinical and Translational Science Alliance (CTSA) AppHatchery.  The app allows

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