ImpacTech
23 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIMPACT Center's ImpacTech with Dr. Mary Goldberg. Join us as we delve into the stories of assistive technology researchers and entrepreneurs. What does it take to get an assistive technology to market? What is happening across the country and around the world? Listen to their journeys and hear about some really neat technologies helping to improve people's daily lives.
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Episodes
Empowering Mobility: The PowerFlex Revolution
November 08, 2023 06:00 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBHost: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh Guests: Todd Hargroder and Troy Tesmer, co-founders of Soul Mobility, Inc. IMPACT Center | Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Transcript | PDF Timestamps: 0:58 The IMPACT Award 2:31 How they got into the mobility space 9:43 Involvement in the field 13:02 Building a substantial product 17:50 Challenges during development 24:05 The future of power-assist 34:38 Never give up
Breaking Boundaries: Trailblazing Assistive Tech at the RESNA Developers' Showcase
August 29, 2023 19:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBHost : Dr. Michelle Zorrilla, Associate Director of Technology Translation, and Dr. Julie Faieta, Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, Rehabilitation Science Researcher and Licensed Clinical Occupational Therapist Guests: RESNA Developers' Showcase Teams (see below for more information) Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:13 Stephanie - VehiCLE 03:48 Wayne - Wall Storage 05:51 Leslie - Hummingbird 09:46 Karen - Work Access 13:04 Finn - Auli Tech 16:20 Nadine - Kinem...
Room to Dream
June 06, 2023 16:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBHost: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh Guest: Julie Gulick, President and CEO of Bally Design Julie Gulick - Bally Design | LinkedIn, Website IMPACT Center | Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram Transcript | PDF
Staying Novel with NIDILRR
March 16, 2023 19:31 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBHost: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh Guest: Dr. Anjali Forber-Pratt, Director of the National Institute of Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), an elite wheelchair racer, a Paralympic ambassador, public speaker, disability advocate, and former assistant professor at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Anjali Forber-Pratt | LinkedIn, ACL.gov News, Website IMPACT Center | Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Trans...
Disability. Access. Heart
January 31, 2023 05:00 - 27 minutes - 25 MBHost: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh Guest: Dr. Anjali Forber-Pratt, Director of the National Institute of Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), an elite wheelchair racer, a Paralympic ambassador, public speaker, disability advocate, and former assistant professor at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Anjali Forber-Pratt | LinkedIn, ACL.gov News, Website IMPACT Center | Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Trans...
Audience Choice: Creating Universal Design for Everyone
December 27, 2022 05:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBHosts: Dr. Michelle Zorrilla, Associate Director of Technology Translation and Mrs. Nancy Augustine, Project Manager, at the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh, Guests: Madeline Lee and Meghan Mulloy, graduate student entrepreneurs from the University of Pittsburgh’s Masters of Rehabilitation Technology program Meghan Mulloy | LinkedIn Toothbrush Buddy | Website RESNA Student Design Challenge 2022 | Website IMPACT Center | Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Full Transcript |...
Solving Everyday Challenges With Simple Designs
September 27, 2022 04:00 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBHost: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh Guests: Tracey McGillivray, Entrepreneur/Co-founder & CEO at Axtion Independence Mobility Inc.; Liam Maaskant, Mechanical Engineer; Co-Founder & CPO, Axtion Independence Mobility Inc. Tracey McGillivray | LinkedIn Liam Maaskant | LinkedIn | Email Action Independence Mobility Inc. | Twitter IMPACT Center | Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Full Transcript | PDF Key Mentions www.Rise4Access.org ww...
Let It Be Your Fuel
June 29, 2022 03:33 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBHost: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh Guests: Dr. Portia Singh, Director of Research at Cariloop, the world's first human-powered caregiver support platform that combines professional health care coaching services, and cloud-based tools that help families plan and manage every aspect of their caregiving journey; Shireen Abdullah, CEO of Yumlish, an AI-powered digital health platform that provides culturally relevant nutrition therapy for m...
Lived Experiences
June 14, 2022 21:38 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBHost: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh Guests: Dr. Portia Singh, Director of Research at Cariloop, the world's first human-powered caregiver support platform that combines professional health care coaching services, and cloud-based tools that help families plan and manage every aspect of their caregiving journey; Shireen Abdullah, CEO of Yumlish, an AI-powered digital health platform that provides culturally relevant nutrition therapy for m...
This Is How WE Do It
April 26, 2022 12:46 - 18 minutes - 17 MBHost: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh Guests: Karin Leire, Vice President of Research and Innovation at Permobil; Dr. Laura Rice, Associate Professor at the University of Illinois, Associate Director of the Center on Health, Aging, and Disability, and Interim Director of Master of Public Health and Master of Health Administration Programs; and Dr. Shantha Sarangapani, Founder & CEO of ICET Inc., a growing contract R&D company aggressively d...
The Future is Female
March 29, 2022 20:44 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBHost: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh Guests: Karin Leire, Vice President of Research and Innovation at Permobil; Dr. Laura Rice, Associate Professor at the University of Illinois, Associate Director of the Center on Health, Aging, and Disability, and Interim Director of Master of Public Health and Master of Health Administration Programs; and Dr. Shantha Sarangapani, Founder & CEO of ICET Inc., a growing contract R&D company aggressively d...
Support for the Sandwich Generation
February 23, 2022 05:00 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBHost: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh Guests: Dr. Alex Mihailidis, Barbara G Stymies Chair in Rehabilitation Technology, and lead of the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics team at KITE, and Dr. Tilak Dutta, Scientist at the Toronto Rehab Institute. AGE-WELL NCE | Website, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube KITE Research Institute | Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube IMPACT Center | Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Full Episode ...
Collaboration is Key for KITE
January 25, 2022 05:00 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBHost: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh Guests: Dr. Alex Mihailidis, Barbara G Stymies Chair in Rehabilitation Technology, and lead of the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics team at KITE, and Dr. Tilak Dutta, Scientist at the Toronto Rehab Institute. AGE-WELL NCE | Website, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube KITE Research Institute | Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube IMPACT Center | Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Full Episode ...
17 Months Instead of 17 Years
November 23, 2021 05:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBHost: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh Guests: Dr. Pooja Viswanathan, CEO of BRAZE Mobility Inc and Dr. Rosalie Wang, Assistant Professor in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto FASTER Collective | Website AGE-WELL NCE | Website, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube BRAZE Mobility Inc | Website, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter IMPACT Center | Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter FASTER Publication | htt...
Going Rogue in Rehab Tech ft BRAZE Mobility
October 28, 2021 04:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBHost: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh Guests: Pooja Viswanathan, CEO of BRAZE Mobility Inc BRAZE Mobility Inc | Website, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter IMPACT Center | Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Full Episode Transcript | PDF Timestamps: 00:56 Background & Intro 01:58 BRAZE Mobility and the technology 03:29 From Academia to Entrepreneurship 07:25 Funding and IP 16:15 Mentorship is critical 17:40 How each side can work together
Secret Sauce ft. FlintRehab
September 28, 2021 04:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBHost: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh Guests: Dr. Dan Zondervan (VP) and Dr. David Reikensmeyer (Clinical Advisor) of FlintRehab FlintRehab | Website, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter Products | FitMi, MusicGlove IMPACT Center | Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Full Episode Transcript | PDF Timestamps: 01:18 Clinical Trial Process - Research Perspective 04:14 Clinical Trial Process - Industry Perspective and Communicating the Value of a...
Tools to Spark Recovery
August 24, 2021 04:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBHost: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh Guests: Dr. Dan Zondervan (VP) and Dr. David Reikensmeyer (Clinical Advisor) of FlintRehab FlintRehab | Website, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter Products | FitMi, MusicGlove, IMPACT Center | Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Full Episode Transcript | PDF Timestamps: 1:22 FlintRehab's Backstory. 7:56 SBIR Funding Mechanism got them started. 8:39 Their Products. 10:09 What the data is suggesting. 14...
Talk to People Who are Not in Your Nerd Space
July 27, 2021 04:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBHost: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh Guest Co-Host: John Inserra, Principle at Mindful Venture Consulting Guests: Don Morrison, chairman of Deal Flow for BlueTree Allied Angels, and Corinne Vinopol, CEO of the Institute for Disabilities Research and Training Inc. John Inserra | LinkedIn Corinne Vinopol | LinkedIn Don Morrison | LinkedIn IMPACT Center | Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Full Episode Transcript | PDF Timestamps: 1:40...
Episode 5: Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen and a push in the right direction
June 22, 2021 04:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBHost: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh Guest Co-Host: John Inserra, Principle at Mindful Venture Consulting Guests: Don Morrison, chairman of Deal Flow for BlueTree Allied Angels, and Corinne Vinopol, CEO of the Institute for Disabilities Research and Training Inc. John Inserra | LinkedIn Corinne Vinopol | LinkedIn Don Morrison | LinkedIn IMPACT Center | Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Full Episode Transcript | PDF Timestamps: 01:0...
Episode 4: Innovation For All
May 25, 2021 04:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBHost: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh Guest: Dr. Cathy Bodine, Associate Professor, Director, Center for Inclusive Design and Engineering UC Denver - CIDE | Website IMPACT Center | Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Full Episode Transcript | PDF Timestamps: 2:38 Advice to those making their technologies open source and how to think about sustainability. 4:40 Analyzing market share and the other critical components of a business pla...
Episode 3: Diverse Perspectives
April 27, 2021 04:00 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBHost: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh Guest: Dr. Cathy Bodine, Associate Professor, Director, Center for Inclusive Design and Engineering UC Denver - CIDE | Website IMPACT Center | Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Full Episode Transcript | PDF Timestamps: 1:13 How Dr. Cathy Bodine got into assistive technology 3:19 Taking the leap from industry to academia 4:19 The start of the innovation hub at CU and Dr. Bodine's roles 6:01 Pat...
Episode 2: Creating Tech to Enable Independence - Part 2
March 23, 2021 04:00 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBHost: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh Guest: Steve Sutter, President of CreateAbility Concepts, Inc. CreateAbility Concepts, Inc. | Website, Email IMPACT Center | Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Full Episode Transcript | PDF Timestamps:
Episode 1: Creating Tech to Enable Independence - Part 1
February 23, 2021 05:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBHost: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh Guest: Steve Sutter, President of CreateAbility Concepts, Inc. CreateAbility Concepts, Inc. | Website, Email IMPACT Center | Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Full Episode Transcript | PDF Timestamps: 02:47 From the corporate world to starting his own business. 04:33 What problem needed to be solved? 07:53 How the solution would help the stakeholders; Company values. 09:32 Focus groups; Engagi...