2022 in Review: Towards an Inclusive Society | EDB 285

Exploring Different Brains

In this second year-in-review episode, we are going to hear from neurodiversity change makers in medicine, education, therapy, and more we spoke with in 2022. Featured are: DR. ANGELIQUE HARRIS - Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at Boston University School of Medicine / Associate Professor in General Internal Medicine, in the Department of Medicine / Executive Director of Faculty Development for Boston University Medical Campus. For more about Dr. Harris’ work: https://www.bumc.bu.edu/medicine/profile/angelique-harris/ DR. PETER JENSEN - Board Chair and Founder of The REACH Institute / PREVIOUSAssociate Director of Child and Adolescent Research at the National Institute of Mental Health. For more about REACH: https://thereachinstitute.org/ LAUREN CLARKE - joint MD/MA in Education student at Stanford University working towards improving the quality of medical education related to caring for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. For more about Lauren: linkedin.com/in/l-clarke DRS. GEORGE AND OKSANA HAGERTY - Dr. George Hagerty if the president of Beacon College, and Dr. Oksana Hagerty is director of the college’s Center for Student Success. To find out more about Beacon, visit: beaconcollege.edu DR. JOSEPH LENTO - educator / neurodiversity advocate / Conservatory-trained professional Musician. To find out more about Joseph Lento, visit him at http://www.brasscomets.org/ DR. JENNIE TROCCHIO - autism educator / speaker / Developmental Therapist / Vice President of Clinical Operations at Positive Development. For more about Jennie’s work: positivedevelopment.com DR. JANICE RYAN - Founder and Director of Attunement Solutions, LLC / Doctor of Occupational Therapy / Human Systems Dynamics Professional. To learn more about Dr. Ryan’s work: https://attunementsolutions.com/ SAMANTHA SALVER - dyslexia self-advocate, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and the Program Coordinator for Joshua's Path and BOOST at Jewish Family Services of Broward. For more about Joshua’s Path: https://www.jfsbroward.org/ DAVID GESLAK - Founder and President of Exercise Connection. For more about Exercise Connection: https://exerciseconnection.com/ TOM OLIVER - autism self-advocate, TEDx Speaker, and Global leader on autistic individuals caught up in the justice system. To find out more about Tom’s work, visit: https://tomoliver.biz/ JHILLIKA KUMAR - ADHD self-advocate, co-founder & CEO of Mentra, a Georgia Tech graduate, and honorary degree recipient, and previous Grace Hopper Keynote speaker for neurodiversity empowerment. For more about Mentra: https://www.mentra.me/ Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ https://www.instagram.com/diffbrains/ Check out more episodes of Exploring Different Brains! http://differentbrains.org/category/edb/