Gears of Progress Podcast

🎉 Exciting news🎉 Episode 16 will be out next Friday. There, we will hear from Drew Redepenning about his work in adaptive gaming, the importance of accessibility features, and what AT professionals do on a daily basis. Get excited and spread the word!

Gears of Progress is looking for someone to join the team to help spread the word about exciting innovations and research in the space of rehab engineering and assistive tech. Please reach out to alexandra.portnova@gmail.com if you're interested.

Episode 1️⃣5️⃣ with Dr. Megan O’Brien from @AbilityLab is out! Tune in to hear more about the use of wearable tech in the space of rehab engineering. open.spotify.com/episode/73ZJwJ…

Another Friday means another episode. It's the 1⃣4⃣th one this week with Dr. Mohanraj Thirumalai from the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Recreational, Sport, and Exercise Technologies for People with Disabilities (RERC Rec-Tech).

Hey @BiomechanicsOOM fans! The episode with your favorite hosts, @melissaboswell_ and @johanping, is out. open.spotify.com/episode/6wd5ca…

Here is a little treat to all the @BiomechanicsOOM fans out there. On the one-year anniversary since the last episode of BOOM, "Gears of Progress" will be releasing a special episode with @melissaboswell_ and @johanping! Stay tuned. 📻

Episode 1⃣3⃣ with @BethHalsne will be out THIS Friday. Tune in if you want to hear more about patient-centric prosthetic feet prescription, role of P&O clinicians in research, and the good, the bad, and the ugly of taking engineering courses as someone with clinical background.

Episode 1️⃣2️⃣ with @Chimichurrichu is out. Have a listen. open.spotify.com/episode/5do7eW…

Episode 1⃣2⃣ with incredible @Chimichurrichu from @makeabilitylab is hitting all podcast platforms next Friday. Tune in to listen to her research at the intersection of accessibility and urban design and her contributions to @projsidewalk.

Episode 1️⃣1️⃣ is out. Have a listen! open.spotify.com/episode/1p4igP…

Episode 1⃣1⃣ is hitting all podcast platforms this Friday, April 26. Along with our guest speaker, Dr. Ben Conner, we will cover the topics of exoskeletons for gait training, transnational valley of death, and the value of MD/PhD programs.

"Science communication can help address urgent public issues, educate policy makers, inspire the next generation and local communities, and be the driver of change." Wonderful @IntWomenBiomech blog post from Dr. Portnova @GearsOfProgress 🧠⚙️ intwomenbiomech.org/blog_20240414

If you ever wondered about the role of policy making in making AT more accessible, have a listen to the latest episode: open.spotify.com/episode/5ovMsr…

Special Episode 2⃣ with Rita Stanley (@RESNAorg 's board member) will be out this Friday! Tune in to hear more about policy making, the role of reimbursement codes for assistive technologies, and how to make AT more accessible.

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Episode 🔟 is out. Have a listen! open.spotify.com/episode/4JzKre…

Another exciting episode will be coming out next Friday (March 29) with Dr. Ben Schouten from @TUeindhoven on role of playful interactions in rehabilitation, serious games, and accessibility of gaming environments.

Surprise surprise 🎊Episode 9⃣ with incredible Spero Koulouras will be coming early - THIS FRIDAY! Spero is the founder of Auli.Tech (Autonomous Living Technologies), a start-up that develops assistive tech for individuals with neuromuscular and vocal impairments.

Happy International Women’s Day 🎉 Here’s a brand new episode with an incredible woman @natrokh doing research in haptic feedback. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/episode/2E25RV…

Episode 8⃣ with incredible @natrokh will be out next Friday, March 8th! Stay tuned for some exciting talk on haptic feedback, international PhD programs, and fantastic figures and where to find them.