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Episode Synopsis
Anita Kaiser is a friend from my years at the University of Toronto. She is getting close to finishing her PhD focused on activity based therapy in spinal cord research. Her journey into research is personal as is her connection to spinal cord research. Top 3 Takeaways1) Research is always new and exciting2) If you need to take a break from being a researcher, there are ways to stay connected to the researcher community3) Personal experiences drive curiosity around possible research ideas Bio: Anita Kaiser has been living with a spinal cord injury (SCI) for over 25 years. She is a Research Trainee at KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network. She completed a Master of Science degree in Rehabilitation Sciences through the University of Toronto and is currently working towards her doctorate specializing in activity-based therapy. Anita has been Director of Research for the Canadian Spinal Research Organization since 2005 and is also a member of the North American SCI Consortium. Anita has mentored over 80 individuals with SCI through SCI Ontario and has been a strong advocate within the SCI community.Find Anita on social media:https://twitter.com/AnitaKaiser9https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-kaiser-vanier-scholar-2121a6165/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh-8mYOps4xNuRCxWL6Mw1QSCI Mobility Lab: https://sites.google.com/view/scimoblabRead Anita's Research:PHD: * https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8338546/* https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/7/e040014.long* https://www.archives-rrct.org/article/S2590-1095(22)00046-5/fulltext* https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09638288.2023.2196443* https://meridian.allenpress.com/tscir/article/29/Supplement/53/496748/Providing-Insights-into-the-Challenges-ofMasters:* https://www.possibilitiesprojectplus.ca/post/navigating-the-challenges-of-parenthood-with-a-spinal-cord-injury-insights-from-anita-kaiser?utm_campaign=d506e259-634c-4819-bfcc-a02c525ca95c&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail&cid=d6b6e0c4-ec32-4f29-9735-e5a30b068ae1* https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11195-011-9238-0* Book: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1rrd883Learn more about activity based therapy:* https://praxisinstitute.org/research-care/key-initiatives/activity-based-therapy/abt-cop/* https://praxisinstitute.org/research-care/key-initiatives/activity-based-therapy/spinal-moves-podcast/Anita is reading:Both feet in the grave by Jeaniene FrostData Visualisation Tool (Open source):https://app.diagrams.net/Find Dr Rosalynn Austinhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rosalynn-austin-147b3980/ https://www.instagram.com/rosalynnaustin/ https://twitter.com/RosalynnAustin Experience the adventures @researcherrevealed takes while travelling by checking out her other YouTube channel @stepbystepwalksThe podcast content is the personal opinions and experiences of the researchers (Dr Rosalynn Austin and Anita Kaiser) and not that of any of the institutions that may be affiliated with. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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