Cognitive Capacity

Cognitive Capacity

By Dr. Shameka StewartEducation
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Cognitive Capacity episodes

  • Wrestling, Football, and Saving Brains
    Brain Injury Chronicles: Dr. D. shares the stories of former WWE wrestler Chris Nowinski and former NFL player Dave Duerson, and discusses how they are both connected to the Brain Bank for concussion research.
    39 min
  • When the NFL Had T-Bone and Dirty Waters

    This episode of Sunday Dinner features Brain Injury Chronicles and Dr. D. discusses the NFL concussion timeline including Terry "T-Bone" Long and Andre "Dirty Waters" Waters. 

    Disclaimer: This is episode discusses events surrounding suicide.

    57 min
  • The Brain That Snitched on the NFL

    In this episode of Brain Injury Chronicles, Dr. D. tells the story of Mike "Ironman" Webster, a former Center for the Pittsburg Steelers and the Kansas City Chiefs and NFL Hall of Famer. She and Dr. S. discuss the cognitive-communicative symptoms presented by Webster following repeated concussions and how brain injury affected his life and relationships. They also discuss Dr. Bennet Omalu's identification of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in Webster's brain. 


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    48 min
  • Sunday Dinners Bonus Episode #1: Thankless Work

    Being a Black woman professor can be thankless sometimes. It gets hard out here. This is a bonus episode created to wrap up Black History Month and talk about a topic we tiptoe around and rarely speak of. Bonus episodes in the future will only be available to Patreon subscribers. More information about subscriptions coming soon!


    49 min
  • 10 to 70: 10 minutes to Convict, 70 years to Exonerate

    This is our premier episode featuring the youngest person to be exonerated in the United States in the 20th Century. This is the story of George Stinney Jr., and will discuss cognitive capacity, racial prejudice and stereotype and more. This premier episode for the "Cognitive Capacity" Podcast sets the stage for the next 70+ years in the United States related to Youth Justice, the United States Juvenile Justice System and the Confluence between Cognitive and Communication Disorders and the U.S. Criminal Justice System. 

    Welcome and we hope you stick around for the development and dialogue of Sunday Dinners. 

    1 hr 20 min
  • Racial Bias and Concussion Testing in the NFL
    This episode of Sunday Dinner is serving Brain Injury Chronicles with Dr. D as she discusses the lawsuit of two former NFL players against the NFL for accusations of discriminatory practices when determining eligibility for payout from the 2013 concussion settlement. Dr. Davis and Dr. Stanford discuss racism, racial bias, and the negative implications of race norming practices.
    54 min
  • Sunday Dinners with Dr. S & Dr. D

    Introduction teaser to the most anticipated Podcast in CSD, with two topic-focused series: Cognitive Capacity © with @the_juvenileforensic_slp and Brain Injury Chronicles © with @overallneuro_drd broadcasting every other Sunday beginning February 2021. 

    5 min

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Exclusive podcast discussing true stories of the intersectionality between cognitive and communication disorders and involvement with the criminal justice system, mass incarceration, and the…