Did you move today?

Did you move today?

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Did you move today? episodes

  • Meet Subinuer and Move with Her!
    Subinuer is a scientist in a Pharmaceutical company at Illinois. She got her Ph.D. in chemical engineering from University of Illinois at Chicago. During her Ph.D., her research was focused on colloidal and interfacial science. She also has interest in natural medicine, women’s health, diet & exercise on health. @subinur_ilshat
    25 min
  • Meet Erica Hornthal and Move with Her!
    Erica is a licensed clinical professional counselor and board-certified dance/movement therapist.  It is Erica’s compassionate nature and gentle person-centered approach to therapy that allow her clients to feel supported and validated; mind, body, and soul.  Erica is the founder and CEO of Chicago Dance Therapy, a group practice founded in 2011.  As an expert on the intersection of movement and mental health, Erica has appeared in publications, podcasts, live news, and radio including WGN, NBC, The Chicago Sun Times, The Chicago Tribune, Buzzfeed, Bustle, NBC News Better, Reader’s Digest, Prevention and as a columnist for Dance Informa Magazine, 30 Seconds, and Thrive Global.
    Find her at www.ericahornthal.com
    16 min
  • Meet Dr. Kara Patterson and Move with Her!
    Dr. Patterson is a physiotherapist, an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto and a Scientist at the KITE Research Institute (University Health Network). She practiced clinically as a physiotherapist in the neurological field in Canada and the US before completing her PhD at the University of Toronto and postdoctoral training at McGill University. Dr. Patterson leads the RELEARN lab (http://www.relearnlab.ca/)  which strives to advance neurorehabilitation practice in order to improve mobility outcomes for people living with neurological conditions and in particular stroke. Her research interests include understanding how balance and gait are altered after stroke and the development of novel rehabilitation strategies including rhythm-based interventions and dance. Dr. Patterson holds a Heart and Stroke Foundation Clinician Scientist award and her work is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
    31 min
  • Meet Pivot Dancer and Move with Them!
    Pivot Dancer in an online community connecting dancers, dance educators, dance parents and health care practitioners with science and experts in the field.  Pivot Dancer brings science into the studio without geographical or financial barriers.  We do what we do to provide a safe forum for the sharing of stories, experience, and expertise.  We do what we do because we are passionate about dance and health.
    Instagram pivotdancer.com, Youtube Pivot Dancer, Website www.pivotdancer.com
    29 min
  • Meet Dr. Neha Gothe and Move with Her!
    Dr. Gothe is the Director of the Exercise Psychology Lab (www.epl.illinois.edu) at the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health. Her specific research training and expertise is in conducting social cognitive theory-based exercise interventions to promote physical activity and assess cognitive aging. Her research agenda has focused on developing randomized clinical trials (RCTs) to promote physical activity engagement, including non-traditional modes such as yoga, with the goal of improving health and quality of life outcomes. You can access her published work at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1DMDlIg-bTcQj/bibliography/49507015/public/?sort=date&direction=ascending
    22 min
  • Meet Dr. Naiman Khan and Move with Him!
    Dr. Naiman Khan’s research interest is in the area of Nutritional Neuroscience. Our laboratory utilizes a multidisciplinary approach to integrate knowledge in the disciplines of dietetics, body composition, and cognitive neuroscience to understand the interactions between lifestyle behaviors (e.g., diet and physical activity), abdominal adiposity, and cognitive and brain health in the pediatric and adult population. The knowledge gained from this work is used to develop effective behavioral or environmental strategies of mitigating the detrimental effects of obesity and metabolic risk on measures of physical and mental health.
    21 min
  • Meet Greg Youdan and Move!
    Greg Youdan is a PhD Student in Kinesiology at Teachers College, Columbia University specializing in Motor Learning and Motor Control. He is an adjunct instructor and the lab manager for the Neurorehabilitation Research Lab working with Dr. Lori Quinn. Greg was also a professional dancer and pilates instructor prior to his entry into movement research. 
    Greg Youdan, Human Movement Scientist Twitter and Instagram @GregYoudan
    39 min

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The Did you move today? podcast's mission is to bring movers, doctors, and artists together. Our goal is to promote love for movement, art, and science.