The latest news from our team, partners, and supporters.
Brian Bulcke, former Canadian Football League (CFL) player and youth advocate, joins the TeachAids team to help promote concussion awareness and prevention in youth athletics. In high school, Bulcke was considered one of the top three football prospects in Canada and received recognition as conference defensive MVP his senior year. Weir’s Magazine named him All-Ontario…
As a social nonprofit, TeachAids drives impact through developing innovative health education products and engaging communities of talented and passionate youth. Each year, TeachAids hosts a cohort of bright and passionate interns and provides them with a practical toolkit of research and communication skills that they can use in their scholastic endeavours and beyond. Many…
On June 1st, TeachAids advisor Jack Clark will once again leads the Cal Bears to the NCAA Championship game for Men’s Rugby. Clark got his start in rugby when he transferred to UC Berkeley, where he played on the varsity football team and played rugby in the offseason. He found his passion for rugby after…
Winter 2019 marked the anniversary of the seventh year that the TeachAids research-based design model was taught to undergraduate and graduate students at Stanford University. Led by Dr. Piya Sorcar, this year’s class was capped at 32 students. From Human Biology to Education to Medicine, the course comprised of students across 15 different academic programs…
Dr. Odette Harris is the current Director of Brain Injury for Stanford Medical Center, where she focuses on implementing treatment algorithms to help patients with brain trauma attain a better functional outcome. She additionally serves as the Deputy Chief of Staff at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System, holding responsibility for clinical, research, and educational efforts…
For California native Maggie Steffens, choosing water polo was a no-brainer. She played a variety of other sports as a child but water polo runs in her blood. Her father, too, was enamored by the sport after watching a match during his youth and ended up playing for UC Berkeley, leading them to the 1977…
Photo Credit: www.executivespeakers.com After a decorated career as an American pro-football player, Matt Birk has transitioned successfully from the NFL to entrepreneurship and philanthropy. We are so grateful that he is now also providing his expertise as a TeachAids advisor. Birk started playing football in high school and continued with college football at Harvard. When…
Dr. Jeremy Bailenson, founding director of Stanford’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab, has beyond earned himself a name in the tech industry. A Thomas More Storke Professor of Communication and Professor of Education and Symbolic Systems, Dr. Bailenson has published over 100 academic papers in his career and is a recipient of the Dean’s Award for…
Photo Credit: Troy Wayrynen/USA TODAY Sports Tara VanDerveer, the Setsuko Ishiyama Director of Women’s Basketball, has established herself as one of the top coaches in women’s basketball history. With almost four decades of coaching under her belt and inductions to both the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame (2002) and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of…
We are so excited to announce that Dr. Gerald Grant has joined our advisory board as we continue to develop and distribute CrashCourse concussion education to youth across America. Recognized as one of the world’s leading concussion experts, Dr. Grant received a B.S. degree in Neurosciences from Duke University and Medical Education from the Stanford…
She was a four-time All-American athlete and Pac-12 Player of the Century for Stanford University. She led the US National Women’s Soccer Team to two World Cup victories, captained the team for 13 years, and won two Olympic gold medals in Athens and Atlanta. From this alone, one would think Julie Foudy had an exceptional…
Starting today, Doak Walker Award winner, Heisman Trophy finalist, and CrashCourse Ambassador Bryce Love will be considered in the NFL draft. With his unparalleled speed and agility, Love’s top-level athleticism is a testament to his potential as a future NFL player. Starting as one of the best young track stars in American history, Love went…
