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JULY 7, 2021 | for COVID-19
Indian Actor Amala Akkineni teams up with S.V. Mahadevan, MD, for Practical India Covid Education Video from TeachAids
Today, TeachAids premiered the newest video in the CoviDB.org education series, featuring famed social entrepreneur and actor, Amala Akkineni, in conversation with S.V. Mahadevan, MD, Professor of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, discussing current practical advice for residents of India on COVID-19 prevention. In the video, Amala asks Dr. Mahadevan about a number...
JANUARY 4, 2021 | for CONCUSSIONS
Diana Anthony of Stanford’s Neurosurgical Simulation and V.R. Center Joins TeachAids
We are proud to announce that Diana Anthony, Program Manager of the Neurosurgical Simulation and Virtual Reality Center at the Stanford University School of Medicine Neurosurgery Department, will continue to offer her medical expertise on our CrashCourse and CoviDB project initiatives. In middle school, Anthony joined her school’s United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) club, where she...
DECEMBER 21, 2020 | for CONCUSSIONS
Olympic Medalist and Synchronized Swimming Coach Sara Lilly Joins the CrashCourse Advisory Team
Photo Credit: Texas Woman’s University As TeachAids continues to fortify its CrashCourse concussion curriculum, we are grateful that Sara Lowe Lilly, Synchronized Swimming Coach at Texas Woman’s University, is joining as an Advisor. At just 15 years of age, Lilly moved to San Francisco to pursue her athletic career in synchronized swimming. After being accepted to Stanford...
NOVEMBER 24, 2020 | for COVID-19
Dr. Rajiv Doshi Joins CoviDB Initiative
Dr. Rajiv Doshi, who has worked as an HIV/AIDS advisor for TeachAids for many years, will be continuing his guidance as he joins the CoviDB initiative. Dr. Doshi is an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at Stanford University and the Director of the India Program at the Byers Center for Biodesign. The goal of the India...
NOVEMBER 17, 2020 | for CONCUSSIONS
Director of Stanford Rugby Josh Sutcliffe Joins the CrashCourse Advisory Board
Photo Credit: Mercury News TeachAids proudly welcomes Josh Sutcliffe, Director of Stanford Rugby, as a CrashCourse Advisor. As a former athlete with eight years of coaching experience in a contact-heavy sport, Sutcliffe brings valuable concussion expertise to the team. An Australian native, Sutcliffe represented several Australian universities before moving to the USA and receiving his Bachelor’s of...
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 | for CONCUSSIONS
TeachAids Welcomes BYU Director of Athletics Tom Holmoe to CrashCourse Advisory Board
Photo Credit: BYU Photo Tom Holmoe, a college athletics administrator and former football player and coach, will contribute his expertise to TeachAids’ concussion education efforts as a member of the CrashCourse advisory board. Tom Holmoe played as a cornerback for the Brigham Young Cougars from 1978 to 1982. In his four seasons at BYU, Holmoe helped The...
AUGUST 21, 2020 | for CONCUSSIONS
Stanford Baseball Head Coach David Esquer Joins CrashCourse Advisory Board
Photo Credit: AP Photo, Marcio Jose Sanchez We are proud to welcome David Esquer to the CrashCourse advisory board. As The Clarke and Elizabeth Nelson Director of Baseball, Esquer has been a valued member of the athletics community at his alma mater Stanford University for many years. Esquer graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor's degree in economics...
JULY 2, 2020 | for COVID-19
Stanford Educational Innovator and TeachAids Advisor to Guide CoviDB
An innovator in the fields of technology and education, Dr. Roy Pea has served as a valued member of the CrashCourse advisory committee throughout our curriculum development. We are grateful that he will continue to contribute his expertise as an advisor for CoviDB as we develop information and resources for COVID-19 and its impacts on...
JUNE 30, 2020 | for CONCUSSIONS
3X NCAA Volleyball Champion Kathryn Plummer Joins TeachAids Ambassador Team
TeachAids is excited to welcome Kathryn Plummer to our Ambassador team! As the only player to have won 5 FIVB medals in both beach and indoor volleyball, Plummer is a decorated athlete in both disciplines. At Stanford, she led the indoor volleyball team to win the NCAA Championships and the PAC-12 Championships three years in a...
MAY 14, 2020 | for CONCUSSIONS
Olympic Wrestling Coach Kerry McCoy Joins CrashCourse Advisory Board
Kerry McCoy is a two-time US Olympian, Olympic Coach, and two-time NCAA Division 1 National Champion who has over 20 years of Division 1 coaching experience. As the Head Wrestling coach at the University of Maryland and Stanford University, he was named Coach of the Year three times. McCoy dedicated his time to the development and...
APRIL 5, 2020 | for COVID-19
TeachAids and Faculty and Students from Leading Universities Launch CoviDB.org, a Platform for Global Coronavirus Resources
Dear friends, We wish you and your family good health in these difficult times. Over the last week, we’ve brainstormed on the best way to harness our global health community and support those suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic. For over 10 years, we’ve believed that one of the best ways to address a health crisis is to arm...
MARCH 30, 2020 | for CONCUSSIONS
Stanford Courses Reimagine Concussion Education
This winter quarter, students in three courses across Stanford University worked on projects to address the issue of concussions. Forty-eight undergraduate and graduate students across disciplines ranging from medicine, human biology, public health, education, engineering and computer science collectively poured more than a thousand hours into conducting primary and secondary research. Together, they worked to...
