Karen Ni's guest appearances

Karen Ni

Piedmont Arts Podcast

OT 4 Lyfe

The Social Science KLAI-doscope

And Other Duties, The Life of the Assistant Conductor

Todd Wilson

Robert Levin

Michael Roberts

Lawrence Brownlee

Will Wade

Brendan Moore

Matthew Brown

Rachel Harrington

Arturo Sandoval

Joel Larsgaard

Greg Cox

Matthew Shepard

Megan Miller

George Jackson

John Gordon

OwlTail

JoAnn Falletta

Karen Ni Bhroin

The Winston-Salem Symphony is kicking off its 75th anniversary year with concerts called "Celebrate!" Sharing conducting duties are Karen Ni Bhroin, the symphony’s Assistant Conductor, and Grammy winner JoAnn Falletta, one of the most renowned conductors working in the world today. The two talk about the environment for women in classical music today compared to the past. They also talk about the importance and benefits of expanding the concert repertoire to include works by lesser-known composers.  Learn more about   "Celebrate"     Pictured JoAnn Falletta (photo by Heather Bellini) and Karen Ni Bhroin.                JoAnn Falletta     Karen Ni Bhroin

JoAnn Falletta and Karen Ni Bhroin on "Celebrate!" with the Winston-Salem Symphony

In this episode, I catch up with a former colleague at the New York Fed RA program Karen Ni, a first year Economics/Public Policy PhD student at the Harvard Kennedy School. We dive into how she decided on pursuing economics, recounting our RA experiences at the New York Fed, how she developed her interests in education policy, labor economics, and peer effects/networks, and some future projects she hopes to work on. We discuss two research projects she is currently working on: (1) examining the effect of gender of professors on women pursuing STEM and (2) examining the effect of housing prices near U.S. Muslim religious buildings after 9/11. To keep up with her research activities or contact her, connect with her on LinkedIn. If you enjoy this podcast or want to stay up to date, make sure to follow and comment on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, or wherever else podcasts are found. Consider sharing the podcast as well so more people can jump in on the fun! Connect with me on Instagram (@klai.doscope), Twitter (@kmdlai), or LinkedIn (kevin-lai-772a60ba). Learn more about my projects or the podcast on my website (https://sites.google.com/view/kmlai1).

In this episode, I catch up with a former colleague at the New York Fed RA program Karen Ni, a first year Economics/Public Policy PhD student at the Harvard Kennedy School. We dive into how she decided on pursuing economics, recounting our RA experiences at the New York Fed, how she developed her interests in education policy, labor economics, and peer effects/networks, and some future projects she hopes to work on. We discuss two research projects she is currently working on: (1) examining the effect of gender of professors on women pursuing STEM and (2) examining the effect of housing prices near U.S. Muslim religious buildings after 9/11. To keep up with her research activities or contact her, connect with her on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-ni-214700ab/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>. If you enjoy this podcast or want to stay up to date, make sure to follow and comment on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, or wherever else podcasts are found. Consider sharing the podcast as well so more people can jump in on the fun! Connect with me on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/klai.doscope/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram </a>(@klai.doscope), <a href="https://twitter.com/kmdlai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter </a>(@kmdlai), or <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-lai-772a60ba/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn </a>(kevin-lai-772a60ba). Learn more about my projects or the podcast on my website (<a href="https://s.google.com/view/kmlai1" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/view/kmlai1</a>).

Episode 9: "An Investment in Knowledge Pays the Best Interest" - Catching up with Karen Ni

Dr. Karen Ni, OTD, MA, OTR/L, CPDT-KA is passionate about using animal assisted therapy as a meaningful and powerful therapeutic tool.  She uses her dogs, Dottie and Tater, as her canine co-therapists to assist in her therapy sessions and provide a different perspective and aspect to therapy interventions.  She has also opened her own private practice, Sun Dog Therapy,  that offers occupational therapy services, dog training, and other types of services related to caring for and learning about dogs.  Sarah and Karen discuss:  Clarifying and defining terms that pertain to Animal Assisted Therapy. Understanding the animal’s well-being during therapy and thinking of them as co-therapists. The need for certification and training for animal assisted therapy. Designing your schooling to emphasize your interests. How dogs are incorporated into a variety of therapy sessions. The difference in training for therapy rather than obedience. Empowering the client by allowing them to train the dog and show others their results. Transitioning skills from individual skills to generalized skills. Starting SunDog Therapy as a private therapy practice Lessons learned while starting a new business Becoming involved with service dogs through other facets than specifically OT  Animal Assisted Intervention International - https://aai-int.org/ SunDog Therapy - http://www.sundogtherapy.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sundogtherapy/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sundogtherapy/ Email: karen@sundogtherapy.com

Dr. Karen Ni, OTD, MA, OTR/L, CPDT-KA is passionate about using animal assisted therapy as a meaningful and powerful therapeutic tool. She uses her dogs, Dottie and Tater, as her canine co-therapists to assist in her therapy sessions and provide a different perspective and aspect to therapy interventions. She has also opened her own private practice, Sun Dog Therapy, that offers occupational therapy services, dog training, and other types of services related to caring for and learning about dogs. Sarah and Karen discuss: <ul> <li>Clarifying and defining terms that pertain to Animal Assisted Therapy.</li> <li>Understanding the animal’s well-being during therapy and thinking of them as co-therapists.</li> <li>The need for certification and training for animal assisted therapy.</li> <li>Designing your schooling to emphasize your interests.</li> <li>How dogs are incorporated into a variety of therapy sessions.</li> <li>The difference in training for therapy rather than obedience.</li> <li>Empowering the client by allowing them to train the dog and show others their results.</li> <li>Transitioning skills from individual skills to generalized skills.</li> <li>Starting SunDog Therapy as a private therapy practice</li> <li>Lessons learned while starting a new business</li> <li>Becoming involved with service dogs through other facets than specifically OT</li> </ul> Animal Assisted Intervention International - <a href="https://aai-int.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://aai-int.org/</a> SunDog Therapy - <a href="http://www.sundogtherapy.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.sundogtherapy.com/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sundogtherapy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/sundogtherapy/</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sundogtherapy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/sundogtherapy/</a> Email: karen@sundogtherapy.com

Incorporating Dogs into Animal Assisted Therapy with Karen Ni from Sun Dog Therapy