Zooming into Focus: A VCU-RRTC-IDD Podcast

VCU-RRTC

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Episodes 10

Avg. Duration 26m

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Apple Rating ★ 5.0 (2)

Since Aug 2025

Latest Episode Jun 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule

Monthly

Format

Episodic

Consistency

80%

Hosting

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About This Podcast

This podcast focuses on the Virginia Commonwealth University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Employment of Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities grant-funded project. It features interviews with the project's director, research study leads, and steering committee members discussing the research and training of the project. The new podcast will release episodes on the second Monday of each month over the next five years.

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Recent Episodes

Episode 10: Dr. Ashley Lecorn-Huckaby and Dr. Pete Temple, Tech-Prep Virginia

Jun 08, 2026 21m

Dr. Lecorn-Huckaby and Dr. Temple join us to continue the discussion from Episode 9 about Research Study 3's Tech Prep intervention, as they also recently launched the first cohort of the online…

Episode 9: Dr. Josh Taylor and Dr. Holly Whittenburg, Tech-Prep Washington State

May 11, 2026 30m

Dr. Josh Taylor and Dr. Holly Whittenburg join us from Washington State University. They are working on Research Study 3’s Tech Prep intervention and they, along with their colleagues, recently…

Episode 8: Dr. Whitney Ham and Crystal Hence, Directors of Technical Assistance and Training

Apr 01, 2026 36m

In a special early released episode of Zooming into Focus, Whitney and Crystal have a conversation about training and technical assistance and how the general public can utilize the resources that…

Episode 7: Troy Carter, Research and Communications Assistant

Mar 09, 2026 33m

Troy Carter, a research and communications assistant on the project, tells us about his journey to his current career and the ups and downs along the way. He also gives us his views on the five…

Episode 6: Dr. Carol Schall, Research Study Five Principal Investigator

Feb 09, 2026 48m Transcript

We are joined by Dr. Carol Schall, the principal investigator of Research Study Five. She breaks down the research that she and her team are conducting to increase the quality of supported employment…

Episode 5: Jaclyn Camden, Research Study Four Principal Investigator

Jan 12, 2026 22m Transcript

We sit down with Jaclyn Camden, the principal investigator of Research Study Four, and discuss the research of her and her team as they create a technical assistance and training model for college…

Episode 4: Dr. Tim Tansey, Research Study Three Principal Investigator

Dec 08, 2025 29m Transcript

On episode four, we catch up with the principal investigator of Research Study Three, Dr. Timothy Tansey, about his team's study: Inspiring and Preparing Disempowered Youth with Intellectual and…

Episode 3: Alissa Brooke, Research Study Two Principal Investigator

Nov 10, 2025 24m Transcript

On this episode, we talk with the principal investigator of Research Study Two, Alissa Brooke, about her team's study: The Impact of CIE on the Lives of People with IDD: A Mixed-Methods Intervention…

Episode 2: Dr. Ben Schwartzman, Research Study 1 Principal Investigator

Oct 06, 2025 24m Transcript

On this episode, we talk with the principal investigator of Research Study One, Dr. Ben Schwartzman, about his team's study, as he and his team are developing a combined parent and peer mentorship…

Episode 1: Project Director Jenn McDonough

Aug 26, 2025 17m Transcript

On this episode, we talk with Project Director Jenn McDonough about what the RRTC on IDD project is, how it started, and where it's going from here. Jenn gives us an overview of the funding and of…