TECH TIME Q&A with Dr. Kelle DeBoth Foust
Multidisciplinary Matchmaker
The saying “wears many hats” is perfectly applicable to Dr. Kelle DeBoth Foust, associate professor in the Occupational Therapy Department of the College of Health at CSU. In addition to her faculty role, she is the managing director and chair of the board of advisors of the TECH Hub and co-academic director of the Internet of Things Collaborative (IOTC), a partnership with Case Western Reserve University. She is also the co-founder and coordinator of PLAAY on the Move, a unique, multidisciplinary project housed in the Center for Innovation in Medical Professions that develops low-cost, high-impact technologies that promote mobility in young children with impairments. Through her work with the TECH Hub, she coordinates the Tech Box program for middle and high school students in Cleveland, the second installment of which begins at the end of February. And that’s not even mentioning various research projects she’s engaged in.
How does she keep it all straight?
“I get excited about new projects and collaborations, whatever they are, and then figure it out,” said DeBoth Foust, who worked with children with autism and developmental disabilities for 20 years before moving into academia. “It’s all connected, really.”
In the latest TECH Time Q&A, DeBoth Foust shares how she first got involved with the TECH Hub and why multidisciplinary work is so important to her.
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