4/11/13: Jonathan Rosenberg to Deliver the 2013 Meredith E. Drench Lecture, “Who Says I Can’t”
Thursday, April 11, 2013
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
BU Sargent College
635 Commonwealth Avenue, Rm 101
Boston, MA 02215
There will be a reception following the lecture in the Setterberg Lounge, 2nd floor
Contact Kat Tokarz 617-353-2705 for more details or to request special accommodations.
About Jonathan Rosenberg: Jonathan “Jothy” Rosenberg is an entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and the author of Who Says I Can’t which recounts how he used extreme sports to recover from two bouts with cancer, an amputation, and having a lung removed, all as a teenager when he was told he had zero chance of survival. Forty years later, he is still very active in those extreme sports and uses many of them to raise money for important causes.
Rosenberg received a PhD in computer science from Duke University where he was a professor for five years. He is the founder of nine startup companies – two of which had exits of more than $100M – and the author of three technical books: How Debuggers Work, Securing Web Services, and most recently, The Cloud at Your Service. Today he helps startup companies navigate their perilous early days, runs several large government research programs in cybersecurity, and is a motivational speaker sharing his experiences from Who Says I Can’t. Dr. Rosenberg created a new TV series also called Who Says I Can’t, which focuses on the incredible people you will find everywhere who refuse to be knocked down by life and who have used sports to fight back and thrive.
About Meredith E. Drench: With a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from Sargent College, a master’s in rehabilitation administration, and a PhD in behavioral rehabilitation, Meredith E. Drench is a behavioral specialist whose work bridges the fields of physical rehabilitation and the psychosocial behavioral sciences. Dr. Drench works with companies, agencies, associations, health care facilities, and universities, emphasizing communication and collaboration. She has published numerous articles, is a contributing author of four books, and has written two books about health professionals: Psychosocial Aspects of Health Care and Red Ribbons Are Not Enough. The founding director of Adaptive Health Associates, Inc., Dr. Drench also delivers training workshops and seminars and consults on psychosocial behavior in health care. She frequently addresses American Physical Therapy Association and American Occupational Therapy Association sessions.
In 2009, Dr. Drench established the Meredith E. Drench Lectureship, Sargent College’s first endowed lecture series, to share her passion and belief in “compassionate rehabilitation” of the whole person.
WATCH last year’s Drench Lecture, presented by Travis Roy.