In honor of Asian American Heritage Month and Juneteenth, "Lived Experiences" features guests, Dr. Portia Singh, Director of Research at Cariloop, the world's first human-powered caregiver support platform, and Shireen Abdullah, CEO of Yumlish, an AI-powered digital health platform with culturally appropriate nutrition therapy. Find out what these women are doing to address disparities groups are facing today and what barriers they have faced in getting their technologies transferred.
Host: Dr. Mary Goldberg, Co-Director of the IMPACT Center at the University of Pittsburgh
Guests: Dr. Portia Singh, Director of Research at Cariloop, the world's first human-powered caregiver support platform that combines professional health care coaching services, and cloud-based tools that help families plan and manage every aspect of their caregiving journey; Shireen Abdullah, CEO of Yumlish, an AI-powered digital health platform that provides culturally relevant nutrition therapy for minorities with diabetes and addresses socio-economic barriers to dietary adherence.
Dr. Portia Singh | LinkedIn, Cariloop
Shireen Abdullah | Yumlish Website, LinkedIn
IMPACT Center | Website, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter
Timestamps:
1:22 Dr. Portia Singh background
7:28 Shireen Abdullah background
15:17 What inspired Portia's work?
24:39 What inspired Shireen's work?
29:42 Barriers faced in development and technology transfer