Becoming a helping hand!

In this interview I asked my sister questions on her experience in working in UCLA hospital and how she got there.

Communication in the past, present, future

An interview between a grandson, Garrett (19), and a grandmother, Lori (61) about the ways in which communication changed from when she was a child and where it will go.

Deborah Palmer and Terry Maynard

[Recorded Friday, April 28th, 2023] Deborah (64) and Terry (43) have a One Small Step Conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Deborah is a mother of two from Richmond, Virginia and works as an Inspector for UVA's Facilities Management. Terry is a...

Entrevista con mi mamá, que tenía Alzheimers

Spoke in Spanish with my mom (age 86 at the time of the interview), who was born in Cuba, eventually moving to Venezuela, where she met and married my dad. She was a college professor for decades before retiring. She...

I interview my grandmother about her childhood during the 1920’s.

This is an interview I did with my grandmother (Bubi) about her challenging childhood during the Great Depression. (Note: My grandmother has been previously diagnosed with dementia, which is why there were some aspects of her story that were repeated.)

Beenish and Audeline Discuss Preparing for the Climate Emergency

We talked about where Beenish lives now and how she decided on what house to buy within the last year while considering things like basement availability and tornadoes. We also talked about her neighborhood in general.

Linda Ingram & Scott Acord

Linda talks about taking care of her parents. As an only child the caretaking is mostly left to her, but she does have some help from a childhood friend. There are rewards to taking care of your parents, knowing they...

Susan and Carly Cote

On Christmas Eve 2019, my was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. Her diagnosis explained her increasing forgetfulness and issues with word retrieval, but asked many questions about her life, death, and almost everything in between. My mom worked as a...

Miles Efron and Marion Dembling

[Recorded: Friday, November 5th, 2021] Miles Efron and Marion Dembling have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Miles works for the Miller Center at UVA, and Marion is a retiree living in the Charlottesville area. During their conversation,...

Grandfather to grandaughter

the most important things in life aren't what you think.

Mom, Daughter, and Life

Listening to my mothers wisdom during a tough time in my life.

Kevin O'Leary and Alex Wu

Andover Stories of American Identity: Andover resident Kevin O'Leary shares his story about his worldly upbringing, and how it all led to his profession of becoming a psychologist to help wounded veterans heal.

How communication evolved over my lifetime – a MASC 101 project

Professor Rader describes her relationship with forms of communication and media over the years.

New Media Project

Advancements in communication, specifically the phone, and how it has affected communication today.

Linda shewbert / Mother

My mother has dementia and has difficulty remembering any details but she is this far as sweet as ever.