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  • Optimizing Human Performance w/ Col Glenn Hover
    Dec 3 2025

    On this episode of The Human Odyssey Podcast, join our host Dr. Reginald O’Hara, the Director of Applied Health and Performance at Sophic Synergistics, as he sits down for a conversation with retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Glenn Hover. With over 25 years of distinguished service, Colonel Hover shares stories from his military career, insights on leadership, and lessons learned from pioneering human performance initiatives. From aeromedical safety to mentorship and resilience, this episode explores what it takes to optimize human performance and readiness to thrive beyond the uniform.

    This episode of The Human Odyssey™ was recorded on November 21, 2025.

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    1 h et 3 min
  • Technology Transfer Decoded w/ Jacob Croft
    Oct 1 2025

    Welcome back to another episode of The Human Odyssey: A Human-Centered Podcast!

    On this episode of The Human Odyssey, we’re joined by Jacob Croft, Director of Licensing and Commercialization at the University of Texas at El Paso, to discuss how universities, federal agencies, and small businesses align through programs like SBIR and STTR, while also examining which technology initiatives matter most in today’s shifting federal funding landscape and how they create real-world impact.

    This episode of The Human Odyssey was recorded on September 12, 2025.

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    1 h et 8 min
  • Cultivating Grit w/ John Doolittle
    Aug 20 2025

    Welcome back to another episode of The Human Odyssey: A Human-Centered Podcast!

    On this episode of The Human Odyssey, we’re joined by John Doolittle, Director of the Florida Chamber Health Council’s Mental Health Initiative, retired Navy SEAL, and English Channel swimmer. John shares powerful insights on cultivating grit, sustaining well-being, and building resilience—drawing from his military career, endurance challenges, and current work in mental health advocacy.

    This episode of The Human Odyssey was recorded on July 30, 2025.

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    1 h et 29 min
  • Operator Syndrome w/ Chris Frueh, PhD
    Jun 23 2025

    Welcome back to another episode of The Human Odyssey: A Human-Centered Podcast!

    On this episode of The Human Odyssey join Reginald O’Hara, PhD, our Director of Applied Health and Performance, and Chris Frueh, PhD, clinical psychologist and author of Operator Syndrome, as they discuss Operator Syndrome in Special Operators.

    This episode of The Human Odyssey was recorded on June 4, 2025.

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    1 h et 32 min
  • Human Factors: the Key to Well-Informed Decision Making
    Sep 19 2024

    Welcome back to another episode of The Human Odyssey™: A Human-Centered Podcast!

    On this episode of The Human Odyssey™ join Dr. Jennifer Fogarty, Director of Applied Health and Performance, Rashod Moten, Human Factors Specialist, and Jaelyn Kelly, Applied Health Specialist, as they discuss why it’s important to consider Human Factors in your decision-making process.

    This episode of The Human Odyssey™ was recorded on August 7th, 2024.

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    52 min
  • AI: Unraveling the Human Factors of Artificial Intelligence
    May 7 2024

    Join us for the S3 premiere of The Human Odyssey™: A Human-Centered Podcast!

    On this episode of The Human Odyssey™ join Rashod Moten, Human Factors Specialist, and Dr. Jennifer Fogarty, our Director of Applied Health and Performance, as they discuss the various ways in which Artificial Intelligence intersects with Human Factors and Applied Health & Human Performance.

    This episode of The Human Odyssey™ was recorded on March 23rd, 2024.

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    48 min
  • Elderly and Disadvantaged Populations and the Challenges with Telehealth
    Jan 10 2023

    In this episode of The Human Odyssey™ join Jennifer Fogarty, Raquel Garcia, and Rachel Staats as they discuss the differences between telehealth and traditional healthcare, the current challenges to telehealth, and why older populations are more reluctant to utilize telehealth.

    This is The Human Odyssey: A Human-Centered Podcast.

    Recorded December 21st, 2022.

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    46 min
  • The Challenges with Autonomous Technology and Self Driving Cars
    Nov 18 2022

    In this episode of The Human Odyssey Cynthia Rando, John Bretschneider, Sarvesh Sawant, and Raquel Garcia discuss self-driving cars and the technical (and ethical) challenges of developing safe and user-friendly AI systems for end users.

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    Recorded October 21st, 2022.

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    33 min