You Matter!
The You Matter! podcast was developed in 2019 by the Department of Campus Safety to inform the NYU community about resources that are available to victims, both on and off campus, and to give first-hand experiences of both victims and those in the community who assist them. To contact the You Matter! team, email us at [email protected]. You can also call Campus Safety's Victims Services Unit at 212.998.2222.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 151
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2023
Episode 156: Allen McFarlane, NYU Associate Dean of Students
On this episode, Karen speaks with Allen McFarlane, NYU Associate Dean of Students, Outreach and Engagement. Allen is here to talk about the ways in which the Office of Dean of Students supports stud…
Episode 155: Grace Cosachov Protos, Executive Director of NYU Work Life
On this episode, Karen speaks with Grace Cosachov Protos, Executive Director of NYU Work Life office, which serves as the bridge between university-wide policy and the unique needs of NYU employees …
Episode 154: Mike Wolo, Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor
On this episode, Karen speaks with Mike Wolo; approximately twenty years ago, in the fall of 2003, Mike was crushed by 10,000 pounds of granite stone and stopped breathing for six minutes. Mike suff…
Episode 153: Sonny, Experience as an Incarcerated Person
On this episode, Karen speaks with Sonny; on September 27, 2018, Sonny was charged with two counts of transporting an illegal substance across state lines, in the southeastern part of the United Sta…
Episode 152: Amanda Quick, Wife of a Sex Trafficker
On this episode, Karen speaks with Amanda Quick, the author of the memoir “The Sex Trafficker’s Wife,” a story of crime and betrayal. While Amanda was at home raising her three small boys, her husba…
Episode 151: John Matherson, NYU Global Card Services and Security Systems
Today I welcome John Matherson, Associate Vice President of Global Card Services and Security Systems at NYU; John is here to talk about his professional journey as a subject matter expert in enginee…
Episode 150: Marisa Randazzo, Threat Management Expert
On this episode, Karen speaks with Dr. Marisa Randazzo, the Executive Director of Threat Management at Ontic, where she leads strategic consulting and services to support the development of threat a…
Episode 149: Heather Glogolich, Law Enforcement Officer and Domestic Violence Survivor / Advocate
On this episode, Karen speaks with Heather Glogolich. Heather is currently a Captain with the NJ Institute of Technology Police Department, the Vice President for the professional organization New J…
Episode 148: Louis Molina, Commissioner, NYC Department of Correction
On this episode, Karen speaks with Louis Molina, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction since January 1, 2022. Commissioner Molina is a Bronx-born ex-Marine with over twenty year…
Episode 147: AJ Croce, Singer/Songwriter, Son of Jim Croce and Trauma Survivor
On this episode, Karen speaks with AJ Croce, the son of legendary singer songwriter Jim Croce, who tragically died in a plane crash in 1973 when AJ was just 2. Croce died at the height of burgeoning …
Episode 146: Leslie Weirich, Suicide Prevention Advocate
On this episode, Karen speaks with Leslie Weirich, a passionate suicide prevention educator and advocate, and the mother of Austin. On September 10, 2016, on World Suicide Prevention Awareness Day, L…
Episode 145: Taylor O'Brien, Ovarian Cancer Awareness
Meet Taylor O’Brien, diagnosed with Stage 3C low-grade ovarian cancer on September 13, 2022. According to the American Cancer Society, this cancer mainly develops in women over 55 or after menopause…
Episode 144: Kit Turner, Suicide Awareness and Prevention
On this episode, Karen speaks with Kit Turner. On November 28, 2021, Kit lost her 20 – year - old son Myles to suicide; Kit is here to share her son’s story and how she has turned her heartbreak into…
Episode 143: Anne-Marie McLaughlin and Andrew McMahan, NYU Campus Safety Global Resiliency and Security
On this episode, Karen speaks with two members of the NYU Department of Campus Safety: Anne Marie McLaughlin, Director of Emergency Management and Continuity and Andrew McMahan, Associate Vice Presid…
Episode 142: Brooke Eby, Diagnosed with ALS, Educating and Bringing Awareness Through Social Media
On this episode, Karen speaks with Brooke Eby; in March 2023, at the age of 33, Brooke was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease, a progressive neurodegenerative…
Episode 141: Dr. Jason Pina, NYU Senior Vice President for University Life
On this episode, Karen speaks with Dr. Jason Pina. At the time of this interview, Dr. Pina was Vice President for University Life & Global Programs at New York University; he was recently promoted t…
Episode 140: Cindy Liccardo, Esq., Cancer Survivor
On this episode, Karen speaks with Cindy Liccardo, Esquire. Cindy was diagnosed with lung cancer on June 17, 2021; she had a left upper lobe lung resection surgery in November, completed her treatme…
Episode 139: Assistant United States Attorney Michelle Rotella, Project Safe Childhood Coordinator
On this episode, Karen speaks with Michelle Rotella, Assistant United States Attorney and Project Safe Childhood Coordinator responsible for the intake of all child exploitation matters in the 9-cou…
Episode 138: Courtney Friel, Substance Abuse Awareness
On this episode, Karen speaks with Courtney Friel, an anchor and reporter for KTLA in Los Angeles, California, and the author of a memoir, “Tonight At 10: Kicking Booze and Breaking News,” which det…
Episode 137: Dr. Gregory McDonald, Fentanyl Awareness
On this episode, Karen speaks with a frequent guest of You Matter!, Dr. Gregg McDonald, Chief Deputy Coroner for Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and the Dean of the School of Health Sciences and Ch…