Bonnie Kennedy

About Bonnie

• Says disability is just a “person-environment fit phenomenon,” so her goal is to create more encompassing environments through technology.
• Growing up, her parents wanted her to work at the local pen factory; instead, she studied to become an occupational therapist.
• After college, she worked at a rehabilitation hospital and started collaborating with physical therapists to develop new treatments.
• The connection between physical and occupational therapy intrigued her, so she went back to school and got her Ph.D. in occupational science.
• Says games have always been used in occupational therapy, so naturally, she was also interested in the growing overlap between technology and therapy.
• Now she develops computer games that stimulate patients’ cognitive and physical skills, while simultaneously tracking metrics that will better inform their medical care.
• When her grandson was diagnosed with ADHD, she started dedicating more of her efforts to creating games for people with learning and attention issues.
• Tells road-trippers to always “look into the mouth of the tiger”; everything is more manageable if you don’t let your anxiety get the best of you.