The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
Charity Pitcher-Cooper is a skilled research nurse at The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, specializing in coordinating the Vision Research Advocacy Group for children with cortical visual impairment (CVI). In this role, Charity maintains communication with children, parents, and professionals, while also managing essential documents for study participants. Additionally, Charity serves as the project lead and audio describer trainer for YouDescribe.org, helping enhance accessibility for YouTube videos. Charity founded and coordinates "Tit for Tat," a lactation consulting business providing in-home evaluations and customized care plans in the Bay Area. Prior experience includes working as a triage nurse, lactation consultant, and client facilitator at Noe Valley Pediatrics, where Charity effectively integrated client and physician objectives. Charity holds a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Science from San Francisco State University.
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The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, a nonprofit independent research institute, is located in Pacific Heights in San Francisco. Dedicated to research on human vision, it was founded to encourage a productive collaboration between the medical clinic and the scientific laboratory. Smith-Kettlewell conducts research on many different topics, but its main interests are: * Clinical studies which relate directly to the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases and disorders. * The development of devices and vocational programs to aid the partially sighted, blind and hearing impaired - the major focus of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Research Center (RERC). * Basic research to understand how the eye and brain work, providing a fundamental background for both the clinical and rehabilitation programs.