Tahira Reid Smith
I’m a professor and the founder of Jump Dreams, Inc., a company launched to market and sell my Automatic Double Dutch Training System and other related items.
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Patented Inventor
Creator of the Automated Double Dutch Training System -
Academic Pioneer
Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers -
Inspiring Mentor
TEDx speaker. Featured on PBS NOVA and the Today Show.
Interested in bringing Jump Dreams to your gym, school, or community? Visit the Jump Dreams Platform.
Not a gym, school, or organization? Join the Jump Dreams Interest List.
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Interviews of/Presentations by Tahira on YouTube
- 2000
Today Show Video Interview with Katie Couric and Al Roker
- 2012
TEDx Talk - "Notice Innovation" - Telling some of my invention story
- 2019
Keynote to Black Graduate Students Banquet ("How to Run Your Unique Race: My Journey of Becoming")
- 2021
How A Professor Learned to Put Compassion Into Engineering and Design
- 2021
Inventive Minds Interview
- 2023
Inspiring STEM Pathways
- 2024
Video Clip 1 of Smithsonian
- 2024
Video Clip 2 of Smithsonian
- 2024
NOVA Program
Links to Articles & Podcasts
Jump Dreams™ reimagines Double Dutch through engineering, movement, and culture—creating a new training system for athletes, schools, gyms, and communities.
Interested in bringing Jump Dreams to your gym, school, or community? Visit the Jump Dreams Platform.
Not a gym, school, or organization? Join the Jump Dreams Interest List.
