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Jillian Heilman, PhD, CRC, is a teaching postdoctoral scholar in the Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling (RMHC) program in the Department of Child and Family Studies. She was recently featured in Boundless Bulls, a collection of stories about the people who make USF great. Dr. Heilman's experience with her children's disabilities inspired her to earn a doctorate in rehabilitation counseling. Now, she is a driving force behind the creation of the new USF Rehabilitation Counseling and Disability Sciences online master’s program, which begins in fall 2022. Learn more about Dr. Heilman and her journey here.
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Criminology students present at ACJS Conference
Multiple criminology students presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) 59th Annual Meeting in Las Vegas last week. Graduate students including Rebecca Angela Ruiz, Sarah Franklin, Meghan Scott, Danielle Thomas, and Emily Walker represented the USF Department of Criminology at the conference. Emily Walker (pictured), a research assistant in the USF Trafficking in Persons - Risk to Resilience Lab, presented her research titled, "Examining the Relationship between Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Intimate Partner Violence."
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FCIC shares COVID-19 and vaccination informational videos for people with disabilities
The Florida Center for Inclusive Communities (FCIC), in partnership with Diane Wilkins Productions, and funded by a grant from the Administration for Community Living/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has released a new series of educational videos about COVID-19 and vaccines for people with disabilities. The goal of this series is to share information about vaccines and reduce vaccine hesitancy in the disability community. FCIC Associate Director and Research Associate Professor in the Department of Child and Family Studies Dr. Liz Perkins is the principal investigator for the project and narrated some of the videos. Read more here.
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CBCS hosts annual ITRE Conference
The Institute for Translational Research Education in Adolescent Drug Abuse (ITRE) held its 9th annual conference on March 14-16. Experts showcased their research in the areas of health disparities, adolescent drug abuse, and mental health. Kyaien Conner, PhD, LSW, MPH made a presentation titled, "Using Community-Engaged Research Strategies to Reduce Disparities in African American and Latinx Communities." She discussed the principles of community-engaged research and how they can be used to develop successful projects aimed to address behavioral health and health inequities for those communities. Kathleen Moore, PhD also presented alongside representatives of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court and discussed the Marchman Act Drug Court. Read more about the conference here.
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USF researchers study court program to assist sex-trafficking victims
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
"'They're actively participating in actual field research.'" Also assisting in the study are Assistant Professor of Criminology Mateus Rennó Santos and..."
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'Easy targets': Experts say killer of homeless men in NYC, DC may be drawn to vulnerable groups
NBC News
"Former FBI agent Bryanna Fox, an associate professor of criminology at the University of South Florida in Tampa, said Monday that the killing of a stranger..."
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Jaynes, C. M., Escue, M., & Santos, M. R. (2022). The role of workplace offending in the relationship between work and crime: Testing the traditional, displacement, emboldenment and continuity hypotheses. Social Science Research. doi:10.1016/j.ssresearch.2022.102722
Lee, C. E., Burke, M. M., & Perkins, E. A. (2022). Compound caregiving: Toward a research agenda. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 60(1), 66-79. doi:10.1352/1934-9556-60.1.66
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Trip, H., Northway, R., Perkins, E. A., Mirfin-Veitch, B., & Adams, R. (2022). COVID-19: Evolving challenges and opportunities for residential and vocational intellectual disability service providers. Journal of Practice & Policy in Intellectual Disabilities. doi:10.1111/jppi.12414 | |
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If you are a current FCIC Trainee, this message is for you!
Through a generous gift from the Evin B. Harsell Foundation, the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities (FCIC/UCEDD) is proud to offer trainees a scholarship opportunity for those living with disabilities or focusing their studies on the field of disability.
The Evan B. Hartsell Endowed Memorial Scholarship is open to full or part-time students at the sophomore, junior, senior or graduate academic levels. Applicants must be active trainees of FCIC/UCEDD and pursing a major in Social Work or Counseling in the College of Behavioral & Community Sciences or Psychology in the College of Arts & Sciences, on any of the USF campuses.
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The University of South Florida and the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities offer a fully online Graduate Certificate in Positive Behavior Support (PBS). This 12 credit hour course of study prepares individuals from mental health, school psychology, school administration, education, early education, social work, and related fields to be effective members of the school, early childhood, or individual support team implementing PBS. The program includes classes focused on providing consultation and guiding collaboration, implementing school-wide PBS, addressing behavior challenges in young children, and intensive individualized interventions.
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