FCIC names new associate director | |
Beth Boone, PhD, BCBA has been selected to serve as the associate director of the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities (FCIC). Boone is dedicated to working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. In her new role, she looks forward to combining her background in intellectual and developmental disabilities and her history with the Association of University Centers on Disabilities and the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities/Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities networks.
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Social work professor shares the story of the woman who inspires her to succeed | |
Alison Salloum, PhD, LCSW, professor in the School of Social Work, says her grandmother, an immigrant from Lebanon, came to this country seeking a better life. She worked hard, had a strong faith, loved and took care of her family, and helped others in need.
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2023 Wall of Fame inductees announced
The Department of Criminology has announced the inductees of its 11th annual Wall of Fame. The honorees will be recognized at the 2023 Wall of Fame Induction Ceremony that will be held on April 21 in the Sam and Martha Gibbons Alumni Center. See the inductees.
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CSD chair and CFS associate professor attend bilingual conference in Israel
Laida Restrepo, PhD, CCC-SLP, professor and chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD), and Trina D. Spencer, PhD, BCBA-D, associate professor in the Department of Child and Family Studies (CFS), recently attended the Bilingual Narrative Intervention conference in Israel. Funded by the Israel Science Foundation, the conference brought together scholars from North America, Europe, and Israel to share their knowledge on intervention, narrative studies, bilingualism, and language development. Spencer gave the first talk on the first day titled, "Narrative as a Bilingual Tool: Principles of Intervention Design Based on Learning Sciences." Restrepo attended because she has a grant with the hosts of the conference at Bar Ilan University. Read more.
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Cybersecurity foundation to fund an endowed faculty position in CBCS
As part of a $1.5 million investment to create a cyber threat intelligence laboratory at USF, the Rapid7 Cybersecurity Foundation will fund an endowed faculty position within CBCS. The position will be part of the interdisciplinary leadership team of the lab and is one of four endowed faculty positions created in the following USF colleges: CBCS, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering, and Muma College of Business. The cooperative nature of the Rapid7 Cyber Threat Intelligence Lab will lead to opportunities for interdisciplinary research between the behavioral sciences and STEM fields. Read more.
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CFS releases impact report for 2022
The FY22 Department of Child and Family Studies (CFS) Impact Report reflects the efforts of a large (269 faculty and staff), interdisciplinary, highly productive, and mission-driven department committed to improving the well-being of individuals, children, and families. It provides readers with a snapshot of the current or recently completed activities within each academic program, as well as research, evaluation, technical assistance, and consultation that is conducted across each division within CFS. Read the report.
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Call for nominations: RAP awards
Nominations are now being accepted for the annual Recognition Award Program (RAP). This program recognizes individual administrative, staff, and OPS/temporary employees within CBCS for their extraordinary achievement in the workplace.
Two individuals will be selected to receive an award of $750 each. The honorees will be announced at the Spring 2023 CBCS Faculty and Staff Assembly on Friday, April 28 at 11:30 a.m. Nominations are due Friday, March 31. Complete yours here.
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Join us in celebrating Women's History Month with these downloadable Teams backgrounds. Click the options below to download them.
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Anti-LGBTQ graffiti sprayed inside Long Island school
FOX 5
"David Kilmnick is the president of the LGBT Network. 'It was offensive, it was threatening, and it was hateful, and it has no place in our schools, no place in our communities. It really has no place in our society.' The superintendent of schools echoing that..."
USF launches BRIGHT Network to help human trafficking victims
WTVT (FOX) - Tampa
"'Since we've checked their background, trafficking is not happening out of that location, and it's safe,' Shelly Wagers, a USF criminology professor and BRIGHT Network researcher, said."
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USF researchers snag $75K to deploy tech solutions for strokes, mental health
Tampa Bay Business Journal
"The research is being conducted through USF's College of Behavioral and Community Sciences with the goal to improve access in music intervention in health care settings. The Early Stage Innovation Fund's..."
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The Black opioid crisis reveals that barriers to treatment must come down
The Boston Globe
by Khary Rigg, PhD (MHLP)
"White patients are more likely to be prescribed life-saving medication. Lowering opioid deaths in Black communities requires urgent mobilization for equity."
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ChatGPT: An AI Language Model with Implications for Academia and Beyond
ACJS Today
by Tom Hyslip, PhD (Criminology)
"It's important to note that while ChatGPT and other large language models have many potential benefits for education, they also raise significant ethical concerns."
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Foster, M. E., Choo, A. L., & Smith, S. A. (2023). Speech-language disorder severity, academic success, and socioemotional functioning among multilingual and English monolingual children in the United States: The National Survey of Children’s Health. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1096145 | |
Robertson, A.A., Gardner, S., Dembo, R. et al. (2023). Impact of implementation interventions to improve substance use service delivery on recidivism among justice-involved youth. Health Justice 11, 12. doi:10.1186/s40352-023-00210-3 | |
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Sub-award PI: Supraja Anand, PhD (CSD)
Co-investigators: David Eddins, PhD & Erol Ozmeral, PhD
"Towards Precision Assessment of Dysphonic Speech: From Vocal Fold Physiology to Perception"
Sponsor: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
8/1/2022-7/31/2027
Amount: $886,638
The overall goal of the proposed research is to discover and quantify physiological mechanisms underlying normal and abnormal vocal fold behavior and establish their relationships to voice quality perception in connected speech. This innovative proposal leverages the expertise of a multidisciplinary team and develops a comprehensive framework linking vocal physiology and perception with improved measurement approaches, methods, and analyses that account for the effects of co-articulation in connected speech. Knowledge gained from this pre-translational research has the potential to improve our understanding of voice pathology and to substantially advance functional assessment and treatment outcomes for millions of people with voice disorders.
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Upcoming Events & Deadlines | |
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Call for Participants: Brave Takes - A Photovoice Project
Do you have lived experience with mental illness or a substance use disorder? Take part in a confidential yet creative opportunity to share your experiences using photography! USF students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate.
Photovoice brings stories of mental illness and addiction into focus and to the attention of our campus community. The mission of Photovoice is to empower individuals to share their personal stories of recovery and visions for change while controlling their level of disclosure of their identity in public.
Visit bit.ly/usf-photovoice to learn more and reserve your spot.
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Faculty Media Training with University Communications and Marketing
March 10 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | CGS 131 (in person)
March 31 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Microsoft Teams (Meeting ID: 236 868 391 025, Passcode: jrqubc)
Learn how to maximize your exposure through the media and across USF platforms. UCM’s Faculty Media Training will include best practices in a variety of areas – from working with reporters to framing your expertise for a general audience. (All sessions will cover the same content.)
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JMP Pro Statistical Software for Research and Teaching
March 10 | 3-5 p.m.
Microsoft Teams
JMP Pro is no-code desktop statistical software designed for researchers and scientists. Its extensive statistical capabilities support a large range of applications, and its interactive, graph-first interface makes it suitable for the classroom, too. It's used extensively in both academia and industry and is available to all USF faculty and students.
Join the JMP Academic team for this overview of JMP Pro. By the end, you’ll know all you need to get started applying the software in your own work.
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Clinical Rehabilitation & Mental Health Counseling 50th Anniversary Gala
March 23 | 6-9 p.m.
USF Gibbons Alumni Center, Traditions Hall
Join the Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling (CRMHC) program for a night of celebration, sharing memories, and contributing to an even better future. During this event, you will have a chance to be part of history as we reunite those who have contributed to CRMHC’s growth through the decades. Funding from your sponsorship will help provide scholarships for students. Buy tickets.
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“Infusing Anti-Racist and Anti-Ageist Principles into Productive Aging Scholarship - Confronting ‘No Data...No Problem’”
March 24 | 11 a.m.
MHC Atrium & Microsoft Teams
Ernest Gonzales, PhD, MSSW is a first-gen Latinx gerontologist who is a scholar in the areas of productive aging, health equity, discrimination, and social policy. His research advances our understanding of the relationships between healthy aging, social determinants of health, productive activities, and intergenerational contexts. Gonzales' work is supported by many funders, including the National Institute on Aging, the U.S. Social Security Administration, and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, and is published in leading scientific journals.
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Spring 2023 CBCS Faculty and Staff Assembly
April 28 | 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
MHC Atrium & Microsoft Teams
All CBCS faculty and staff are invited to attend. A special celebration of the 50th anniversaries of the Department of Criminology and the Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling Program will be held and include cake and punch.
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Adding News, Events, and Publications to the CBCS Website and Newsletter
If you have news/events, or recent/upcoming publications you would like posted on the CBCS website and/or newsletter, please send the details and any attachments to CBCS Marketing (CBCSMarketing@usf.edu).
Be sure to include all pertinent information in the format you would like to have posted (title, date, times, location, event description and contact information). Please provide your information in editable digital text format.
Articles included in the CBCS Communiqué may be disseminated to USF Media outlets and/or beyond.
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