Criminology professor elected to ASC Division of Victimology Executive Board | |
Sandra Stone, PhD, professor in the Department of Criminology, was elected to the Executive Board of the Division of Victimology of the American Society of Criminology (ASC) as an Executive Counselor. Stone will serve a two-year term beginning in 2023. The ASC Division of Victimology brings together victimologists and those whose research focuses on victimization in an effort to advance the field of victimology and to bring continued attention to the issue.
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MHLP associate professor selected for Public Voices Fellowship | |
Khary Rigg, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy (MHLP), was selected as a Public Voices Fellow by AcademyHealth. As a member of the fellowship's inaugural cohort, Rigg will work toward increasing the public impact of the nation's underrepresented thinkers and ensuring that their ideas are heard and uplifted. He will receive training from professional journalists through The OpEd Project to effectively bring ideas to the mainstream media.
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Congratulations, 2022 grads!
More than 300 students graduated this weekend with degrees from the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences. USF's commencement ceremonies included 207 students receiving undergraduate degrees, 108 students receiving master's degrees, and six students receiving doctoral degrees from CBCS. Meet some of our outstanding students from this graduating class here.
Vivian Mills, MSW, PhD, who successfully defended her dissertation in October, earned her doctorate in behavioral and community sciences. Mills’ personal experiences as a biological mother, adoptive mother of four, and foster mother to five inspired her to pursue research in child welfare policy. Read her story.
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Criminology alum to serve as acting chief of Tampa Police Department
Criminology alum and Assistant Chief of the Tampa Police Department Lee Bercaw, PhD will serve as acting chief of the Tampa Police Department while a comprehensive national search is conducted. Bercaw obtained his bachelor's degree in criminology and master's degree in criminal justice administration from USF, and his doctorate in criminal justice, with a specialization in homeland security, from Saint Leo University. His research focus encompasses human trafficking and the perceived phenomenon of a surge during large-scale events. Bercaw also serves as an adjunct professor with USF and represents the Department of Criminology on the CBCS Advisory Council.
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Recipients of the CBCS Internal Grants for fall 2022 announced
The CBCS Research Council has selected the recipients of the CBCS Internal Grant for fall 2022. The following faculty members will receive upwards of $20,000 to carry out their proposed research endeavors:
- From the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Kristin Kosyluk, PhD and Margaret McGladrey, PhD, and also Judith Biesen, PhD
- From the School of Social Work, Dasha Rhodes, PhD, LMSW
- From the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Jisook Park, PhD
Read more about their research projects here.
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Behavioral healthcare majors welcomed to the profession in pinning ceremony
Graduates of the behavioral healthcare major were celebrated and welcomed to the profession at the pinning ceremony last Thursday in the C.W. Bill Young Hall. Twenty-seven students graduated from the program over the weekend. The behavioral healthcare major exposes students to new, scientific-based treatment approaches for behavioral health issues as well as to issues in the organization, finances, and outcome of behavioral health services.
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Students develop technological solutions for USF IPE Day
Seven CBCS students and Faculty Facilitator Betsy Davis, MSEd participated in the 5th Annual Interprofessional Education (IPE) Day at the USF Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation last month.
This year's event focused on exploring the use of technology in healthcare, exploring ways to transform the way healthcare is practiced as interprofessional partners, and leveraging collective expertise and strengths to improve patient outcomes and quality of care. USF Health and CBCS students were given a scenario in which they had to find a technological solution for a simulated patient who lived with comorbidities including hypertension, diabetes, and glaucoma. The solution had to be user-friendly and provide short-term and long-term interdisciplinary care solutions. Read more.
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Criminology associate professor leads prisoner reentry and recidivism program
Students within the Department of Criminology's Prisoner Reentry and Recidivism program made their final presentations in the Reentry Pod of the Sarasota County Correctional Facility. Jessica Grosholz, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Criminology on the Sarasota-Manatee campus, leads the 16-week program. According to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, the presentations given at the end of the program have led to changes within their facility in the past.
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USF research leaders discuss the university's COVID response in webinar
Howard Goldstein, PhD, CBCS associate dean for research, joined two other USF research leaders for a webinar hosted by the Highly Integrative Basic and Responsive (HIBAR) Research Alliance. The group discussed the approach that USF took to develop a rapid response research network to address the wide-ranging aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic. They highlighted the HIBAR features of this network, shared lessons learned, and described how USF continues to apply the concept of the Pandemic Response Research Network to tackle other global challenges. Read more.
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CBCS student admitted to doctoral candidacy
Ana Aluisy, MA, LMHC, LMFT was admitted to doctoral candidacy in the Behavioral and Community Sciences doctoral program. She has a BS in Psychology from Campbell University and an MA in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling from the University of South Florida. Her research interests are mental health disparities and culturally relevant mental health services.
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Cyber hygiene: What happens when your data is stolen and how to avoid it
KCBS Radio
"For more on this KCBS Radio's Liz saint John spoke with Jordan Howell, assistant professor in cybercrime at the University of South Florida..."
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Breaking Unsolved Idaho Murders: Is the case going cold?
WFLA (NBC) Tampa
"WFLA Now's JB Biunno is joined by Peter Massey and Thomas Hyslip of the University of South Florida to analyze the evidence process in the Idaho murders."
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Ozmeral, E. J., & Higgins, N. C. (2022). Defining functional spatial boundaries using a spatial release from Masking Task. JASA Express Letters, 2(12). doi:10.1121/10.0015356 | |
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Kimberly Johnson, PhD (MHLP)
Center for Dissemination and Implementation At Stanford (C-DIAS)
Sponsor: Stanford University
8/1/2022-5/31/2027
Total Award Amount: $584,690
This study is part of a center grant awarded to Stanford University by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The study is one of three research projects that examine implementation of mechanisms to reduce overdose deaths. Working with researchers at Northwestern University, the team is developing and implementing an innovative model-driven decision support system to aid three counties in optimizing the use of available resources to address overdose deaths. Using a modular agent-based model (ABM) that integrates data from multiple community sources, we run simulation scenarios to help communities predict how changes in their approach might affect overdose rates. The first study aim is to create an ABM that takes as input local data and produces projections across diverse strategies’ impact on overdose deaths and disparities in access to specific services to reduce death. The second aim examines the generalizability of this approach in three diverse counties: Pinellas County, FL, Vermilion County, IL, and Santa Clara County, CA.
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