MHLP assistant professor wins poster competition | |
Micah Johnson, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, and his colleagues won the Future of Pediatric Practice 2022 Resident Forum Poster Competition in the Original Research category of the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. The study was titled "Current opioid misuse among justice-involved children: The effect of adverse childhood experiences." Johnson worked with Ayodeji Otufowora, MD, PhD, MPH and Piyush Chaudhari, MPH on the study.
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Aging studies student receives grant for dementia research | |
Monica Nelson, a fourth-year PhD candidate in the School of Aging Studies, received a Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award for her project titled, “Contribution of Contextual Factors and Neuropathology to Dementia." Monica will use the grant to complete her dissertation focused on investigating biological and contextual risk factors for incident dementia.
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CIBR Lab receives grant from Cyber Florida
The Department of Criminology received $79,200 from Cyber Florida to fund the Cybercrime Interdisciplinary Behavioral Research Laboratory (CIBR Lab). George Burruss, PhD, who directs CIBR Lab, said the money will be used to fund three graduate students who will manage various research projects and help develop research tools to study the problem of cybercrime and online victimization. Lab-affiliated faculty from the Department of Criminology and other disciplines work with undergraduate and graduate students to teach research and analysis skills. The lab is open to students from any major interested in cyber criminology and cybersecurity. Information about joining can be found on the lab’s website.
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CSD students start graduate NSSLHA chapter
Graduate students in the MS in Speech-Language Pathology program are starting a graduate chapter of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) at USF. NSSLHA is a national student organization for pre-professionals studying communication sciences and disorders (CSD) recognized by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Students hope this chapter will serve to support and connect members with fellow students in the program, professionals in the field, and the community overall. The chapter plans to hold events focused on advocacy, community outreach, and professional development and provide opportunities for networking and student leadership.
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2022's Best & Worst Places to Retire
WalletHub
"Kathy Black is a professor of Aging Studies at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus. 'It is advantageous to consider financial factors based on one's longevity...'"
Nearly 20% of Floridians 'involuntarily examined' under Baker Act were kids
WFLA (NBC) - Tampa
"The DCF Baker Act annual report, compiled by the University of South Florida, reported there were nearly 36,000 children involuntarily examined in the 2019-2020 fiscal year."
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'An excuse to racially profile': How Florida trains police on bias
Tampa Bay Times
"Most use Fair and Impartial Policing, a firm founded in 2011 by University of South Florida criminology professor Lorie Fridell..."
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Shahnasarian, M. (2022). The Valuation of Monetary Damages in Injury Cases: A Damages Expert's Perspective. American Bar Association. ISBN: 9781639051519 | |
Spencer, T. D., & Pierce, C. (2022). Classroom‐based oral storytelling: Reading, writing, and social benefits. The Reading Teacher. doi:10.1002/trtr.2144 | |
This event is FREE to all USF faculty staff and students. | |
Free Webinar: Promoting Healthy Behaviors for Kinship Caregivers
Sept., 21, 2:00 p.m. EST
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Learn more about kinship caregiver health and an approach to working with kinship caregivers that emphasizes self-compassion and self-care from School of Social Work Instructor Kerry Littlewood, PhD, MSW. Created by a multi-disciplinary team of doctors and social workers, the Time for Me Toolkit helps peer navigators to support and provide psychoeducation to caregivers around six pillars of health management (Healthy Eating, Being Active, Healthy Sleep, Healthy Coping, Medical Adherence, and Self-Monitoring).
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