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Faculty, staff, alumni, students, donors, and friends of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders gathered in the PCD Breezeway to celebrate M. Adelaida Restrepo, PhD, CCC-SLP, the new chair of the department. Restrepo joined CBCS last year from Arizona State University, where she was a professor in the Speech and Hearing Sciences Program and associate dean for research in the College of Health Solutions. She is also a Fulbright Fellow and ASHA Fellow. See photos from the event here.
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CSD hosts Tampa Voice Conference
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) and Assistant Professor Alexandra Brandimore, PhD, CCC-SLP hosted the Tampa Voice Conference. Held in partnership with Dysphonia International and the Tampa Spasmodic Dysphonia Support Group, the event provided free education to speech-language pathologists, ENT physicians, students, and patients within the Tampa Bay community. Expert presentations were provided by Yael Benssouson, MD, Darla Freeman, SLP-D, CCC-SLP, and Dysphonia International Executive Director Kim Kuman on best practice, current research, and the future of voice disorders management.
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CBCS students selected for fellowship
Doctoral students Sara Ardis, MA and T. Freeman Gerhardt were selected to receive the Dissertation Completion Fellowship from the Office of Graduate Studies for summer 2023. Ardis, a student in the Department of Criminology, and Gerhardt, a student of the Behavioral and Community Sciences PhD Program, are recognized for their outstanding academic abilities. This award provides a stipend for the summer semester to support their graduate studies and up to nine hours of graduate-level tuition for the fall semester.
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Aging studies research assistant professor speaks at Women Conquer ALZ event
Lindsay Peterson, PhD, a research assistant professor in the School of Aging Studies, was one of five women researchers featured in a Women Conquer ALZ event at the Tampa Women’s Club for International Women’s Day. Peterson worked with the Alzheimer’s Association on a recent grant funded by the Retirement Research Foundation. She conducted qualitative research with caregivers of individuals living with dementia about disaster preparedness and used the data to create a disaster preparedness guide tailored to meet caregivers’ needs. Bill Haley, PhD, Debra Dobbs, PhD, and Sara Hackett, PhD collaborated with Peterson on the project.
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Rapid7 Brings Threat Intel Data to USF Cybersecurity Lab
Dark Reading
"... and endowed faculty positions created in four USF colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, College of Engineering, and the Muma College of Business."
Florida nursing homes want money and leeway from lawmakers. Will residents be safe?
Sun Sentinel
"Lindsay Peterson, an assistant professor at the University of South Florida who collaborated with AARP on the report, told the Sun Sentinel that after looking at dozens of research studies, she concluded that higher nurse staffing levels result in..."
Fact-checking Ron DeSantis' 2023 State of the State claims about crime, Florida’s growth
PolitiFact
"'By and large, state level crime rates follow similar patterns over time, with most states experiencing similar decreases in crime as Florida over the past 50 years,' Lyndsay Boggess, a criminology professor..."
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USF Research & Innovation and the Florida High Tech Corridor partner to fund Early-Stage Innovation Awards
USFRI Newsroom
"Computer vision-based human affect assessment system for precision music intervention delivery: A proof-of-concept study, Dr. Hongdao Meng, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences, School of Aging Studies"
Chemo-Related Hearing Loss Is Common in Survivors of Testicular Cancer, Other Cancer Types
CURE
"'..inner ear, essentially causing cell damage, which causes hearing loss and sometimes tinnitus, or ringing or buzzing noises from the ear,' said Victoria A. Sanchez, assistant professor in the department of..."
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An assessment of ransomware distribution on darknet markets
AT&T Business
by C. Jordan Howell, PhD & Lauren Tremblay
"If ransomware has been around for over 40 years, why is it now increasing in popularity? We argue the increase in ransomware attacks can be attributed to the availability of ransomware sold on darknet markets."
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Beirne, P., & Lynch, M. J. (2023). On the geometry of speciesist policing: The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Animal Cruelty Data. International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy. doi:10.5204/ijcjsd.2631
Burckley, J., Jeanis, M., & Fox, B. (2023). On the illegality of sex work and the impact on victimization, health, and human trafficking: Is criminalization a cure or disease? Victims & Offenders, 18(3), 572–585. doi:10.1080/15564886.2022.2134242
de Vries, I., Reid, J. A., & Farrell, A. (2023). From responding to uncertainties and ambiguities to more constructive and inclusive debates on commercial sex and sex trafficking. Victims & Offenders, 18(3), 586–606. doi:10.1080/15564886.2022.2151539
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Reid, J. A., & Fox, B. (2023). Reforming the criminal justice response to human trafficking victims and offenders: An introduction. Victims & Offenders, 18(3), 393–398. doi:10.1080/15564886.2023.2182856
Reid, J., Bilali, K., Fox, B., & Diaz, J. (2023). Toward a typology of child sex traffickers: Using crime script analysis to inform prevention. Victims & Offenders, 18(3), 423–446. doi:10.1080/15564886.2022.2149648
Szalavitz, M., Rigg, K. K., & Wakeman, S. E. (2021). Drug dependence is not addiction—and it matters. Annals of Medicine, 53(1), 1989–1992. doi:10.1080/07853890.2021.1995623
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Defense of a Doctoral Dissertation | |
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Title: Evaluation of Interactive Computerized Training to Teach Practitioners to Implement Safety Skills Training
Student: Rasha R. Baruni
Program: Applied Behavior Analysis
Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: MHC 1442
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Title: Head Movement Behaviors in Various Communication Environments
Student: Angkana Lertpoompunya
Program: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Date: Friday, March 24, 2023
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: BPB 210C
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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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MHLP Colloquia for Assistant Instructor
Aaron Norton, PhD: March 20 | 2-3 p.m.
Bonnie Brown, PhD: March 22 | 9:45-10:45 a.m.
Sara Rhode, LCSW: March 27 | 2-3 p.m.
MHC 2625A
Hear from the candidates for MHLP assistant instructor.
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Faculty Media Training with University Communications and Marketing
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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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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Celebration of Teaching
April 11 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
MSC Ballroom
The event will be a celebratory gathering that aims to recognize and share the great teaching strategies, techniques, and practices from around USF.
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Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Narrative Review of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare Outcomes
April 18 | 12:00 p.m.
Microsoft Teams
Florida Center for Inclusive Communities Trainee Sahiti Gilela conducted a narrative review of racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare outcomes for people with Intellectual and Development Disabilities (IDD). Her findings suggest that healthcare disparities remain a prevalent issue and are exacerbated for those people at the intersection of IDDs and racial/ethnic minority. She will present her recommendations to recognize and minimize these disparities. Sahiti was mentored by Elizabeth Perkins, PHD, RNLD, FAAIDD, FGSA.
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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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