CBCS faculty ranked in top 2% of cited scientists in the world
Multiple CBCS faculty members have been ranked in the top 2% of cited scientists in the world in a recent study conducted by Stanford researchers and Elsevier BV. Separate data are shown for career-long and for single recent year impact. Seven CBCS faculty are included in the rankings for their single year (2021) impact, and ten CBCS faculty are among the top 2% of cited scientists for the duration of their career. The ranking method is based upon a composite of standardized metrics and is led by Stanford University statistician John P.A. Ioannidis. Read more.
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13 CBCS faculty members reach new heights in their careers
Thirteen CBCS faculty were promoted for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Six faculty members were promoted to full professor: Kwang-Sun Cho Blair, PhD, BCBA-D; George Burruss, PhD; Kimberly Crosland, PhD, BCBA-D; Christina Dillahunt-Aspillaga, PhD, CRC; Nan Sook Park, PhD, MSW, MS; and Joan Reid, PhD.
In the Department of Child and Family Studies, Catia Cividini-Motta, PhD, BCBA-D and Vicky Buckles, PhD, LMHC, CRC were promoted to associate professor of instruction. Cividini-Motta has since taken a new position of assistant professor. Ryan Henry, PhD, LMFT was promoted to professor of instruction, and Svetlana Yampolskaya, PhD was promoted to research professor. In the Department of Criminology, Shelly Wagers, PhD and Richard Moule, PhD were awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor. Joni Bernbaum, MA was promoted to associate instructor. Congratulations, faculty!
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CBCS announces recipients of undergraduate research assistantships
Thirteen CBCS students have been awarded undergraduate research assistantships to work with faculty in the college on research projects in spring 2023. Seven students in the language, speech, and hearing sciences major received the award, along with two ASL interpreting majors, three students in the Bachelor of Social Work program, and a criminology student.
These assistantships are awarded every semester and are designed to support undergraduate students conducting research. Read more about this year's awardees and their mentors. Encourage your undergraduate students to apply for the assistantship for the summer term here.
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ABA student receives Butterfly Effects Scholarship
Kaleigh Cernosek, a student in the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) on-campus master's program, received a scholarship offered through Butterfly Effects in Tampa. Butterfly Effects, a national leader in ABA-based treatment for children affected by autism spectrum disorder (ASD), has committed $2,000 annually ($1,000 per fall/spring semesters) to a full-time USF ABA graduate student. The scholarship is awarded to a student dedicated to making meaningful change in the lives of children and families affected by ASD. Read more.
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CSD students hold donation drive for school SLPs impacted by Hurricane Ian
Student organizations in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) spent the last few weeks collecting donations for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) working in public schools in Lee County and Charlotte County. Several SLPs in these areas lost all of their therapy and assessment materials in Hurricane Ian, thus impacting the services provided to clients. The students hope these donations will alleviate some obstacles and assist SLPs in continuing to provide quality interventions to their caseloads.
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The SMART Lab opens applications for 2023
Current first-year students can apply between now and March 19, 2022 to join the fall 2023 cohort of trainees of the Substance Misuse and Addictions Research Traineeship (SMART) Lab. This 3-year paid traineeship prepares underrepresented groups of undergraduates to become a new generation of research scientists. Trainees learn statistical analysis, present their research at conferences and symposiums, and gain professional development and support preparing for their post-graduate journey. Invite your rising sophomores to apply here.
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Charlie Crist’s crime comparison with Ron DeSantis lacks data
PolitiFact
"Violent crimes, especially homicides, are still relatively rare," said Lyndsay Boggess, professor at the University of South Florida's Department of Criminology. "Even minor changes..."
Psychologists in the news
APA News
"They are: Howard Goldstein, PhD, Christine Ruva, PhD, Elizabeth Schotter, PhD, and Marilyn Stern, PhD. Each of them received $2,000 and recognition at a campus event this fall."
The Good Nurse Is a Chilling Murder Mystery—and Completely Bloodless
The Atlantic
"Dawn Cecil, a criminology professor at the University of South Florida, points to Netflix’s Dahmer as the latest example. While researching her book Fear, Justice, and Modern True Crime, Cecil..."
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Thousands of disabled Floridians spending years on Medicaid waiver waitlist
Bay News 9 (Spectrum) - Tampa
"Elizabeth Perkins, associate director of the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities at the University of South Florida, says it’s been this way since 2011 because the list is chronically under-funded while it continues to grow..."
Ian's deadly impact on seniors exposes need for new preparation strategies
WUSF
"When Lindsay Peterson, a research assistant professor at the University of South Florida, interviewed 52 family caregivers in 2021 and 2022, all of them said they would never take a loved one with dementia to a disaster shelter."
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Chezan, L. C., McCammon, M. N., Wolfe, K., Drasgow, E., & Tabacu, L.M. (2022). Teachers’ familiarity, confidence, training, and use of problem behavior interventions for learners with autism spectrum disorder in school settings. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities. doi:10.1007/s10882-022-09885-2
Lee, S., Mu, C., Joshi, R., & Khan, A. (2022). Daily and momentary variability in sleep, stress, and well-being data in two samples of health care workers. Field Methods. doi:10.1177/1525822x221132425
Lindo, N. A., Li, D., Hastings, T., Ceballos, P., Werts, R., Molina, C., Oller, M., & Laird, A. (2022). Child and adolescent career construction: Lived experiences of an expressive arts group. The Career Development Quarterly. doi:10.1002/cdq.12307
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Murray, C. M., Baruni, R. R., Kelly, M. P., Sheridan, D. J., & Seaver, J. P. (2022). Using lag schedules to increase toy play variability for children with autism in the United Arab Emirates. International Journal of Play. Advance online publication. doi:10.1080/21594937.2022.2118206
Sanchez, V. A., Arnold, M. L., Moore, D. R., Clavier, O., & Abrams, H. B. (2022). Speech-in-noise testing: Innovative applications for pediatric patients, underrepresented populations, fitness for duty, clinical trials, and remote services. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. doi:10.1121/10.0014418
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Jerome Galea, PhD, MSW (SOK) & Kristin Kosyluk, PhD (MHLP)
Feasibility of a community-engaged social marketing strategy to reduce HIV-related stigma and improve health among young people
Sponsor: Harvard Medical School
7/1/2022-6/30/2025
Sub-Award Amount: $21,310
In this project, we will evaluate the feasibility of a social marketing public health strategy for reducing HIV-related stigma, and associated intersectional stigma, among young people in an urban Latin American setting. First, we will identify key anti-stigma messages and change goals. Next, we will develop and pilot-test a suite of locally tailored Spanish-language multimedia tools. Finally, we will examine the feasibility of collaborating with key societal influencers in Peru to disseminate health-related messages via social media.
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Brent Small, PhD (SAS)
Neurocognitive and Patient-Reported Outcomes after Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy: A Controlled Comparison
Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
7/1/2022-6/30/2027
Total Award Amount: $1,140,209
The goal of the current study is to investigate longitudinal changes in patient-reported outcomes (PRO) and cancer-related cognitive decline (CRCI), outcomes that are highly relevant to survivorship, in the first year after CAR T-cell therapy. We will recruit patients with large B-cell lymphoma and age-, sex- and education-matched controls without cancer. Participants will be assessed at a pre-CAR T-cell therapy baseline and 3 and 12 months later to capture acute and longer-term outcomes. At each time point, participants will complete internet-based neuropsychological testing, validated PRO questionnaires, and a 7-day smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment of cognition and self-reported risk factors for CRCI (i.e., fatigue, depression, pain, stress). We argue that this research will be highly impactful, providing the data needed to educate patients and their families about CAR T-cell therapy in collaboration with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Analyses focused on risk and protective factors will provide insights into potential targets of intervention to improve quality of life and CRCI in this novel cancer survivor population.
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Andrea Smith, MA (CSD)
Educational Interpreter Project
Sponsor: Florida Department of Education
10/1/2022-9/30/2023
Amount: $229,829 (renewable)
The purpose of the Educational Interpreter Project (EIP) is to increase outcomes for students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing through the provision of professional development opportunities for educational interpreters and technical assistance to school district personnel regarding educational interpreting in an effort to increase the competency level of individuals providing these services within school districts throughout Florida and activities to increase the supply of skilled educational interpreters working with students who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or deaf-blind.
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Poinsettia Fundraiser to Benefit Audiology Students
The Tampa Breakfast Sertoma Club is hosting its annual poinsettia fundraiser event to support local Tampa Bay area charities. Some proceeds will help them fund the John Tragon III Memorial Scholarship for audiology students at USF.
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