CFS associate professor invited to meet ambassador of France to the U.S. | |
Tammy Jorgensen Smith, PhD, CRC, an associate professor in the Department of Child and Family Studies Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling program, was invited to meet with the ambassador of France to the United States, Laurent Bili. Smith was also invited to meet with President Carl Jubran, PhD, and the board of trustees of The American College of the Mediterranean (ACM) Institute for American Universities (IAU), ACM-IAU alumni and staff, and colleagues in international education.
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Social work assistant professor of instruction helps establish USF Pride ERG | |
Thanks to School of Social Work Assistant Professor of Instruction David Kilmnick, PhD, MSW, the USF Pride Employee Resource Group (ERG): LGBTQ+ Faculty and Staff Association has been approved and officially established. Kilmnick is the contact with USF Human Resources and serves on the leadership team working with faculty from the Muma College of Business and USF Health.
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USF students participate in macro social work experience
Sixty-one USF social work students traveled to Tallahassee for Legislative Education and Advocacy Days (LEAD), where they presented at a training, listened in on committee meetings, and met with legislators. Read more.
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CSD students team up in collaborative workshop
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) interpreter training (ITT) and speech-language pathology (SLP) graduate students participated in the department's first SLP-ASL Interpreting Interprofessional Practice In-Service. The students worked together on a mock treatment plan and therapy session. They then did a demonstration of a treatment activity and discussed how they problem-solved the logistics and nuances of working together. Read more.
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Students explore field experience opportunities at CRMHC fair
At the field placement fair, students learned about the partnerships the Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling (CRMHC) program has with private practices, non-profit agencies, and federal and state government organizations in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, and surrounding areas. Read more.
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Social work faculty and students participate in Activist Lab Bootcamp
Students and faculty in the School of Social Work recently participated in the 6th Annual College of Public Health Activist Lab Bootcamp. Associate in Research Chris Groeber, MSW, led the Suicide Prevention for BIPOC Youth group. Associate Professor Jerome Galea, PhD, LCSW, as well as Jacqueline Houston, an Activist Lab Student Advisory Board member, helped facilitate the bootcamp, which focused on suicide prevention policy. Read more.
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Lawmakers OK behavioral health teaching hospitals
Fernandina Beach News Leader & Tampa Bay Business Journal
"It also, for example, would establish the Florida Center for Behavioral Health Workforce at the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute within the University of South Florida."
Rewritten Baker and Marchman acts bill unanimously clears House Health Committee
The Florida Bar
"...provide data on children who undergo involuntary examinations and adults who are high users of crisis stabilization services to the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute within the University of South Florida."
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USF ranks among the top 15 public universities in new patents
USF News
"College of Behavioral and Community Sciences faculty members William Diehl Kearns, Kimberly Crosland and James L. Fozard, along with Jeffrey Craighead, lead scientist at SoarTech, patented a new medication box that improves patients’ medication adherence."
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Cividini-Motta, C., Livingston, C., & Efaw, H. (2024). Systematic review of differential reinforcement in skill acquisition. Behavior Analysis in Practice.
doi:10.1007/s40617-023-00903-z
Lampe, N. M., & Pfeffer, C. A. (2024). “We grow older. We also have lots of sex. I just want a doctor who will at least ask about it.”: Transgender, non-binary, and intersex older adults in sexual and reproductive healthcare. Social Science & Medicine. doi:j.socscimed.2024.116572
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Yampolskaya, S., Sowell, C., Walker-Egea, C., Hanak-Coulter, J., & Pecora, P. J. (2024). Family Intensive Treatment for child welfare involved caregivers with substance misuse issues: Safety, permanency and well-being outcomes. Clinical Social Work Journal. doi:10.1007/s10615-023-00917-8 | |
Defense of a Doctoral Dissertation | |
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Title: Sociocultural Factors, Definitions and Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence Among Latina and Hispanic Women
Student: Vanessa Centelles, MA
Program: Criminology
Date: Monday, March 4, 2024
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: SOC 302 & Microsoft Teams (Contact vcentelles@usf.edu for the link.)
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Upcoming Events & Deadlines | |
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School of Aging Studies Distinguished Alumni Lecture “Cognitive Trajectories; A Life Course Approach”
Feb. 23 | 1:30 p.m.
MHC Atrium
Marianne Chanti-Ketterl is a 2015 graduate of the PhD in aging studies program at USF. Her research deals with the epidemiology of cognitive aging, largely focusing on the intersection between life course environmental, biological, and sociocultural factors associated with risk of cognitive decline.
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Department of Mental Health Law and Policy Colloquium by a Candidate for a Faculty Position
Feb. 23 | 2-3 p.m.
SMC B226
Laura Curran, PhD, will present "Maternal Health Matters: Navigating the Challenges of Treatment and Policy for Substance Use During Pregnancy."
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Submit your nominations for the 2024 Deans Awards!
Deadline: Feb. 28
Submit your nominations for the 2024 Dean’s Awards. Faculty awards include the Outstanding Research Award, Outstanding Teaching Awards (an award will be given to a tenure track faculty in addition to a non-tenure track/instructor), the Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award (must be tenure track for a full academic year), and the Outstanding Service Award. Student awards include the Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award, the Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award, and the Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award.
Nominations are due to Nicoleta Zenn (nzenn@usf.edu) by Feb. 28. Click here for more info.
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Virtual Training in Effective Supervision Practices
in Clinical and Education Settings
March 18 | 10 a.m. - noon
Microsoft Teams
Learn about effective supervision practices in clinical and education settings from Sarah A. Lechago, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA, an associate professor of behavior analysis at University of Houston-Clear Lake.
RSVP by March 1 here.
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School of Aging Studies Policy Series Lecture: “The CoreQ Survey: Developing a measure of resident and family satisfaction with nursing homes and assisted living communities"
March 18 | 1 p.m.
MHC 1739
Hear from Nicholas Castle, PhD, MHA, FGSA, chair and professor in the Department of Health Policy, Management and Leadership at the West Virginia University School of Public Health. Castle's areas of expertise include long-term care, epidemiology of aging, health systems improvement, occupational health, and obesity.
Those who are not members of the School of Aging Studies are encouraged to RSVP to Jim Scull (jscull@usf.edu, 813-974-241).
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School of Aging Studies 2024 Preceptors and Awards Reception
April 19 | 1-2:30 p.m.
Join the School of Aging Studies in recognizing internship preceptors, supervisors and, recipients of awards and scholarships.
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Spring 2024 CBCS Faculty & Staff Assembly
April 24 | 1-2:30 p.m.
MHC Atrium & Microsoft Teams
Hear updates about the college from CBCS leadership. All CBCS faculty and staff are encouraged to attend in person.
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Fiesta by the Bay for Autism
April 27 | 6 p.m.
USF Gibbons Alumni Center
The funds raised at Fiesta by the Bay help the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities at USF provide free programs and projects throughout the year across 14 counties. There are many ways you can help make this year’s event a huge success. Contact Christine Rover at crover@usf.edu to find out ways you can help!
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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 in the Communique newsletter, send the details and any attachments to CBCS Marketing (CBCSMarketing@usf.edu). Please send all newsletter submissions no later than Thursday for inclusion in the following week's newsletter.
Be sure to include all pertinent information (title, date, times, location, event description, and contact 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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