Department of Criminology celebrates 50 years | |
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As we mark the first day of classes of fall semester of the 2022-2023 academic year, the Department of Criminology is celebrating a milestone—50 years since the establishment of a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice at USF. Spearheaded by the “big three,” which included faculty members William Blount, PhD, the late Mitchell Silverman, PhD, and the late Manuel Vega, PhD, the Criminal Justice program's curriculum was developed to support a wide variety of career paths for its once predominately cops-and-veterans student base. Today, the department covers many current and emerging topics including macro- and micro-level models of criminal behavior, victimology, race, violence, juvenile justice, corrections, and radical and green criminology. Read more about the history of the Department of Criminology and how it has grown in size and prestige over the years here.
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New faculty join CBCS
CBCS welcomed its new faculty members during new faculty orientation last Wednesday. These faculty members represent an incredible depth of expertise that will enrich the CBCS community and the learning experience of our students. All departments and schools in the college are welcoming at least one new member to their team, with both the Tampa and Sarasota-Manatee campuses opening their doors to new faces. During the orientation, Dean Serovich expressed the importance of faculty in ensuring student support and, in turn, student success. We are so excited about these new additions to the CBCS family!
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Get to know the new chairs of CSD and CFS | |
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After being selected by the search committee in March of this year, M. Adelaida (Laida) Restrepo, PhD, CCC-SLP has officially joined her colleagues in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) as chair and professor. As the new school year begins, Restrepo will lead the department as it continues to create pathways to communication by bridging research to practice. But who is Dr. Restrepo, and what vision does she have for the future of CSD? Get to know the new CSD chair in our interview with her. Read more.
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While she may be a familiar face within CBCS, Lise Fox, PhD is new to the position of chair of the Department of Child and Family Studies (CFS). As she assumes her new role, Fox will support the department's commitment to improving the well-being of individuals, children, and families within communities across the country through promoting respect, inclusion, development, achievement, mental health, and an optimum quality of life. Read more about how she has watched the department change over time and what has kept her coming back each year in our Q&A with her. Read more.
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Sarasota-Manatee faculty highlighted in USF Research Magazine
CBCS faculty members on the Sarasota-Manatee campus were featured in the Research: USF magazine for their recent accomplishments. Jessica M. Grosholz, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Criminology and campus chair/director of the Master’s in Criminal Justice program, was highlighted in her role as the 2021 Research Administration Faculty Fellowship recipient. As part of the program, she regularly meets with fellow researchers and departments, sharing current collaborative projects, programs, and events. Additionally, Sandra Stone, PhD; Michelle Arnold, AuD, PhD, CCC-A; and Fawn Ngo, PhD were acknowledged for their mentorship in the Trailblazers program. Criminology Instructor Murat Haner, PhD was also featured for his two collaborative studies: one that provided insight into some of the emotions underpinning the public outrage that followed George Floyd Jr.’s death and another that assessed personal fear and altruistic fear related to the pandemic. Read the magazine.
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Town Hall explains HB 7 and its impact on CBCS instruction
Kyaien Conner, PhD, special assistant to the dean on diversity and inclusion and associate professor in the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, led a Town Hall on Civil Discourse and HB 7 for CBCS faculty and staff. Conner provided an overview of the Florida Board of Governors' recommendations and discussed teaching and training in diversity-related areas based on new guidance to comply with HB 7. Nicknamed "Stop W.O.K.E. Act," this law amends the Florida Civil Rights Act by placing limitations on how an employer can discuss certain topics or “concepts” when conducting diversity training in the workplace. It also amends the Florida Educational Equity Act by placing limitations on how certain topics or “concepts” can be discussed as part of any instruction or training to which a student or employee is “subjected.” Watch the recording.
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CSD students awarded Sertoma scholarship
Four graduate students in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) were awarded scholarships from local chapters of the Sertoma Club to further their studies at USF. Julia Mikhail and Abbie Allen received the Sertoma Endowed Scholarship in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the Tampa Chapter. Danyale Ellis and Brittany Probus both received the Sertoma Club of Bradenton Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Communication Sciences and Disorders. The Sertoma Club sponsors community projects to promote freedom and democracy, youth causes, and a variety of other local community needs as identified by the individual chapters. The local chapters have had a strong partnership with CSD, supporting the success of many of its students over the years.
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Criminology to host cybercrime conference
The Department of Criminology will sponsor and host the 4th Annual Human Factor in Cybercrime conference in Clearwater this November. The conference will address the interaction between end-users, criminal actors, and the institutional environment. The Annual Human Factor in Cybercrime Conference offers an opportunity to present cutting-edge research, introduce new projects and thought-provoking initiatives, and promote exchange among participants that will inform their ongoing research. Past conferences were held in Montreal, Amsterdam, and Jerusalem.
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Prisoner in solitary since Whitey Bulger's murder speaks out: "I'm an innocent man'
MSN NBC
"Former FBI agent Bryanna Fox said two years seems like a long time for this kind of murder investigation to drag on, but she said the Covid-19 pandemic may..."
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USF Professors Study Civil Rights Movement During REACH Montgomery Museum Studies
The Bradenton Times
"Other USF researchers who went to Montgomery were Sandra Stone, assistant dean of graduate studies at the Sarasota-Manatee campus, Kyaien Conner, an associate professor..."
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Bhattacharyya, K. K., Molinari, V., Black, K., & Whitbourne, S. K. (2022). Creating age-friendly nursing homes: The time is now. Gerontology & Geriatrics Education. doi:10.1080/02701960.2022.2106981
Carrion, I. V. (2022). Dying in a foreign land. The Oxford Textbook of Palliative Social Work, 183–191. doi:10.1093/med/9780197537855.003.0017
Carrion, I. V., Neelamegam, M., Estapé, T., Doering, T., Snynder, O., Tollinchi, E., & Estapé, J. (2022). Cancer prevention and diagnosis knowledge among Spanish-speaking older Latino/as residing in Tampa, Florida. Ethnicity & Disease,32(3), 185–192. doi:10.18865/ed.32.3.185
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Chandregowda, A., Clark, H. M., Machulda, M. M., Pham, N. T. T., Lowe, V. J., Josephs, K. & Whitwell, J. L. (2022). A case of atypical Alzheimer’s disease with clinical manifestation that straddled the boundary between primary progressive aphasia and posterior cortical atrophy. The Neurologist. doi:10.1097/NRL.0000000000000458
Dosa, D., Jester, D., Peterson, L., Dobbs, D., Black, K., & Brown, L. (2022). Applying the age‐friendly‐health system 4M paradigm to reframe climate‐related disaster preparedness for nursing home populations. Health Services Research. doi:10.1111/1475-6773.14043
O, S. H., Lee, Y. J., Wilcox, P., & Cullen, F. T. (2022). Deviant identity and offending: A longitudinal study of South Korean youths. Crime & Delinquency. doi:10.1177/00111287221102061
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Defense of a Doctoral Dissertation | |
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Title: Integrating Psychopathy into Prominent Developmental/Life-Course Theories
Student: Eva M. Fontaine
Program: Criminology
When: Tuesday, August 30, 2022, 2 p.m. EST
Where: Microsoft Teams (email evafontaine@usf.edu for an invitation)
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Streamlining Career Placement through Targeted Vocational Rehab Services
Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, from 1-2 p.m. EST
$20 Members
$30 Non-Members
Session Description:
Since the enactment of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act service options and placement strategies offered by VR have expanded to include customized employment (CE) as a subset of supported employment (SE) services. Some states also offer individual Placement Support (IPS), but this service is not yet universally available. This webinar will provide information on various career placement service options, including IPS, CE, and SE approaches.
Presenters: Tammy Jorgensen Smith, Associate Professor, Department of Child & Family Studies, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of South Florida
This session is pre-approved for 1 CESP CE credit. More info.
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