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Experts share strategies at FMHI colloquium focused on innovations in the fight against human trafficking
Scholars, advocates, and front‑line practitioners convened at the USF St. Petersburg campus for the "Risk to Resilience: Innovations in Human Trafficking Research and Response" colloquium on April 25, a full‑day program highlighting data‑driven strategies for fighting human trafficking. Read more.
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School of Aging Studies announces student, community awards
The School of Aging Studies announced its student and community awards on April 18, recognizing undergraduates Sophie Crant and Coral Morley as the first recipients of the Victor Molinari, PhD, Aging Studies Scholarship. Additionally, Tampa General Hospital was recognized as the Aging Studies Community Partner of the Year. Read more.
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USF researchers present findings on reducing mental health stigma at national conference
Kristin Kosyluk, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy; Ciara Spivey, a doctoral student in behavioral and community sciences; and Mia Kouveliotes, a Washington University in St. Louis student and 2024 Florida Mental Health Institute Summer Research Institute scholar, delivered two presentations April 22-23 at the annual conference of the NARRTC. Read more.
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Aging studies graduate student wins university award for outstanding teaching
Cassidy Doyle, a doctoral candidate in the School of Aging Studies, won the Provost’s Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the category of Health/Medicine/Behavioral Science. Read more.
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School of Aging Studies hosts event to raise awareness of careers in aging
As part of Careers in Aging Month, the School of Aging Studies hosted an event for students from across the USF campus on April 22 to increase their awareness of career and research opportunities in aging. The event, "Explore Your Future in Gerontology & Aging Careers," connected students with faculty and professionals in the field. Read more.
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Publication by Michelle Arnold, Terry Chisolm, Victoria Sanchez, and co-authors recognized as most-viewed
A research article co-authored by USF faculty members and published in Alzheimer's & Dementia has been recognized as one of the top 10% most-viewed papers published in 2023 by Wiley, a publishing company. Read more.
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USF's autism center connects families to support, resources and assistance
Tampa Bay 10 News
"'We’ve been at USF for over 30 years, providing free support, resources, trainings, outreach to the community, and one-on-one assistance to families and individuals on the autism spectrum,' said Christine Rover, Assistant Director at CARD-USF."
Study of Florida’s red flag law discussed after FSU shooting
WTVT
"'One thing we’re looking into is how extreme risk protection orders, otherwise known as red flag laws, could be better implemented,' said Bryanna Fox, a professor of criminology at USF. 'They really only work if people see something and say something.'"
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On the hunt: beeping Easter eggs give visually impaired children an experience to remember
Spectrum News 9
"'We’re painting the Easter bunnies, we’re doing marble paintings, sensory bottles and mix-and-match Easter eggs, where we work on fine motor skills and color and stuff,' said Carly Cline [USF MSW student], the youth program coordinator."
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Brunelle, D. L., Park, C. R., Fawcett, T. J., & Walton, J. P. (2025). Signal-in-noise detection across the lifespan in a mouse model of presbycusis. Hearing Research, 455, 109153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2024.109153
Cochran, J. K., Maskaly, J., Powers, R. A., & Sellers, C. S. (2025). Low Self-Control, Expected Utility, and Intimate Partner Violence. Crime & Delinquency, 00111287251335010. https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287251335010
Masapollo, M., Gendron, R., Wyndham, E., Marcellus, A., Shamsi, A., & Maxfield, N. (2025). Interarticulator Timing Relations Underlie the Production of Precise and Consistent Vocal Tract Constrictions During Speech. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_JSLHR-24-00535
O’Malley, R. L., & Lee, J. R. Latent Class Analysis of Internet Users: Do Low Self-Control and Deviant Online Peers Predict Class Membership?. Crime & Delinquency, 00111287251335013. https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287251335013
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Empower Idaho 2025 Peer Support Conference
April 30 | 12-2 p.m.
Virtual Conference | Registration
Cary Hopkins Hall, Department of Criminology, is presenting "Trauma Informed Care: Do No Further Harm" at the Empower Idaho 2025 Peer Support Conference. Participants can earn 2 CEUs (CPSS, CFSP, CRC, and CPRC).
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Florida Center for Inclusive Communities Employment Virtual Conference
Talent Actualized! Creating Synergy for Tomorrow's Workforce: Employer Engagement
May 20 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
This conference is a fully online, interactive training opportunity for rehabilitation and employment professionals, educators, employers, policymakers, youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), family members, and anyone interested in promoting successful employment for individuals with I/DD. Register here.
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