Session 6 of the Mental Health and Wellness in the Workplace course is now available
The sixth session of the Mental Health and Wellness in the Workplace course is now available! This module introduces several special topics concerning wellness, mainly focusing on trauma and suicide. This module will help participants gain an understanding of other circumstances that may impact workplace wellness and how to mitigate them. Start the lesson.
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MHLP assistant professor receives $1.78M grant to increase diversity of substance misuse research workforce
As certain groups remain grossly underrepresented in the field of substance misuse research, a team of researchers led by Department of Mental Health Law and Policy (MHLP) Assistant Professor Micah E. Johnson, PhD were awarded a $1,784,529 grant from the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Drug Abuse to implement a training program to enhance the research workforce. Johnson and his colleagues at the University of Vermont created Scientific Training in Addiction Research Techniques (START), a year-long comprehensive research education program. START prepares investigators to access, analyze, and disseminate data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study through mentored research experiences and didactic skill-building courses. Read more.
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Criminology professor publishes textbook on the intersection of inequality and environmental issues
Criminology Professor Michael J. Lynch, PhD’s new co-edited book, "Inequality and Environment," has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing. The book, which was designed as a reference work, includes chapters examining the intersection of inequality and environmental issues and features 32 chapters written by internationally recognized experts. The book is divided into nine sections on theoretical issues; race/ethnicity, indigenous peoples and environmental inequality; gender and environmental inequality; climate change and environmental inequality; the economy and environmental inequality; the state and environmental inequality; rights and environmental inequality; natural resource extraction and environmental inequality; and food security and environmental inequality. Find the textbook here.
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School of Aging Studies selects new interim director
Debra Dobbs, PhD has been selected for the position of interim director of the School of Aging Studies and began serving in the position on July 1. Dobbs is a professor in the School of Aging Studies and academic director of the Center for Hospice, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Studies, where she has developed research partnerships with hospice organizations in Florida. She also has served as director of the PhD program in aging studies during the past year. Read more.
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Lessons on networking, relationship building, and self-care
Take an inside look at how students are getting connected and networking at USF from recent Bachelor of Social Work graduate and current Master of Social Work student Pedro Serrano-Mejia. Associate in Research Chris Groeber, MSW and Serrano-Mejia discuss self-care, mindfulness, building relationships, and gratitude as a Gen Z. Listen to the episode.
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BCS PhD candidate publishes report for Homeless Leadership Alliance of Pinellas
T. Freeman Gerhardt II, a PhD candidate in the Behavioral and Community Sciences (BCS) program, prepared a report titled "2023 Point in Time Count Pinellas County, FL" for the Homeless Leadership Alliance of Pinellas (HLA). In the report, Gerhardt analyzes HLA's 2023 count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless persons and provides recommendations to expand upon the Pinellas Continuum of Care’s existing efforts and establish a foundation for system-wide coordination and collaboration. The count and his report provide key insights into the scope of homelessness in the county to help reduce homelessness and give a voice to those who are underrepresented. Read the report.
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Nearly half of Florida's population excluded from crime data
Axios
"'Relying on the incomplete data to say that crime recently went down is disingenuous,' Lyndsay Boggess, a criminology professor at the University of South Florida, told Axios."
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Report: Recidivism persistent as mistrust leaves ex-inmates jobless
The Center Square
"'A lot of employers are willing to give people a second chance,' said Mateus Rennó Santos, an assistant professor of criminology at the University of South Florida. 'They are often willing to...'"
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Kim, J., Wretman, C. J., Radtke, S. R., Fraga Rizo, C., & Macy, R. J. (2023). Characteristics of and circumstances associated with female intimate partner problem-included suicides: Analysis of data from the National Violent Death Reporting System (2003–2019). Journal of Interpersonal Violence. doi:10.1177/08862605231173436 | |
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