Building and Security Assistant Receives Quiet Quality Award | |
Eric Hill received the Staff Senate Quiet Quality Award for his outstanding dedication to the coworkers and students of CBCS. He was honored for his particularly diligent service in the past year as we have relied more heavily on him to keep remote classrooms running smoothly. Eric has earned "superhero status" within the college, as he never hesitates to jump in to help. He is appreciated beyond words. Congratulations, Eric!
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Social Work Students Participate in Legislative Education and Advocacy Days
School of Social Work students participated in this year's virtual National Association of Social Workers Legislative Education and Advocacy Days alongside hundreds of other students, faculty, and social work professionals in Florida. On the first day, they received advocacy training and learned about important legislation before the state legislature that would affect social workers and their clients. The following day, students met with the legislators, including State Representative Anna Eskamani (pictured). See more photos from the event on our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!
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CFS Chair and Professor Featured in La Gaceta
Mario Hernandez, PhD, was featured in La Gaceta, a minority- and family-owned newspaper that shares unique views of local people and politics and world news. The story explores Dr. Hernandez's childhood growing up in Ybor City to a Cuban father and Spanish and Sicilian mother and his experiences with racism against the Latin community. In the article, Dr. Hernandez discusses his academic career and early aspirations to be an animal behavioralist, a dream driven by his love for WEDU programming. The article follows Dr. Hernandez's career path and steps that brought him to his current position as the chair of the Department of Child and Family Studies. Click here to read the full story.
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Final Call for Proposals for CBCS Internal Research Grant
The college is requesting grant applications up to $20,000 that hold promise of seeding future funding from local, foundation, and federal funding agencies to understand and address social, educational, and health disparities at the local, national, or international levels stemming from the COVID pandemic. The research should specifically focus on improving understanding and yielding meaningful and sustained solutions to pandemics now and in the future, especially as it relates to systemic racism and associated social, environmental, educational, and economic issues affecting marginalized communities, such as discrimination, poverty, health disparities, violence, justice, policing, and racial politics.
The submission deadline is March 11, 2022 by 5 p.m. Click here for more information on the program, eligibility, and budget details. Find the scoring rubric for proposal evaluation here.
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CBCS Faculty & Student Awards Nomination Deadline Feb. 28
Nominations are now being accepted for the following awards:
- Faculty Awards
- Outstanding Research Award
- Outstanding Teaching Awards (One will be designated for tenure track faculty and one for instructors.)
- Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award
- Outstanding Service Award
- Student Awards
- Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award
- Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award
- Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award
Please click here for further details and considering nominating deserving colleagues and students. Nominations are due to Devon Weist (dlweist@usf.edu) by Monday, Feb. 28.
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Tracking human trafficking: Small USF team creates statewide database
WTSP (CBS)
"'We realized there was a much larger group of youth who were vulnerable to this than previously understood,' Dr. Joan Reid said, a criminology professor whose research..."
Protest over the future of USF's Sign Language Program
WTVT (FOX) - Tampa
"...nearly 10,000 people at this point have signed a change.org petition called help save the USF Interpreting Program Now. It's important to point out here there's been no official announcement from the university..."
USF interpreting students hold protest after rumors of shutdown
Daily Moth
"The USF dean responsible for the program, Dr. Julianne Serovich, visited the protest to offer dialogue. She promised to the crowd..."
Uncertain future of ASL interpreting program draws concern from alumni
USF Oracle
"College of Behavioral and Community Sciences (CBCS) Dean Julianne Serovich said in a statement Wednesday that the college was simply planning..."
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USF on ending its ASL interpreting program: 'no such decision has been made'
WTSP (CBS) - Tampa
"'No such decision has been made,' a statement from the college's dean, Julie Serovich, read."
Poorer sleep health associated with elevated CVD risk
Healio
"'...a composite of multidimensional sleep health may be more predictive of heart disease than single sleep measures,' said Soomi Lee, PhD, assistant professor..."
Students advocate for ASL interpreter training program, voice concerns to dean
USF Oracle
"College of Behavioral and Community Sciences (CBCS) Dean Julianne Serovich was also present with Associate Dean of CBCS Jennifer Lister to answer questions and concerns..."
USF students protest proposal to end ASL interpreting program
FOX 13 - Tampa
"Students presented these concerns to Dr. Julianne Serovich, dean of USF's College of Behavioral and Community Sciences."
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Defense of Doctoral Prospectus | |
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Title: Training Board Certified Behavior Analysts via Telehealth to Conduct the Trial-Based Functional Analysis
Student: Karie S. John
Program: Applied Behavior Analysis
Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Time: 10 a.m.
Location: MHC 2301
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The Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute (FMHI) at the University of South Florida is dedicated to research and education related to substance use and co-occurring disorders. FMHI invites undergraduate students to apply for a highly selective Summer Research Institute that is funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
The Summer Research Institute (SRI@FMHI) is designed for students interested in building their research skills within the context of substance use and co-occurring disorders to help them prepare for a Senior Thesis and/or graduate school.
Learn more here, and apply here by March 20, 2022.
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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 newsletter, please send the details and any attachments to CBCS Marketing (CBCSMarketing@usf.edu).
Be sure to include all pertinent information in the format you would like to have posted (title, date, times, location, event description and contact information). Please provide your 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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