CSD selects new department chair
Dr. M. Adelaida Restrepo, PhD, CCC-SLP (Laida) has been selected as chair and professor in the CBCS Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD). Dr. Restrepo will join CBCS from Arizona State University, where she was a professor in the Speech and Hearing Sciences Program and associate dean for research in the College of Health Solutions. She has also held roles at the University of Georgia and the Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia. Dr. Restrepo is a Fulbright Fellow and ASHA Fellow.
Dr. Restrepo’s research focuses on bilingual language assessment and intervention in immigrant and underrepresented children. Her research on assessment has led to better identification of the language profiles of developmental delay in Spanish speakers and demonstrates that bilingual measures, although standardized in bilingual or minority children, are still biased and can lead to misidentification. Her research on language and reading intervention is focused on examining the language of intervention and how to maximize communication at home.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Restrepo to CBCS this August.
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CFS introduces new masters program for fall 2022
Beginning fall 2022, the Department of Child and Family Studies will offer a new fully online Master of Arts in Rehabilitation Counseling and Disability Sciences (RCDS). This program will train counselors to work with persons with physical, mental, emotional, and chemical disabilities. Training emphasizes psychological, social, medical, and vocational aspects of disability, and the development and refinement of personal adjustment counseling skills. Graduates with this MA are prepared for careers as rehabilitation counselors and professional disability specialists. Learn more by attending the virtual information session on March 24 or by visiting the program website.
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ARCT Lab team presents at AAS Conference | |
Drs. Michelle Arnold and Victoria Sanchez, along with doctoral research assistants Suzannah Boyle and Marsadi Parliament, from the Auditory Rehabilitation and Clinical Trials laboratory (ARCT), recently attended and presented their work on age-related hearing loss at the Annual Scientific and Technical Meeting of the American Auditory Society (AAS). Suzannah Boyle received a mentored student research travel award for $1,000 for her poster presenting results from her audiology doctoral project that investigated the clinical utility and correlation between the performance of different speech-in-tests. The ARCT Lab is a multi-center facility that is housed in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the Morsani College of Medicine. Congrats, ARCT Lab team!
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Final call! Proposals for CBCS Internal Research Grant due Friday, March 11
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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Nomination deadline for Recognition Award Program: Friday, March 11
It is time for our annual Recognition Award Program (RAP)! Every year CBCS recognizes the achievements and contributions of two individual administrative, staff, and OPS/temporary employees within the college for their extraordinary achievement in the workplace. The CBCS Office of Human Resources will be accepting nominations from February 25 to March 11.
The two individuals selected will receive an award of $750 each and will be recognized at the spring 2022 CBCS Faculty & Staff Assembly on April 15.
The RAP award is the college’s highest honor for administrative, staff, and OPS/temporary employees. Please complete your nomination by using this link to Microsoft Forms.
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More users required to turn on Facebook Protect
WFLA
"Thomas Hyslip is a criminology professor at USF. He believes there are a couple of reasons why Facebook is expanding this requirement."
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Rules for nursing home visits may change soon. They will be different from COVID days
Miami Herald
"Lindsay Peterson, a professor and researcher at the University of South Florida School of Aging Studies said that provision could..."
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Gum, A., Jensen, C., Schonfeld, L., Conner, K., & Guerra, L. (2022). A pilot study of brief, stepped behavioral activation for primary care patients with depressive symptoms. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings.
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Kratz, S. E. & Rosado, S. E. (2022). Sport Social Work. In L. Rapp-McCall, K. Corcoran & A. R. Roberts (Eds.), Social workers’ desk reference (4th ed.). Oxford
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Defense of Doctoral Prospectus | |
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Title: Complaint Patterns in US Nursing Homes: 2013-2017
Student: Kallol Kumar Bhattacharyya, MBBS, MA
Program: Aging Studies
Date: Thursday, March 24, 2022
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: Microsoft Teams
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Title: Oral Narrative Interventions Implemented by Teachers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Parents
Student: Megan S. Kirby
Program: Behavioral and Community Sciences
Date: Friday, March 18, 2022
Time: 9 a.m. EST
Location: MHC 1703 or Zoom (Meeting ID: 892 1387 9477 Passcode: MK31822)
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Want to learn how to address challenging behavior in children and adolescents? Consider a Graduate Certificate in Positive Behavior Support.
The University of South Florida and the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities offer a fully online Graduate Certificate in Positive Behavior Support (PBS). This 12 credit hour course of study prepares individuals from mental health, school psychology, school administration, education, early education, social work, and related fields to be effective members of the school, early childhood, or individual support team implementing PBS. The program includes classes focused on providing consultation and guiding collaboration, implementing school-wide PBS, addressing behavior challenges in young children, and intensive individualized interventions.
Click here for more details on the program and how to apply.
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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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