Celebrations of Criminology's 50th anniversary commence
Criminology faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends filled the Gibbons Alumni Center on Sept. 9 to kick off a new academic year filled with celebrations of the department's 50th anniversary. With a tailgate theme for the next day's football game against Howard, the event included game day foods, a visit from the spirit squad, and an update on USF athletics and its new facilities from Athletic Director Michael Kelly. There was also a raffle of various items, including a USF football helmet and a collection of police challenge coins. Speakers reflected on the history of the department, its remarkable growth, and their hope for the future. Find more pictures of the event here.
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Social work associate professor visits Ghana
Sondra J. Fogel, PhD, LCSW, associate professor in the School of Social Work, traveled to Ghana over the summer to conduct research alongside colleagues from the University of Ghana and the University of Houston. Titled “Access to care, stigma, and barriers to mental health services in Ghana,” Fogel's research explores not only the perceptions of mental health in the country, but also dives into narratives surrounding women empowerment and witches in urban and rural communities. Read more.
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Criminology faculty and students attend 2022 SCJA conference
Faculty and students from the Department of Criminology attended the 2022 Southern Criminal Justice Association (SCJA) Research Showcase in Asheville, NC last week. Associate Professor Ráchael Powers, PhD, who serves as second vice president of SCJA, participated in a panel that discussed perfecting grad school and employment applications. Other faculty members, including Joan Reid, PhD, LMHC, CRC; George Burruss, PhD; Chae Jaynes, PhD; Richard Moule, PhD; and Shelly Wagers, PhD, also participated in panel discussions and/or presented their research. Vanessa Centelles, a PhD candidate, and Jacqueline Leon received Student and Untenured Faculty Awards to attend and present at the conference. Read more about who attended and their presentations here.
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New academic studies aim to reduce inequalities for Haitian Americans
The Haitian Times
"Guitele Jeudy Rahill, an associate professor at the University of South Florida in Tampa, dedicates her research to reducing health and mental health disparities for Haitians..."
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USF Health, Weill Cornell Medicine Earn Inaugural Funding in NIH’s Newly Launched Bridge2AI Initiative, will Create Artificial Intelligence Platform for Using Voice to Diagnose Disease
Weill Cornell Medicine News
"Ruth Bahr, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences,..."
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Alison Salloum, PhD, LCSW (SOW)
Pragmatic RCT of a multi-level mechanistically informed community intervention to prevent the onset of behavioral health symptoms among socioeconomically disadvantaged pandemic affected children
Sponsor: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
8/1/2022-5/31/2026
USF Amount: Year 1, $158,075 and estimated total for Y1-4, $634,114.
Racial and ethnic minority children who live in socio-economically disadvantaged communities are disproportionately impacted by pandemic and climate-induced disasters. Although effective interventions have been designed to treat mental health related symptoms in post-disaster settings, accessible, empirically supported prevention interventions are needed to prevent the onset of mental and behavioral health issues among these children. To address this need, a multi-site NIMH pragmatic randomized clinical trial [R01MH131248] with sites in Florida (400 children) and Texas (400 children) will examine the implementation and efficacy of the COVID-19 adaptation of a widely disseminated disaster focused empirically supported prevention intervention, the Journey of Hope (JoH), distributed by Save the Children, a humanitarian organization serving socio-economically disadvantaged and racial and ethnic minority children and families; and delivered through community-based organizations and schools in post-disaster contexts.
Alison Salloum, PhD, USF School of Social Work, will lead the Florida site with Dr. Stephanie Marhefka, USF College of Nursing, studying implementation barriers and facilitators. This multi-site study includes researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Social Work (PI, Powell T.), University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work (Co-I, Berger-Cardoso J.) and Baylor University College of Medicine (Co-I, Storch E.A).
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Webinar: Promoting Healthy Behaviors for Kinship Caregivers
Sept. 21 | 2 p.m. ET
Virtual
Learn more about kinship caregiver health and an approach to working with kinship caregivers that emphasizes self-compassion and self-care from School of Social Work Instructor Kerry Littlewood, PhD, MSW. Created by a multi-disciplinary team of doctors and social workers, the Time for Me Toolkit helps peer navigators to support and provide psychoeducation to caregivers around six pillars of health management (Healthy Eating, Being Active, Healthy Sleep, Healthy Coping, Medical Adherence, and Self-Monitoring).
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The Sixth Great Power Competition Conference: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
Sept. 27-28
Marshall Student Center
USF, in partnership with the National Defense University’s Near East and South Asia Center for Strategic Studies and U.S. Central Command, hosts a semi-annual Great Power Competition Conference series to provide military and civilian policy-makers and thought leaders a broader understanding of the various national security challenges facing the United States in the 21st Century from near-peer global powers, i.e., China and Russia, as well as regional powers, such as Iran and North Korea, through a forum that brings together strategic thinkers, scholars, leaders, and subject matter experts.
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Florida Center for Inclusive Communities (FCIC) Fall 2022 Speaker Series
Sept. 29 | noon - 2 p.m. ET
Virtual
The Interdisciplinary Training Program at FCIC is excited to host the Fall 2022 Training Series for students, community members, and providers featuring some of the leading voices in disability and inclusion. Participants will enjoy interactive, online training sessions with our well-known speakers and gain skills and knowledge that will help improve the positive impact they make in the lives of people with disabilities in their practice and communities.
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Fiesta by the Bay for Autism
Oct. 7 | Doors open at 7 p.m.
Glazer Children's Museum
The Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) at USF is set to host its annual fundraiser, Fiesta by the Bay. Enjoy your time exploring Glazer Children's Museum exhibits, food, music, dancing, and a silent auction while we raise money for CARD's Autism Services Fund. The Autism Services Fund is critical to the development and expansion of vital programs and resources that directly impact the families and providers we serve within our 14 counties.
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“Advancing the Effectiveness and Implementation of Dementia Care Innovation”
School of Aging Studies Distinguished Lecture Series featuring Joseph Gaugler
Oct. 7 | 11 a.m.
CBCS Atrium lobby MHC 1200 or virtual
Joseph Gaugler, PhD examines caregiving issues and long-term care quality for persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias with a particular emphasis on minority aging.
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CBCS 2022 Homecoming Pre-Parade Watch Party
Oct. 14 | 6-7 p.m.
On the USF Tampa campus, along USF Maple Drive, just north of the College of Business (BSN)
Join Dean Julie Serovich and fellow CBCS members at the Annual Pre-Parade Watch Party to celebrate the 50th anniversaries of the Department of Criminology and the Clinical Rehabilitation & Mental Health Counseling Program. Free food will be provided. Bring your folding chairs to watch the parade. Friends and families are welcome. No charge for the event.
RSVP by Oct. 7 to Patty Cleveland (clevelan@usf.edu).
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Marriage and Family Therapy Information Session
Oct. 20 | noon - 1 p.m. ET
Virtual
Become a marriage and family therapist through USF's highly specialized two-year full-time masters program.
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The Challenges Facing Older Adults: Mental Health, Financial Capacity, and Exploitation
Oct. 21 | 9:30 a.m. - noon
Embassy Suites by Hilton Tampa-USF
This event will bring together subject matter experts to discuss the domains of financial capacity with aging, elder abuse and undue influence targeting elders, reducing aggressive behaviors in persons with dementia, and mental health and aging. This event is free to all USF faculty, staff, and students.
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Cycling for Autism
Oct. 22
Courtney Campbell Causeway Trail
On Saturday, October 22, 2022, the Tampa Midtown Rotary Club will host its 11th Annual Cycling for Autism to support programs at USF focused on helping individuals with autism and their families. The event, supporting the Center for Autism & Related Disabilities at USF and the USF Applied Behavior Analysis Program, will be held at the Courtney Campbell Causeway Trail, with food and festivities afterward at Whiskey Joe’s Restaurant. Retired USF Nursing Professor Dr. Nick Hall, who has completed four cross-country bicycle trips to raise funds for Rotary International’s efforts to end polio, will serve as the Grand Marshal.
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