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USF sign language interpreting students and Hands On USF make science accessible at a community event
As part of the Suncoast Remake Learning Days, the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, alongside Hands On USF, supported the USF College of Arts and Sciences and the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office at a unique community outreach event. Held at the USF Sarasota-Manatee teaching labs, the event, "Fur-ensics: A Canine Crime Scene Investigation," invited middle and high school students to use biology- and chemistry-based forensic techniques to solve a fictional mystery. Read more.
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Lindsay Peterson named fellow of the Gerontological Society of America
Lindsay Peterson, PhD, a research assistant professor in the School of Aging Studies, has been named a fellow in the Gerontological Society of America, the nation’s oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization dedicated to the field of aging. Read more.
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Lindsey Kummerer wins Acoustical Society of America student poster competition
Lindsey Kummerer, AuD, was awarded first place in the Psychological and Physiological Acoustics Best Student Poster Award competition at the 188th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America held in New Orleans from May 18–23. Kummerer is a clinical audiologist enrolled in the dual AuD/PhD program in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Read more.
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Anna Soares presents bilingual language disorder research at national symposium
Anna Soares, a first-year doctoral student in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, presented two research projects at the 2025 Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders (SRCLD) held in Madison, Wisconsin. She received a Student Travel Award for Research from SRCLD to support her participation. Read more.
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MSW graduate talks to Remark-a-Bull podcast about navigating mental health and finding purpose
Aiden Clore, a graduate of the USF Master of Social Work (MSW) program, brought a profound sense of empathy to his internship in an inpatient hospital — because he’s lived the experience himself. While pursuing his degree, Clore began to see his own experiences reflected in academic literature, sparking a deeper interest in the behavioral health field. Listen here.
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Florida ranked as the worst state in the country for aging in place: Study
Fox 13 News
"'I was not surprised that Florida is ranked last, because the states that do better on aging in place and home and community-based services are those that have expanded Medicaid,' USF School of Aging Studies Interim Director Debra Dobbs, PhD said."
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Foster, M. E., López, L. M., Sutter, S., Nylund-Gibson, K., & Arch, D. A. N. (2025). Latine dual language learners' bilingual development in math and cognition: A longitudinal latent profile analysis. Cognitive Development, 75, 101584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogdev.2025.101584
Gardy, S., Crook, K., & Reid, J.A. (2025). Partner with Benefits: A Mixed-Methods Study Exploring Intimate Partner-Involved Sex Trafficking. In F. Spina (Ed.) The Routledge Companion to Gender and Crime, Chapter 33. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032691176
Stone, S., Connella, A., Valentine, C., & Reid, J.A. (2025). “And Boys Too” 10 Years Later: A Comparison Study of the ECPAT- USA and Boys Too Data. Journal of Human Trafficking, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2025.2510143
| | Defense of a Doctoral Dissertation | | |
Title: Teaching Word Combinations Using Matrix Training via Serious Gaming in Minimally Verbal Children
Student: Nataly Innamorato
Program: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Date: Monday, June 23
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: MHC 1635 or Microsoft Teams (Meeting ID: 276 526 887 231 4 | Passcode: vu2ZP72W)
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Project MABAS 2025 Virtual Summer Institute
Strategies to Support and Enhance the Promotion of Mental Health Wellbeing of Children and Youth in High Need Schools
June 20 | 9 a.m. - noon
June 27 | 9 a.m. - noon
July 11 | 9 a.m. - noon
The Project MABAS 2025 Summer Institute will be divided into 4 parts, offered on 4 different days. If you are interested in attending, please select the day/days you will attend and provide the information requested. Register here.
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Project iSED 2025 Virtual Summer Institute
Strategies to Support School-Aged Children with Severe Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
June 27 | 9 a.m.-noon
The Project iSED 2025 Summer Institute will be divided into 3 parts, offered on 3 different days. If you are interested in attending, please select the day/days you will attend and provide the information requested. Register here.
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