Aging studies professor named top influential scholar in gerontology field
Bill Haley, PhD, Distinguished University Professor in the School of Aging Studies, was ranked No. 126 in the top 300 scientific contributors to the field of gerontology during the past six decades in a recent article. The article by Kenneth F. Ferraro, PhD, from the Center on Aging and the Life Course at Purdue University, was published in the Journals of Gerontology. It examines the disciplinary roots of these influential scholars, finding that more than 30 percent hold a degree in medicine. Haley holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Massachusetts - Amherst.
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Call for Auditions: This Is My Brave - College Edition, a OneUSF Production
Please share with your students the opportunity to audition for the 2023 This Is My Brave – College Edition, a OneUSF Production! USF students of all levels are invited to share creative pieces about their lived experience with mental health and/or addiction. Those selected for the show will be invited to share their story through poetry, original music, comedy, essay, dance, or other artistic expression.
The mission of This Is My Brave is to empower individuals to put their names and faces on their personal stories of recovery from mental illness and addiction in order to inspire others to speak openly about their experiences, as well.
Auditions will be held Jan. 19-21 in TAR 120 on the Tampa campus for the April 21, 2023 show. Students can use this link to learn more and sign up for an audition time: bit.ly/TIMBauditions2023.
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SLP graduate students receive training from physical therapy students
Last week, third-year physical therapy (PT) students and Rebecca Ditwiler, DPT, PT, OCS, associate professor in the School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, provided advanced practicum speech-language pathology (SLP) graduate students training on fall prevention, safe handling and transfers, and general education on interprofessional practice between PT and SLP. The students greatly enjoyed and benefited from the hands-on practice using gait belts and wheelchairs, discussion of PT terminology for both adult and pediatric populations, and how speech-language pathologists can work collaboratively with physical therapists in a variety of settings. The SLP group looks forward to reciprocating the educational opportunity by having SLP students share their knowledge with PT students in the new year.
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School of Aging Studies hosts distinguished lecturer
Orfeu M. Buxton, PhD, director of the Sleep, Health & Society Collaboratory at Penn State and second editor-in-chief of Sleep Health, was presented with a plaque of appreciation from the School of Aging Studies for his outstanding leadership and scholarship benefiting older adults. Assistant Professor Soomi Lee, PhD presented him with the award, as he served as her mentor when she was a postdoctoral scholar at Penn State.
Buxton visited USF last week to present “Sleep Health for Successful Cardiovascular and Cognitive Aging: Findings from the Sleep, Health & Society Collaboratory” as part of the School of Aging Studies and Florida Policy and Exchange Center on Aging Distinguished Lectureship in Aging Studies Series. Buxton's research focuses on the social epidemiology and public health aspects of sleep. At the end of his presentation, he offered multiple tips for healthy sleep, including getting as much light as you can during the day, exercising regularly, and setting an enjoyable bedtime routine with limited screens.
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BSW graduates celebrated at pinning ceremony
The School of Social Work honored its fall 2022 graduates of the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program at a pinning ceremony last Friday in the MHC Atrium. School of Social Work Director Riaan van Zyl, PhD congratulated the students on their achievements, reminding them that they have something to celebrate as they enter the workforce and/or continue on to higher education. During the ceremony, many of the graduates were inducted into USF's chapter of the Phi Alpha Honor Society, a national honor society for social work students, and some were also recognized for their involvement in USF's Social Work Society.
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Too many – or too few – job demands can spoil a good night’s sleep
USF News
"'The previous knowledge that demanding work degrades sleep may be overly simplistic,' said Soomi Lee, an assistant professor in the USF College of Behavioral and Community Sciences School of Aging Studies..."
Boredom and stress both lead to less sleep
KTLA 5 - Los Angeles
"Researchers at the University of South Florida studied nearly 3,000 adults asking them about the demands of their jobs and the quality of their sleep. They found..."
USF Sleep Study
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"This is a new study I found from the University of South Florida – too many or too few job demands can spoil a good night's sleep…"
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Demanding jobs may lead to poor sleep — but too few job demands can have the same effect
Study Finds
"Interestingly, however, researchers from the University of South Florida find that having too few job demands can be just as disruptive to sleep. Study authors explain the ideal job situation when it..."
Darknet markets generate millions in revenue selling stolen personal data, supply chain study finds
The Conversation
"Christian Jordan Howell is an assistant professor in cybercrime at the University of South Florida."
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Deenihan, D., Blair, K. C., & Iovannone, R. (2022). Evaluating the Prevent-Teach-Reinforce model for high school students with autism spectrum disorder. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. Advance online publication. doi:10.1177/10883576221137284
Nelson, M. E., Lee, S., Allen, T. D., Buxton, O. M., Almeida, D. M., & Andel, R. (2022). Goldilocks at work: Just the right amount of job demands may be needed for your sleep health. Sleep Health. doi:10.1016/j.sleh.2022.09.002
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Nelson, M. E., Veal, B. M., Andel, R., Martinkova, J., Veverova, K., Horakova, H., Nedelska, Z., Laczó, J., Vyhnalek, M., & Hort, J. (2022). Moderating effect of cognitive reserve on Brain Integrity and cognitive performance. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 14. doi:10.3389/fnagi.2022.1018071 | |
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REDCap Overview & Use Cases Presentation
Dec. 9 | 3 p.m.
CBCS Atrium (MHC 1200)
This presentation will showcase existing CBCS REDCap projects to demonstrate main features of Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) and how this free system can be used for data collection, data management, and reporting. REDCap is a metadata-driven workflow methodology and software solution originally designed for rapid development and deployment of electronic data capture tools to support translational research informatics. Translational informatics uses bioinformatics and statistical approaches to explore, synthesize, combine and interpret data that comes from laboratory research, clinical study, electronic health records, imaging data, etc. into useful insights. REDCap was initially developed at Vanderbilt University in 2004 for use by clinical researchers but is now widely utilized in many different academic fields by over 6000 institutions from 150 countries around the world.
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