| USF College of Behavioral & Community Sciences April 24 - May 7, 2017 |
| | Kaleigh Shannon in CSD wins USF Outstanding Staff Award Kaleigh Shannon, Fiscal & Business Assistant in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders received the USF Outstanding Staff Award at a ceremony held earlier this month. Kaleigh has been the calm eye of the CSD transition storm. She naturally sees paths to efficiency and leads everyone else along the way. For example, she created a better flow for our Bolesta Center so that authorizing and scheduling patients is very smooth. So smooth, in fact, that we won't have to reauthorize anyone again until July, a small miracle. Kaleigh's unending drive toward efficiency of procedures has put the department ahead of CSD departments nationwide, all of which are making this transition to electronic billing and medical records systems. Kaleigh has participated in trainings outside of her job description and can now train others and fill in when needed. She has learned to work the reception area of the clinics, scheduling and receiving patients. We've had to lean on her a lot due to high turnover in clinic staff. Kaleigh noticed that patients who were not fluent in English were struggling to communicate. Kaleigh researched and installed a translation application on the clinic iPads to assist these patients when interpreters were not available. Finally, Kaleigh's sunny disposition has opened new lines of communication across campus. She was able to schedule the entire USF Grounds Department for an annual hearing test in one afternoon; previously this took months. Congratulations to Kaleigh! 
| 2017 USF Undergraduate Research Symposium CBCS students and mentors were well represented at the 2017 OUR Undergraduate Research Symposium: - Mary Aragona, CSD, Dr. Steven Surrency
- Mary Aragona, CSD, Drs. Howard Goldstein and Yagmur Seven
- Mary Aragona, CSD, Dr. Kyna Betancourt
- Silvanna Astrada, Djuliet Cardosa, Gaberille Horn, CSD, Dr. Catherine Rogers
- Brooke Bamford, MHLP, Dr. Kathleen Moore
- Devina Basdeo, SAS, Dr. Ross Andel and Nasreen Sadeq
- Zoe Blair-Andrews, SSW, Dr. Alison Salloum
- Haley Bland, MHLP, Dr. Kathleen Moore and Averi Fegadel
- Brianna Borsheim, Honors College, Drs. Jose Walton and Andrea Lowe
- Kayle Bunce, CSD, Dr. Steven Surrecy and Yagmur Seven
- V. Centelles, Shawntel Fuerte, Toni Mascia, Natalie Osburn, & Riana Scalia, MHLP, Drs. Boothroyd & Gum
- Priya Chattopadhyay, Honor's College, Drs. Joe Walton and Andrea Lowe
- Sanjay Chakkoli, BMS/SAS, Dr. Ross Andel
- Carmen Concepcion, BHC, Dr. Lisa Piazza
- Laura Cortes, Biology, Drs. Joseph Walton (CSD) and Elliot Brecht
- Ardhys de Leon, Lauren O'Neil, Payton Brown, Julia DeMeyer, MHLP, Drs. Boothroyd & Gum
- Melissa Donovan, CSD, Dr. Kyna Betancourt
- Cecelia Ferguson, SAS, Dr. Brent Small and Sarah Eisel
- T. Freeman Gerhardt, MHLP, Dr. Kathleen Moore
- Robyn Gerry, MHLP, Dr. Kathleen Moore
- Sarah Hannah, CSD, Drs. Steven Surrency and Yagmur Seven
- X Horta-Pabon, Sarah Bogovic, Kendall Bett, Carmen Concepcion, Abigail Stankiewicz, Drs. Boothroyd & Gum
- Yen Linh Ho, SAS, Dr. Ross Andel and Nasreen Sadeq
- Karie John, MHLP/CFS, Dr. Sarah Bloom
- Hayley Kessler, CSD/HSC, Drs. Steven Surrency & Yagmur Seven
- Zahraa Khan, CSD, Dr. Steven Surrency
- Valerie Kobzarenko, Criminology/BMS, Dr. Bryanna Fox
- Vincent Medina, SAS, Drs. Ross Andel and Nasreen Sadeq
- Pamela Mishaw, SAS, Dr. Ross Andel and Nasreen Sadeq
- Natasha Ocasio, CSD, Dr. Maria Brea-Spahn
- Demelza Pendarvis, Christie Francois, Rachel Redfern, CSD, Drs. Steven Surrency and Yagmur Seven
- Stephanie Raymond, CSD, Dr. Kyna Betancourt
- Dylan Raymond, Madeleine Berg, Erica Reed, CSD, Dr. Roger Boothroyd
- Melissa Soto, Kasey Traylor, Carmen Waugh, CSD, Dr. Steven Surrency and Yagmur Seven
- Khadijah Tiamiyu, Psychology, Dr. Jennifer Lister
- Lorena Walker, SAS, Dr. Ross Andel and Nasreen Sadeq
| Applied Research Students Present and Receive Awards at Undergraduate Research and Arts Colloquium Students of Dr. Roger Boothroyd and Dr. Amber Gum (Department of Mental Health Law and Policy) presented at the Undergraduate Research and Arts Colloquium. Stephanie Raymond, Madeleine Berg, Erica Reed, Xaris Horta-Pabon, Sarah Bogovic, Kendall Bett, Carmen Concepcion, Abbie Stankiewicz, Natalie Osburn, Vanessa Centelles, Riana Scalia, Payton Brown, Toni Mascia, Shawntel Fuerte, Ardhys De Leon, Lauren O'Neill, and Julia DeMeyer are students in Boothroyd and Gum's applied research class. Berg, Raymond, and Reed were awarded an Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award, which includes a monetary prize and an invitation to the 2017 Student Research Awards Luncheon.
Congratulations on your excellent presentations!
| USF Hispanic Heritage Poster Contest | Voices of a Diverse Community: Community Discussion and Action Plan | Celebrate Sound, Don't Walk in Silence On Saturday April 8th, the Tampa Gem Sertoma Club hosted Celebrate Sound, Don't Walk in Silence, a 1.5 mile Fun Walk held on the Tampa Campus to benefit the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Celebrate Sound is a national fundraising and awareness raising effort by Sertoma, Inc. and Hearing Charities of America to promote hearing health. Prior to the Fun Walk kicking off, participants were reminded of the importance of this event. They listened to the words of a father who spoke about his 19-month old son, Chase, who was born with Usher Syndrome Type 2. Chase was the first person in his family born deaf, and so his parents were not familiar with hearing loss. In their attempt to learn more about hearing loss, they discovered Celebrate Sound and wanted to get involved. Not only did they participate as walkers under the team name "Thrill of the Chase," they were also the largest fundraisers at the time of the event. It was a wonderful day to raise awareness and funds for hearing health! | Applied Behavior Analysis Student Receives 2017-2018 University Graduate Fellowship Jennifer Cook, an incoming Fall 2017 student in the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Doctoral program at USF has received a 2017-2018 University Graduate Fellowship (UGF). The UGF provides for some of the most outstanding graduate students an opportunity to study in some of USF's most outstanding graduate programs. Cook is currently the Manager of Clinical Services and Research at Monarch House in Ontario, Canada. She received her master's degree in ABA from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. She has extensive clinical experience that includes direct client service, and clinical supervision and formal training of staff. She also directs the research department, supervising a team of research assistants with multiple ongoing studies. To date, Cook has published five articles in peer reviewed journals. Some of her interests include eye contact, stereotypy, compliance, verbal behavior, functional analysis, and translational research in ABA. | Dr. Raymond Miltenberger, Applied Behavior Analysis Program Director, Delivers Keynote Address | You Be The Judge: A Crash Course In Criminal Justice The USF Department of Criminology offers a one-week immersion into the criminal justice system. Utilizing a mock traffic homicide investigation, students actively learn how a case proceeds from investigation to arrest and ultimately makes its way before a judge and jury. The week will begin at the Tampa Police Department's Training facility where students have the opportunity to study a crash scene, learn about traffic accident investigations, and participate in field sobriety tests. The day will be spectacularly topped off with a simulated car chase/hostage taking /SWAT team demonstration by the Tampa Police Department. Later in the week, students will get a behind the scenes tour of the USF Sun Dome, visit the medical examiner's office, take part in a jury selection exercise and hear closing arguments from assistant state attorney, Chris Castillo and private defense attorney Kim Seace. The week ends in the courtroom of Judge Campbell who will give the student "jurors" jury instructions before bailiffs lead them to the jury room for deliberations. The program was developed and designed by USF Department of Criminology faculty member, Elizabeth Cass and former assistant state attorney, Felix Vega from the 13th Judicial Circuit. Local police officers, prosecutors, defense attorneys and judges all bring the material to life. This camp is restricted to ages 14-16 and limited to 20 participants. Camp schedule: June 19-23 
| MHLP's Dr. Conner Co-Sponsors Community Health Improvement and Initiative Project Dr. Kyaien Conner from the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy partnered with USF Health and the Tampa Heights Community Center to sponsor the CHIIP (Community Health Improvement Initiative Project). This project jump started with a community health fair which took place Saturday April 8th at the Tampa Heights Community Center. Community members who attended this fair received formal health assessments, medical screenings, and had the opportunity to gain exposure to a variety of health promoting activities and events. Community members who attended this event will participate in a 6-week long health and nutrition program and will be re-assessed at the end of the 6 weeks to examine physiological and behavioral health changes. Eight student volunteers from CBCS attended the health fair with Dr. Conner and assisted in conducting the health assessments for the community. 
Pictured: Quynh Tran, Julieth Hoyos, Jessica Gonsalves, Dr. Conner, Cherterickia Davis, Kimberly Feliciano, and Sunsan Vanpelt.
| Lynda.com Courses Available Free to Students, Faculty and Staff USF has partnered with Lynda.com, a leading online education company offering training in creative, software and business skills. Lynda.com's extensive library is now available FREE of charge to active students, faculty and staff. The over 6,000 courses are made available through the Student Technology Fee. You can access Lynda.com using your NetID through MyUSF (https://my.usf.edu). Look for Online Training (Lynda.com) under Learning & Teaching Tools. | Department Spirit Day - April 26 A reminder, our last Wacky Wednesday is this coming Wednesday April 26th. We will have Department Spirit Day. Each department is encouraged to dress or decorate your office/area using your department color (please see below) or any other theme you wish. Please remember to send me your photos. We will place the pictures in a slide show to be shown prior to the Spring Assembly. Thank you so much for your participation! | Wrongly-convicted Death Row inmate returns to Bay Area to speak out against the Death Penalty ...doctor John Cochran of USF has been studying the death penalty for over a quarter century... Wrongly-convicted Death Row inmate returns to Bay Area to speak out against the Death Penalty ...doctor John Cochran of USF has been studying the death penalty for over a quarter century... All SAS Nominees for GSA Governance Positions Elected All of the SAS nominees for GSA governance positions were elected to their positions including Chivon Mingo, Yuri Jang and myself. See the following GSA press release. Thank you to those who supported my nomination. Between representation on GSA journals and the GSA governance positions, USF is making its mark on GSA. | Adding News/Events/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 Communique may be disseminated to USF Media outlets and/or beyond. |
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