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USF College of Behavioral & Community Sciences October 4-17, 2017
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Dr. Lise Fox Receives $5.5 Million Grant to Improve Young Children's Social and Emotional Competence while Reducing Challenging Behavior
Dr. Lise Fox of the University of South Florida's College of Behavioral and Community Sciences has received $5.5 million from the federal Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services, Department of Education to establish a national technical assistance center beginning this November. Across the country, there are growing concerns about the use of inappropriate discipline practices, disproportionate suspension and expulsion, the lack of inclusive education opportunities for many young children with challenging behavior and disabilities, and the need for guiding early education programs and practitioners in the use of effective intervention approaches.
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Dr. Kwang-Sun Cho Blair to Serve as Principal Investigator on New $1.11 Million Grant Funded by the U.S. Department of Education
The project aims to prepare high-quality scholars to serve as either Board
Certified Behavior Analysts or School Psychologists for school-aged children with severe emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD).
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Congratulations to Amber Gum, Ph.D., for  winning the Tier A Pipeline toProposal Award. This accolade is part of the Pipeline to Proposal Award program through The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). PCORI provided almost $2.4 million in funds for this program "to help people forge new relationships within their communities and build the infrastructure needed to conduct research."
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Elizabeth Perkins Awarded the USF Distinguished Undergraduate Psychology Alumni Award
Please congratulate Elizabeth Perkins who was awarded the USF Distinguished Undergraduate Psychology Alumni Award. She was presented with the award this past Friday in a ceremony at the 5th Annual Psychology Expo. This award is presented to those who have completed the bachelor's degree in Psychology at USF and who have a distinguished career in their field. The selection committee reviews details of their professional accomplishments, major research findings, honors, leadership roles, service to the profession, service to the community, service to USF, business accomplishments, professional and civic awards, evidence of mentoring junior professionals, and impact through research, teaching, and practice.
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Dr. Roger Peters, Professor in the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy (MHLP) recently returned from a 3-week Fulbright Specialist project in Paraguay, in collaboration with colleagues at the Universidad Catolica in Asuncion, Paraguay. Key Fulbright Specialist activities included: (1) conference and workshop presentations related to assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of substance use and co-occurring mental disorders, (2) training and consultation with the National Addictions Control Centre and the National Antidrug Secretariat (SENAD) to enhance treatment of substance use disorders in the public health and criminal justice systems, (3) consultation with residential drug treatment programs for adolescents and adults, and (4) meetings to review opportunities for student and faculty exchange programs between the Universidad Catolica and the University of South Florida.
Dr. Peters provided 13 conference and workshop presentations during his Fulbright visit, and participated in 12 additional meetings with the National Drug Control Commission, the Ministry of Education, substance abuse prevention and treatment agencies, NGO's, psychological and psychiatric associations, representatives from the judicial system, and with administrators from the national psychiatric hospital. He also attended a reception at the U.S. Embassy in Asuncion. This is Dr. Peters' second Fulbright Specialist grant award, following a 2015 project in collaboration with the University of Cape Coast, in Ghana, (west Africa).
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CBCS Homecoming Office Decoration Entry
Photos of our CBCS Homecoming Office Decoration entry are posted on the CBCS Community Share Facebook page. The winning entry will be announced later this afternoon. Last year, we tied for 1st, but we absolutely should win and be very proud of our Bulls spirit! Thanks to everyone who worked so hard on this fantastic display!
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Now Accepting Applicants for Spring 2018
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Call for Proposals Now Open for the 31st Annual Research & Policy Conference on Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Behavioral Health, scheduled March 4-7, 2018 and hosted by the Department of Child & Family Studies. Submission deadline is October 27th
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Call for Proposals Now Open for the 31st Annual Research & Policy Conference on Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Behavioral Health, scheduled March 4-7, 2018 and hosted by the Department of Child & Family Studies. Submission deadline is October 27th
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Special Celebration and Awards Ceremony
October 17, 2017
Gibbons Alumni Center
"Testing Assumptions about Officers of Color: How Different are they from White Officers?"
October 20, 10 am
Social Science Conference Room 351
As part of the Department of Criminology's research series, Dr. Jacinta Gau, from the University of Central Florida, will be presenting on Friday, Oct. 20, at 10 am. All are welcome to attend.
Employee Benefits Open Enrollment
October 23, 10 am-Noon
MHC Atrium Lobby
Gail Page, an agent with the Capital Insurance Agency, will be at MHC on October 23rd. She'll be in the Atrium Lobby from 10AM to Noon for walk-ups and will take appointments from Noon - 1:30PM in MHC 1123. If you'd like to make an appointment with her, please contact her directly at 352-457-2817. Please contact her directly if you are unable to see her at MHC on 10/23. She can either talk with you over the phone or make an appointment to come to your office.
Enhancing Online Academic Integrity Workshop
October 27, 1:00-2:15 pm
MHC Atrium Lobby
Aging and Speech Communication Research Conference 2017
November 5-8
Embassy Suites Conference Hotel
In Pursuit of Social Justice: A Better World for Everyone
November 3, 9am-10:30 am
Sam and Martha Gibbons Alumni Center- Tampa Campus
A Hard Pill to Swallow: Use of Psychotropic Medications with Children in Foster Care
November 6th, 9am-10:30 am
MHC 2625A
"Supporting the Family Caregiver 'Workforce': An Emerging Issue for Aging Societies"
November 17, 10:30 am
USF College of Public Health Auditorium 1023B
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Study: Evacuating Nursing Home Patients Before A Storm Not Always Safest Option
... New research from the University of South Florida suggests evacuating nursing home patients before a storm...
Heading Into The Home To Tackle Education Disparities
...In August, Haleigh graduated from HIPPY, which stands for "Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters." She was just 3-years-old when Hendry signed them both up for the early learning program that taught her how to do lessons like the one the pair now does every day after school...
Weiss: Senate Aging Panel Calls for Improved Emergency Preparation & Response
...Kathryn Hyer, a professor in the School of Aging Studies at the University of South Florida in Tampa, provided eight tips for the Senate Aging...
Bay News 9
...joining me right now is doctor kathleen heide. she is from the USF department of criminology. i know you're an expert when it comes to criminal justice and especially with juveniles...
Medicaid Coverage Brings More Silence to Hearing Impaired
University Communications and Marketing
Florida deaths in sweltering nursing home show post-disaster perils
Reuters, Yahoo! News, Daily Mail (U.K.) and several other media outlets
...Elder care in disaster poses challenges even in the best circumstances, said Kathryn Hyer, a professor in the School of Aging Studies at the University of South Florida in Tampa...
Outages show plans for elder-care facilities are wanting
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
.. Kathryn Hyer, director of the Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging and a University of South Florida professor, has been sitting in on the ongoing conversations between state health care officials and elder care providers since Sept. 5...
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