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USF College of Behavioral & Community Sciences March 11 - 17, 2019
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SW Assistant Professor Co-PI on R21 Grant
 Congratulations to Dr. Jerome Galea who is Co-PI on a R21 study that was awarded by the NIH to Harvard Medical School titled: Accompanying HIV-positive adolescents through the transition into adult care: a feasibility study. This project will study the feasibility and acceptability of an accompaniment intervention designed to improve care retention with viral load suppression among adolescents living with HIV in Lima, Peru. Dr. Galea will serve as Co-Investigator, leading the qualitative aspects of the project with specific emphasis on the experience of transgender and gay adolescents.
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CJMHSA TAC Holds Expert Panel for Hillsborough County
 On February 7, 2019, The Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Technical Assistance Center convened an expert panel for CJMHSA Reinvestment Grantee Hillsborough County. The panel discussion focused on Adult Drug Courts and Medication-Assisted Treatment. MHLP faculty member Roger Peters, PhD, and national expert Robert Schwartz, MD, presented to an audience that included Hillsborough County Problem-Solving Court judges, the Public Defender's Office, the State Attorney's Office, Court Administration, and Hillsborough County's Strategic Initiatives, Human Resources and Grants Management Office. Photo (l to r): Sarah Rynearson Moody, Eva Dyer, Marie Marino, Dr. Roger Peters, Jeria Wilds, Eva Galeano, and Dr. Robert Schwartz
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USF-NSSLHA Participate in the March 4 TBI Walk
The first weekend in March, several members of USF-NSSLHA (National Student Speech Language Hearing Association) led by their president Guerin Scherpf, participated in the March 4 TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) walk in Orlando. The group raised $1500 to support TBI research, and Guerin was invited to the stage to read a proclamation from the mayor. Congratulations to Guerin and NSSLHA for supporting such an important and meaningful cause!
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Gayla Poling to Speak as Part of the Distinguished Lecture in Audiology
 Gayla L. Poling, will present "Advancing Hearing Loss Prevention Across the Life Span" on Friday, March 22, 2019 from 9:30 - 11:00am in PCD 1147. Dr. Poling is the Director of Adult and Pediatric Diagnostic Audiology at Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN) and an Assistant Professor in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. She serves as Vice-Chair of the Research Committee in the Department of Otolaryngology. She studied Audiology and Hearing Sciences at The Ohio State University before pursuing postdoctoral training focused on translational research at the Medical University of South Carolina and Northwestern University. Her clinical practice and current research interest is on developing diagnostic techniques and tools focused on the early detection and prevention of hearing loss due to aging, noise and other environmental factors (ototoxicity).
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Fiesta by the Bay for Autism
 Join Pepe and the Fiesta fun to support our very own CARD that provides local resources and programs for students, families, and organizations!
Friday, March 29, 2019
Glazer Children's Museum
5:30 - 9:00pm
$28 adults
$10 children
How you can help:
- Be a Sponsor
- Host a local fundraiser for CARD
- Buy tickets for your family and your favorite teacher
- Donate a silent auction item
Visit our Fiesta web page for all the details
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10th Annual Cycling for Autism
The ride starts at Whiskey Joe's in Tampa and offers 6, 12, 16 and 32-mile routes. Lunch, cash bar service, games for children and adults, bike raffle, and music will be provided. There are a variety of ways you can participate and support these programs:
We would love to see USF teams joining the ride!
You can also help spread the word. Please share these flyers below on general information and sponsorships.
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ABA Thesis Defenses
Title: "Animal-Assisted Therapy to Increase Independent Reading in Children with Autism and Related Disorders"
Student: Taylor Butts
Date: Monday, March 11, 2019
Time: 10:00am
Location: MHC 1635
Title: "Teaching Individuals with an ASD Tact and Comment on Emotions: An Evaluation of Oigo©"
Student: Taylor Randall
Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Time: 11:00am
Location: MHC 2301 Title: "Implementation of Differential Reinforcement of Other Behavior and Response Cost Procedures in Children with Down Syndrome"
Student: Melissa Giblin
Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Time: 1:00pm
Location: MHC 2301 Title: "Evaluating Behavioral Skills Training to Improve Individual's with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Bowling Form"
Student: Margaret Green
Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Time: 3:00pm
Location: MHC 1703 Title: "Evaluating the Potential Efficacy of the Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Secondary (PTR-SEC) Model for High School Students"
Student: Deanna Deenihan
Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Time: 12:30pm
Location: MHC 2502 Title: "An Evaluation of Khan Academy Videos as a Supplement to Teacher Instruction for Elementary-Aged Students with Disabilities"
Student: Jacy Reed
Date: Thursday, March 14, 2019
Time: 9:30am
Location: MHC 2301 Title: "Evaluating Check-in/Check-out with a Self-Monitoring Component"
Student: Mollie McDermit
Date: Thursday, March 14, 2019
Time: 11:00am
Location: MHC 2301 Title: "An Evaluation of a Modified Behavioral Skills Training Procedure for Teaching Poison Prevention Skills to Children with Developmental Disabilities"
Student: Paula Petit-Frere
Date: Thursday, March 14, 2019
Time: 1:00pm
Location: MHC 2301 Title: "A Comparison of High-Tech and Low-Tech Response Modalities to Improve Student Performance and Classroom Behavior"
Student: Thomas Schulz
Date: Monday, March 18, 2019
Time: 10:00am
Location: MHC 1703
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CBCS In the News
Mental Health Study
News Radio 610 WIOD-Miami
so we commissioned a study with the University of South Florida they have something called the Florida Mental Health Institute
Shelby County leaders hope final DOJ report brings Juvenile Court changes
The Daily Memphian and Memphis Commercial Appeal
Leiber, a professor of criminology at the University of South Florida, said Juvenile Court needs to not only implement initiatives and programs to address disproportionate minority contact
DNA supports St. Pete rape claim from woman who is intellectually disabled. Why no charges?
Tampa Bay Times
People with intellectual disabilities are up to seven times more likely to be victimized than the general population, said Ráchael Powers,a University of South Florida criminology professor who researches sexual violence.
What we know about the Florida sisters who are accused of murdering their father
Vice
"There have been individuals who have killed their elderly parents because they couldn't take care of them," Kathleen Heide, a professor of criminology at the University of South Florida
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The Tampa Interbay Rotary Club is hosting its 
