Dr. Heather George was the invited keynote presenter on August 13th at the 2019 Annual PBIS Leadership Conference in Wisconsin Dells, WI. Her presentation, Building Capacity to Systematically Improve Outcomes for All, was delivered to over 1400 participants on-site and another 300 live streamed across their state. She was also invited to present a break out session on Impacting Student Behavior by Engaging in Effective Teaming.

Dr. Galea (School of Social Work) was awarded a scholarship to present at the International AIDS Society's 10th Conference on HIV Science which took place in Mexico City during July 21-24. Dr. Galea's presentation, entitled "High levels of depression among Peruvian men who have sex with men and transgender women: implications for HIV prevention and treatment care," found that though the point prevalence of depression was near 50%, most was low/moderate in severity. Dr. Galea proposed that HIV prevention and care workers could be trained to deliver a brief depression intervention in the same service setting. Depression, which disproportionally affects sexual minorities and people living with HIV, is associated with poorer health outcomes.

Congratulations to Rehabilitation & Mental Health Counseling students Megan Gillespie and Magdha Thodhori for receiving scholarships this year.

Megan Gillespie received a fellowship through the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Research & Education Foundation's Minority Fellowship Program, which supports the training of culturally competent mental health and substance abuse researchers and practitioners. The fellowship provides financial support and professional guidance to graduate students pursuing degrees in Marriage and Family therapy and who are committed to research about and service to ethnic minority and underserved populations.

Magdha Thodhori was awarded the John A. Orphanidys Scholarship Fund, which was established in 2013 by the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP) Florida Chapter, following John's passing on September 25, 2013, in his honor. The objective of the award is to encourage rehabilitation graduate school students to enter the field of private rehabilitation. The annual scholarship winner is provided an all-expense paid trip to the fall IARP National conference.

On August 8, 2019, The Tampa Interbay Rotary Club presented a check for $19,000 to the University of South Florida's Center for Autism & Related Disabilities (CARD) and the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Program. Both programs support individuals with autism and related disabilities and their families. The Tampa Interbay Rotary Club has supported the programs for the past ten years through the cycling event.

This endowed award was created by Dr. Harold Berkman and his wife, Muriel to support the academic endeavors of student veterans at USF. Dr. Harold Berkman served as a Staff Sergeant in World War II earning a Bronze Star and Combat Infantryman's Badge at the Battle of the Bulge. Dr. Karen Berkman, daughter of Harold and Muriel Berkman, serves as the Executive Director for the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities at USF. Read more...

Yuri Jang, PhD, will present "Bridging the Gap between Minority Aging Research and Practice" on Friday, October 25, 2019 at 10:30am in the CBCS Atrium. Dr. Jang is a Professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and a Senior Scientist at the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging. Trained as a Gerontologist, she received her doctoral degree in Aging Studies at the University of South Florida in 2001 and completed her postdoctoral training at the University of South Florida Institute on Aging and at the University of Georgia Gerontology Center. Professor Jang's areas of interest include positive adaptation in aging, health disparities, and minority health and service utilization.

In Spring 2019 the midterm grade policy changed to make midterm grades due week 7-8 in an effort to facilitate performance toward our student success initiatives. The Office of the Registrar's calendar was recently updated to reflect the new dates in accordance with the new policy. For the Fall 2019, midterm grading opens on October 7 and closes on October 18. The new dates should be reflected in Fall 2019 course syllabi. Click here for the Registrar's calendar.

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2. Brown, B., Marg, L., Zhang, Z., Kuzmanović, D., Dubé, K., & Galea, J. (2019). Factors Associated With Payments to Research Participants: A Review of Sociobehavioral Studies at a Large Southern California Research University. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, 155626461986953. doi: 10.1177/1556264619869538

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