Dr. Maria Carlo has been invited to serve on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Educational Psychology beginning January 1, 2020. The journal publishes original, primary psychological research pertaining to education across all ages and educational levels.

Dr. Christina Dillahunt-Aspillaga has been nominated and elected to serve on the National Rehabilitation Association (NRA) as a Board Member at Large for the upcoming three-year term. The NRA is the oldest professional member organization in the United States that advocates for the rights of individuals with disabilities while also promoting high quality, ethical, and collaborative practice across the rehabilitation profession.

Florida's Twelfth Judicial Circuit, which includes Manatee, Sarasota and Desoto Counties is implementing a Trauma-Informed Community known as "Peace 4 Manasota." This collaboration is spearheaded by the Suncoast Regional Office of the Florida Department of Children and Families and local county governments. Joshua T. Barnett, PhD Candidate in the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, fund-raised and organized a Continuing Medical Education / Continuing Educational Unit (CME/CEU) event for local physicians, nurses and clinicians to learn more about trauma-informed care practices. Amber Gum, PhD of the Mental Health Law & Policy Department presented the 1.5 hour CME/CEU to 33 attendees on the topic of "Adverse Childhood Experiences in Healthcare Settings: Trauma-Informed Care Practices" held at The Grove of Lakewood Ranch on July 25, 2019.

Lori Holt, PhD, will present "Listening in on auditory processing using speech" on Friday, October 18, 2019 from 12:30 - 2:00PM in PCD1147. Dr. Holt is a Professor of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University and is affiliated with CMU's Neuroscience Institute and Pittsburgh's Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition. She earned her PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1999. She is an expert in auditory cognitive neuroscience, with a focus on understanding how humans interpret the complexity of spoken language. The research has implications for critical periods in development, for communication disorders, and for research on computer understanding of speech. Since 2007, Dr. Holt has co-directed the Predoctoral Training Program in Behavioral Brain Research, an NIH-supported graduate grant to train the next generation of behavioral researchers to exploit biomedical techniques in their research. Flyer...

CAPT William J. Murphy, PhD, will present "Hearing loss prevention and the role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention" on Friday, October 25, 2019 from 9:30 - 11:00AM in PCD1147. Dr. Murphy is the coordinator for the Hearing Loss Prevention cross sector and works in the Division of Field Studies and Engineering, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Cincinnati. He joined NIOSH in 1992 after completing his PhD in physics at Purdue University. His research has largely focused on otoacoustic emissions, noise exposures due to impulse noise, hearing protection devices and test methods to assess the middle ear muscle contraction. He is an active member of the National Hearing Conservation Association and a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America. He is actively involved with the development of national and international standards on noise and bioacoustics within the American National Standards Institute and International Standards Organization. He has collaborated with researchers in the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps to gauge the risks of the potential for hearing loss due to high-level noise. Flyer...

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.

Jerome Galea (SW)
Harvard Medical School Center for Global Health Delivery Dubai
Sponsor: Harvard Medical School
8/7/2018-8/31/2020
Amount: $69,131

This project comprises implementation research and impact evaluation of interventions for tuberculosis (TB) active case-finding and treatment of tuberculosis infection in Peru, Kenya, and Pakistan. In each of these sites, mobile digital radiograph units will provide rapid screening of TB hotspots previously identified by epidemiological surveillance; in Peru, we plan to screen 100,000 persons. A major component of this project involves community engagement. Using a social justice/rights-based perspective and informed by the theory of diffusion of innovations, we will promote TB screening by working with community leaders and other stakeholders to disseminate messages encouraging uptake of TB screening and linkage to care.

Howard Goldstein (DO)
Professional Development of an MTSS for Early Childhood Educators to Prevent Reading Disabilities
Sponsor: US Dept of Education
7/1/2017-6/30/2020
Amount: $1,400,000

The purpose of this project is to develop and evaluate a professional development model for implementing an early literacy Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS). MTSS is designed to enable early childhood teachers to prevent reading disabilities in children through screening, progress monitoring, and supplemental early intervention. An Electronic Data Management and Expert Decision Making System (EDM2) helps guide:
 

• teachers' professional development through on-line modules and practice-based coaching;
• the scheduling of assessments prioritized based on child progress, and
• the administration of phonological awareness and alphabet knowledge lessons that prepare children for kindergarten and beyond.

Theresa Chisolm (CSD)
Aging, Cognition, and Hearing Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) Randomized Trial
Sponsor: John Hopkins University
6/1/2017-5/31/2022
Amount: $698,296

There are currently no definitive therapies to reduce the risk of age-related cognitive decline, Alzheimer's disease, and other dementias in older adults despite the aging of the population. Given that nearly two-thirds of all adults 70 years and older have a clinically-significant hearing loss, conducting the ACHIEVE study to determine if existing hearing rehabilitative interventions can reduce the rate of cognitive decline in older adults is of substantial public health importance. USF's role in this multi-site study was to develop the manualized hearing rehabilitative intervention and to monitor fidelity of intervention delivery. Co-investigators on the project are: Dr. Vicky Williams-Sanchez (USF Dept. of Otolaryngology) and Dr. Michelle Arnold (USF Sarasota-Manatee campus). The project is one of several conducted by The Auditory Rehabilitation & Clinical Trials Laboratory in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders

Amber Gum (MHLP)
Adverse Outcomes for People on Waiting Lists for Aging Services
Sponsor: The Retirement Research Foundation
6/1/2019-5/31/2021
Amount: $158,030

MHLP professors Amber Gum and Larry Schonfeld were recently awarded a two-year grant from the Retirement Research Foundation. Working closely with the Senior Connection Center (SCC), the five-county Area Agency on Aging for the west-central Florida region, they will conduct data analyses and qualitative interviews to determine outcomes and risk factors for older adults screened by the SCC who receive aging services or are placed on waiting lists. Other collaborators include Co-Investigators Kyaien Conner (MHLP) and Kevin Kip (Public Health), consultant Ohad Green (Oxford University), MHLP's Policy and Services Research Data Center, the Florida Department of Elder Affairs, and the National Association for Area Agencies on Aging. The team anticipates that findings will inform future research and policy related to screening, prioritizing, and intervening with older adults and family caregivers to prevent adverse outcomes and enhance well-being.

1. Gum, A. M., Epstein-Lubow, G. P., Gaudiano, B. A., Wittink, M., & Horvath, C. (2019). Brief behaviour change strategies for distressed patients in primary care. BMJ, l5360. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l5360

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