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USF College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
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September 13-19, 2020
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Four CBCS Research Projects Selected for Funding in Anti-Racism Effort
A University of South Florida research task force working to address racial issues and attitudes on a local, national and global scale has selected 23 projects exploring a wide range of issues in systemic inequality, economic and health disparities, Black history and contemporary challenges for funding.
The USF Research Task Force on Understanding and Addressing Blackness and Anti-Black Racism in our Local, National and International Communities, which was first announced by the university in July, selected the projects as a first-of-its-kind initiative designed to create deeper understanding of complex issues while forging solutions and productive community partnerships. The effort was prompted by several factors, including the long-standing issues of racism and institutional violence brought to the forefront by the recent deaths of Black men, women and children due to excessive force from law enforcement, the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the nation's Black communities and other concerns.
Full news article is available here. Storytelling Saves Lives: Challenging the Stigma of Mental Illness through Stories from the Black Community.
PIs: Kyaien Conner and Kristin Kosyluk
Community Partners: This is My Brave (TIMB), WE-CARE and the Central Florida Behavioral Health Network
Despite research that suggests Black Americans are 20 percent more likely to experience mental illness, only one in three seek treatment. The project proposes to deliver and evaluate a special series titled "This is My Brave (TIMB): Stories from the Black Community". This virtual three-part series highlights the voices of Black Americans living with mental illness and/or addiction who bravely share their experiences with illness and treatment as well as messages of hope and recovery, with the goal of reducing stigma and encouraging critical conversations about Black mental health.
A Strengths-Based Approach to Addressing Racial Challenges Impacting Black Students.
PI: Ruby Joseph
Community Partner: Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa, Inc.
This grant will investigate Black student enrollment, retention and graduation disparities in institutions of higher learning. The project will examine racial, educational and other challenges faced by two groups of Black students: USF Tampa juniors and seniors and 12th grade students in East Tampa who are planning to attend a four-year university in 2021-2022. The project aims to develop a comprehensive action plan of solutions that addresses specific disparities in enrollment, graduation and other issues identified in the focus groups.
Challenges to Engagement with Parent Education and Early Childhood Programming in a Historically Black Neighborhood.
PIs: Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman, Anna Abella, Kyaien Conner, Monica Landers, and Ronee Wilson
Community Partner: Champions for Children
This study highlights programs developed at Layla's House, an initiative of Champions for Children, which provides early childhood and parenting resources to support economically disadvantaged families residing in the predominantly Black neighborhood of Sulphur Springs. The study will examine how Black children and families experience and participate in virtual parent education and developmental playgroups with a focus on the extent to which the service structure minimizes or accentuates the impact of anti-Black racism.
The Impact of Mentoring on Persistence, Resilience, and Success Outcomes of Black Women Academics.
PIs: Tanetha Fisher, Deirdre Cobb-Roberts and Kyaien Conner
Community Partner: The Florida Education Fund and The McKnight Foundation
Underrepresented in all of academia, the need to foster Black women faculty success has been at a critical point for several years. Not only do Black women have lower salaries at the time of hire as compared to their male counterparts, which can affect career trajectories and upward movement, they also experience tenure and promotion at decreased rates. This research proposal supports an interdisciplinary mixed-method study to explore the experiences of Black women academics who have had successful experiences with programmatic mentoring.
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MHLP Professor Reappointed to Florida Supreme Court Steering Committee
 Dr. Roger Peters, Professor in the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy has been appointed to serve another two-year term on the Florida Supreme Court's Steering Committee on Problem-Solving Courts. This will be his fourth consecutive term serving in this capacity. The Steering Committee was established to address the needs of court-involved persons who have mental illness and substance use disorders, through the use of differentiated case management principles and other evidence-based and emerging best practices. The Steering Committee has already developed best practice standards for Florida's adult drug courts, and over the next two years will finalize standards for veterans courts, juvenile drug courts, family dependency drug courts, driving under the influence courts, and mental health courts. In addition, the Steering Committee is designing a statewide certification process for problem-solving courts, which will be required for drug courts to receive state funding. Finally, the Steering Committee is authorized to address and propose statutory changes that are necessary to fulfill the charges in the Florida Supreme Court's administrative order.
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New Corporate Crime Trends Website Launched
Students of the SPRUCE Lab at USF Department of Criminology have prepared a new website on data and analyses they conducted regarding corporate crime in the United States. This new website, which was led by Leo Genco, Daniela Oramas Mora, Julianna Kirschner, Troy Cardwell, and a few other lab members, under Dr. Michael Lynch's supervision and guidance, is the first to systematically evaluate trends in corporate/white collar crime among actual agencies in the US, and logs the offenses, repeat offenders, fines, and trends over time. This website has already been noticed and tweeted by the ASC Division on White Collar Crime and will help raise the profile of SPRUCE/USF Criminology.
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Research Roundup
 Lauren Evanovich (CFS)
Florida Project Coordination for Educational and Community Supports
Sponsor: University of Oregon
3/17/2020-6/30/2021
Amount: $2,000
Coordinate the recruitment of district and school-based staff to complete a sustainability of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports survey and serve as the liaison to the supporting University (University of Oregon) for data collection and organization of research efforts. This is a part of a larger research effort on the sustainability of PBIS Tiers 2 and 3 through the development of two measures, SUBSIST and ALTITUDE. This project has collected over 80 responses from the state of Florida as a part of the national data collection efforts.
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Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health Online Master's
 Join the Virtual Information Session September 16 on the fully online master's program in Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health! The program prepares professionals to serve in community, youth, and family agencies and organizations that work to promote the well-being of children, adolescents, and emerging adults. Register here.
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As part of National Recovery Month in September, RMHC will share videos, stories, and resources on Facebook and Instagram @USFRMHC revolving around the theme that RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE. Join FMHC faculty Drs. Buckles and DePippo on September 24 at noon as they lead a free webinar, "Trauma and Addictions: What is the Connection and How do We Treat it?" The webinar will explore the intersection of addictions with racial trauma, individual trauma, and collective trauma. Register here for the webinar. |
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CBCS In the News
Boseman's work celebrated the beauty of Blackness
Gainesville.com
Dr. Micah E. Johnson is an assistant professor of mental health law and policy at the University of South Florida. Dr. Johnson ...
Researchers work to help COVID-19 responders in mental distress
WFTS(ABC)-Tampa
The project was one of 14 at the University of South Florida to receive funding. "The key idea is developing this thing that will interact between people in need and all the resources that exist, it will be that go between," said assistant professor Jerome Galea...
3 Georgia cities among best places to retire, according to WalletHub
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"...on average if you make it to age 65 you are looking at roughly another 8,000 days - (about the same amount of time from the middle to old age)," Kathy Black, a professor of aging studies and social work at the University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee, told WalletHub.
Councilman Dingfelder expects City of Tampa to call for proposals regarding mental health crisis response program
Creative Loafing Tampa
response program for crisis intervention was also recently suggested by USF criminology professor Dr. Bryanna Fox and her ...
NYPD Study: Implicit Bias Training Changes Minds, Not Necessarily Behavior
91.5 KIOS-FM
where we train," says Lorie Fridell, the University of South Florida criminology professor who developed the "Fair and Impartial ...
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