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USF College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
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September 20-26, 2020
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USF Pandemic Response Research Grantees Accepted to I-Corps
Jerome Galea, PhD, MSW (SW), Kristin Kosyluk, PhD (MHLP) and MSW student Tanner Baeder were accepted into the Fall 2020 I-Corps cohort. Kosyluk and Galea were recently awarded funding from the USF Pandemic Research Response Network to develop a chatbot to screen and link COVID-19 responders to mental health resources and services. As I-Corps Fellows, they will gain the knowledge and skills to potentially move a successful chatbot beyond the lab and into the commercial marketplace.
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SW Instructor Makes Virtual Presentation
Kerry Littlewood, PhD, MSW, and her colleagues, Teresa Ward, Michelle Rosenthal, Abhishek Pandey presented "National Grandfamilies and COVID 19 Study: Self-Care and Social Support Needs" (virtually, pre-recorded) at the 2020 State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research on Friday, September 18, 2020.
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Social Connections During COVID-19
Kristin Kosyluk, PhD, CRC, lead a USF Health Virtual Program discussion about Building & Maintaining Social Connection During COVID-19. The conversation focused on fostering connections while learning remotely, addressing feelings of loneliness, and reducing stigma of mental health. A video of the program held Wednesday, September 16 is available here.
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Meet Our Newest Faculty
Beth Boone, PhD
Executive Director, CARD/TLA
Research Assistant Professor |  | Elisabel Chang, MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD-BE
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Visiting Clinical Instructor I
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| Donna Flanders, MS, CI & CT
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Instructor, Interpreter Training Track | 
| Diana Ginns, PhD, BCBA-D, LP
Child and Family Studies
Instructor I | 
| Nathan Higgins
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Research Assistant Professor |
| Thomas Hyslip
Criminology
Instructor | 
| Marian Lowther, MS, CCC-SLP
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Instructor I |
| Lisa Marci
School of Social Work
Online Field Coordinator |
| Natalie Mikkelson, MA, CCC-SLP
Communication Sciences & Disorders
Visiting Clinical Instructor I | 
| Lindsey Peters-Sanders, PhD
Dean's Office
Assistant Research Professor |
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New Program Name
The Florida Medicaid Drug Therapy Management Program for Behavioral Health (MDTMP) has a new name: The Florida Center for Behavioral Health Improvement and Solutions. The updated website with current psychotherapeutic medication guidelines and other resources and tools is http://floridabhcenter.org.
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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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New Publication
- Muniz, C. N., & Powers, R. A. (2020). Applying the classic rape scenario to robbery: An examination of situational characteristics and reporting victimization to police. Journal of Criminal Justice, 101737. doi:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2020.101737
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