| CBCS In The News | Pandemic gives Florida 'golden opportunity' to reimagine senior care, advocate says
Tampa Bay Times and The Ledger
Lindsay Peterson, research assistant professor of aging studies at the University of South Florida. "I think the regulators are going to Florida's voting changes bill could put personal info at risk, Republican election supervisor warns
WFLA(NBC)-Tampa
to hospice care Dr. Thomas Hyslip, a cybersecurity expert at the University of South Florida, says, "the threat is ever increasing." 8 On ... Identity crisis: White supremacist, racist American cops must be removed, experts say. It will take resolve.
USA Today
That's why the initial backgrounding and screening process can be an extraordinarily valuable way to keep racists and white supremacists out of police forces, says Lorie Fridell. "Don't hire them in the first place," she said…The professor of criminology at the University of South Florida is ... Plan to fix Florida's Baker Act would make it more powerful, raising alarms
Tampa Bay Times
... data, according to the Baker Act Reporting Center at the University of South Florida. There was one involuntary examination for every 100 ... Florida's mental health needs appear large, but Legislature's actions seem small
Miami Herald, Tampa Bay Times
…Kyaien Conner, an assistant professor of Mental Health Law and Policy at the University of South Florida, noted that mental health problems disproportionately affect minority communities…. |
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| CFS Faculty Author Five Chapters in Book Focused on Supports for Students with Problem Behaviors |  A second edition of Individualized Supports for Students with Problem Behaviors: Designing Positive Behavior Plans will be released April 15, 2021, and out of the 14 chapters, 5 of them are co-authored by CFS faculty (Professor Heather Peshak-George, Professor Lise Fox, Research Assistant Professor Laura Kern, Professor Donald Kincaid, Professor Ray Miltenberger, Research Associate Shelley Clark, and ABA doctoral student Jennifer Cook). The book serves as a guide to provide everything needed to develop individualized positive behavior support (PBS) plans for students with pervasive behavioral challenges. Revised and expanded to reflect 15 years of changes in the field, the book walks practitioners through the PBS process, emphasizing a team-based approach and presenting assessment procedures, intervention strategies, and guiding questions. Detailed case examples are provided. More information... | | | New Publication | - Silva, M. A., Finn, J. A., Dillahunt-Aspillaga, C., Cotner, B. A., Stevens, L. F., & Nakase-Richardson, R. (2021). Development of the traumatic brain injury Rehabilitation needs SURVEY: A Veterans Affairs TBI model Systems study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1-11. doi:10.1080/09638288.2021.1900930
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On Saturday, March 20, the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities at the University of South Florida (CARD-USF) Constituency Board member, Rachel Barcellona, was named a 2021 Lightning Community Hero for her continued efforts in community outreach, autism advocacy and disability inclusion. Rachel is a senior at USF majoring in English and a member of Chi Omega sorority.
Donald Kincaid, a professor in the Child and Families Studies and Co-Director of the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, was elected as the 2021-2022 President for the Association for Positive Behavior Support (PBIS). The mission of APBS is to "Enhance the quality of life of people across the life-span by promoting evidence-based and effective positive behavior support to realize socially valid and equitable outcomes for people, families, schools, agencies, and communities."
Roger Peters, Professor in the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy recently participated in an Expert Panel on "Treatment for People with Drug Use Disorders in Contact with the Criminal Justice System - Alternatives to Conviction or Punishment" that was convened by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The panel included 19 participants from 12 different countries. Dr. Peters will participate in a series of expert panel meetings hosted by UNODC in 2021 to address treatment alternatives to incarceration (ATI) that can be implemented at different points in the criminal justice system. The first meeting in late March 2021 focused on "Pre-Arrest Alternatives for People with Drug Use Disorders in Contact with the Criminal Justice System - the Role of Law Enforcement". The meetings will culminate in a handbook published by UNODC that describes a set of guiding principles for ATIs, model programs, and implementation strategies.
Caroline Muster, a PhD student in Social Work and trainee with the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, has been selected for the National Academy of Social Insurance's (NASI) Eileen Sweeney Graduate Internship in Disability Policy. As a recipient of this prestigious internship, she will spend 12 weeks in Washington, D.C. working for a notable organization connected with disability policy and working under the supervision of an Academy Member. NASI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization devoted to furthering knowledge and understanding of social insurance programs. Only outstanding graduate students aspiring to a career in social policy with a focus on disability issues are considered for selection. Congratulations, Caroline! For more information about NASI please visit 
Angela Makris, a PhD Student in Public Health and a trainee with the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, will be presenting to the national Association of University Centers on Disabilities on the impact of social media. She will be leading a discussion on how social media can amplify the voices and knowledge of our community for broader dissemination and engagement, especially for those in the disability community. Angela's research expertise involves applying practice theory to the social marketing framework to achieve health equity through active living for people with intellectual disabilities. To sign up for the webinar or watch the archived version, please visit 
Elizabeth Bergman, PhD, will present "Evolving Identities: Becoming, Being, & Doing Gerontology" on Friday, April 2, 2021 @ 2:00pm.
Enya Vroom successfully defended her dissertation at a widely attended public (albeit remote) defense. Her dissertation was entitled: Moving Science to Practice: Exploring Implementation Practice Capacity in Community Settings.
