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USF College of Behavioral & Community Sciences

September 26 - October 2, 2021

 
Dr. David Eddins Invited to Serve on NIDCD Review Committee
dave eddinsDavid Eddins, PhD, Professor in Communication Sciences & Disorders has accepted an invitation to serve as a member of the Communication Disorders Review Committee of the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). Members are selected on the basis of their demonstrated competence and accomplishments in their scientific disciplines as evidenced by the quality of research, publications in scientific journals, and other significant activities, achievements, and honors.
 
Research Roundup
Kristin KosylukKristin Kosyluk (MHLP)
Up To Me: Erasing the Stigma of Mental Illness on College Campuses
Sponsor: National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
9/1/2021-8/31/2024
Amount: $600,000

One major predictor of degree completion is academic and social integration. Individuals with mental illness experience significantly lower levels of integration in postsecondary communities than their peers without a mental illness. These disparities are largely a product of environmental barriers, specifically stigma. Dr. Kosyluk, along with her co-investigators Dr. Neal from USF's College of Engineering, Dr. Corrigan (Illinois Institute of Technology), and Dr. Salzer (Temple University) were awarded a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research to investigate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a disclosure-based internalized stigma reduction program, Up To Me, on community living and participation among USF students with mental illness. This grant involves partnerships with USF's Counseling Center (Scott Strader, Director) and Student Accessibility Services (Deborah McCarthy, Director). Up To Me is a three lesson, group intervention meant to reduce barriers to community living and participation for college students with psychiatric disabilities.

This award (90IFRE0056) is supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $600,000 with 100 percent funding by ACL/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by ACL/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
M. Scott YoungM. Scott Young (MHLP)
Grant/Perdiem Sites (GDP) Low Demand Safe Havens (LDSH)
Sponsor: Department of Veterans Affairs
8/18/2021-8/17/2026
Amount: $655,589

USF is partnering with the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) National Center on Homelessness among Veterans (NCHAV) and National Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Office to provide ongoing Technical Assistance (TA), monitoring, and support for the implementation of a Low Demand Housing Program Model, based on Harm Reduction principles, at selected GPD transitional housing sites. The Low Demand Model targets chronically homeless Veterans with substance use and/or mental health disorders who have been unsuccessful in traditional housing programs, including individuals who cannot, or will not, stop using substance. Low Demand programs do not place sobriety or treatment participation requirements on residents for admission to and/or continued stay in the programs, but they expect residents to make steps towards securing permanent housing solutions. USF's responsibilities include monitoring Low Demand Model adoption, implementation, processes, and fidelity in order to guide the ongoing TA activities. There are currently over 80 Low Demand GPD housing programs nationally that use the Low Demand Model to house approximately 1,500 Veterans on any given night.
 
Dr. Kerry Littlewood to Present at Virtual Conference
Kerry LittlewoodDr. Kerry Littlewood, Instructor in the School of Social Work, has been accepted to the ALL VIRTUAL conference on HIV/AIDS on November 5, 2021 to present findings from providers across the US on capacity building needs for social workers working with aging clients with HIV/AIDS. This is a collaboration with the Professional Association of Social Workers in HIV/AIDS (PASWHA).
 
listen up it's national audiology awareness monthAudiology Awareness focuses on promoting public awareness of the importance of good hearing and balance health for all ages. The National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders states that approximately 28.8 million Americans could benefit from the use of hearing aids. While age is often cited as a factor, there are growing numbers of younger people reporting hearing difficulties. There is also a link between untreated hearing loss and falls. According to a study conducted by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, an increase in hearing loss in an individual, for instance going from normal hearing to an untreated mild hearing loss, is associated with a 3-fold increase in fall risk.

To promote hearing and balance healthcare in accordance with Audiology Awareness, USF Hearing Clinic (located within the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders) will be offering hearing and balance screenings to ALL USF faculty, students, and staff during the month of October. Screenings will take place on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 am - 12:00 pm and from 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm in the PCD Building. Anyone interested in participating in a hearing and balance screening should contact the USF Hearing Clinic at hearingclinic@usf.edu for further details. Audiologists and Audiology students will be conducting the screenings and following CDC guidelines for COVID prevention.

Happy Hearing and Balance to all USF Bulls!

Hearing Clinic (email: hearingclinic@usf.edu, Phone: 974-8804)
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
 
 
 
child & adolescent behavioral health online masters information session sept 29 noo to 1 pm
 
mayor's community taskforce on policing, october 1, 2021
 
kathryn hyer celebration of life and scholarship fundraiserWe would like to invite you to join us in celebration of Dr. Kathy Hyer's life and work. Kathy's family, friends, and colleagues will gather on Nov. 7 at the atrium on the 7th floor of the Interdisciplinary Sciences Building on the campus of the University of South Florida in Tampa. Parking will be provided. Please RSVP to Lydia Hentschel at lhentsch@usf.edu by October 15, 2021, if you are able to attend. Children are welcome; please let Lydia know if any of your guests are children.

During her time at USF, Dr. Hyer devoted herself to education, research and policy to improve long-term care. To honor her work and tireless service, friends and colleagues at the USF School of Aging Studies have established a scholarship in her name. The scholarship will support students in their own pursuit of education in long-term care policy to continue Kathy's legacy. If you would like to help in this effort, you may give online to the Kathryn Hyer Memorial Scholarship in Public Policy and Aging (530072)

If you are unable to attend but wish to send a photo or two with a few words, please contact Lindsay Peterson, ljpeterson@usf.edu.
 
fall 2021 cbcs faculty & staff assembly october 22 1 pm
 
CBCS In The News

Petito Case & Social Media
WFLA(NBC)-Tampa
rachael powers is an associate professor of criminology at usf. >> she says crowdsourcing is normal during law enforcement ...

Gabby Petito Case: The Forensic Evidence
WFLA(NBC)-Tampa
with family. peter massey's the forensic studies and justice program director at usf. >> her body could you be aware and the country think ...

'Somebody in his inner circle' may be helping Brian Laundrie, says former FBI agent
NBC News-National
... bryanna fox, former fbi profiler now professor of criminology at the university of south florida. if you are an investigator in this case, obviously ...

Gabby Petito case reveals stark disparities in coverage of missing people
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
... not view people of color through that same lens, said University of South Florida researcher and associate professor Ráchael Powers.

Gabby Petito: Could social media help find other missing people?
WFTS(ABC)-Tampa
... to that," said Ráchael Powers, a criminology professor at the University of South Florida. The couples road trip from North Port, Florida, ...

City of Moab, UT Will Investigate Police Response to Petito Case
CNN-U.S. Cable
... the case former fbi agent bryanna fox, associate professor at the university of south florida. good to have you on this morning. i wonder, ...

CBCS Doctoral Dissertation
Title: Mobile Response Teams and the Youth Emergency Behavioral Health System
Student: Paige Alitz
Program: Behavioral and Community Sciences
Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom Meeting - Meeting ID: 883 1607 3299 Passcode: 10052021
New Publications
  1. Joshi, M., J. Rahill, G., Carrington, C., Mabie, A., Salinas-Miranda, A., Thomas, N., Morales, A., Grippo, L., & Grey, A. (2021). "they are not satisfied until they see our blood": Syndemic HIV risks for trans women in Urban Haiti. International Journal of Mental Health, 1–31. doi: 10.1080/00207411.2021.1891364
  2. Joshi, M., Rahill, G. J., & Rhode, S. (2021). Comparison of trauma symptoms among nonpartner sexual violence victims and nonvictims in Urban Haiti's Cité Soleil neighborhood. Journal of Black Psychology, 47(4-5), 284–316. doi: 10.1177/0095798421997217
  3. Krupa, J. M., Dembo, R., Schmeidler, J., Wolff, J., & Wareham, J. (2021). An examination of risk profiles among justice-involved girls: Do race and place matter? Deviant Behavior, 1–20. doi: 10.1080/01639625.2021.1982659
  4. Sharma, V., Levin, B. L., Rahill, G. J., Baldwin, J. A., Luitel, A., & Marhefka, S. L. (2021). Post-earthquake self-reported depressive symptoms and post-traumatic stress disorder and their correlates among college-youths in Kathmandu, Nepal. Psychiatric Quarterly. doi: 10.1007/s11126-021-09928-5
  5. Yuen, C. M., Puma, D., Millones, A. K., Galea, J. T., Tzelios, C., Calderon, R. I., Brooks, M. B., Jimenez, J., Contreras, C., Nichols, T. C., Nicholson, T., Lecca, L., Becerra, M. C., & Keshavjee, S. (2021). Identifying barriers and facilitators to implementation of community-based tuberculosis active case finding with mobile X-ray units in Lima, Peru: A re-aim evaluation. BMJ Open, 11(7). doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050314
CBCS Defense of a Doctoral Prospectus
Title: The "Reasonableness Divide": Comparing Community Members' Assessments of Force Reasonableness to Legal Standards
Student: Dustin A. Richardson
Program: Criminology
Date: Friday, October 8, 2021
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: SOC 351
 
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