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Group photo, from left to right: Photo from left to right: Christine Rover, CARD assistant director of community programs; Christine Hugh, assistant program director, TLA Employment Services; Mindy Stevens, CARD director; Haley Moss, JD; Beth Boone, PhD, CARD executive director, Learning Academy director; Morgann Frazee, employment specialist, TLA Employment Services; Scott Fontechia, MS, employment specialist, TLA Employment Services

Haley Moss visits CARD and The Learning Academy to share journey through college and career as someone with Autism

The Learning Academy welcomed lawyer, neurodiversity expert, and author, Haley Moss on February 23. She is a consultant to top corporations and nonprofits that seek her guidance in creating a diverse workplace and a sought-after commentator on disability rights issues.

February 28, 2022Child and Family Studies, College News

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Criminology alumni celebrate MACJA program

Alumni of the Master of Arts in Criminal Justice Administration (MACJA) program gathered in the Gibbons Alumni Center Friday night for an evening celebrating the program and those who have contributed to its success.

February 28, 2022College News, Criminology

Researchers at the 麻豆蜜桃AV are playing a role in helping sex-trafficking victims turn their lives around through a court program that offers housing, job training, counseling, and other services.

February 28, 2022College News, Criminology

Speech-language pathology clinical instructors pose for a photo

Speech-language pathology instructors complete continuing education unit in Orlando

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders' Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Instructor Voice-Fluency-Neurogenic team completed a continuing education unit on the McNeill Dysphagia Therapy Program.

February 28, 2022College News, Communication Sciences and Disorders

Photo left to right: Dr. Juan Bornman, Bathobile Ngcobo, and Dr. Trina Spencer

CFS associate professor shares Fulbright experience in South Africa

After several starts and stops and a year and a half delay, CFS Associate Professor Trina Spencer, PhD, BCBA-D finally made it to South Africa. She won a Fulbright award in 2020, but due to COVID-19, she was unable to begin her experience until 2022.

February 28, 2022Child and Family Studies, College News

Dr. Jennifer Lister, Eric Hill, Sclafani Louis-Jeune, and Stefan Phekoo posed for a photo

CBCS Building and Security Assistant Eric Hill receives Staff Senate Quiet Quality Award

Eric Hill received the Staff Senate Quiet Quality Award for his outstanding dedication to the coworkers and students of the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences.

February 21, 2022College News

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Social work students participate in Legislative Education and Advocacy Day

School of Social Work students participated in this year's virtual National Association of Social Workers Legislative Education and Advocacy Days alongside hundreds of other students, faculty, and social work professionals in Florida.

February 21, 2022College News, School of Social Work

Dr. Jerome Galea participates in Salud Latina 麻豆蜜桃AV

Social work professor joins Salud Latina 麻豆蜜桃AV conversation on COVID-19

Jerome Galea, PhD, MSW, RCSWI, spoke with the College of Public Health's (COPH) Drs. Miguel Reina Ortiz and Abraham A. Salinas-Miranda about how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the mental health of Spanish-speaking individuals in the US and globally.

February 14, 2022College News, School of Social Work

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Aging studies professor discusses livable communities on WKDW 97.5 FM

Kathy Black, PhD, spoke with Jaha Cummings on WKDW 97.5 FM's Tricounty Hour about livable communities and America's response to the needs of its rapidly growing older population.

February 14, 2022College News, School of Aging Studies

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Aging studies professor presents at focus group discussion

Lindsay Peterson, PhD, represented the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) at a national focus group discussion. This discussion was in support of a study that Healthcare Ready is working on under the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019.

February 14, 2022College News, School of Aging Studies

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Aging studies assistant professor's research finds poor sleep can triple risk for heart disease

Soomi Lee, PhD, finds that individual aspects of poor sleep can be detrimental to heart health. But if you combine them, the risk of heart disease can increase by as much as 141 percent.

February 7, 2022College News, School of Aging Studies

Mary Pyfrom, Devon Weist, Marian Lowther

CSD professors accepted to ASHA's Leadership Development Program

Three professors from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) will participate in ASHA's Leadership Development Program this year.

January 31, 2022College News, Communication Sciences and Disorders

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The Mission of the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences (CBCS) is to advance knowledge through interdisciplinary teaching, research, and service that improves the capacity of individuals, families, and diverse communities to promote productive, satisfying, healthy, and safe lives across the lifespan. CBCS envisions the college as a globally recognized leader that creates innovative solutions to complex conditions that affect the behavior and well-being of individuals, families, and diverse communities.