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USF psychology students deliver Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to Pasco County Jail inmates

The Center for Justice Research and Policy (CJRP)'s ongoing reentry project at the Pasco County Jail aims to positively influence post-release outcomes for incarcerated individuals once they are released to the community through various treatment services.

June 23, 2023Community Engagement, Research

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Dr. Garrett Potts earns grant to develop a ‘Life Worth Living’ hub at USF

Dr. Garrett Potts, assistant professor, is the recipient of the three-year $237,620 grant, and will be responsible for LWL project development. He will be aided by members of his department, including Dr. Michael DeJonge, Dr. Tori Lockler, and Dr. Marianne Florian.

June 16, 2023Accomplishments, Research

Attaching coral fragments to an artificial “tree” in a grow-out nursery. (Photo courtesy of Liv Williamson)

USF coral biologists host panel of experts to guide future research

In August 2021, Dr. John Parkinson, an assistant professor in the USF College of Arts and Sciences Department of Integrative Biology, was awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to help coordinate and fund a workshop that brought together more than 60 scientists from 12 countries to build consensus around the assessment and interpretation of coral symbiont diversity.

June 16, 2023Research

Dr. Libin Ye (far right) with lab members (from left) Seth Brady-Johnson (undergraduate), Aidan McFarland (doctoral student), Yifei Sui (undergraduate), Xudong Wang (doctoral student). All students are majoring in degree programs from the USF CAS Department of Molecular Biosciences (Photo courtesy of Dr. Ye)

Dr. Libin Ye’s lab aims to minimize unwanted medication side effects

Medications used to treat disease often come with unwanted side effects. That is where USF College of Arts and Sciences researcher Dr. Libin Ye, assistant professor in the Department of Molecular Biosciences is focusing his latest research.

May 24, 2023Research

Dr. Jayaram with faculty and doctoral students from Andhra University. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Kiran Jayaram)

Dr. Kiran Jayaram connects with his Asian heritage in new research endeavor

Dr. Kiran Jayaram, assistant professor in the USF College of Arts and Sciences Department of Anthropology, describes his life as a “study in border crossing.”

May 16, 2023Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research

Political Science Professor Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan (right) and USF students highlight international research they conducted with students and faculty in Moldova in the spring of 2022.

Global classroom collaboration with Moldova wins international partnerships award

A global classroom experience that brought together USF St. Petersburg students with peers in Moldova to conduct joint research while an international humanitarian crisis was unfolding nearby received the inaugural International Partnerships Award from the American Political Science Association (APSA) and the Political Studies Association (PSA).

May 11, 2023Accomplishments, Research

University of South Florida: A Preeminent Research University

Psychology professor receives prestigious congressional fellowship to work on Capitol Hill

USF St. Petersburg Psychology Professor Tiffany Chenneville has been awarded the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Springfield Policy Congressional Fellowship, which will allow her to work with a member of Congress on policies to advance the health and well-being of LGBTQIA+ populations.

May 11, 2023Accomplishments, Research

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USF hosts inaugural Policy Dialogues Conference, examining weaponization of hunger

The United Nations (UN) Security Council adopted a resolution condemning the starving of civilians as a method of warfare in 2018—as well as the unlawful denial of humanitarian access to civilian populations—with members welcoming it as a landmark expression of unity on those critical issues.

April 24, 2023Community Engagement, Research

USF College of Arts and Sciences students showing off their USF Bull pride during the Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium held at Johns Hopkins University in March. (Photo courtesy of Jade von Weder)

USF Humanities Institute sponsors undergrads for national research symposium

The USF Humanities Institute (HI) at the USF College of Arts and Sciences sponsored 23 undergraduate students to present original research at the Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium held at Johns Hopkins University in March.

April 18, 2023Accomplishments, Research

Anthropology Professor Heather O’Leary

Anthropology professor will join push for more sustainable, comprehensive water policies at U.N. Water Conference

Anthropology Professor Heather O’Leary has been selected as one of just 40 delegates for the International Science Council (ISC) for the upcoming United Nations 2023 Water Conference in New York City from March 22-24.

March 16, 2023Research

Conference leadership team poses for a photo outside the Hilton Bayfront.

Conference on im/migrant well-being launches new center

The USF College of Arts and Sciences’ Im/migrant Well-Being Research Center and co-sponsor Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute at The George Washington University (GWU) hosted the inaugural biennial conference, “Im/migrant Well-Being: A Nexus for Research & Policy” at the Hilton, St. Petersburg on February 17-18.

March 10, 2023Community Engagement, Events, Research

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Is advice to corporate women reinforcing stereotypes?

USF College of Arts and Sciences Department of Communication PhD alumna Dr. Amaly Santiago and Associate Professor Dr. Mariaelena Bartesaghi explored how advice literature written by corporate women for women readers looking to rise in the corporate ranks reinforces gendered stereotypes.

March 10, 2023Research

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