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The internationally recognized USF Family Study Center (FSC) is celebrating 20 years of ground-breaking research and novel community partnerships by scheduling a broad array of events for students, families and professionals throughout the year.
Researchers at USF St. Petersburg have received a grant across the next five years from the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Aging to continue ground breaking work that aims to reduce dementia risk through brain training.
September 27, 2023Research
USF in London returns from another successful semester abroad
Insights from directors, teachers, and students shed light on how the USF in London program can leave a lasting impact on the personal and professional lives of its participants.
September 1, 2023Accomplishments
Family Study Center shares infant-family mental health advances with global audience
The USF College of Arts and Sciences Family Study Center (FSC) shared its newest discoveries with an international gathering at the 18th World Association for Infant and Mental Health (WAIMH) Congress in Dublin, Ireland.
August 28, 2023Accomplishments, Research
Five CAS faculty members recognized with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards
Five USF College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) faculty members are being recognized next month with Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Awards. 鈥淭he faculty being recognized with these awards have demonstrated extraordinary success in their research and scholarly endeavors," said USF Research & Innovation Interim Vice President Sylvia Thomas.
August 17, 2023Accomplishments, Faculty News, Research
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, 2023Research
USF St. Petersburg Psychology Professor Tiffany Chenneville has been awarded the American Psychological Association鈥檚 (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, Faculty News, Research
USF researchers asked to evaluate a new police program
The OB体育官网鈥檚 Center for Justice Research and Policy (CJRP) has been funded to evaluate a new community police program in St. Petersburg, Fla. where case workers are sent to respond to emergency, non-crime 911 calls instead of law enforcement.
March 10, 2023Faculty News
How to Best Communicate with Remote Workers
The drastic shift to remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic forced employees and managers to adapt their communication strategies. Communication is often cited as critical to remote worker success but has rarely been examined within a remote work context. New research, featured in Journal of Applied Psychology, examines how communication quality, communication frequency, and communication expectations relate to employee performance and wellbeing.
May 2, 2022Research
Undergraduate Psychology Internships Prove Valuable For Students, Community
In the Spring of 2016, the Department of Psychology at the OB体育官网 (USF) began offering formal coursework tied to undergraduate internships, in an effort to enhance undergraduate psychology student success and to help serve the community in a meaningful way.
May 2, 2022Accomplishments
Dr. Fallon Goodman Delivers Talk On Social Anxiety In The Modern World
Recently, USF Assistant Professor of Psychology Dr. Fallon Goodman delivered a TEDx talk discussing what social anxiety is, why it鈥檚 increasing across the globe, and the costs to our health.
January 21, 2022Accomplishments, Faculty News
Family Study Center Receives $3.7 Million Federal Grant To Support Vulnerable Families
A collaborative team led by psychology professor James McHale, director of the鈥疐amily Study Center鈥痮n the USF St. Petersburg campus, has been awarded a $3.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to research and strengthen relationships between family members to create safe and supportive households.
April 16, 2021Accomplishments