USF College of Behavioral & Community Sciences

09/01/2026

Join us September 10-11 for the FCBHW From Research to Action: Florida Behavioral Health Workforce Summit! We’re looking forward to connecting with behavioral health professionals from across Florida and being part of these important conversations. 🤘💚

Join us for the FCBHW From Research to Action: Florida Behavioral Health Workforce Summit, where stakeholders across the behavioral health network engage in dialogue and hands-on workshops to translate research into coordinated strategies across education, programming and policy.

🎟️ Register for free:
https://bit.ly/FCBHWsummit

🎓 Continuing education credits available
✈️ Need-based travel reimbursement opportunities are available

09/01/2026

We’re Hiring 📣

The Marriage and Family Therapy program at USF is seeking an Assistant or Associate Professor to join the Department of Child & Family Studies in the College of Behavioral & Community Sciences.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who wants to contribute to the growth of an established MFT program through research, teaching, graduate student mentorship, and service.

The Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy is a full-time, two-year, in-person program and is also Florida’s only COAMFTE-accredited master’s program in a public university.

Minimum qualifications:
▪ An earned doctorate — or ABD with degree conferred before appointment — in Marriage and Family Therapy, Family Science, Human Development and Family Science, Family Studies, Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, Public Health, or a closely related discipline
▪ An active research agenda with potential for sustained scholarly productivity leading to external funding
▪ Eligibility for appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor at USF

Applications are open until filled. Review begins October 15, 2026.
🔎 Job ID: 44285

Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/MFT44285

08/28/2026

We’re hiring three faculty members to join our program in Tampa.

Minimum qualifications:

▪ Earned doctorate in Counselor Education, preferably from a CACREP-accredited program, or a closely related field
▪ Meets university criteria for appointment at the Assistant or Associate Professor level
▪ Possession of, or eligibility for, Florida LMHC licensure or CRC status within one year of employment

Faculty will teach in-person courses and contribute as core faculty through teaching, research and external grant funding, graduate student mentoring and advising, and community and professional service.

Review of candidates begins September 14, 2026. Apply today!

(Job ID 44251) https://bit.ly/CRMHC44251

08/27/2026

CBCS was happy to support one of our former student employees and now USF Student Body President Hunter Rabinowitz during the Hot Dog! You’re Back! Week of Welcome event. 🌭💚💛
Dean Julie Serovich and Associate Director Patty Cleveland joined Hunter to kick off another academic year. Welcome back, Bulls! 🤘

08/25/2026

This summer, Claire Dorey, a doctoral student in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, spent three weeks expanding her auditory neuroscience skills through the highly competitive Biology of Hearing and Balance course at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

The experience provided Dorey with hands-on training in bench methodologies, opportunities to connect with leading scientists and new research questions to explore as she prepares for her future as a translational bench-to-bedside researcher.

08/24/2026

Welcome home bulls! 🤘

08/20/2026

A warm CBCS welcome to the faculty members joining our college this year (including those who have started in new positions over the past six months)! We’re thrilled to have you as part of our community. 💚🤘

08/20/2026

Congratulations Dr. Gerald C. Imaezue! 👏

We’re excited to announce that four outstanding USF researchers have been awarded the latest Early Stage Innovation Fund Awards! 🎉 Each recipient will receive up to $25,000 in seed funding to help bring their groundbreaking ideas closer to real-world impact. These projects are set to transform healthcare training, medical technology and veterinary medicine.

🌟 Meet the innovators and their projects:
🔹 **CaseyMD** – Led by USF College of Behavioral & Community Sciences Prof. Gerald Imaezue, this AI-powered clinical simulation platform is revolutionizing how healthcare students learn, offering realistic virtual patients, adaptive scenarios and personalized feedback to build essential skills before entering the field.

🔹 **NeuTrode** – Dr. Nate Schilaty and Prof. Albert Kim are developing a flexible, dry EEG electrode that promises more comfortable, reliable and cost-effective brainwave testing for both clinics and research labs.

🔹 **Gene Therapy for Canine Cognitive Decline** – Research scientist Aurelie Joly-Amado is advancing a novel gene therapy to treat cognitive dysfunction in aging dogs, with the potential to pave the way for future treatments in humans.

The Early Stage Innovation Fund, a partnership between the Florida High Tech Corridor and USF Research, supports promising research at a pivotal moment, helping ideas move from the lab to the marketplace.

Join us in celebrating these innovators who are shaping the future of health and science! Learn more about their work: https://ow.ly/eyMc50ZBCBV

08/13/2026

𝐔𝐒𝐅 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐃𝐀 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Held July 24 at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts, the annual event marked 36 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act and recognized individuals and organizations that create inclusive opportunities for people with disabilities.

CARD-USF's role in the ADA Celebration highlights its ongoing commitment to inclusion and community engagement beyond the award they received.

Read more about the celebration and CARD-USF's impact >> https://www.usf.edu/cbcs/news/2026/usf-center-for-autism-plays-prominent-role-in-tampa-bay-ada-celebration.aspx



Florida Center for Inclusive Communities - FCIC City of Tampa Hillsborough County, Florida Government

08/11/2026

Do you know a young Bull who's doing incredible things? 🤘

For more than 20 years, the USF Outstanding Young Alumni Awards have celebrated alumni age 35 and younger who are making their mark through leadership, innovation and career achievement.

Nominate an extraordinary Bull, or yourself, for one of the university's highest honors. Check it out: usf.to/OYAA