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Sirinandini Amperayani and Sakshi Wagh at the FURLS conference.

SWIRL student scholars present at the Florida Undergraduate Research Leadership Summit

Sirinandini Amperayani and Sakshi Wagh led a workshop on the experiences of South Asian immigrant survivors of intimate partner violence.

March 2, 2026College News, School of Social Work

Lindsay Peterson, Melissa Castora-Binkley and Debra Dobbs

School of Aging Studies alumna shares work at Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series

Melissa Castora-Binkley, PhD, senior research director at the Pharmacy Quality Alliance, graduated from USF in 2015 with a doctorate in gerontology.

March 2, 2026College News, School of Aging Studies

Left to right: Abigail Powers, Grayson Gonzalez, Diane Rifaie, Carly Missildine, and Ivan Jarama

American Sign Language Day welcomes Tampa Bay high school students to USF

Current American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreting students guided visitors on a campus tour, led ASL conversational practice and facilitated a Kahoot! game.

February 26, 2026College News, Communication Sciences and Disorders

Sakshi Wagh, Samridhi Bhardwaj, Kamakshi J. Singh, Sirinandini Amperayani

SWIRL team members present research at the Women in Surgery Career Symposium

The presenters included Samridhi Bhardwaj, Sakshi Wagh, Sirinandini Amperayani, Kamakshi J. Singh, Subadra Panchanadeswaran, PhD, and Manisha Joshi, PhD.

February 23, 2026College News, School of Social Work

Cary Hopkins Hall, Abby Shockley and Beth Holland

CJMHSA TAC supports Lee County workforce with targeted behavioral health training

The training, 鈥淪upporting Justice-Involved Individuals with Co-Occurring Disorders,鈥 was led by Cary Hopkins Hall and Abby Shockley.

February 20, 2026College News, Criminology

A group photo with Jerome Galea Amber Gum and all the coaches in the program

CBCS faculty visit mental health program pilot in Lima, Peru

Jerome Galea, PhD, and Amber Gum, PhD, conducted a site visit with the nonprofit organization Partners In Health, known locally as Socios En Salud.

February 19, 2026College News, School of Social Work

A group of students working together

Interprofessional Day strengthens collaboration between ASL Interpreting and Speech-language Pathology students

Now in its third year, the event showcased how the two professions work together to ensure effective services for the clients they jointly serve.

February 16, 2026College News, Communication Sciences and Disorders

Ivan Jarama signing in American Sign Language

USF assistant instructor Ivan Jarama signs national anthem at NHL game

The national anthem and the game were nationally televised on ESPN and ESPN+.

February 6, 2026College News, Communication Sciences and Disorders

Students gathering together to make Valentine's Day cards

Spreading love: Valentine鈥檚 Day cards for older adults

Members of the 深夜看片 Student Association for Aging Studies and USF's chapters of the Gerontological Society of America and Sigma Phi Omega Upsilon created Valentine鈥檚 Day cards for socially isolated older adults in the community.

February 6, 2026College News, School of Aging Studies

ESE teacher with students

Only at USF: Become a special education teacher or behavior analyst鈥攁nd get $27K

USF is offering a first-of-its-kind program to prepare graduates to support students with severe emotional and behavioral disorders.

February 6, 2026College News

The Florida Center for Behavioral Health Workforce (FCBHW) has launched the pilot cohort of the NextGen Mentoring Program at USF to support students preparing for behavioral health graduate programs.

February 4, 2026College News

Melvin Teartt, Raquel Pancho, Liz Burke, and David Ingram

Tampa Convention Center expands accessibility through partnership with USF鈥檚 Center for Autism

The partnership is an extension of the City of Tampa鈥檚 ongoing collaboration with the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities at USF through the Autism Friendly Tampa Initiative.

February 3, 2026Child and Family Studies, College News

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