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Enhancing mental health services in low-resource settings: A USF anthropologist’s impact

Elena Lesley, an anthropology professor at USF, is researching how digital mental health care—especially telehealth—is transforming access to treatment in Cambodia. Her work explores how digital tools can bridge gaps in mental health services, offering new possibilities for care in post-conflict communities. Through her research, she aims to highlight innovative strategies that could improve mental health care in low-resource settings worldwide.

May 29, 2025Community Engagement, Research

Distinguished professor of psychology earns national recognition

Distinguished Professor Tammy Allen of the Department of Psychology has been recognized for her career-long work advancing the science of industrial-organizational psychology—the study of human behavior in workplaces and organizations.

May 28, 2025Accomplishments, Research

School of Interdisciplinary Global Sciences professor recognized for exceptional teaching and mentorship

Arturo Jimenez-Bacardi, an associate professor of instruction in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, was awarded this year’s CAS Liberal Arts and Sciences Teaching Award.

May 28, 2025Accomplishments

350 poison dart frogs walk into a lab

Stepping into Yang Lab is like stepping into a sauna, thanks to the many temperature-controlled terrariums that line the walls. Inside, frogs glitter like gemstones — ruby, emerald, sapphire — on mossy beds. The frogs' vibrant and diverse colors are what drew Yang to study them in the first place.

May 28, 2025Alumni, Research

Power in partnership: School of Public Affairs presents Gladfelter Award to local nonprofit, Rebuilding Together Greater 91ÉçÇø

Every year, the School of Public Affairs presents the Gladfelter Award to an organization that addresses quality of life issues for the direct benefit of those who live, work and play in greater Tampa Bay.

May 27, 2025Community Engagement

Successful CAS alumni offer time and insight to students

Two CAS graduates and Outstanding Young Alumni recipients answered questions about their academic and career paths, sharing guidance with eager students.

May 27, 2025Alumni

Alumna creates community impact by putting anthropology in action

Aria Garling credits USF for influencing her nonprofit work and helping her design meaningful, intergenerational programs.

May 27, 2025Alumni, Community Engagement

Since December of 2024, the number of partnerships between Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and local police and sheriffs’ offices, also known as 287(g) agreements, grew at an unprecedented rate, from 139 agreements to 531 as of May 8, 2025, representing a 225% increase. These agreements deputize local police officers to carry out immigration enforcement, traditionally the realm of the federal government. In this episode, we discuss the research on how these agreements affect immigrant communities.

May 27, 2025PodcastAudio Story

How do Floridians perceive AI in mental health and health care?

The multidisciplinary team from USF developed a platform that addresses critical gaps in cancer care – improving medication adherence, enhancing patient education and supporting symptom management.

May 21, 2025Research

In ‘Time’s Agent,’ pocket worlds reveal deep truths — and earn USF faculty a Philip K. Dick award

In Brenda Peynado's "Time's Agent," pocket worlds exist, but they don’t hold the key to the universe’s mysteries like the characters once hoped. Instead, each pocket world — a geographically small, hidden offshoot of reality — is controlled by a corporation intent on turning a profit.

May 20, 2025Accomplishments, Research

How USF hurricane experts are helping improve evacuation procedures across Tampa Bay

As hurricane season approaches, researchers at the 91ÉçÇø are turning to the public to help government agencies improve emergency communication and evacuation strategies. They want to know how residents heeded warnings ahead of hurricanes Helene and Milton.

May 19, 2025Research

Professor's contributions to the field of biological anthropology earn national honor

Anthropology professor Lorena Madrigal received the Gabriel W. Lasker Service Award for her pioneering work in the field of biological anthropology.

May 19, 2025Accomplishments, Community Engagement, Research