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FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

Center for Information Management and Educational Services

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

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Florida ExpertNet Is the Smart Idea for Expertise

Florida ExpertNet is a free statewide portal of research expertise profiles across Florida's universities. CIMES launched ExpertNet 25 years ago and continues to enhance the site to bring added value to Florida universities, businesses, and communities.

ExpertNet helps universities connect the public, business, and industry with their faculty expertise; facilitates cooperation and sharing among researchers; and maximizes use of existing resources.

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CIMES Sponsors 2025 Expert Finder Systems Forum

CIMES is the founding organizer and sponsor of the International Forum on Expert Finder Systems. The EFS Forum brings together builders and users of expert finder and research infromation systems to talk about research and trends in the field and prospects for building a community of practice for these professionals.

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Florida Department of Health Employee Training

The Florida Department of Health contracted with CIMES to develop 11 online courses for its employees. The project began with analysis of the scope of the content and needs of targeted learners, followed by development of a design document to establish the look and feel of the series. CIMES worked with Department staff to create storyboards and online modules that feature live actor narration, computer narration, images, instruction, learner interactions, learning checks, and more.

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Training Guides Patrol Officers in Trauma-Informed Approach

This short, high-impact module uses video interviews and a practice scenario to deliver its core message about the effects of trauma and encourage law enforcement officers to adopt trauma-informed approaches when working with sexual assault survivors.

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Video Features CIMES System That Helps Universities Serve English Language Learners

Many universities provide an immersive English language program for international students. CIMES developed a centralized business management system that addresses all of these programs' complex application, registration, evaluation, grading, billing, and related processes—leading to an improved user experience for applicants, students, faculty, and staff. Click Learn More to watch a video about this system and how it can serve your institution.

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Course to Increase Awareness of Sex Trafficking

CIMES worked with Shared Hope International to produce three web-based trainings on sex trafficking. The entry-level course introduces the crime of domestic minor sex trafficking, how traffickers exploit victims, and services victims need to recover. The second course provides guidance for healthcare and social service providers on meeting survivors' needs. The third introduces law enforcement and criminal justice personnel to victim-offender intersectionality.

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CIMES Awarded $4.8 Million from California Tobacco Control

The California Department of Public Health has awarded CIMES a five-year grant to continue a 23-year partnership fighting tobacco use. In 2001, CIMES developed a system for CDPH that supports the lifecycle of grants management to fund tobacco control programs across California. The system also supports analysis of program effectiveness at the local level. California has the longest, most successful tobacco prevention program in the U.S. CIMES is excited to continue providing outstanding services to support this client’s evolving needs.

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Integrated, User-friendly Apps Support Business Processes

Many organizations rely on more than a dozen different information systems to support their business and program processes. This can make it challenging for employees and other users to quickly find the right piece of needed information to complete vital task. CIMES develops mobile apps that push high-priority, timely information for all program and business operations to users via phone, tablet, and desktop.

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Connecting Moms to Care

Florida BH IMPACT and the Florida State University College of Medicine worked with CIMES to update and relaunch the FL Moms Mental Health Resource Directory, now called Connecting Moms to Care. The revised directory brings a fresh, easy-to-use design, an updated search tool, and the option for providers to log in and maintain their own data. Its purpose is to improve perinatal mental healthcare and outcomes in Florida.

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Florida ExpertNet

Tobacco Control Funding Opportunities and Resources

Sample Collection Training for Food Inspectors

Educator Certification Quick Start Videos

Florida ExpertNet

State University System of Florida Board of Governors

The private and public sectors in Florida needed a centralized portal of research faculty in Florida’s universities to assist in identifying expertise to solve problems and create collaborative opportunities. Florida ExpertNet, a portal of applied research expertise all across Florida's research universities, was the solution. The web-based system employs a knowledge management system and content management system, along with a research taxonomy to manage content. Web crawlers and import tools collect data from the university partners across the state.

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Tobacco Control Funding Opportunities and Resources

California Department of Public Health - California Tobacco Control Program

The California Department of Public Health, California Tobacco Control Program, leads statewide and local health programs, services, and activities that promote a tobacco-free environment. CIMES developed the Tobacco Control Funding Opportunities and Resources site to consolidate access in a single location to the information, tools, and resources applicants need to identify funding opportunities and prepare applications for the California Tobacco Control Program. The site also contains searchable directories of active projects and project evaluators, along with links to important websites.

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Sample Collection Training for Food Inspectors

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Division of Agricultural Environmental Services

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services oversees food sampling throughout Florida for adulteration and misbranding. Existing training was delivered face-to-face, once a year. CIMES developed a web-based training solution that standardizes food sampling procedures for all employees across the state and can be accessed at any time, without the need for a formal training meeting. The training serves as an orientation for new hires and a refresher for current food inspectors.

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Educator Certification Quick Start Videos

Florida Department of Education - Bureau of Educator Certification

This four-minute video usis whiteboard animation to introduce new educator certification applicants to the online certification process and helps them through typical "sticking points" in that application process. The video is fast-paced and includes many screen shots and action animations to illustrate specific steps in the application process. It also employs animated characters and humor to keep viewers engaged throughout the short video.

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Traffic Forecasting Training

Rover Library Systems

Open Doors Outreach Network Training

Open Doors Outreach Network Evaluation

Traffic Forecasting Training

Florida Department of Transportation - Transportation Data Analytics Office

The FDOT central office needed to create a more standardized process for traffic forecasting by implementing a common training course across all Florida districts. CIMES carried out a four-month research project using techniques that included a job task analysis, focus groups, office observations, and in-depth interviews. This process culminated in the generation of a preliminary competency model that was validated by a team of traffic analyst experts. Twelve cases at varying degrees of difficulty and in various project types were identified to be part of a scenario-based training approach. Tasks, knowledge, procedures, skills, tools, and other critical elements were identified for each case.

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Rover Library Systems

California Department of Public Health - California Tobacco Control Program

The California Department of Public Health, Tobacco Control Program funds a library and clearinghouse as part of their mission to reduce tobacco use in California. CIMES developed Rover, an integrated, web-based library portal designed to provide all the tools necessary for effective management and access to information and resources organized and published by the Tobacco Control Section Library and the Tobacco Education Clearinghouse of California. Rover is a robust and integrated information system and content management system that allows the staff to manage every facet of their content. Rover incorporates tools for managing the materials catalog, circulation, patrons, reference, distribution channels, search and data sets, as well as the library website.

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Open Doors Outreach Network Training

Voices for Florida

The Open Doors Outreach Network was launched by Voices for Florida in 2016 as part of a coordinated effort to address service gaps for victims of sexual exploitation and trafficking. Through a network of partner organizations, ODON provides a coordinated system of care that is supported by trauma-competent best practices and translational research. The Open Doors model uses teams that consist of a survivor-mentor, a regional representative, and a clinician. CIMES developed training to support the development of knowledge and skills that ensure fidelity to ODON’s service model, leading to standardized quality care regardless of location.

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Open Doors Outreach Network Evaluation

Voices for Florida

The Voices for Florida Open Doors Outreach Network seeks to improve care, coordination, and outcomes for commercially sexually exploited and trafficked children. The network uses an innovative approach that engages teams of survivor-mentors, regional staff, and clinicians to provide 24/7 care to recovering victims. CIMES developed and performed a developmental evaluation to assess the effectiveness of the service model at the current pilot sites. The study also identified which aspects of the model need to be maintained and sustained as it is being implemented at new sites and which aspects of the model can be modified to fit the local needs of partner organizations.

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