Spotlight
CIMES Sponsors International Forum on Expert Finder Systems
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 systems with decision makers to talk about research and trends in EFS and prospects for building a community of practice for EFS professionals.
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.
CIMES Supports Launch of Brazilian Research Information System
In the summer of 2023, Rebecca Augustyniak and Blair Monroe of CIMES presented about Florida ExpertNet and the evolving field of expert finder and research information management systems at the launch event for the Brazilian Scientific Research Information Ecosystem.
BrCris is an aggregator platform that enables users to retrieve, certify, and visualize data related to scientific research in the Brazilian context. The system is an example of a current research information system, or CRIS.
Course Designed 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 specialized guidance for healthcare and social service providers on meeting the needs of these survivors. The third course introduces law enforcement and criminal justice personnel to the advanced topic of victim-offender intersectionality.
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.
California Tobacco Control Program Renews Contract with CIMES
The California Tobacco Control Program leads health programs, services, and activities that promote a tobacco-free environment. In 2001, CIMES developed the Online Tobacco Information System to provide management, tracking, and reporting for CTCP grants and projects. CIMES will continue to provide services and support to meet this client’s evolving needs through a new five-year contract beginning in 2024.
Portal Helps University 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.
Intergrated, 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.
