Florida State University Author’s Day will highlight six faculty authors within the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy, among other FSU faculty authors, on Thursday, March 23, 2023, from 4–6 p.m. in FSU’s Longmire Building in the Beth Moor Lounge.
The College of Social Sciences and Public Policy participated in FSU’s Annual Day at the Capitol on Tuesday, March 21.
The editorial board of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) journal is honoring a pair of COSSPP researchers for their 2022 study which found that childhood exposure to lead has robbed Americans an average of 2.6 IQ points per person
Maya Topiwala – a third-year International Affairs student – spent the summer in Boston, Massachusetts, where she served as the Vice President of Marketing for BookTalk, a social impact nonprofit that connects with Boston’s local book community.
FSU Sociology Professors Karin Brewster, Ph.D., and Kathryn Karker Tillman, Ph.D., co-authored the article “Motivations for Maintaining Virginity Among US Adolescents” with Giuseppina Valle Holway, Ph.D. Below is a summary of the article written by doctoral student Martin Gandur (Political Science ’25).
David Merrick – the Director of Florida State University’s Emergency Management and Homeland Security Program (EMHS) and the Center for Disaster Risk Policy – was awarded a nearly $55,000 National Science Foundation grant for a project titled “Datasets for Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) and Remote Responder Performance from Hurricane Ian.”
For the third straight year a Florida State University student has been named a scholar in the John Robert Lewis Scholars & Fellows Program.
Rodney Wells, a sophomore majoring in interdisciplinary social sciences from Jacksonville, Fla. joins a cohort of eight scholars selected from colleges across the country.
Jean C. Accius, Ph.D. – a two-time Florida State University graduate – was recently named the president and CEO of Creating Healthier Communities (CHC), a national nonprofit that works to remove the barriers to good health and equity.
Florida State University students are ready to gain meaningful experience at the Capitol while representing the Garnet and Gold through the new FSU Legislative Internship Program when the 2023 Florida Legislative session kicks off this week.
Sandy Wong, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Geography at Florida State University. Below Dr. Wong discusses her recently published article, “Environmental Justice & Green Space Access: Inequities at the Intersection of Disability, Race, & Class.”
