FSU Researcher Receives NASA Grant to Map Extreme Heat and Protect Public Health
Published: | 12:42 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works
A collaborative, interdisciplinary team with researchers from Florida State University’s College of Social Sciences and Public Policy has received an $840,000 grant from NASA’s Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team.
Research Spotlight: Minyoung Ku
Published: | 11:08 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works
Assistant Professor Minyoung Ku, Ph.D., of FSU’s Reubin O’D. Askew School of Public Administration & Policy at Florida State University was the lead author of “Where do uninsured patients go? The paradox of collaborative network dynamics in interhospital transfers” published in Social Science & Medicine in May 2026, with fellow researchers FSU doctoral student Jinyoung Cha, and Arnold L. & Priscilla Moss Greenfield Endowed Professor Keon-Hyung Lee, Ph.D. The study examines the subtle ways that interhospital collaboration dynamics shape where patients are transferred, with a focus on differences across payer groups.
FSU Sociologist Challenges Myths About College Majors and the Job Market
Published: | 12:41 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News
When students choose a college major, they’re often told the decision will make or break their career. A new book by Florida State University sociologist Corey Moss-Pech, Ph.D., says the reality is far more complicated, and more encouraging for liberal arts students than the headlines suggest.
Research Spotlight: “Who Stopped the Equal Rights Amendment?”
Published: | 9:21 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works
FSU Political Science Associate Professor Dr. James Strickland authored “Who Stopped the Equal Rights Amendment?” The article investigates which groups and lobbying efforts influenced state legislators as they voted on the proposed constitutional amendment during the 1970s and early 1980s.
FSU Study Warns Routine Coastal Flooding Could Become Deadly for Older Adults
Published: | 2:45 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works
Routine high-tide flooding in coastal communities could lead to thousands of deaths among older adults by the end of the century, according to a new study co-authored by Florida State University researcher Mathew Hauer.
Research Spotlight: “Challenges and Opportunities for Cervical Cancer Prevention Through HPV Vaccination in Ghana: A Public Health Policy Analysis”
Published: | 10:59 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works
Florida State University Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Policy Ene Ikpebe, Ph.D., co-authored “Challenges and Opportunities for Cervical Cancer Prevention Through HPV Vaccination in Ghana: A Public Health Policy Analysis.” The article examines the barriers and opportunities shaping Ghana’s adoption of a national HPV vaccination program and the role of HPV vaccination in cervical cancer prevention.
Research Spotlight: “Mobility, ICT, and Health: A Built Environment Investigation of Older Chinese Migrants’ Social Isolation and Loneliness”
Published: | 12:39 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works, Students
Amber DeJohn, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at Florida State University, recently published a research paper titled “Mobility, ICT, and health: a built environment investigation of older Chinese migrants’ social isolation and loneliness” in BMC Public Health on February 7, 2025. The study examines how the ability to move through one’s […]
COSSPP Announces 2026 Faculty Research, Teaching, Service Award Recipients
Published: | 10:23 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News
The College of Social Sciences and Public Policy has announced its 2026 Faculty Research, Teaching, and Service Award recipients.
International Affairs Professor Receives University Teaching Award
Published: | 11:15 am | Posted in: Alumni News, Faculty/Staff, News
International Affairs Teaching Professor Whitney Bendeck, Ph.D., received Florida State University’s 2025-26 University Teaching Award for Outstanding Teaching in the Major (undergraduate) in recognition of her impact on undergraduate students.
Department of Geography Hosts April 2026 Colloquium
Published: | 5:05 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Students
FSU’s Geography Department hosted their monthly Colloquium on Friday, April 3, 2026.
The event, titled, “Creative Participatory GeoMethods for Co-creating Community Health Knowledge” was a lecture based event hosted by Shamayeta Bhattacharya, Ph.D., assistant Professor in the Department of Community Engagement and Leadership at Point Park University and the director of their Ph.D. in Community Engagement program.