Faculty/Staff

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences honors COSSPP sociology department researchers’ study linking lead exposure to IQ loss

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

Research Spotlight: Motivations for Maintaining Virginity Among US Adolescents 

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).  

COSSPP professor awarded National Science Foundation grant

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.” 

MAAPP alum and instructor on WCTV’s ‘The Usual Suspects’

Masters of Applied American Politics & Policy (MAAPP) program instructor and two-time Florida State University alumnus Jay Revell spoke to Gary Yordon with WCTV’s ‘The Usual Suspects,’ about a range of Florida political issues and his experiences with the program as both a student and instructor.