Research Spotlight: Managing Uncertainty: An Experiment on Delegation and Team Selection
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John R. Hamman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Economics at Florida State University, co-authored an article in the journal Organization Science titled “Managing Uncertainty: An Experiment on Delegation and Team Selection” with Miguel A. Martinez-Carrasco, Ph.D., Associate Professor at the University of the Andes. Below is a summary of the article written by doctoral student Martin Gandur (Ph.D. Political Science ’25).
Research Spotlight: Prenatal Substance Use Policies and Infant Maltreatment Reports
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Danielle Atkins, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Public Administration at Florida State University, co-authored an article in the journal Health Affairs titled “Prenatal Substance Use Policies and Infant Maltreatment Reports” with Johanna Catherine Maclean, Ph.D., Allison Witman, Ph.D., Christine Piette Durrance, Ph.D., and Angelica Meinhofer, Ph.D. Below is a summary of the article written by doctoral student Martin Gandur (Ph.D. Political Science ’25).
7 COSSPP specialized faculty promoted
Published: | 5:45 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News
The College of Social Sciences and Public Policy has announced the promotions of seven specialized faculty members for the 2022-2023 cycle. In total, the promotions added five new Specialized Teaching Faculty II and two new Specialized Teaching Faculty III.
COSSPP Professor awarded Peter F. McManus Grant
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The Peter F. McManus Trust awarded a $13,000+ grant to John Taylor, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Demography and Population Health, to analyze pre-intervention risk factors associated with substance use.
COSSPP Faculty Recognized at FSU Author’s Day
Published: | 8:37 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works
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.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences honors COSSPP sociology department researchers’ study linking lead exposure to IQ loss
Published: | 2:36 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works
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
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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
Published: | 7:49 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works
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’
Published: | 4:18 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News
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.
The Stavros Center hosts annual teaching workshop
Published: | 4:18 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News
The Gus A. Stavros Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Economic Education hosted its annual teaching workshop on Friday, February 3, at the University Center on Florida State University’s main campus.