College of Social Sciences and Public Policy
at Florida State University
A Florida State University College of Social Sciences and Public Policy researcher is part of a pioneering team that has developed a new measure to understand and support healthy aging, with the potential to change how health care workers, employers, and policymakers assist older adults in remaining active and engaged.
COSSPP Student Star Kennedy Hewitt expands access to public health education through community outreach
FSU Interdisciplinary Social Science Assistant Teaching Professor Maria Cristina Ramos, Ph.D., was awarded the Outstanding Recent Contribution Award from the American Sociological Association’s (ASA) Social Psychology Section.
Her first-author article, titled “Identity Networks as a New Frontier: Conceptualizing, Mapping, and Analyzing Identity Structures and Their Impact on Well-Being,” offers a cohesive approach to addressing sociology’s fragmented efforts to conceptualize, measure, and examine identity structures as networks. In this article, Dr. Ramos takes a network-based approach to capture identity structures.
Anne Barrett, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, Mildred and Claude Pepper Eminent Scholar, co-authored “Ready for the next storm? An analysis of Florida’s hurricane preparedness for its residents with disabilities,” alongside fellow FSU researchers: sociology doctoral candidate Hope Mimbs, sociology doctoral student Brianna Soulie, and postdoctoral scholar Jessica Noblitt. The team also collaborated with independent researcher Cherish Michael. Their study was published in the Journal of Elder Policy (2024). The following summary was written by Kharisma Langston (M.S. Integrated Marketing and Management Communication ’26).
On November 21, the Department of Geography hosted its Thanksgiving 2025 Celebration. Students brought dishes from across the globe as we celebrated them!
Emelie Griffin, Ph.D., – FSU Integrated Studies Professor – was named the Spring 2025 Black River Chapbook Competition winner by Black Lawrence Press for her poetry collection California Pompeii.
She was selected from a competitive pool of applicants for this national award recognizing outstanding literary work, which will lead to the publication of her chapbook in February 2027.
The GIS Day 2026 Celebration, held on November 19, 2025 (11 a.m.–1 p.m.) at the Claude Pepper Center, was a great success! The event featured talks from four distinguished speakers representing Florida State University and the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI).
The College of Social Sciences and Public Policy’s World Affairs Program (WAP) had a successful competition in Washington, D.C., Oct. 30–Nov. 2, representing FSU at the National Collegiate Security Conference (NCSC).
WAP hosts the university’s Model United Nations (UN) team, which is currently ranked No. 18 in North America by Best Delegate for the 2024–25 school year.
The College of Social Sciences and Public Policy hosted a Mark and Marianne Barnebey Leadership Lecture with Jean Accius, Ph.D., on Friday, November 14. The event was followed by a reception at 3 p.m. The talk, “Forged by Fire, Strengthened by Purpose: Why Collaboration Is the New Currency,” with Dr. Accius, provided students and community […]
The Department of Geography is supporting and celebrating international students and cultures during Geography Awareness Week!
