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Data and Solutions for Florida

Florida faces complex issues — demographic change, public health, housing, infrastructure, resilience, and economic mobility. COSSPP researchers work alongside communities, agencies, and policymakers to produce evidence-based solutions. Using data science, policy analysis, and community partnerships, we translate research into real, actionable insights that help Florida prepare for tomorrow.

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 Expert Explains How Interactive Civics Education Can Reconnect Younger Americans with Memorial Day

Published: | 9:12 am | Posted in: News, Research That Works

As Memorial Day approaches, recent research shows many younger Americans are disconnected from the holiday’s meaning. To help bridge that divide, the Florida State University Institute for Governance and Civics (IGC) is incorporating immersive teaching methods to better engage this audience. 

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 […]

Research Spotlight: “Contemporary Political Participation and its Countervailing Effects on Civic Culture” 

Published: | 4:00 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works

Florida State University Associate Teaching Professor of Interdisciplinary Social Science Alexandra Cockerham, Ph.D., and FSU Panama City faculty member James Cockerham, Ph.D., co-edited and co-authored “Contemporary Political Participation and its Countervailing Effects on Civic Culture,” which was recently published by Vernon Press in 2026. 

FSU’s DeVoe L. Moore Institute launches new housing supply website to address statewide shortages

Published: | 2:27 pm | Posted in: News, Research That Works

Florida is missing an estimated 55,000 single-family homes and more than 66,000 rental units, according to a first-of-its-kind housing supply model from the DeVoe L. Moore Institute at Florida State University. Produced and distributed in partnership with fellow think tanks Reason Foundation and the Florida Policy Project, the model sheds light on Florida’s growing housing crisis and provides specific recommendations for reform in each of Florida’s 67 counties.