FSU Researcher Studies Effects of Medicaid Expansion with NIH Grant
Published: | 10:52 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Center for Demography and Public Health faculty Matthew Brooks, Ph.D., received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to examine how Medicaid expansion impacts mortality rates between individuals who live in rural and urban regions.
Student Spotlight: Montserrat Zeron
Published: | 4:25 pm | Posted in: News, Research That Works, Students
Montserrat Zeron – a graduating international affairs student and Social Science Scholar – was nominated for the Spring 2025 Honors Thesis Excellence Award.
The CDPH Celebrates Outstanding Faculty, Students, and Center’s Founder
Published: | 10:17 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works
On March 23, 2025, faculty, staff, and students from FSU’s Center for Demography and Population Health (CDPH) joined in celebration of successful students and the birthday of Charles B. Nam, Ph.D., the center’s founder.
Student Spotlight – Grady Anderson
Published: | 8:05 am | Posted in: News, Research That Works, Students
Grady Anderson – a third-year Political Science and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences major – recently co-authored a review in the publication Social Forces with Radha Modi, Ph.D., Assistant Director & Associate Teaching Professor for Interdisciplinary Social Sciences.
2025 Annual Charles B. Nam Lecture Connects Students, Faculty, and Scholars
Published: | 11:10 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works
The Annual Charles B. Nam Lecture in the Sociology of Population, hosted by the Center for Demography and Population Health (CDPH) on Friday, March 21, brought students and faculty together to hear from David F. Warner, Ph.D., a professor of sociology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
COSSPP Professor Received North Carolina Department of Public Safety Grant
Published: | 2:53 pm | Posted in: News, Research That Works
FSU Associate Teaching Professor of Interdisciplinary Social Science Alexandra Cockerham, Ph.D., received a grant of approximately $112,000 from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety to examine the effect of teen courts on recidivism. Dr. Cockerham was part of a collaborative interdisciplinary study investigating the effectiveness of North Carolina’s Teen Court system as an alternative […]
COSSPP Announces 2025 Faculty Research, Teaching, Service Award Recipients
Published: | 2:34 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works
The College of Social Sciences and Public Policy has announced its 2025 Faculty Research, Teaching, and Service Award recipients.
Flowing from the COSSPP Strategic Plan, the college has developed a COSSPP Faculty Awards Series to honor high-achieving faculty in the areas of teaching, research, and service.
COSSPP Researchers Selected as PNAS 2024 Cozzarelli Prize Finalists
Published: | 12:48 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works
The Center for Demography and Population Health’s (CDPH) Associate Director Mathew Hauer, Ph.D., and Sunshine Jacobs, a Ph.D. student in sociology were recently recognized as 2024 Cozzarelli Prize Finalists in recognition of their paper “Climate migration amplifies demographic change and population aging.”
Research Spotlight: “The Costs of Voting and Voter Confidence”
Published: | 2:38 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research That Works
LeRoy Collins Eminent Scholar in Civic Education and Political Science and Director of the LeRoy Collins Institute Lonna Atkeson, Ph.D., co-authored “The Costs of Voting and Voter Confidence” with Florida State University alumnus Eli McKown-Dawson (B.S. Political Science ’24) and Rice University Professor of Political Science Robert M. Stein. Professor of Political Science Robert M. Stein.
FSU’s Claude Pepper Center Launches Data Platform to Address Aging Challenges in Florida
Published: | 12:48 pm | Posted in: News, Research That Works
Florida State University’s Claude Pepper Center has launched the Translational Data Platform, an innovative digital tool designed to provide interactive maps and dashboards that integrate data on behavior, occupation, health and economy across Florida’s aging populations.