Research

COSSPP’s Experimental Laboratory Hosts Interdisciplinary AI Conference 

Florida State University’s XS/FS Experimental Laboratory hosted the 2025 NBER/CEME Decentralization Conference at Florida State University on April 24 – 26, 2025, with the theme “Artificial Intelligence, Mechanism Design and Human Behavior: Experiments and Theory.” 

FSU Researcher Uses NASA Satellite Data to Reveal Global Patterns in Tropical Forest Canopy Height

Department of Geography Assistant Professor Liling Chang, Ph.D., was a part of publishing a study identifying key environmental factors that affect tropical forest canopy height. The research provides insights for predicting how tropical forests may react to future environmental changes. 

COSSPP Professor Received North Carolina Department of Public Safety Grant

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 […]

FSU’s Claude Pepper Center Launches Data Platform to Address Aging Challenges in Florida

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.

Engineering Researchers Preserve Florida’s Heritage Sites while Streamlining Transportation Projects

Civil engineering researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering are transforming how we document and assess the historical significance of transportation-related structures like highways, railroads, and canals. They aim to help the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) identify and protect these valuable resources while ensuring that transportation projects are completed on time and within budget.

FSU Students to Develop Innovative Solutions in ‘Rapid Relocation’ 24-Hour Design Sprint

Florida State University’s Innovation Hub and College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (COSSPP) will host a 24-Hour Design Sprint for all FSU students focused on “Rapid Relocation: Enhancing Emergency Evacuation in Florida” starting Friday, January 31.

Two FSU Professors Part of Widespread National Coverage on Lead Exposure Study

Two Florida State University sociology professors Michael McFarland, Ph.D., and Mathew Hauer, Ph.D., are part of a research group that led a groundbreaking and widely-covered study on the negative effects of lead in gasoline that resulted in millions of psychiatric disorders over the past 75 years.

In New Book, Professor Ryan Owens Explores the Impact of Cognitive Aging on Federal Judges

Professor of Political Science and Director of the Florida Institute for Governance and Civics, Ryan Owens, Ph.D., recently published a book that explores the impact of cognitive aging on federal judges.  Dr. Owens co-authored Cognitive Aging and the Federal Circuit Courts: How Senescence Influences the Law and Judges with Ryan C. Black, Ph.D., Professor of […]

Research Spotlight: “Political Influencers and Their Social Media Audiences during the 2021 Arizona Audit”

Kyle Rose, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sociology, was the lead author of “Political Influencers and Their Social Media Audiences during the 2021 Arizona Audit,” published in Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World. This article was co-authored with Deana A. Rohlinger, Ph.D., professor of Sociology at FSU. The following summary was written by Jyana O’Donnell (B.A. English ‘26) and Rachel Lechwar (M.S. Communication Science and Disorders ’26).