Research

Research Spotlight – Tian Tang 

Published: | 9:00 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research

Florida State University Associate Professor of Public Administration Tian Tang, Ph.D., was the lead author of “Resilience in Complex Disasters: Florida’s Hurricane Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Amid COVID-19,” published in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. The article examines emerging challenges and strategies governmental and nonprofit agencies implemented during the hurricane-pandemic compound disasters of the 2020 and 2021 hurricane seasons. 

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FSU Sociologist Earns Early Career Award for Work in Population Health

Published: | 10:46 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research

Patricia Homan, Ph.D., an associate professor in the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy, is the first Florida State University faculty member to receive an early career award from the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) for her work in population health.

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Apply to COSSPP’s prestigious Social Science Scholar program’s 2025 cohort

Published: | 3:00 pm | Posted in: News, Research, Students

Apply for the College’s prestigious Social Science Scholars program online by Friday, October 4 at bit.ly/2025sssp.  

The Social Science Scholars Program provides career-accelerating leadership training and experiences to 18 outstanding COSSPP undergraduate students with a major in the College, cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher, participation in on-campus, community, and/or business organizations, and is graduating no sooner than the Fall 2025 Semester.

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COSSPP History Series: Urban and Regional Planning

Published: | 10:00 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research, Students

Established in 1965, the Department of Urban and Regional Planning (DURP) at Florida State University has a rich history of academic excellence and community impact. Under the leadership of Edward McClure, Ph.D., who served as the department’s first chairperson from 1965 to 1974, the Department welcomed its first student in 1965 and its first graduate in 1966. Under Dr. McClure’s tenure in 1970, the department was moved from the College of Arts and Sciences to the newly created College of Social Sciences. During the 2023-2024 academic year, the department was chaired by Chris Coutts, Ph.D., who succeeded Jeffrey Brown, Ph.D., in the role. Going into the 2024-2025 academic year, Michael Duncan, Ph.D., will assume the role of chair. Dr. Duncan has a doctorate in city and regional planning from the University of California, Berkeley. 

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FSU Research Team Receives $500,000 Grant from EPA Program to Revitalize Former Industrial Land

Published: | 11:15 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research

A collaborative, interdisciplinary team with researchers from College of Social Sciences and Public Policy was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields Revitalization Anti-Displacement Strategies (BRADs) Program.

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FSU Research Team Wins Environmental Protection Agency Grant to Advance Southeast Florida Action on Climate Change

Published: | 4:16 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research

A Florida State University research team received a nearly quarter-million-dollar grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to help Southeast Florida advance local action on climate change mitigation and adaptation.

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2023-2024 COSSPP Faculty Grant Awards Roundup

Published: | 1:55 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff, News, Research

Congratulations to the FSU College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (COSSPP) faculty and graduate students who secured a grant award over the past year. They received awards from diverse funders, such as the Florida Department of Transportation, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration from April 1, 2023, […]

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