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Florida Housing Data Project
This website and interactive housing shortage map offer Floridians a data-driven tool to address their local housing problems.
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Engage is the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy’s annual magazine celebrating the impact of our students, faculty, staff, and alumni. The 2024–2025 edition highlights stories of resilience, innovation, and leadership — from student organizations and research breakthroughs to alumni achievements and new initiatives shaping communities in Florida and beyond.
DMC FOCUS Magazine
The latest issue of DMC FOCUS Magazine features student research and activities.
DeVoe L. Moore Center Partners
The DMC is partnered with organizations like Reason Foundation, Florida Policy Project, and RedTapeFlorida! We work on producing and publishing quality market-oriented research, which DMC interns often present at local and national conferences, like the Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE).
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DMC Internship and Research Assistant Program
The program welcomes undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in areas of government, public policy, and entrepreneurship.
Interdisciplinary Research | Market-Based Solutions | Policy Recommendations
The DeVoe L. Moore Center is a public policy research institute, or “think tank,” involved in examining market-oriented solutions to pressing social problems on the state and local levels in Florida. The center focuses on areas such as regulation, land use and urban development, entrepreneurship, government accountability and transparency, and economic development.
The DMC produces interdisciplinary, market-oriented research to analyze, develop, and propose policy recommendations and guidance for policymakers at the state and local levels.
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New Research!
How are housing prices and teacher salaries contributing to the shortage in educators? Isabel Gregersen writes about the housing crisis, teacher shortage, and more in a recent blog.
Check out: “Teacher Shortages: How are Housing Prices and Salary Influencing Educators?” by Isabel Gregersen, DeVoe L. Moore Center Blog, March 2025.
Florida Housing Data Project
A flourishing local housing market that meets the current and future needs of a range of households is essential for economic sustainability.
Developed by housing economists for the DeVoe L. Moore Center at Florida State University, the Florida Policy Project, and Reason Foundation, the tool allows residents and elected officials to see local-level housing trends, track shortages in single-family and rental units, and understand whether their local market has been in balance, surplus, or deficit over time.
COSSPP Community Explores Civility and Civic Engagement with Series of Impactful Events
December 15, 2025
Florida State University's College of Social Sciences and Public Policy recognized civility and civic engagement during the week of October 27-30, bringing students, alumni, faculty, and friends together for a lineup of enriching events focused on civil discourse and political leadership. …
COSSPP Hosts Mark and Marianne Barnebey Leadership Lecture Featuring Jean Accius
November 21, 2025
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 …
FSU Claude Pepper Center, AARP Florida Unite Caregivers, Leaders Through Inaugural Florida Caregiving Summit
November 10, 2025
https://youtu.be/06NZl8X4N4s More than 4.4 million adults in Florida are family caregivers who primarily provide unpaid and unsupported care to older parents, spouses and other relatives. As Florida’s population ages, with one in five residents expected to be 65 or older by 2030, caregivers …