Interdisciplinary Social Science

ISS Assistant Teaching Professor Receives American Sociological Association Award

FSU Interdisciplinary Social Science Assistant Teaching Professor Maria Cristina Ramos, Ph.D., was awarded the Outstanding Recent Contribution Award from the American Sociological Association’s (ASA) Social Psychology Section.

Her first-author article, titled “Identity Networks as a New Frontier: Conceptualizing, Mapping, and Analyzing Identity Structures and Their Impact on Well-Being,” offers a cohesive approach to addressing sociology’s fragmented efforts to conceptualize, measure, and examine identity structures as networks. In this article, Dr. Ramos takes a network-based approach to capture identity structures.

FSU Integrated Studies Professor Emelie Griffin Wins National Poetry Award

Emelie Griffin, Ph.D., – FSU Integrated Studies Professor – was named the Spring 2025 Black River Chapbook Competition winner by Black Lawrence Press for her poetry collection California Pompeii.

She was selected from a competitive pool of applicants for this national award recognizing outstanding literary work, which will lead to the publication of her chapbook in February 2027.

COSSPP Hosts Mark and Marianne Barnebey Leadership Lecture Featuring Jean Accius

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, provided students and community […]

FSU Claude Pepper Center, AARP Florida Unite Caregivers, Leaders Through Inaugural Florida Caregiving Summit

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 and families continue to need access to essential resources and information for support more than […]

Join Us for the Upcoming Mark and Marianne Barnebey Leadership Lecture Featuring Jean Accius, Ph.D.

Join us for the upcoming Mark and Marianne Barnebey Leadership Lecture Series talk by Jean Accius, Ph.D. on Friday, November 14, at 2 p.m. in the Starry Conference Room (RBB 214), followed by a reception at 3 p.m.

4 COSSPP Students Named to Homecoming Court, Including 2025 Homecoming Chief and Princess

Four students from the College of Social Science and Public Policy (COSSPP) were honored as members of Florida State University’s 2025 Homecoming Court, and two of them were announced as Homecoming Chief and Princess on November 1, 2025.

COSSPP Students Earn Spot in Florida Gubernatorial Fellows Program

Eight Florida State University students, including three MAAPP students, have been named to the highly competitive Florida Gubernatorial Fellows Class XXI, a yearlong program that places 10 emerging leaders within state agencies to provide them with firsthand experience in policymaking and government operations.