Two faculty members of the Florida State University College of Social Work — Claire Calohan and Pam Graham — have been named Social Work Educator of the Year by their respective units of the National Association of Social Workers, Florida Chapter. Calohan, a research associate at Florida State’s Panama City Campus, received the distinction from the Emerald Coast Unit. “Since joining the faculty at the Panama City Campus in 1999, it has been an honor to be a [...]

Dr. Tomi Gomory and his co-authors Stuart Kirk and David Cohen published their book Mad Science: Psychiatric Coercion, Diagnosis, and Drugs in April 2013 (published by Transaction Publishers).  The book has added its voice to a number of critics surrounding the Diagnostic Statistic Manual (DSM) and has received quite a bit of attention, appearing in USA Today on May 13, 2013 (Section 4D).  Dr. Gomory, an associate professor at the Florida State University College of [...]

The Social Work Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Awards (SWURCAA), an initiative created by Dean Nick Mazza and developed with Pam Graham (Director of BSW Program) and the FSU Office of Undergraduate Research has provided four undergraduate social work students with the opportunity to work directly with faculty members on some of their current research projects and have been awarded a $1,000 stipend for their efforts during the spring semester.  These competitive awards (based on [...]