• FSU Researchers Gain Insights into Maternity Group Homes and Services

    Drs. Melissa Radey and Shamra Boel-Studt published two recent articles that provide insights into maternity group homes and their services to young families.

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  • FSU Social Work Faculty and Students Participate at SSWR Conference 2024

    FSU College of Social Work affiliates participated in the 2024 Society for Social Work and Research Conference on January 10-14, 2024, in Washington, DC.

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  • Faculty Member's Book Seeks to Support Youth Aging Out of Foster Care

    The book "Some Type of Way: Aging Out of Foster Care" recently published by Dr. Lisa Schelbe seeks to improve outcomes for youth aging out of the foster care system.

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  • FSU Researchers Shed Light on Corporal Punishment in U.S. Public Schools

    Esaa Mohammad Samarah, Lisa Schelbe and Bart Klika worked with the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children to examine corporal punishment in U.S. schools.

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  • Empowering Foster Youth through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Trauma

    A Stoops Center for Communities, Families, and Children research project to empower foster youth will be lead by faculty member Dr. Tanya Renn.

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  • Research Study Indicates Benefits of the FSU Student Resilience Project

    A recent study from a team of FSU researchers points to the benefits the FSU Student Resilience Project wellness intervention has on college students.

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  • Leadership Announcement: Four New Leadership Roles

    Meet the four faculty and staff stepping into leadership roles at the College of Social Work Fall 2023.

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  • Social Work Faculty Receives KL2 Mentored Career Development Award

    Dr. Kristy Anderson received a KL2 award from the National Institutes of Health to support her research on autism.

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  • FSU Graduate and Unconquered Scholars Advocate Joins Social Work Faculty

    Lisa Jackson, a College of Social Work graduate who worked with the FSU Unconquered Scholars program at FSU joins our social work faculty fall 2023.

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  • Social Work Faculty Elected to Board of Directors to Advance Social Work Doctoral Education

    Dr. Stephen Tripodi was elected to serve on the Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work.

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Faculty & Research Overview

The FSU College of Social Work is highly focused on conducting research that transforms and impacts the lives of individuals, groups, families, and communities. To accomplish this goal, our work is highly interdisciplinary and collaborative. 

Our research related to social problems and vulnerable populations translates into impactful change in policy, practice, and society. Our faculty, centers and institutes, doctoral students, and research collaborations focus on translational outcomes in the areas of child welfare, criminal justice, health/mental health, social welfare/poverty, health and healthcare, environmental justice, gerontology, family violence, and literacy.

Our college boasts an amazing faculty with high-impact academics doing high-impact research. Our faculty have been named as prominent scientists at national academies, fellows at the Society for Social Work and Research, Rhodes Scholars, and other national and international honors. As an intellectual community, our faculty believe in a diverse approach to research, using a wide range of research methods to address the important social problems facing our communities. We involve students in research. BSW, MSW, and PhD students are each valuable partners and collaborators in the research at the FSU College of Social Work.

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Stoops Center for  Communities, Families, and Children

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Florida Institute for Child Welfare

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Institute for Family Violence Studies

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Institute for Justice Research and Development

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FSU Multidisciplinary Center

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Maura's Voice Research Fund