• College of Social Work Welcomes 2026 Doctoral Cohort

    The college welcomed 3 new doctoral students to the Doctoral Program with research interests in child welfare and the justice system.

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  • Doctoral Student Steps into Council on Social Work Education Leadership Position

    Doctoral Student Oluwaseun Jegede was appointed a member of the CSWE Council on Conferences and Faculty Development.

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  • Doctoral Student's Study Examines How Culture Impacts Ghana’s Child Protection System

    A recent study by Doctoral Student Priscilla Wilson explored how Ghana's child protection system is impacted by cultural dissonance between global mandates alongside local cultural practices.

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  • Study Examines Healthcare Use, Mental Health and Nonadherence in Pediatric Organ Recipients

    A College of Social Work research team examined in a recent study on the ssociation of factors that impact healthcare usage among pediatric solid organ transplant recipients.

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Doctoral Student Research

Research Areas of Focus

  • Health/Behavioral health (including substance misuse)
  • Criminal justice
  • Child welfare and youth services
  • Poverty
  • Gerontology
  • Environmental justice, international social work, and human rights

Faculty and Doctoral Students

Institutes and Centers

Florida Institute for Child Welfare

Justice and Health Innovation Research Institute

Justice and Health Innovation Research Institute

Institute for Trauma and Resilience Studies

 Institute for Quality Children's Services

Maura's Voice Research Fund

Center for the Study and Promotion of Communities, Families, and Children

Stoops Center for  Communities, Families, and Children

FSU Multidisciplinary Center

Recent Doctoral Student Dissertations

Below are doctoral student dissertations for recent doctoral graduates in the past 10 years, starting in 2015. Accessible copies of dissertations are available via links in the dissertations' titles.

Recent Peer-Reviewed Collaborative Publications (Students & Faculty)

The list below provides a list of recent peer-reviewed publications for current and former doctoral students/faculty collaboration publications from 2019 through the present. Available links to the publication are provided via the DOI index number.