Faculty & Research News
Building Stronger Students: FSU launches Student Resilience Project
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
As Florida State University prepares to welcome more than 6,000 freshmen this fall, the university is offering a new online tool to help students adjust to campus, improve mental health, increase resilience and reduce stress.
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CSW Arts & Athletics Camp Inspires Students to Succeed for Seventh Year
Monday, June 25, 2018
This year was the seventh annual College of Social Work Arts & Athletics Camp. The Camp utilizes arts and athletics to introduce local middle school aged youth, ages 11-14, to the university environment and encourage them to pursue higher education.
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Faculty member Amy L. Ai honored with International Association of Applied Psychology Award
Monday, June 25, 2018
Amy L. Ai, Ph.D., Professor in Florida State University’s College of Social Work and a Faculty Affiliate with the Institute for Successful Longevity, was honored by the International Association of Applied Psychology for her long and distinguished history of scientific contributions to health psychology.
IAAP’s Division 8: Health Psychology gave Ai its Distinguished Health Psychology Contribution Award for 2018.
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Alumna Pat Lager and the Establishment of FSU Social Work International Programs
Thursday, June 07, 2018
International Programs at the FSU College of Social Work began with efforts of one faculty member, Patricia (Pat) Lager (MSW, 1983, BA 1967). Pat transitioned from work in the areas of mental health and child welfare education, teaching at Florida A&M University before being hired by [then] Dean Ray Bardill. “I graduated from FSU, so I’ve always loved this university and the College of Social Work.
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Florida Institute for Child Welfare hosts Child Abuse Prevention Research Symposium
Monday, May 14, 2018
Experts from across the state gathered last month at Florida State University in an effort to improve the standards of child abuse prevention services in Florida.
The FSU-headquartered Florida Institute for Child Welfare hosted the Child Abuse Prevention Research Symposium April 26-27 at the Augustus B. Turnbull III Florida State Conference Center.
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NASW-Florida Honors Leaders, Advocates and Champions
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Five award recipients were honored in Tallahassee on March 27, 2018 for their contributions to the social work profession, education, and the community. The awards were presented at the 2018 National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Florida Chapter, Big Bend Unit celebration breakfast at Tapestry Senior Living.
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Profiles in Leadership: FSU social work dean coaches faculty to greater heights
Wednesday, March 14, 2018
March is National Social Work Month. The FSU College of Social Work, celebrating its 100th anniversary, holds more experience than any other institution in Florida offering social work education and was the first in the world to offer a Master’s in Social Work through an accredited online program. Below FSU Social Work Dean Jim Clark shares his vision for the future of the college.
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FSU Forges Partnership with East China University of Science and Technology
Monday, February 19, 2018
Florida State University recently met with a delegation from East China University of Science and Technology in an effort to forge a relationship for future research collaboration and student exchanges.
The partnership was initiated by FSU College of Social Work Dean Jim Clark and Professor Amy Ai, who have extensive experience with Chinese scholars in health, trauma and social work.
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Director Hired to Lead Newly Established Center
Thursday, February 01, 2018
Florida State University College of Social Work has chosen an accomplished expert in non-profit leadership as the new director of the Center for Study and Promotion of Communities, Families and Children (the Center).
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FSU College of Social Work to Launch Re-entry Initiative with $1M Grant
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Florida State University’s College of Social Work will launch an unprecedented research initiative this spring focusing on the re-entry of incarcerated persons into communities.
The initiative will be led by FSU’s new faculty hire, Carrie Pettus-Davis, one of social work’s leading experts in criminal justice and the decarceration of American prisons and jails through policy reform and service innovations.