Faculty & Research News
Social Work Faculty Elected to Board of Directors to Advance Social Work Doctoral Education
Tuesday, June 06, 2023
Dr. Stephen Tripodi, associate professor and director of the Doctoral Program at the FSU College of Social Work, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work, or GADE.
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Child Welfare Advocate Joins Social Work Faculty
Saturday, June 03, 2023
As a first-generation American, Erika Cuffy calls Florida home after her parents immigrated to the United States from Cuba in the 1970s. She discovered at an early age how much she loved people and finding ways to connect and help them.
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Social Work Faculty Elected as Society of Behavioral Medicine Fellow
Friday, June 02, 2023
Amy Ai, a distinguished research professor at the Florida State University College of Social Work, has been selected as a fellow of the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM).
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Three-Time FSU Alumnus Selected as New College of Social Work Dean
Thursday, June 01, 2023
Following a national search, Florida State University has named three-time alumnus David W. Springer as dean of the College of Social Work. Springer will begin his new role on August 1, 2023.
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Investigating Factors That Can Mitigate Natural Disaster Trauma
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
A recent study led by Beren Crim Sabuncu, an FSU College of Social Work doctoral student explored how spiritual and social support can be related to the long-term impacts of trauma. One source of trauma on the rise is natural disasters, Crim noted.
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Gerontology Social Work Scholar joins College of Social Work Faculty
Monday, May 15, 2023
Dr. Qiuchang Cao, who also goes by Katy, learned first-hand as a clinical intern during her Master of Social Work program the challenges marginalized older adults experienced and was also deeply impressed by the resilience they demonstrated. While providing mental health counseling to minority/minoritized students, international scholars, and transnational families in a graduate housing community she gained more perspective on the experiences of minority/minoritized populations across the lifespan.
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Experts Gather to Address Opioid Use Disorder and Rural Resiliency
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
On March 30-31, 2023, the Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center (ROTA-RC) hosted a symposium on Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and Rural Resiliency.
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College of Social Work Dean Search
Monday, April 24, 2023
The College of Social Work Dean Search Committee is chaired by Dr. Don Farr, Dean, Dedman College of Hospitality at Florida State University. SP&A Executive Search (formerly known as Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates), an executive search firm specializing in and exclusively dedicated to serving the higher education and non-profit sections has been retained to lead the committee through the search.
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Remembering Faculty Member Pam (Graham) MacDill
Friday, April 14, 2023
For more than 25 years, Pamela (Pam) W. Graham MacDill served as a dedicated faculty member and administrator with the FSU College of Social Work before retiring in 2020. After a battle with lung cancer, she passed away in 2023.
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$1.67M NIH Grant Brings Medication Support to Florida Pediatric Heart Transplant Patients
Monday, April 10, 2023
Children who need life-changing heart transplants in Florida will be able to receive free support to help improve medication adherence, which can potentially reduce the frequency of organ rejection over the next two years, thanks to a National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award for $1.67M to Scene Health (formerly emocha Health), a leading video medication adherence platfor