Faculty & Research News
Institute for Family Violence Studies Team Receives Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Award
Wednesday, May 04, 2022
The staff of the FSU Florida Institute for Family Violence Studies (IFVS) at the College of Social Work were awarded the 2022 Meyer Elkin Essay Award by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC).
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Institute for Justice Research and Development Partner with Nebraska for Three-Year Reentry Support Initiative
Wednesday, April 06, 2022
The Institute for Justice Research and Development (IJRD) has partnered with the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) and Wellbeing and Equity Innovations for a three-year initiative to provide reentry support services to all incarcerated individuals in Nebraska’s criminal justice settings, prepar
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Ethnography and Causal Inquiry in Social Work Research
Thursday, March 31, 2022
A study published by FSU College of Social Work faculty member Dr. John Mathias and coauthors John Doering-White, Yvonne Smith and Melissa Hardesty in the journal Social Work Research explores how the research method of ethnography can contribute to current social work research.
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FSU Multidisciplinary Team Receives NIH Grant to Predict Outcomes and Adverse Events for Pediatric Organ Transplantations
Friday, March 04, 2022
Dr. Zhe He (School of Information), Dr.
Posted Under: Alumni & Friends, Faculty & Research
Social Work Professor Appointed to Child Welfare Professorship
Thursday, February 17, 2022
The FSU College of Social Work has appointed Professor Melissa Radey to the Agnes Flaherty Stoops Professorship in Child Welfare. Radey is the second social work professor to hold this honor. Recently retired professor Karen Randolph held this honor for the last thirteen years.
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Celebrating Black History Month at the FSU College of Social Work
Thursday, February 03, 2022
February is a time each year to recognize the essential role that African Americans play in the history of the United States. This year, the college wants to recognize the contributions of its Black faculty, staff and graduates, as well as the significant role that Black community leaders and advocates played in the establishment of the social work profession.
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Faculty Highlight: Carol Edwards, Committed to Students and Social Justice
Friday, January 28, 2022
Helping others was instilled in College of Social Work faculty member Carol Campbell Edwards from an early age. Her mother was a career social worker and her father was a well-respective teacher. Building on this family legacy of service, Edwards earned her Bachelor of Social Work degree (1984) and Master of Social Work degree (1985) from Florida State University while sharing her energy and school spirit as an FSU cheerleader.
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FSU Professor Receives Prestigious Award for Contributions to Criminal Justice Policy Reform
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Carrie Pettus, associate professor, executive director and founder of Florida State University’s Institute for Justice Research and Development (IJRD), received the 2022 Social Policy Researcher Award from the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) for her notable rese
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Craig Stanley Named Interim Dean of FSU College of Social Work
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Dr. Craig Stanley, the associate dean for academic affairs and teaching professor for the Florida State University College of Social Work has been appointed as the college’s interim dean.
He stepped into the role in January 2022 after former dean Jim Clark was appointed as FSU’s new provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. Dr. Stanley will lead the college while it begins a nationwide dean’s search.
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Social Work Dean Jim Clark named Provost of Florida State University
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Florida State University President Richard McCullough announced Monday, December 13th the appointment of Professor and Dean of the College of Social Work James J. Clark as the university’s next provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs.
Clark has served as professor and dean of FSU’s College of Social Work since July 2015. He starts as provost Jan. 3.