FSU Social Work Welcomes New Faculty Member JaNiene Peoples
Thursday, August 28, 2025
“My passion for pursuing a career in social work stems from the field’s unique integration of human rights and justice into its values and multi-level frameworks,” expressed Dr. JaNiene Peoples. “Social work, especially within research, offers the opportunity to build collaborative, transformative partnerships that drive change.”
Posted Under: Faculty & Research
Longtime Faculty Member Dr. Dina Wilke Retires
Thursday, July 31, 2025
After twenty-four years as a faculty member of the FSU College of Social Work, Dr. Dina Wilke will retire at the end of the summer 2025 semester.
Throughout Dr. Wilke’s tenure, she served in numerous leadership positions at the college, including as associate dean for academic affairs from 2007 until 2014. She has also been a long-standing faculty affiliate of the Florida Institute for Child Welfare (FICW).
Posted Under: Alumni & Friends, Faculty & Research
College of Social Work Backs Successful Co-Parenting After Divorce Toolkit to Keep it Accessible
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Starting in July 2025, the College of Social Work will sponsor the Toolkit on Successful Co-Parenting After Divorce, a training created by the Institute for Trauma and Resilience housed at the college. The training is an important resource helping divorced parents across the country create low-conflict, high-cooperation coparenting relationships.
Posted Under: CSW General
Research Study Examines Organizational Factors’ Impact on Work-Related Burnout in Child Welfare Workers
Monday, July 28, 2025
Workplace burnout is a frequent cause of turnover for child welfare workers. Burnout is a multifaceted phenomenon and, research suggests that almost 65% of child welfare workers experience it. Burnout includes co-occurring physical, emotional and mental exhaustion that is often related to organizational, or work-related, factors.
Posted Under: Alumni & Friends, Faculty & Research
Alumna Finds Fulfillment in Military Social Work and Public Health Service Career
Monday, July 21, 2025
Jenny McCorkle grew up in Indiana with a family legacy in teaching. She went to Ball State University with the intention of following this path laid out for her. “I was in an advanced student teaching program, which gave me the opportunity to realize that I did not enjoy facing a classroom of 25 to 30 young children at eight each morning,” she recalled.
Posted Under: Alumni & Friends, CSW General
Researchers Dive into the Impact of Hurricanes on Florida's Foster Care Youth
Friday, June 27, 2025
In March of 2024, research faculty Dr. Gashaye Tefera, Dr.
Posted Under: CFC Center News, CSW General
FSU Center Launches Palm Beach County Exhibit to Elevate Mothers' Voices
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Pictured from left: Caroline Senkowicz, Aggie Stoops, Heather Howard, Jeff Stoops and Ellen Piekalkiewicz unveiled a traveling exhibit at the Palm Beach County Library highlighting the experiences of mothers impacted by substance use and child welfare involvement.
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FSU Partners with Ventris Learning to Improve Reading Outcomes
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Florida State University researchers are working with Wisconsin-based Ventris Learning to move new tools into elementary school classrooms that will help teachers identify children who are at risk for reading difficulties.
Posted Under: CSW General, Faculty & Research
BSW Student Awarded 2025 Gilman Scholarship to Study Abroad
Monday, June 09, 2025
Undergraduate student Jackzyri Torres knew on her first campus visit to Florida State University that it had for her a “homelike vibe” and could envision herself as a student there. “It’s safe to say that the community and hospitality is what drew me to FSU,” she conveyed.
Originally from Miami, Florida, she was thrilled to come to Florida State as a first-generation college student. She declared a double major in psychology and social work with a minor in Italian to combine two of her passions, helping others and travel.
Posted Under: Students, CSW General
From Pilot to Practice: Adapting Trauma Intervention for Foster Youth
Wednesday, June 04, 2025
Trauma-informed care for youth in foster care has long fallen short of the urgent need despite overwhelming evidence of the long-term consequences of untreated trauma. A multisite randomized control trial led by Dr. Tanya Renn (FSU College of Social Work) and Dr.