FSU interdisciplinary Study Aims to Understand Psychological Effects of Existential Relatedness Following Recent Cat 5 Hurricanes
Tuesday, November 09, 2021
In recent years, the world has seen a dramatic increase in extreme natural disasters that greatly impact communities around the globe. A new Florida State University interdisciplinary study explores resilience outcomes within communities affected by deadly hurricanes, with a particular interest in the protective role of faith and positive personality traits.
Posted Under: CSW General, Faculty & Research
Social Work Graduate Reflects on How Military Service Leads to Professional Service
Tuesday, November 09, 2021
Johnathon Alleman joined the US Navy in 2006 for a five-year tour of duty, serving within the special operations community before returning to civilian life in 2011 to pursue higher education and other opportunities. His time in special operations, he recalls, taught him to be detail-oriented, effective and efficient with what he set out to accomplish and taught him to see himself as a “multi-purpose tool capable of solving various problems with a variety of different approaches.
Posted Under: Alumni & Friends, CSW General
Doctoral Graduate Awarded 2021 GADE for Educational Leadership in Doctoral Education
Tuesday, November 02, 2021
Dr. Kia Bentley (PhD, 1987), professor at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), was awarded by the Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work (GADE) the 2021 GADE Award for Education Leadership in Doctoral Education.
Posted Under: Alumni & Friends, Doctoral Program, CSW General
Faculty Highlight: Katrina Boone, 20 Years with the College of Social Work
Thursday, October 14, 2021
For more than twenty years, Katrina Boone has served as a faculty member at the FSU College of Social Work (CSW). She began her career at the CSW in August 2001 as a lecturer teaching classes for the BSW and MSW programs. After two years as a lecturer, Katrina was promoted to assistant director of Field Education. In 2005, Katrina became the director of Field Education and has served in this position for 16 years.
Posted Under: Alumni & Friends, CSW General, Faculty & Research
FSU Institute for Justice Research and Development Trains Goodwill® Reentry Counselors Nationwide
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
More than 150 reentry counselors from Goodwill Industries attended two keynote presentations led by Amberly Prykhodko, LCSW, Director of Clinical & Professional Services at the Florida State University Institute for Justice Research and Development as part of a multi-day, national conference.
Posted Under: CSW General
Interdisciplinary Research Team Receives NSF Grant to Study Pandemic Impacts on Natural Disaster Shelters
Thursday, October 07, 2021
Florida State University (FSU) and Florida A&M University (FAMU) received a National Science Foundation, Excellence in Research Historically Black College and University Grant of more than $500,000.
Posted Under: CFC Center News, CSW General, Faculty & Research
FSU Research Team Awarded $3.1M NIH Grant to Address Inequities in Health Care
Tuesday, October 05, 2021
A team of Florida State University researchers has received a National Institutes of Health Director’s Transformative Research Award worth $3.1 million to investigate disparities in the nation’s healthcare system.
The award is the first of its kind to be administered by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, part of the NIH.
Posted Under: CSW General, Faculty & Research
Study Examines Incel Terrorist with an Eye on Violence Prevention
Monday, October 04, 2021
A study recently published in the Journal of Threat Assessment and Management, a publication from the American Psychological Association, examined the case of the sole perpetrator of Incel-related violence that took place in a Tallahassee, Florida yoga studio in 2018. The perpetrator opened fire on a Tallahassee yoga studio on November 2, 2018, injuring several and fatally wounding FSU student Maura Binkley and FSU faculty member Dr. Nancy Van Vessem.
Posted Under: Alumni & Friends, Doctoral Program, Faculty & Research
FSU Partners with Local Council in Recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Florida State University, including the FSU Institute for Family Violence Studies and the College of Social Work, is partnering with the Tallahassee Domestic Violence Coordinating Council (DVCC) on local events to bring attention to the issues related to domestic violence.
Posted Under: Alumni & Friends, CSW General
Study Explores How COVID-19 Influenced Decisions of Resource-Limited Mothers
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
The unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 pandemic has left many families feeling vulnerable. A new Florida State University study suggests single mothers have been put in a particularly tough spot when choosing childcare or schooling.