• Study Examines Healthcare Use, Mental Health and Nonadherence in Pediatric Organ Recipients

    A College of Social Work research team examined in a recent study on the ssociation of factors that impact healthcare usage among pediatric solid organ transplant recipients.

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  • Doctoral Candidate Awarded FSU Doctoral Student Research and Creativity Award

    Beren Crim Sabuncu receive an award from Florida State University for her interdisciplinary research, which drives innovation in population health.

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  • Doctoral Student Receives Social Work Grand Challenges Fellowship

    Sanoop Valappanandi was awarded a fellowship to support his research in environmental social work.

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  • Social Work Doctoral Students Receive 2026 SSWR Travel Awards

    Doctoral students Oluwaseun Jegede and Ngondwe Ponsiano received awards from the Society for Social Work Research to attend the 2026 annual conference.

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Doctoral Student Research

Research Areas of Focus

  • Health/Behavioral health (including substance misuse)
  • Criminal justice
  • Child welfare and youth services
  • Poverty
  • Gerontology
  • Environmental justice, international social work, and human rights

Faculty and Doctoral Students

Institutes and Centers

Florida Institute for Child Welfare

Justice and Health Innovation Research Institute

Justice and Health Innovation Research Institute

Institute for Trauma and Resilience Studies

 Institute for Quality Children's Services

Maura's Voice Research Fund

Center for the Study and Promotion of Communities, Families, and Children

Stoops Center for  Communities, Families, and Children

FSU Multidisciplinary Center

Recent Doctoral Student Dissertations

Below are doctoral student dissertations for recent doctoral graduates in the past 10 years, starting in 2015. Accessible copies of dissertations are available via links in the dissertations' titles.

Recent Peer-Reviewed Collaborative Publications (Students & Faculty)

The list below provides a list of recent peer-reviewed publications for current and former doctoral students/faculty collaboration publications from 2019 through the present. Available links to the publication are provided via the DOI index number.