Research Study Highlights Occupational Impact on Cognitive Health in Older Adults
A recent study led by Dr. Qiuchang Katy Cao explored how occupational experiences before age 60 mediate the relationship between education and cognitive function for adults age 65 and older.
Faculty Member Receives University Teaching Award
Jessica Greil-Burkart received a 2025 University Teaching Award for Innovation in Teaching
Faculty Awarded 2025 FSU MLK Distinguished Service Award
Faculty member Keithen Mathis received a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. award for his outstanding service in keeping with Dr. King's principles and ideas.
FSU Social Work Participants Make a Great Showing at the 2025 SSWR Conference
The college participated in the 2025 Society for Social Work and Research annual conference represented by 40+ presentations and sessions.
Faculty & Research Overview
The FSU College of Social Work is highly focused on conducting research that transforms and impacts the lives of individuals, groups, families, and communities. To accomplish this goal, our work is highly interdisciplinary and collaborative.
Our research related to social problems and vulnerable populations translates into impactful change in policy, practice, and society. Our faculty, centers and institutes, doctoral students, and research collaborations focus on translational outcomes in the areas of child welfare, criminal justice, health/mental health, social welfare/poverty, health and healthcare, environmental justice, gerontology, family violence, and literacy.
Our college boasts an amazing faculty with high-impact academics doing high-impact research. Our faculty have been named prominent scientists at national academies, the Society for Social Work and Research fellows, Rhodes Scholars, and other national and international honors. As an intellectual community, our faculty believes in a diverse approach to research, using a wide range of research methods to address the important social problems facing our communities. We involve students in research. BSW, MSW, and PhD students are valuable partners and collaborators in the FSU College of Social Work research.
Stoops Center for Communities, Families, and Children
Florida Institute for Child Welfare
Institute for Trauma and Resilience Studies
Institute for Justice Research and Development
Multidisciplinary Evaluation and Testing Center
