After 33 years of dedicated service, longtime FSU College of Social Work faculty member Professor Neil Abell will retire at the end of the fall 2024 semester. He has served the college not only as a dedicated faculty member but also as a leader. He has been director of the college’s International Programs since 2011 when he took over for fellow faculty member Pat Lager.
A recent study in the journal Healthcare led by Assistant Professor Dr. Gashaye Tefera and colleagues from the University of Missouri, University of Minnesota and Notre Dame of Maryland University shared insight into the experiences of African immigrant women when accessing primary healthcare in the United States.
Dr. Shalay Jackson was awarded the 2024 Educator of the Year for the Big Bend region of the Florida Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers.
Maura’s Voice Research Fund (MVRF) at the Florida State University (FSU) College of Social Work and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) are renewing their partnership established in 2023 to perform research into the extremist elements of misogynistic subculture, including potentially violent incels, who continue their often-deadly attacks on women and girls in the US and around and the world.
A recent article by Dr. Quichang (Katy) Cao, an assistant professor at the FSU College of Social Work, and co-authors from Rutgers University, Natalie Pope and Dr. Emily Greenfield, was published in the Journal of Gerontological Social Work.
Dr. Carol Campbell Edwards, an associate teaching professor and director of the BSW and Professional Development Programs at the College of Social Work, serves as the National Association of Social Workers Board Director for Region VII, serving Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
Assistant Professor Dr. Kristy Anderson was recently awarded a $110K+ grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to conduct an Autism Secondary Data Analysis on the economic and healthcare impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families.
“Early parenthood is associated with risk factors for both the mother and child and involvement in foster care amplifies these challenges,” stated Esaa Mohammad Sabti Samarah, a doctoral candidate at the FSU College of Social Work.
Researchers at the Florida State University College of Social Work are expanding their work in criminal justice settings to offer trauma-based behavioral health programming to youth 21 and under in adult jail settings.
Assistant Teaching Professor Brenda Legaspi was awarded a 2023-2024 Excellence in Online Teaching Award from Florida State University for her exemplary teaching approach through the College of Social Work’s Online MSW Program.
