Here at the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (COSSPP), our faculty have been quite busy! Here are some of the projects that our faculty have recently published. “Religious Involvement and Substance Use Among Urban Mothers” by Dr. Amy Burdette In her recent article, Dr. Burdette uses longitudinal data from the U.S. Fragile Families…
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Research Spotlight: Safe Until Proven Otherwise: The Manifold Consequences of Leaded Gasoline
The legal thriller Dark Waters (2019) staring Mark Ruffalo follows the recent real-life story of Robert Bilot, an environmental corporate lawyer turned environmental advocate. In it, Bilot seeks accountability from Dupont corporation for contaminating Parkersburg, West Virginia with the noxious yet unregulated chemical PFOA — a key component of Teflon and cause of cancer and…
Research Spotlight: Did Elite Discourse Shape Public Debate after the Parkland Shooting?
Social scientists have long been interested in political claimsmaking and, more specifically, what ideas influence how individuals think and talk about political issues. However, understanding the potential influence of political actors on individual claimsmaking is complicated for a couple of reasons. First, our contemporary media system is complicated and, consequently, it can be difficult to…
Research Quick Take
Here at the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (COSSPP), our faculty have been quite busy! Here are some of the projects that our faculty have recently published. “State Government Preemption of Local Government Decisions Through the State Courts” by Dr. Charles Barrilleaux In his recent article, Dr. Barrilleaux examines whether state courts limit…
Research Quick Take
Here at the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy (COSSPP), our faculty have been quite busy! Here are some of the projects that our faculty have recently published. “Planning and LGBTQ Communities: The Need for Inclusive Queer Space” by Petra Doan In her recent book, Dr. Doan discusses safe neighborhoods for the LGBT community….
Graduate Student Spotlight: Saher Khan from the Department of Public Health
What department are you a graduate student in? My name is Saher Khan, and I am a graduate student of the master’s in public health Program. Why did you decide to go to graduate school? I was working as a general dentist when the pandemic hit, and in as few words as possible, I would…
Research Award Spotlight: Sociology professor selected for research fellowship program
Associate Professor of Sociology Dawn Carr has been selected for a new pilot program instituted by the FSU Office of Research designed to facilitate interdisciplinary research and streamline the processes for conducting research at the university. Carr was selected for the Faculty Fellows Program on the basis of her proposal to develop a framework for…
Meet a Social Scientist: Dawn Carr from the Department of Sociology
Why did you decide to become an academic? Initially, I didn’t want to become an academic. I was raised by an academic (my father) and was intimidated by the idea of fitting the mold of what I saw of academia at that time in history. That said, as I was completing my master’s degree, I…
Meet a Social Scientist: Dr. Anne Barrett from the Department of Sociology
Why did you decide to become an academic? I think I became an academic because I never wanted to stop going to school! When I was an undergraduate, I realized that I enjoyed using data – whether survey responses, interview excerpts, or cultural products – to tell stories about the social world. An interest in…
Meet a Social Scientist: Dr. Homan from Sociology.
What is your name?Dr. Patricia Homan. What kind of work do you do in the college?I am an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Florida State University. I am also an Associate at FSU’s Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy and a Research Affiliate of the Center for Demography and Population Health. I teach, do…
Wicked Problems, Wicked Solutions 