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Category: Population studies
Honors Thesis Spotlight: Examining Attitudes Toward Economic Mobility Among Young Voters
The American dream—an ideological framework wherein anyone can achieve their goals through hard work and determination—is the backbone of American society and economics. As a heterogeneous nation composed of diverse backgrounds, people need a common denominator; the American Dream serves this purpose, but how sustainable is this idea in the face of reduced mobility? Economic…
Honors Thesis Spotlight: The Effects of U.S. Foreign Aid on Recipient Countries’ Economic Development
While the U.S. has a long history of giving foreign aid to developing countries, recent scholars are asking if foreign assistance is advantageous to recipient countries. The quest to measure the effectiveness of foreign aid is ongoing and increasingly fixates on outcomes of support rather than the amount provided. Congress and the Paris Declaration—which seeks…
Award Winning Research: Resilience as an Exciting New Agenda
Most of my work to date has dealt with what most people would consider sad things; things we’d rather not think about. Generally, I study health and societal problems that primarily impact older adults. Chronic disease, disablement, dementia, and death are not easy topics of conversation. However, I find them tremendously important to write about,…
Meet a Social Scientist: Dr. Carlson from Demography and Population Health
What is your name? Dr. Woody Carlson What kind of work do you do in the College?I am a Charles B. Nam Professor in Sociology of Population at the Center for Demography and Population Health. I teach, do research and engage in service in the department, profession and community. Why did you decide to become…
COVID-19 in Florida: Disparities in the Black Population
This article was first posted October 19th, 2020. After the COVID-19 pandemic caused statewide shutdowns and social distancing regulations across the nation in March 2020, the State of Florida reopened on May 18, 2020. Shortly after its reopening, hospitals and testing centers reported a drastic increase in positive COVID-19 tests. In July 2020, Florida became…
Honors Thesis Spotlight: Licensing the Undocumented: Traffic Safety and Auto Insurance Analysis
One of the most hotly debated domestic policies of the modern era has been determining the course of those living in the United States without proper legal documentation, a figure near 11 million people. At the core of the issue is a debate regarding whether the federal government ought to remove these people, provide them…
Policy Pub: The COVID-19 Effect: Tackling Racial, Economic, and Gender Inequity
This post is based on a webinar sponsored by Florida State University’s College of Social Sciences and Public Policy. Crises have a way of shining a light on issues that tend to get ignored when things are going well. Crises also create oppertunity to reflect, to adapt, to push for more substantive, transformative change. The…
Policy Pub: Going Viral: What We Can learn from Pandemics, Past, Present, and…
To learn about these topics in more depth, please navigate here to watch the full Pubinar and Q&A from Dr. Rowan, presented by FSU’s College of Social Sciences and Public Policy. In these uncertain times, it is hard to know what to expect. It seems like every day, there is a new update about how…
COVID-19 in Florida: Disparities in the Black Population
After the COVID-19 pandemic caused statewide shutdowns and social distancing regulations across the nation in March 2020, the State of Florida reopened on May 18, 2020. Shortly after its reopening, hospitals and testing centers reported a drastic increase in positive COVID-19 tests. In July 2020, Florida became the “New Epicenter” of COVID-19 in the United…
