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Research Quick Take: A case study on the adoption of city management mobile apps for smart urban governance

Tallahassee is a national leader among mid-size cities in e-governance. With a young and well-educated population and a digitally progressive government, the city has made successful investments in information communication technology. Tang et al. (2021) view Tallahassee’s city management app, DigiTally, with its 6,000 regular monthly users, as a best-case scenario for a smart city…

IOP@FSU Field-Advancing Research: How Burdensome Experiences with College Financial Aid Impact Civic Participation and Trust in Government

The Institute of Politics at Florida State University (IOP@FSU) is a world-class, nonpartisan, and nationally renowned institute that promotes engagement in politics by students and citizens. Housed within the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy, the IOP@FSU supports applied political research by a cadre of world-class scholars and mobilizes the talents of our alumni, students, faculty,…

Graduate Student Spotlight: Courtnay Murphy from the Department of Public Administration

What department are you a graduate student in? I am currently working on getting MPA and going into my fourth semester as a part time student. Why did you decide to go to graduate school? I have worked in child welfare case management for the last 17 years and had always used the excuse that…

Research Spotlight: The Impact of COVID-19 on Firefighters

When people think of public servants, they traditionally think about police officers, teachers, and counselors. Each public servant represents a unique and valued member of society. Yet, firefighters do not always come to mind as public servants even though they are one of the most essential professionals in American society. 2020 data indicates that a…

Dissertation Spotlight: Experiences and Perceptions of Mental Health Court Administrators: A Mixed Methods Study

Mental health courts are a part of the criminal justice system and require that offenders, who would be prison-bound, do long-term community service while participating in mental health counseling. Due to the war on drugs and other criminalization problems, the first drug court opened in 1989. With the success of this treatment and solution, mental…

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. “A New Era for Collaborative Forest Management” by Dr. William Butler In his recent book, Dr. Butler assesses the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) and…

Graduate Student Spotlight: Ashley Gary from the Department of Public Administration

What department are you a graduate student in? I am currently a graduate student in the Public Administration department. Why did you decide to go to graduate school? I decided to go to graduate school to further my education and secure a career in a field that I am interested in. Did your interests change throughout…

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. “Evolving and Implementing a New Disaster Management Paradigm: The Case of the Philippines” by Dr. Janet Dilling In her recent article, Dr. Dilling examines the evolution…

Graduate Student Spotlight: Stephanie Gonzalez-Herrera from the Department of Public Administration

What department are you a graduate student in? I’m a graduate student with the Askew School of Public Administration and Policy. I’ll be graduating this Spring! Why did you decide to go to graduate school? I decided to go to graduate school because I believed my background in Political Science had given me a great foundation. I…