Education & Society

Structural Sexism: FSU researcher offers new perspective on gender and health inequality

Published: May 29, 2019 | 4:02 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

A Florida State University researcher has found gender inequality in U.S. states is bad for everybody’s health. In a new study published in the American Sociological Review, FSU Assistant Professor Patricia Homan developed a new structural sexism approach to the study of gender inequality and health. Her approach goes beyond sexist mistreatment by individuals to […]

Florida Institute for Child Welfare hosts research symposium on racial equity

Published: May 23, 2019 | 10:03 am | Posted in: Education & Society, University News

Child welfare professionals from around the state gathered at Florida State University as the Florida Institute for Child Welfare convened a Symposium on Racial Equity May 9-10 in Tallahassee. “With this event, we have started a critical dialogue about awareness and action toward an ethical system of care for all Florida families,” said Jessica Pryce, […]

FSU College of Education introduces new combined degree pathway in sport management

Published: May 22, 2019 | 1:44 pm | Posted in: Education & Society, University News

Beginning this fall, students at Florida State University will have a seamless option to earn both an undergraduate and an advanced degree in sport management through one streamlined curriculum. The new combined bachelor’s/master’s pathway at FSU will provide academically talented undergraduate students an opportunity to complete both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree. “The new […]

FSU researchers find ‘Seeking Safety’ program helps improve mental health for incarcerated women

Published: May 16, 2019 | 11:37 am | Posted in: Education & Society, University News

New research from Florida State University has found that Seeking Safety, a cognitive behavior-based intervention program, is a promising program for reducing incarcerated women’s symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. FSU College of Social Work Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Institute for Justice Research and Development Stephen J. Tripodi led a team […]

FSU professors receive grants to support special education research

Published: May 15, 2019 | 11:33 am | Posted in: Education & Society, University News

Two Florida State University College of Education faculty members have received Early Career grants from the Institute for Education Sciences. Laura Steacy and Jenny Root, both assistant professors of special education, will each receive $500,000 over four years to conduct research on ways to support students with learning disabilities. Veronica Fleury, also an assistant professor […]

FSU researcher finds hate crimes committed by groups hurt the most

Published: April 29, 2019 | 12:58 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy, Education & Society, News

Hate crimes committed by groups are especially likely to result in injuries such as broken bones and missing teeth, according to a new study from Florida State University. Brendan Lantz, an assistant professor in the FSU College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, found that co-offending, or committing a crime with others, was significantly related to […]

FSU College of Education professor named ‘Pillar of the Profession’

Published: April 10, 2019 | 10:53 am | Posted in: Education & Society, News, University News

Robert Schwartz, professor and chair of the FSU College of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

A Florida State University faculty member has been recognized for his outstanding work in the student affairs profession by the Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. Robert Schwartz, professor of higher education, recognized with the “Pillars of the Profession” award at the 100th anniversary of the Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA) conference in […]

FSU researcher finds adolescent views of law enforcement can improve over time

Published: April 8, 2019 | 12:21 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

What do cheese, jeans and wine all have in common? They get better with time. New research from Florida State University finds that’s also true of teenagers’ attitudes toward law enforcement as they become adults. A research team, led by Assistant Professor of Criminology Kyle McLean, found that teens’ attitudes toward law enforcement tend to […]

Breaking down bullying: FSU researchers find girls more likely to notice, interpret and intervene

Published: March 11, 2019 | 2:54 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Forget what you’ve heard about mean girls; new research from Florida State University finds girls are far more likely than boys to notice instances of bullying and interpret them as emergencies. Those findings were recently published in the Journal of Early Adolescence. Lyndsay Jenkins is an assistant professor in the FSU College of Education and […]

Women in a galaxy far, far away: Star Wars characters’ costumes reflect shift from power to romance

Published: February 27, 2019 | 3:33 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Princess Leia's slave costume from Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi on display at the Star Wars and the Power of Costume traveling exhibit at the Detroit Institute of Arts in Detroit, Michigan. (Wikipedia)

Changes in costume in the female leads, Padmé and Leia, in Star Wars Episodes I through VI parallel shifts in the characters’ positions of power, a new study by Florida State University researchers suggests. These changes in costume and status seem to be linked to the progression of the characters’ romantic relationships and take focus […]

FSU researcher finds data-driven evidence on warrior vs. guardian policing

Published: February 26, 2019 | 1:44 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

The pros and cons of policing methods have been heavily debated for decades in the United States. Now, a Florida State University-led team of researchers has created a model to measure the differences between two distinct approaches to policing — the warrior approach and the guardian approach. Assistant Professor Kyle McLean said the concepts — […]