Amy Burdette

FSU research: Fear not a factor in gun ownership

Published: September 25, 2019 | 2:55 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Benjamin Dowd-Arrow visiting assistant professor, Public Health Program, College of Social Sciences and Public Policy.

Are gun owners more or less afraid than people who do not own guns? A new study from researchers at Florida State University and the University of Arizona hopes to add some empirical data to the conversation after finding that gun owners tend to report less fear than non-gun owners. The study, led by sociology […]

FSU research finds religious involvement impacts women’s body mass

Published: January 3, 2019 | 2:07 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

According to Florida State University researchers, black women in the United States who attend church regularly tend to have greater body mass compared to white women with the same amount of religious involvement. The findings, by Associate Professor of Sociology Amy Burdette and recent FSU graduates Dawn Godbolt and Preeti Vaghela, were published in a […]

FSU researchers find racial inequity among adolescents receiving flu vaccine

Published: December 11, 2018 | 2:33 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Black adolescents living in the United States tend to receive the influenza vaccine at significantly lower rates than their white and Hispanic counterparts, according to Florida State University researchers. A new study, led by former FSU graduate student Noah Webb, along with current graduate student Benjamin Dowd-Arrow and Associate Professors of Sociology Miles Taylor and […]

FSU study finds religious involvement does little to prevent opioid abuse

Published: June 19, 2018 | 2:47 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Does going to church help people avoid struggles with opioid abuse? New research from Florida State University says no. In a new study published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, a team of researchers led by FSU Associate Professor Amy Burdette examined the correlation — or lack thereof — between drug use […]

FSU experts available to comment on opioid crisis in America

Published: May 23, 2018 | 9:51 am | Posted in: Expert Pitches

Eugenia Millender, an associate professor in the FSU College of Nursing, addresses attendees during an opioid abuse prevention panel discussion on May 18. Three FSU colleges — Social Work, Medicine and Nursing — partnered with Allied Against Opioid Abuse to host the event.

Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States according to a recent report by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. More specifically, the opioid crisis continues to plague families in the United States, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting as many as […]

FSU researchers find religious involvement deters recreational and medical marijuana use

Published: May 22, 2018 | 12:29 pm | Posted in: Education & Society

Although marijuana use for medical and recreational purposes is at an all-time high in the United States, a team of researchers led by a Florida State University professor has found those who hold strong religious beliefs are choosing to stay away from weed. FSU Associate Professor of Sociology Amy Burdette and her team found that […]

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