Deana Rohlinger

FSU expert on social movements lends insight on public protests over Roe v. Wade

Published: June 24, 2022 | 2:31 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches

Deana Rohlinger, a Florida State University professor of sociology and an expert on political participation and social movements, said she expects mass protests stemming from Friday’s news that the U.S. Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that gave women a right to choose an abortion before fetal viability. The […]

FSU experts available to comment on first female vice president of the United States

Published: December 8, 2020 | 4:22 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches

Kamala Harris, vice president-elect of the United States. (Noah Berger/AFP/Getty Images)

When she is sworn in next month, Kamala Harris will become the first woman to serve as vice president of the United States. Harris has a long political career, having served as district attorney of San Francisco, attorney general of California and a U.S. senator before this position. Florida State University faculty members are available […]

FSU experts available to discuss 2018 midterm election

Published: October 16, 2018 | 2:19 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches

The 2018 midterm elections are quickly approaching and stakes are high as voters will go to the polls and decide races for 435 House and 35 Senate seats as well as 36 gubernatorial races. Republican control of the House and Senate could be in danger, and some races for governor have already proved historic, with […]

Faculty and Staff Briefs: November 2017

Published: November 17, 2017 | 2:39 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff Briefs

HONORS AND AWARDS Dennis Slice, Ph.D. (Scientific Computing) received this year’s Rohlf Medal Award from his alma mater Stony Brook University for excellence in his body of work on the development of new morphometric methods or for their applications in the biomedical sciences, including evolutionary biology, population biology, physical anthropology and medicine. Cesar Rodriguez, Ph.D. […]

Faculty and Staff Briefs: September 2017

Published: September 20, 2017 | 10:43 am | Posted in: Faculty/Staff Briefs

HONORS AND AWARDS Woody G. Kim (Hospitality Management) received the John Wiley & Sons Lifetime Research Achievement award at the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education’s annual summer conference held in Baltimore, Md., in July. Lydia Hanks, Ph.D. (Hospitality) will return to Penn State, her alma mater, on Oct. 11 to receive the […]

Faculty and Staff Briefs: July 2017

Published: July 18, 2017 | 2:39 pm | Posted in: Faculty/Staff Briefs

HONORS AND AWARDS James Bowman, Ph.D. (Public Administration) was awarded the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Society for Public Administration, Section on Ethics and Integrity in Governance. Jeffrey D. James, Ph.D. (Education) received the 2017 Earle F. Zeigler Lecture Award and delivered the Zeigler keynote address at the North American Society for Sport Management […]

Expert Pitch: 2016 Presidential Election

Published: November 7, 2016 | 12:50 pm | Posted in: Expert Pitches

Voters will cast their ballots in the 2016 Presidential race, and in several local and state races, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8. A group of Florida State University faculty experts are available to discuss various aspects of the campaigns and the election. VOTER BEHAVIOR AND TRENDS • Matthew Pietryka Assistant Professor of political science […]

FSU faculty to engage community with new ‘Policy Pub’ series

Published: August 31, 2016 | 1:08 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

Carol Weissert, director, Leroy Collins Institute

Florida State University College of Social Sciences and Public Policy is launching a new event series that puts the “public” in public policy and the “social” in social sciences. Beginning in mid-September, Policy Pub will bring Tallahassee residents and college faculty together in a relaxed social environment to dialogue about key public policy issues. Policy […]

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