Welcome to the Office of Faculty Development and Advancement! FSU faculty are regularly recognized by their peers as leaders in teaching, research and service.
FSU hosts Fulbright scholars, Guggenheim scholars, Nobel laureates, members of the National Academies, Pulitzer Prize winners, and many more. FSU's Office of Faculty Development and Advancement makes sure that tradition continues by offering faculty support during the nomination process and by publicizing accomplishments.
05/29/2026
Kezia Carpenter, Ph.D. at the FSU Republic of Panama Campus (), co-authored “Narrative Resilience and Recovery: A Community-Engaged Study of Human Trafficking Survivors’ Recovery Narratives” in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 🗣️🌱💪
05/29/2026
Jenny Root, Ph.D. in the Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences (), co-presented a paper titled “The Methods Must Match the Moment” at the 2026 Badar Kaufman Conference at Kent State University. 📝🏫💡
05/28/2026
Molly Hand, Ph.D. in the Department of English (), presented “’To plant thee . . . and make thee full of growing’: Unearthing Skull Moss in Early Modern English Culture” at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Shakespeare Association of America in Denver, Colorado. 🎭💀🌱
05/28/2026
Bruce Thyer, Ph.D. in the College of Social Work (.csw), co-authored the article “Some Critical Questions for Use by Students: Nudging Social Work Education into a More Evidence-Informed Direction,” published in the journal titled Research on Social Work Practice. 🎓📚🤔
05/27/2026
Adam Tratner, Ph.D. at the FSU Republic of Panama campus (), coauthored “Complicated Grief Among People Who Lost Loved Ones to COVID-19 in Panama,” published in the journal COVID. 💔🦠🇵🇦
05/27/2026
Sonia Hazard, Ph.D. in the Department of Religion (), received the Louisville Institute’s Grant for Researchers for her project “Christianity and the Book in the Cherokee Diaspora, 1821-1861.” 📖📜⏳
05/26/2026
Michael Diamond, Ph.D. in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (), is a coprincipal investigator on a newly awarded $493,065 grant from Ocean Visions for the project, “Leveraging Next-Generation Satellite and Suborbital Observations to Guide Mixed-Phase Cloud Thinning for Arctic Sea-Ice Preservation.” He is also a co-principal investigator on a newly awarded $234,340.95 grant from the Environmental Defense Fund for the project “Attributing aerosol-induced crop yield changes: Disentangling light partitioning effects from climate cooling using observations and crop models.” 🌍🌊🔬
05/26/2026
Mary Matthews, D.M.A. in the College of Music, (), co-authored the book “Into the Depths” which was awarded the 2026 Newly Published Music Award in the Pedagogy category by the National Flute Association.🎶📘✍️
Florida State University
Our latest Faculty Interview was with Dean Michael Hartline in the Herbert Wertheim College of Business ()! In this clip, Dean Hartline discusses his favorite design elements in the new building. 🏗️🎓🏢
Check out the full interview here: https://youtu.be/hXbO-0WPqv8
05/25/2026
With gratitude and respect, we remember those who gave everything for our freedom. FSU Faculty wishes everyone a safe and meaningful Memorial Day. 🪖🇺🇸🌹
If you are in Florida this Memorial Day, consider taking a moment of silence, as the Governor asks all Florida residents to pause for a moment of silence at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, May 25, 2026. Read more here: https://www.floridalegion.org/memorial-day-in-florida/