iSchool Student and Faculty Member Research Opioid Crisis and Internalized Stigma

Connected by Care Where Research Meets Compassion Margaret Sullivan iSchool Associate Professor Jonah Hancock iSchool Graduate Teaching Assistant

iSchool Professor Margaret Sullivan and graduate student Jonah Hancock researched how society understands the opioid crisis through their study of internalized stigma. Sullivan, who is in the sober community, started the study to explore the stigma cycle that prevents individuals from accessing vital health information. Hancock was motivated after losing friends to addiction, aiming to produce research that ensures fewer people will be affected by addiction. Their journal article, “The effect of self-stigma on the health information seeking and health behaviors of opioid users”, focuses …

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SCSD Scholars to Publish Study on AI Use Among CSD Students

SCSD doctoral scholar Holden Allen and undergraduate scholar Hannah Figueras co-authored the manuscript, “Opening Pandora’s Box: Perceptions and Usage of AI by Undergraduate and Graduate CSD Students,” which was recently accepted for publication in Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that features a variety of article types and covers many CSD subject areas.

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SCSD Doctoral Student Examines How Children Demonstrate Morphological Knowledge in Writing

SCSD Student Publishes Study on Morphological Knowledge in Writing

School of Communication Sciences & Disorders doctoral student Ashley Ippolito had her manuscript, “Children’s written morphology skills demonstrated in third grade narrative responses,” published in Reading & Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, a peer-reviewed journal focused on literacy education from preschool through 12th grade.

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SCSD Student Shares Passion for Speech-Language Pathology in Hometown of Sint. Maarten

In Sint Maarten, where access to speech-language pathology (SLP) is a rarity, Yuvane Arjune is working to change the status quo. As a student at Florida State University (FSU)’s School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD), she is leveraging her education in Florida to meet the critical needs of her hometown, with a professional vision firmly set on returning home to transform the island’s healthcare landscape.

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iSchool PhD Student Shares Research at LISA Conference in Chile

From Tallahassee to Chile Doctoral Student Spotlight | Rajesh Das Postcard From: Santiago, Chile From Tallahassee to Chile, Rajesh Das represented FSU at the international LISA conference, sharing research on astronomical knowledge systems. Proud to see our garnet and gold shine globally!

Rajesh Das, a School of Information PhD student, attended the 10th Library & Information Services in Astronomy (LISA) conference in Santiago, Chile. This conference held several international scientific meetings for librarians, data specialists, and astronomers to discuss how to retrieve, preserve, and access different astronomical information. “Attending the LISA conference significantly broadened my understanding of …

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