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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iSchool Student and Faculty Member Research Opioid Crisis and Internalized Stigma
iSchool Researchers Present AI Deepfake Research at ICIS 2025
This past December, three School of Information (iSchool) researchers presented at the 2025 International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) in Nashville, Tennessee.
CONTINUE READINGTwo iSchool Faculty Receive IMLS Grants for Data Curation and Disaster Resilience Research
The School of Information (iSchool) has received two new Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (LB21) grants supporting projects led by Assistant Professor Gretchen Stahlman and Director of the Florida State University (FSU) Information Institute, Dr. Marcia Mardis.
CONTINUE READINGiSchool PhD Student Shares Research at LISA Conference in Chile
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 …
CONTINUE READINGSchool Researchers Secure National AI Infrastructure Award to Advance Patient–Clinician Communication
A team of iSchool researchers has been awarded a prestigious allocation through the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot Program to advance cutting-edge research in artificial intelligence for healthcare. The project, titled “Fine-Tuning Open-Source Large Language Models to Support Real-World Patient–Clinician Communication in Laboratory Test Results Interpretation” (NAIRR250293), was reviewed and approved for full allocation by the NAIRR program.
CONTINUE READINGeHealth Lab Hosts Workshop and Presents Research at AMIA 2025 Annual Symposium
The eHealth Lab, hosted within the School of Information (iSchool), delivered a strong presence at the 2025 AMIA Annual Symposium, one of the premier conferences in biomedical and health informatics.
CONTINUE READINGCollaborative AI Research Led by FSU Alumni and Faculty Wins 2024 SIG AI Best Paper Award
The School of Information (iSchool) is celebrating the accomplishments of iSchool alumni Drs. Wonchan Choi and Hyerin Bak, iSchool Professor Besiki Stvilia, and their collaborators (PhD student Jiaxin An and Dr. Yan Zhang from the University of Texas at Austin) for receiving the 2024 SIG AI Best Artificial Intelligence Published Paper Award. The …
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