Faculty and Staff Briefs: April 2026

“Florida State University’s distinguished faculty are central to the mission of the university. Faculty excellence in scholarship, research, and creative activity is critical to the quality of student learning and makes a difference in the lives of others. Throughout the year, honors and recognitions are awarded to individual faculty and staff members across campus. Faculty and Staff Briefs are produced monthly to recognize accomplishments and provide a space where honors, awards, bylines, presentations, grants, service and any other notable items can be showcased. ARCHIVE HONORS AND AWARDS Wisley “Wes” Dorce , M.S. (FSU Innovation Hub) was named the 2026 Florida TRIO Achiever Award recipient at the Southeastern Atlantic TRIO Conference. An alumnus of the Federal TRIO program, Dorce was selected by his peers as Florida’s top achiever. Chongyu Wang, Ph.D., Jingfang Wang, Ph.D. and Tingyu Zhou , Ph.D. (Wertheim College of Business, RMI, REE & Legal Studies) received the Real Estate Valuation Manuscript Award from the American Real Estate Society (ARES) for their paper, “The Disruption of Generative AI in Real Asset Markets.” Camilo Loaiza Bonilla , MFA (The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art) was awarded the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Intro Journals Project Award in Poetry. The selected work was published in Hayden’s Ferry Review. Carlo Cinaglia , Ph.D. (Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences) was awarded the 2026 Penn GSE Recent Alumni/Early Career Award of Merit. This award recognizes an outstanding graduate from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education who has made significant contributions to their field. Aimée Boutin , Ph.D., (College of Arts & Sciences) Rachel C. S. Duke , Ph.D., Kelly Grove , MS and Jonathan DaSo , MA (University Libraries) received the Modern Language Association’s fifth annual MLA–EBSCO Collaboration for Information Literacy Prize for the course “ FRT 3503: Paris World Capital.” The award recognizes innovative courses that integrate information literacy into humanities instruction. Dei Allard, Ed.D. (University Housing) was awarded the James E. Scott Outstanding Student Affairs Professional Award by NASPA Region III for demonstrating exceptional leadership and innovative programming that creates impactful campus environments. David Peters, (Campus Recreation) was inducted into the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Championship Series Hall of Fame at the 2026 NIRSA + IDEA World Conference and Expo in Washington, DC. Leanne Duke, Ph.D, (Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases) Viral Vector and Gene Editing Core was named a 2026 winner of the prestigious Journal of Biological Chemistry/Herbert Tabor Early Career Investigator Award. Ying “Mai” Kung , DNP, MPH, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CNE, FAAN (College of Nursing) received the 2026 Advocacy in Action Award from the Florida Association of Nurse Practitioners and was honored at their annual conference. Jessica Bahorski , Ph.D., APRN, PPCNP-BC, WHNP, Casey Xavier Hall, MPH, Ph.D., Jairo Pena , Ph.D. (College of Nursing) and Crim Sabuncu (College of Social Work) received the 2026 NAPNAP Research Poster Award for their work titled “Infant Feeding Practices of LGBTQ+ Families” at the at the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners’ (NAPNAP) 47 th National Conference on Pediatric Health Care in Pittsburgh, PA. Paul Niell , Ph.D. (Department of Art History) was awarded the 2026 ALAA/LASA-VCS Afro Latin American/Afro-Latinx Scholarship Prize for his essay, “Following the Footsteps of Juana Agripina: Slavery, Memory, and the Architecture of Invisibility in Ponce, Puerto Rico,” published in Architectures of Slavery: Ruins and Reconstructions . Michael Carrasco , Ph.D. (Department of Art History) presented research at the 91st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology in San Francisco, the Museo del Templo Mayor in Mexico City, and the VI Reunión de Investigadores del Cuaternario y el Antropocenoat National Autonomous University of Mexico. His work was recognized with the Journal of Plant Species Biology Best Paper Award. GRANTS Zhe He , Ph.D. and Balu Bhasuran , Ph.D. (School of Information) secured a national AI infrastructure award, “Fine-Tuning Open-Source Large Language Models to Support Real-World Patient–Clinician Communication in Laboratory Test Results Interpretation,” f rom the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Pilot (NAIRR) to advance patient–clinician communication and cutting-edge research in artificial intelligence for healthcare. Sonia Hazard , Ph.D. (Department of Religion) received the Louisville Institute’s Grant for Researchers for her project “Christianity and the Book in the Cherokee Diaspora, 1821–1861.” Michael Diamond, Ph.D. (Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science) is a co-principal 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.” Gretchen Stahlman , Ph.D. (College of Communication & Information) was awarded an Institute of Museum and Library Services Planning Grant to develop sustainable data curation internships for Library and Information Science students and support curation of the Unified Astronomy Thesaurus. Marcia Mardis , Ph.D. (College of Communication & Information) received a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, supporting research in disaster resilience and crisis leadership. Mary Matthews , Ph.D. (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. BYLINES Sana Tibi , Ph.D. (School of Communication Science & Disorders) authored “ The Foundations of Arabic Word Reading: Evidence from a 2-Year Longitudinal Study,” published in the Scientific Studies of Reading. It is the first longitudinal study on Arabic that captures all code-related skills. Azat Gündoğan , Ph.D. (Division of Undergraduate Studies) authored “(Un)making Gebze: Labour and Spatial Politics in Istanbul’s Industrial Periphery,” published in Justice, Power and Resistance. Charles Panarella , Ph.D. (FSU Florence) authored “International Study Centers as Hubs for Leadership Learning,” published in New Directions for Student Leadership. Charels Panarella , Ph.D. (FSU Florence) and Kathy L. Guthrie , Ph.D. ( Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences ) published “Leadership Learning as a Way to Thrive” with Emerald Publishing. Aoife Keogh , Ph.D. (FSU Florence) authored “The Early Years of Ireland in the European Economic Community Managing Membership,” published w ith Routledge. Adam Tratner , Ph.D. (FSU Republic of Panama) coauthored “Complicated Grief Among People Who Lost Loved Ones to COVID-19 in Panama,” published in the journal COVID . Kezia Carpenter , Ph.D. (FSU Republic of Panama) co-authored “Narrative Resilience and Recovery: A Community-Engaged Study of Human Trafficking Survivors’ Recovery Narratives” in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Flavia Ramos-Mattoussi Ed.D. (Learning Systems Institute) authored “Re-Imagining Visual Dialogue: Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Arts-Based Research Through the Fotodialogo Method” and “Reimagining Visual Dialogue in Community Health Education: Integrating Hand-Drawn and Ai-Generated Images in The Fotodialogo Method” published in INTEND2026 Proceedings. Bruce Thyer, Ph.D. (College of Social Work) 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. Gashaye Tefera, Ph.D. (College of Social Work) coauthored the article “The Role of Technology in Tackling Social Isolation and Maintaining Mental Health Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” published in the journal Discover Public Health. Kristy Anderson, Ph.D. (College of Social Work) co-authored the article, “Autistic Adolescents’ and their Parents’ Perspectives on a National Flourishing Item Set: A Construct Validation Study,” published in the Maternal and Child Health Journal. Leonore McWey, Ph.D., Qiong (Joanna) Wu, Ph.D., (Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences) Eugenia Flores Millender, Ph.D., (College of Nursing) Melissa Radey, Ph.D. (College of Social Work) and doctoral candidate Carson Outler co-authored the article “Public and Private Safety Nets, Maternal Stress, and Child Mental Health Outcomes Among Low-Income Families” in the Journal of Family Social Work. Shamra, Boel-Studt, Ph.D. , Lauren Herod, MSW and Darejan Dvalishvili, Ph.D. ( College of Social Work) co-authored the article “Advanced Certification Trainings for Child Welfare Professionals: Results from the Formative Evaluation of STARS,” published in the journal Child Protection & Practice. Timothy Baghurst , Ph.D. (Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences) co-authored “An Analysis of National Governing Bodies’ Coaching Certifications in England,” published in Quest. Braidyn Lazenby, Ph.D. (School of Communication) authored “Informal Caregiver Uncertainty: Exploring the Presence of Uncertainty in Eating Disorder Reddit Posts,” published in the Journal of Eating Disorders. Margaret Sullivan, Ph.D. (School of Information) and graduate student Jonah Hancock authored “The Effect of Self-stigma on the Health Information Seeking and Health Behaviors of Opioid Users” in the Journal of Documentation. Richard Waters , Ph.D., Elizabeth Ray , Ph.D. (School of Communication) and doctoral student Eldaneka Rolle co-authored “Shaping Future Professionals: Industry Perspectives on Graduate Internships” in the Journal of Public Relations Education. Sana Tibi , Ph.D. (School of Communication Science & Disorders) co-authored “ The Foundations of Arabic Word Reading: Evidence from a 2-Year Longitudinal Study, ” published in the journal Scientific Studies of Reading. Kelly Farqharson , Ph.D., Christopher Constantino , Ph.D. and alumna Paige Lovell (School of Communication Science & Disorders) authored “Targeted Speech Sounds and their Association to Children’s Grade Level and Therapy Dosage” in the journal Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics. Ashley Krutz-Ordner, MS (Office of the Provost) authored the chapter “Role of Full-Time International Safety and Security Professionals” published in the new release of NAFSA: Association of International Educators publication “Crisis Management in International Education: Education Abroad.” Dianna S. Bradley, MA, Crystal Mathews, Laura Pellini, MA and Leah Reilly Sherman , Ph.D. (University Libraries) authored “Beyond the Gallery: Hybrid Exhibitions in the Academic Library” in the journal Creating Digital Exhibitions: A Practical Guide, published by Bloomsbury Press. David Newheiser, Ph.D. (Department of Religion) co-authored “Thinking Religion in Place,” published in the Journal for the Academic Study of Religion. Charles Upchurch , Ph.D. (Department of History) authored “Rethinking Periodization, Priorities, and Liberalism in British Queer History,” published in the Journal of British Studies in their debating the field series. Darryl Lovett , Ph.D. (Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs) served as chair of a NASPA workgroup that published “Centering the Student Affairs Workforce.” The white paper responds to pressing and persistent challenges on how to sustain, support, develop skills, and prepare the leadership capacity of the people who do the work of student affairs. Kyanna Austin, (Student Engagement) co-published “Understanding, Discussing, and Embodying Leadership Through Graduate Student Government” in The Journal of Campus Activities Practice and Scholarship, Volume 1, Issue 8. Kathleen Powers Conti , Ph.D. (Department of History) guest edited the 2026 Spring issue of the Frank Lloyd Wright Quarterly magazine, “The Architecture of Continuance: The Act of Understanding, Preserving, and Conserving.” Boris Kantor , Ph.D., Leanne Duke , Ph.D. and Pradeep Bhide , Ph.D. (Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases) co-authored the review article “CRISPR-Cas Editing Technologies for Viral-Mediated Gene Therapies of Human Diseases: Mechanisms, Progress, and Challenges,” which was published in Molecular Therapy Clinical Development Journal. Susan LaJoie , DrPH, Rebecca Carter , LCSW, and Chenikka Usher , MSW (College of Medicine) co-published “Tobacco and Nicotine Cessation in Military Service Members and Veterans: Implications for Area Health Education Centers” in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine. Ericka Horne , DrPH (College of Medicine) co-authored “Adverse Childhood Experiences Are Associated with Falling Among Middle-aged and Older Adults,” published in the Journals of Gerontology. Prince Addo , Ph.D. (College of Medicine) co-authored “The Association of Adolescent Sleep Health, Depressive Symptoms, and Substance Use with Future Cardiac Risk: A Marginal Structural Model Analysis,” published in Discover Public Health. Martina Luchetti , Ph.D., Antonio Terracciano , Ph.D., and Selin Karakose , Ph.D. (College of Medicine) co-authored “ Socio-emotional Well-Being is Associated with Cognitive Function and Informant-rated Cognitive Decline: Results from the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol in Europe,” published in the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. Changhyun (Lyon) Nam , Ph.D. (Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship) and graduate students Rebecka Anne Phipps and Samantha Reisky have co-authored a book chapter titled “ Chapter 5: Circular Economy in Practice: Comparative Insights from the Apparel and Coffee Shop Industries ” in the Sustainable Business Practices and Social Entrepreneurship. Balu Bhasuran, Ph.D. and Zhe He , Ph.D. (School of Information) co-authored the portfolio papers, “ Entry-level Guide to the Use of Large Language Models for Medical Research,” and “Evaluation of Causal Reasoning for Large Language Models in Contextualized Clinical Scenarios of Laboratory Test Interpretation,” that were accepted in the general biomedicine and digital health journals, Nature Protocols and npj Digital Medicine, respectively. Kelli Alces Williams , J.D., (College of Law) Matthews & Hawkins Professor of Property, h as a forthcoming article, “You’ll Be Sorry When I’m Gone: On Spiteful Wills and Equity,” in the Wake Forest Law Review. Henry Zhuhao Wang , J.D., (College of Law) Mason Ladd Professor of Law, published a new article, “The Shadow of the Rules of Evidence on ADR,” which is the first article to critically examine how evidentiary rules influence alternative dispute resolution. PRESENTATIONS Thayumanasamy Somasundaram , Ph.D. (Institute of Molecular Biophysics) co-presented “Out of the Silo and Into the Future” at the 2026 ABRF Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. Sana Tibi , Ph.D. (School of Communication Science & Disorders) presented “Linguistic and Cognitive Correlates of Arabic Literacy: Concurrent and Longitudinal Evidence” at the College of Education at the University of Oxford. Marissa Hershon, MA (The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art) presented “ A Lacca Povera Bureau Cabinet at Ca’ d’Zan: An Exploration of Print Imagery on 18th-century Venetian Furniture” at the international symposium “Cut Along the Dotted Line: Craft Practices and Manufactured Pictures, XVIIIth-XXIst Centuries” at the Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art (INHA) in Paris, France. Brooke Keller , Ph.D. and Fran Tignor , MA (The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art) presented “Supporting Students from Kindergarten Through Graduate School and Beyond” at the MuseumNext: Museums and Schools Summit international conference. Lakeisha Johnson , Ph.D. (School of Communication Science & Disorders) and Denisha Smith , Ph.D. (Florida Center for Reading Research) co-presented the Distinguished Donn Bailey Lecture titled “Coding Confidently: A Tutorial on Coding for AAE” at the National Black Association for Speech-Language-Hearing convention. Lakeisha Johnson , Ph.D., Denisha Smith , Ph.D., Jasmine Smith MA and Kennedy Milton (School of Communication Science & Disorders) co-presented “Where Language Meets Literacy: SLPs Driving Change through Research-Practice Partnerships” at the National Black Association for Speech-Language-Hearing convention. Brandon Bowden , Ed.D., Zduy Chu , Ed.D. and Carlos Gómez , Ph.D. (Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs) presented “The Written and Unwritten Role of an AVP during Crisis” at 2026 NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education Annual Conference. Camilo Loaiza Bonilla , MFA (The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art) moderated the virtual panel “Latinx Digital Poetics: Resistance Through Joy” for the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Annual Conference 2026. Coral Silver, MA (The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art) presented “The Lions, the Creatures, and the Chrismon: Jaca Cathedral’s Brotherly Agents of Religious Change” at the 23rd biennial New College Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Coral Silver, MA (The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art) presented “At Death’s Door: The Sepulchral Stage of Antonio Canova’s ‘Monument to Maria Christina of Austria’ (1805)” at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS). Charles Upchurch , Ph.D. (Department of History) presented “Claiming the Revolution: Feminists, LGBTQ People, and 1776” at Tallahassee Pridefest. Vilma Fuentes , Ph.D. (Learning Systems Institute) presented at the “Women in Law Enforcement: Role, Challenges and Prospects” International Conference held in Chișinău, Moldova. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova organized the conference. Vilma Fuentes , Ph.D., ( Learning Systems Institute) presented three sessions at the National Academy of the State Border Guard Service (NASBGSU) in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine featuring work being conducted by the FSU Institute for Trauma and Resilience and Nicholas Mazza, Ph.D . (College of Social Work). Brenda Wawire, Ph.D. , and Adrienne-Barnes-Story , Ph.D. (Learning Systems Institute) presented “Class Size Realities: Evidence, Practice, and Pathways for Learning at Scale“ at the World Banks’ Education and Skills Ops Hub Event. Lenore McWey, Ph.D. (Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences) and Melissa Radey, Ph.D. (College of Social Work) presented “When Metrics Mislead: Parents’ Lived Realities in the Public Safety Net” at the Association for Computing Machinery conference, Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona, in Barcelona, Spain. Shamra, Boel-Studt, Ph.D. (College of Social Work) presented “Calming the Storm: Trauma-Responsive Approaches for Working with High Acuity Youth in Out-of-Home Care” as the keynote presentation at the national and virtual conference on Trauma Informed Care: Taking Science to Practice hosted by the University of Northern Iowa, Department of Social Work. Garret Hall , Ph.D. (Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences) moderated the panel “Why Can’t We All Get Along? Current Issues in the Science of Math Education” at the 2026 Badar-Kauffman Conf erence. Jenny Root , Ph.D., and Robert Schoen , Ph.D. (Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences) served as panelists. Carlo Cinaglia , Ph.D. (Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences) presented “Unpacking Postsecondary World Language Enrollment: Investment, Identity, and the Social Construction of Success and Expertise” at the 2026 American Association for Applied Linguistics conference. He also presented “Caring Against the Grain: Scaling Mentorship for Language Teacher Well-being” and “Teacher Educator Identity Tensions and Transitions: Answerability, Agency, and Awareness” at the 2026 TESOL International Convention. Holly Smith, MS (Sustainable Campus) presented on the Sustainability Fellows Program at the annual conference of the League of Environmental Educators in Florida (LEEF). The program engages students from any discipline in advancing sustainability efforts at Florida State University and in the Tallahassee community. Dianna S. Bradley, MA, Crystal Mathews, Laura Pellini, MA and Leah Reilly Sherman , Ph.D. (University Libraries) presented “From Exhibition to Engagement: Art in the Library and Campus Connections at Florida State University” at the FLVC Professional Development webinar series. Sarah Butler (University Housing) presented “Fresh, Fierce, and Forward” at the 2026 Southeastern Association of Housing Officers. David Peters (Campus Recreation) presented “Plan, Prepare, Pivot: Leading and Managing Through the Unexpected” at the 2026 National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association Annual Conference in National Harbor, MD. He also co-presented “Intramural Sports Foundations and Future Trends,” a preconference workshop, and co-presented the general education session, “Plan, Prepare, Pivot: Leading and Managing Through the Unexpected” at the 2026 NIRSA + IDEA World Conference and Expo in Washington, DC. Rebecca Peters , Ph.D. (Department of Religion) presented “Shifting Paradigms: How Women Directors in Bollywood Redefine On-Screen Femininity” at the annual Society for Cinema and Media Studies 2026 Conference in Chicago, Illinois. She also presented “Agency, Attire, and Allyship: Feminist Reframing in Women-Directed Bollywood Films” at the Association for Asian Studies 2026 Annual Conference in Vancouver, Canada. Michael Diamond , Ph.D. (Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science) and three students in his research group presented work at the 18th Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions and the 23rd Conference on Middle Atmosphere during the 2026 Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society in Houston, Texas. Molly Hand , Ph.D. (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. Charles Upchurch , Ph.D. (Department of History) presented on his teaching, research and service as they relate to LGBTQ history in April at a symposium sponsored by the Rutgers British Studies Center at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Jenny Root , Ph.D. (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 Kauffman Conference at Kent State University. Shuyuan Metcalfe, Ph.D. (School of Information) and doctoral students, Ghazal Hussain and Yue “Luna” Liu , presented “Synthetic Lies, Digital Truths: A Systematic Review of Computer-mediated Deception Research in the Era of AI And Deepfakes,” at the 2025 International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) in Nashville, Tennessee. Subhasree Sengupta , Ph.D. (School of Information) and doctoral students Yue Liu, Ghazal Hussain , and Odirile Moja highlighted AI research at the 2026 SAIS Conference. Kaylee Webb, (Career Center) participated in a roundtable discussion hosted by RippleMatch, discussed the evolving education-to-employment landscape, critical gaps and transitions from academic institutions to the workforce, and the new definition of “job-ready” in today’s labor market. Amy Magnuson , Ph.D., RD, LD/N (University Health Services) presented “ From Feedback to Framework: Embedding the Center for Health Advocacy and Wellness (CHAW)’s Mission in Campus Wellness Strategy” at the Southern College Health Association Annual Conference in Raleigh, NC. Kari DiDonato, (Campus Recreation) presented “Redefining the Pipeline: Rethinking Recruitment and Onboarding in Campus Recreation” at the 2026 National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association Annual Conference in National Harbor, MD. Evan Fondren and Joe Svisco (Student Union) presented “Bridging the Gap: Building Culture Across Campus Event Services Roles” and “Resilience in Action: Supporting Student Staff Through Crisis and Recovery” at the Association of College Unions International 2026 Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. Stormy McGivern , MA, and Emily Porter (Student Organizations and Involvement) presented “From Pause to Participation: Enhancing Campus Traditions to Meet the Evolving Needs of Our Students” at the 2026 Association of College Unions International Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. Wen Zhu , Ph.D. (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) gave the lecture, “Conformational Dynamics as an Additional Dimension in the Activity Regulation of Human Asparagine Synthetase,” at the 29th Enzyme Mechanisms Conference in January in Carlsbad, California. Henna Budhwani, Ph.D., MPH (College of Nursing) and Xan Nowakowski , Ph.D., MPH (College of Medicine), co-presented “Social Media Influencers Board for Rare Diseases: Novel Community Engagement for Recruitment and Dissemination” at the 47th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) in Chicago, IL. Henna Budhwani, Ph.D., MPH, Lisa Hightow ‑ Weidman , MD, MPH (College of Nursing) and Sylvie Naar Ph.D. (College of Medicine), co-presented “Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of the HIV Prevention Kings Digital Health Intervention: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Signals of Impact” at the 47th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) in Chicago, IL. Henna Budhwani, Ph.D., MPH (College of Nursing) Sylvie Naar Ph.D., Terra Bradley Ph.D. (College of Medicine), Philip Worts , Ph.D. (Brain Science & Symptom Management Center), Dawn Carr (Department of Sociology) co-presented “Breaking Barriers and Boosting Efficiency: Accelerating Translational Science in the Creation of a New Academic Health Center” at the Translational Science 2026, Poster Presentation in Milwaukee, WI. Henna Budhwani, Ph.D., MPH (College of Nursing) co-presented the poster, “Intervention Training Competency and Satisfaction Contrasting Hospital and Community Nurse Outcomes: Preparation Phase of EPIS” at the 47th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) in Chicago, IL. She also co-presented the posters, “Community-informed Strategies to Enhance the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Postpartum Community Health Worker Intervention in Alabama” and “Correlates of HIV and STI Knowledge: Findings from the Alabama Youth Survey on HIV Prevention.” Henna Budhwani, Ph.D., MPH (College of Nursing) co-presented “Phone Intervention for Maternity Care Workers and Nurses to Address Perinatal Deaths in Cameroon: Pilot Study” at the 2026 Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Annual Meeting in Boston, MA. Delaney Wright La Rosa , EdD, MSN Ed, RN (College of Nursing) presented “AI Applications in Healthcare: Strengthening Clinical Judgment and Patient Advocacy” with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) AI Webinar Series as part of a five-part webinar series. Delaney Wright La Rosa , EdD, MSN Ed, RN (College of Nursing) presented “Building AI Foundations: Literacy, Optimization, and Ethical Grounding” at the Indiana Center for Nursing’s Igniting Change: Nursing Workforce Innovation Series, a four-part virtual series designed to explore innovation in nursing practice, leadership, and workforce development. Cheryl Porter , Ph.D., (College of Medicine) presented “When the Caregiver Hurts: Facing Trauma in Medical Education” at the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Group on Student Affairs “Together We Lead” Conference. Nancy Hayes , Ph.D. (College of Medicine) led a webinar, “Communication Skills in the Age of AI” for the National Board of Medical Examiners. Jen Atkins , Ph.D. (School of Dance) attended the annual joint conference of the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association in Atlanta as Vice President of Awards and co-presented with MFA student Madeline Aldana-Gray . She also mentored MFA student Jay Tavares in his presentation, along with FSU School of Dance graduate student Anna Paterson . Flavia Ramos-Mattoussi, Ph.D. (Learning Systems Institute) presented a paper and poster “R e-imagining Visual Dialogue: Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Arts-based Research Through the Fotodialogo© Method,” and “Reimagining Visual Dialogue in Community Health Education: Integrating Hand-drawn and AI-generated Images in the Fotodialogo Method,” at the 20th International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED2026). The work was published in the INTED2026 Proceedings. EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES Carrie Ann Baade , MFA (Department of Art) was awarded a residency at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts where she continued her ongoing project “Birthplace.” She was included in “VISIONARY VOICES: Echoes of Inner Worlds,” an international group exhibition at the Leonora Carrington Museum. Baade also presented a lecture at the Edward James Museum titled “Heretic Knowledge: Intuition, Imagination, and the Painted World” and the solo exhibition “Heretical Body” at the Amelia Center Gallery. Jiha Moon , MFA (Department of Art) is presenting the solo exhibition “Half Moon” at the MOCA Jacksonville. Jawole Zollar , MFA (School of Dance) toured with Urban Bush Women in four cities in February, presenting the works Shelter and Batty Moves in Portland, OR; Moscow, ID; Notre Dame, IN; and Louisville, KY. Lilian Garcia-Roig , MFA (Department of Art) was featured in several exhibitions including “Let Us Gather in a Flourishing Way” at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and “Imagining an Archipelago: Art from Cuba, Guam, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Their Diasporas” at the Colby College Museum of Art. She also presented the solo exhibition “Hyphenated Encounters” at the Frank C. Ortis Art Gallery and was included in “Nature’s Studio: Two Centuries of American Landscape Painting” at the Art Museum of South Texas. Meredith Lynn , MFA (Department of Art) was included in the Florida Prize in Contemporary Art at the Orlando Museum of Art. She also presented work in The Hunter Invitational V at the Hunter Museum of American Art as part of the Tennessee Triennial. Jonathan Christensen Caballero , MFA (Department of Art) recently participated in five exhibitions at the 60th conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts in Detroit. SERVICE Casey Xavier Hall , MPH, PhD (College of Nursing) was selected as Associate Editor for the Journal of Research in Nursing and Health. Jessica Bahorski , PhD, APRN, PPCNP-BC, WHNP (College of Nursing) and undergraduate students Kelsie Nyman and Madison Roy attended the Gadsden County Healthy Start Coalition Baby Bash on March 7, where they offered height and weight measurements for infants with growth chart tracking. Michael Diamond , Ph.D. (Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science) was elected chair of the American Meteorological Society’s Science and Technology Advisory Committee on Atmospheric Chemistry. Sonia Hazard , Ph.D. (Department of Religion) was elected as a member of the American Antiquarian Society, a lifetime membership to a 214-year-old national research library and community of learners dedicated to discovering and sharing a deeper understanding of the American past. Alice Maxwell, (Division of Student Affairs Marketing and Communications) is serving faculty for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Annual Conference for Marketing and Branding Professionals 2026 in Denver, Colorado. Jen Atkins , Ph.D. (School of Dance) completed her first quarter as Co-Executive Editor of Dance Research Journal. NOTABLE Carrie Meyers and James Reynolds (Learning Systems Institute) announced eight free AI professional learning courses for Northwest Florida Gulf Coast K-12 teachers as part of the educational and workforce development arm of the FSU InSPIRE project. Robert Hanna , (Learning Systems Institute) represented the FSU InSPIRE project at East Milton Elementary School’s STEM Night. Vilma Fuentes , Ph.D. (Learning Systems Institute) visited Ukraine’s Khmelnytskyi Polytechnic Vocational College of Lviv Polytechnic National University for professional communication sessions with students. Vilma Fuentes , Ph.D. (Learning Systems Institute) and FSU’s Ukraine Task Force hosted IP3 co-Founder and Retired Rear Admiral Michael Hewitt on a multi-day visit to Tallahassee to explore avenues Florida State University could employ its talent and resources through joint ventures to help rebuild Ukraine. Alissa Costabile , MBA, PMP, (IGNITE Tallahassee) represented IGNITE FSU at ICBI40 – InBIA’s 40th International Conference on Business Innovation in Chicago and at eMerge America, in Miami. Elizabeth Swiman, MS, ISSP-SA (FSU Facilities) was featured in a special edition of USA Today on sustainability. This edition highlighted her role in developing campus-oriented sustainability programs aligned with Florida State University’s academic mission. Kathryn Keene , DNP, RN, PCCN, CNE (College of Nursing) was accepted into Sigma Theta Tau’s Global Leadership Mentoring Community – Cohort 6. The cohort is composed of global nurse leaders from academia, practice and professional organizations and emerging leaders with interests in education, research, practice and community service. Holly Hanessian , MFA (Department of Art) was conferred Professor Emerita status upon her retirement. Charles Upchurch , Ph.D. (Department of History) was interviewed to provide historical context for the Lord John Grey character in the “Outlander” television series. His interview was published in The Daily Express, The Scottish Daily Express and The Irish Star. Ericka Horne , DrPH (College of Medicine) graduated and received her McKnight Fellowship Jacket at the Annual McKnight Fellows Meeting in Tampa, where she served as a mentor. Erika Loic , Ph.D. (Department of Art History) delivered the keynote lecture at the 2026 University of Michigan History of Art Graduate Student Symposium. Jawole Zollar , MFA (School of Dance) attended the Collegium for Arcia Diaspora Dance at Duke University in Durham, NC. Suzanne Farrell (School of Dance) staged George Balanchine’s Meditation for an upcoming documentary in Phoenix, AZ. Farrell also staged and coached the New York City Ballet in New York, NY. Hannah Schwadron , Ph.D. (School of Dance) was featured in a review of Funny Moves: Dance Humor Politics in CHOICE magazine. Hannah Schwadron , Ph.D. (School of Dance) taught the Structures for Change improvisation workshop at Gibney Dance Center in New York, NY. Schwadron also served as a program reviewer for the Dance Studies Association conference, reviewing 28 individual submissions. Schwadron was also contracted to share research in a graduate seminar at the University of Oregon focused on dance and prison research. Tom Welsh , Ph.D. (School of Dance) had a DSSE (Dance Science & Somatics Educators) presentation accepted and worked with two DSRG (Dance Science Research Group) colleagues, including a former student, to revise their presentation proposal and develop revision strategies. Welsh also served as a reviewer for proposals for the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science (IADMS) 2026 Conference in Melbourne, Australia. Please send items for Faculty and Staff Briefs to tfordyce@fsu.edu . We publish monthly. The post Faculty and Staff Briefs: April 2026 appeared first on Florida State University News .

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