FSU Faculty

Annika Culver, Ph.D., from the Department of History (@History_FSU), gave a talk on “Otaku Culture: Consuming, Collecting, and Comics in Japan from the 1980s to Today” to tech company WP Engine in Austin, Texas. 🎌📚💻 #FSU #FSUFaculty #JapanesePopCulture

Jessika Valentine, Ph.D., from the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics, presented her paper “Bridges of Meaning: Connecting Through the Familiar” at the Arabic Teachers Council's Summer Institute webinar in New York. 🌉🗣️📚 #FSU #FSUFaculty #LanguageEducation

Mark Zeigler, MS, from the College of Business (@FSUBiz), gave the keynote “The Joy of Service” at a statewide leadership convention and presented on emotional intelligence at a national broker training event in Pittsburgh, PA. 🎤🤝🧠 #FSU #FSUFaculty #LeadershipDevelopment

Bruce Thyer, Ph.D., from the @FSU_SocialWork, coauthored an article reviewing how social work students engage in policy practice, published in the Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare. 🧑🏫📘🏛️ #FSU #FSUFaculty #SocialWorkEducation

Timothy Baghurst, Ph.D., from the @fsucehhs, coauthored an article on how understanding cognition can improve coaching, published in the International Sport Coaching Journal. 🧠🏅📘 #FSU #FSUFaculty #SportCoaching

Richard Wagner, Ph.D., from the @PsychologyFSU, coauthored a study on how the home literacy environment influences reading development in children with and without learning disabilities, published in Developmental Science. 📖🏠🧠 #FSU #FSUFaculty #LiteracyDevelopment

Tarez Samra Graban, Ph.D., from the @fsu_englishdept, published a chapter in the Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Feminist Rhetoric and an essay in Rhetoric Society Quarterly, advancing research in feminist rhetoric and diversity. 📚✍️🌍 #FSU #FSUFaculty #WomenInAcademia

Adam Tratner, Ph.D., from the @fsu_panama, coauthored a study on APOE E4’s effects on cognitive test performance in Hispanic populations, published in Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 🧠📄🌎 #FSU #FSUFaculty #BrainHealth

Guang Wang, Ph.D., from @FSUComputerSci, received the NAIRR Pilot Award to support research on privacy-preserving generative AI. The award, led by NSF and partner U.S. agencies, provides key AI resources to advance responsible innovation. 🤖🔒📊 #FSU #FSUFaculty #AIResearch

Ebe Randeree, Associate Dean at @FSUCCI, led students on a networking trip to Tampa, visiting top tech companies and attending the Synapse Summit. He also guided students in leading hands-on tech activities for K–12 outreach at the 2025 Tech Expo in Panama City. 💻🚀🎓 #FSU

Andrea De Giorgi, Ph.D. from the @FSUartssciences, organized and co-presented research on Cosa excavations and geoarchaeology at a conference in honor of Russell T. Scott in Rome. 🏛️📜 #FSU #FSUFaculty

Christian Weber, Ph.D. from the @fsumodern, presented the paper “Post-Human Metamorphoses into Insects (Goethe, Nietzsche, Kafka)” at the 17th Annual Conference of the International Society for Cultural History at the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland. 📄🧠🧑🏫 #FSU

Anel Brandl, Ph.D. from the @FsuModern, presented her coauthored book, “Estamos Aquí! Comunidades Bilingües e Identidades Regionales de los Estados Unidos” at the 29th Conference on Spanish in the United States at the University of Texas at San Antonio. 📖🎤🌎 #FSU #FSUFaculty

Yin Yang, Ph.D. from the @fsucci, presented “Not All Stories Are Viewed the Same: Examining Perceived Narrativity as a Mediator of Period Poverty Narrative Effects”. at the ICA Conference in Denver, Colorado. 🎤🧠📊 #FSU #FSUFaculty

Brenda Wawire, Ph.D. from the Learning Systems Institute, (@lsifsu), coauthored volume two of the book “Hujambo! A Standards Based Approach to Introductory Kiswahili,” released by the Kansas University Resource Language Center. 📖🌍🧑‍🏫 #FSU #FSUFaculty

Bodunrin Akinrinmade, Ph.D. from the @lsifsu, coauthored “Social Equity and Representative Bureaucracy: The Case of Nigeria’s Federal Character Principle,” published by Public Administration. 📘🌍🧑🏫 #FSU #FSUFaculty

Henry Zhuhao Wang, J.D., LL.M., S.J.D. from the @FSUCollegeofLaw, published “Asynchronous Trials: A New Approach to High-Volume Civil Adjudication” in the Denver Law Review 📚⚖️🧑⚖️ #FSU #FSUFaculty

Nicole Bentze, D.O. from the @FSUCoM, was honored with a 2025 Exceptional Mentor Award at the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) 110th Annual Meeting, held in conjunction with the Women in Healthcare World Congress in Boston, MA. 🎉🏅👩 #FSU #FSUFaculty

Irvin Clark, Ed.D. from @fsupanamacityfl , received the Communication and Leadership Award from Toastmasters International District 77. He was recognized because his “dedication and service to your community exemplify the highest standards of excellence and integrity".🏆🗣️ #FSU

Madeleine Martin, MFA, from the @FSUTheatre is starring in “Uncle Vodka” a new play written by McAdoo Greer and Rebecca Reynolds in New York City. 🎭🌟🗽 #FSU #FSUFaculty