Two FSU researchers tapped for membership in Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida
Two trailblazing 糖心vlog researchers have been selected for membership in the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida.
Sylvie Naar, a distinguished endowed professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, and Thomas Joiner, the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology, will be formally inducted into the academy in November.
They join 13 other researchers admitted this year, which bumps the group鈥檚 membership to more than 200.
The group鈥檚 membership votes whether to admit new members, said Norman Anderson, an academy board member and assistant vice president for research and academic affairs in the College of Social Work.
鈥淭he people who are already ASEM-FL members are stellar in their respective fields and are an elite group of researchers and organizational leaders,鈥 he said. 鈥淭o be approved by the whole of that membership speaks to the high quality of the research that Dr. Naar and Dr. Joiner have been doing through their careers.鈥
Janet Kistner, FSU鈥檚 vice president of faculty development and advancement said, apart from the recognition, membership is viewed as a step toward admission into the National Academy of Sciences.
鈥淚t鈥檚 fair to say these are already individuals whose work has brought them national and international attention,鈥 she said. 鈥淭his recognition speaks to the great work they鈥檙e doing and will hopefully help them advance toward the National Academy.鈥
Naar, who recently earned a four-year, $1 million research grant from the National Cancer Institute, is founder and director of the Center for Translational Behavioral Science. Her research focuses on translation of scientific research to real-world practices that improve patient health.
In reaction to the recognition, Naar emphasized the benefits to FSU.
鈥淭his further puts FSU on the map as a leader in behavioral health,鈥 she said. 鈥淭he recognition of work on health equity in marginalized young people in Florida makes me more optimistic about the future.鈥
She added: 鈥淚 am honored to be selected to this prestigious group, especially with my colleague who I strongly admire, Dr. Joiner.鈥
As director of the Laboratory for the Study and Prevention of Suicide-Related Conditions and Behaviors, Joiner leads a team in pursuit of any scientific project that could advance suicide prevention.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 our mission and our vision,鈥 he said.
Joiner praised Naar鈥檚 work and reflected on the doctoral students he has worked with who have become leaders in the field.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 the thing I鈥檓 proudest of,鈥 he said. 鈥淪uicide prevention is a long game. It鈥檚 going to take decades. It鈥檚 going to take that next generation of students and their students to continue the work.鈥
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