FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY - Key Persons

Carol Campbell Edwards

Job Titles:
  • Professor and Director of the BSW Program and Professional Development With the College of Social Work
  • Program Director, Professional Development Director, Assistant Teaching Professor
Carol Campbell Edwards is an assistant teaching professor and director of the BSW Program and Professional Development with the College of Social Work. She is also a licensed clinical social worker and approved clinical social work supervisor with expertise in child welfare. She is a Florida Board Certified Child Welfare Trainer and certified as a facilitator by True Colors International. She is also a private consultant on foster care and adoption, child welfare training and curriculum development. She has served in several leadership positions with the National Association of Social Workers including as president of the Florida Chapter and chair of the Big Bend Unit. Her teaching and social work practice experience focus on child welfare, domestic violence, family social work and women's issues.

David W. Springer

Job Titles:
  • Dean of Academics, College of Social Work
David W. Springer, Ph.D., LCSW is the 10th Dean of the College of Social Work and the Guy and Delores Spearman Professor of Social Work at Florida State University. Bridging direct practice, community building, and public policy, Springer is a distinguished scholar focused on collaborative leadership to promote mental well-being and resilient communities. A first-generation college student from Rockledge, Florida, Springer become a three-time alumnus of Florida State. He began his career as a clinical social worker, and upon completing his Ph.D. in social work from FSU he joined the faculty at The University of Texas at Austin in 1997. Springer served in numerous leadership roles at UT Austin, including: director of the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service, interim dean of the LBJ School of Public Affairs, and associate dean for academic affairs and graduate advisor of the Steve Hicks School of Social Work where he was also co-founder and director of the Inter-American Institute for Youth Justice. During his tenure at UT Austin, Springer received a number of university-wide teaching awards, including the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, Outstanding Graduate Advisor Award, and selection into the Academy of Distinguished Teachers. Springer has been recognized for his leadership in the field and impact on society. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare and a Fellow of the Society for Social Work and Research. He has been named to the Nonprofit Times Power & Influence Top 50 and selected as Social Worker of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Texas Chapter/Austin. He was listed among the 100 most influential social work journal authors by the British Journal of Social Work, and was previously honored as a distinguished alumni in social policy and administration by the Florida State University, College of Social Work.