Institute for Trauma & Resilience Studies

Honors and Awards

The Institute is involved with the community and committed to service to the people of Florida. Over the years, ITRS has been honored for its innovation, dedication, and commitment to excellence at both the state and national levels. 

We are thrilled to announce that UPSEA awarded ITRS the 2026 UPCEA Outstanding Non-Credit Program Award. Read Press Release Here.

In addition to receiving the American Association of University Administrators' John L. Blackburn Award for Solutions to Campus Problems and the Association of Family & Conciliation Courts' Meyer Elkin Award, ITRS has received a total of 11 TaxWatch Productivity Awards for improving the delivery of state services and saving money for Florida taxpayers and businesses.

Learn more about our recognized projects and initiatives below. 

FSU is the proud recipient of the 2026 Outstanding Non-Credit Program Award, ITRS has received a national award for its online Pathways to Professional Advancement PRogram by the Online and Professional Education Association (UPCEA)

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TaxWatch Productivity Award

Received by ITRS as part of the Office of Court Improvement Team for work on a Domestic Violence Prevention training course.

Family Court Review: an Interdisciplinary Journal and a logo of the AFCC which is three grey figures enclosed in a blue house with AFCC along the bottom, and the year 2022.

Meyer Elkin Award

Received by ITRS for their publication "Online Virtual Supervised Visitation during the Covid-19 Pandemic: One State's Experience."

Florida TaxWatch written in black over a solid red graphic of the state of Florida above 2020 in white text on garnet banner along bottom.

TaxWatch Productivity Award

Received by ITRS Team, Karen Oehme, Ann Perko, and Lyndi Bradley, for the creation of the "Professional Certification in Trauma & Resilience: Level One" Training. 

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TaxWatch Productivity Award

Received by Karen Oehme and ITRS for Trauma & Resilience additions to the "Successful Co-parenting after Divorce" online training. 

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John L. Blackburn Award for Solutions to Campus Problems

Received by Karen Oehme & the ITRS for the creation and implementation of the FSU Student Resilience Project. Read More

Florida TaxWatch written in black over a solid red graphic of the state of Florida above 2019 in white text on garnet banner along bottom.

Taxwatch productivity award

Received by the FSU and ITRS for their work on the  FSU Student Resilience Project.

Florida TaxWatch written in black over a solid red graphic of the state of Florida above 2017 in white text on garnet banner along bottom.

Prudential Productivity Award

Received by ITRS for development of the "Successful Co-parenting After Divorce" online training course.

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Prudential Productivity Award

Received by ITRS as part of the Law Enforcement Families Partnership Team.

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Davis Productivity Award

ITRS was awarded for Developing Strategies to Prevent Officer-involved Domestic Violence.

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Taxwatch Productivity Award

Received by ITRS and the FSU College of Social Work.

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Prudential Productivity Award

Received by Karen Oehme and ITRS as part of the Law Enforcement Families Partnership

Florida TaxWatch written in black over a solid red graphic of the state of Florida above 2010 in white text on garnet banner along bottom.

Prudential Productivity Award

Received by Karen Oehme and ITRS as part of the Law Enforcement Families Partnership

Florida TaxWatch written in black over a solid red graphic of the state of Florida above 1997 in white text on garnet banner along bottom.

Davis Productivity Award

Received by Karen Oehme and Sharon Maxwell for work with the State Courts System