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Susana Santos\u2019 research contributes to a deeper understanding of how entrepreneurial activity can serve as a mechanism for social and economic mobility. (Photo provided by Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship)\t\t<\/p>\n\t\tSusana Santos\u2019 research contributes to a deeper understanding of how entrepreneurial activity can serve as a mechanism for social and economic mobility. (Photo provided by Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship)\t\t<\/p>\n
Florida State University\u2019s Susana Santos<\/a>, the Jim Moran Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship, has been inducted as a Justin G. Longenecker Fellow of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship<\/a> (USASBE) \u2014 one of the highest honors in the field of entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n Induction into the Longenecker Fellows recognizes individuals who have demonstrated sustained excellence in entrepreneurship education, research and service, and whose careers have made a lasting impact on the discipline. Admission is highly competitive and by nomination only, with each fellow having made sustained contributions that advance both entrepreneurship scholarship and practice.<\/p>\n Santos was nominated by Michael Morris of the University of Notre Dame, who highlighted her record of leadership and service to USASBE, including roles as a board member, conference chair, editor and doctoral program leader. He also underscored her scholarly contributions, particularly her research examining how entrepreneurship can help uplift communities and combat poverty through sustainable economic development.<\/p>\n \u201cDr. Santos exemplifies the spirit of the Longenecker Fellows,\u201d said Jeff Hornsby, chair of the Fellows and professor at the University of Missouri Kansas City. \u201cHer scholarship advances a global dialogue on the role of entrepreneurship in addressing poverty, while her leadership within USASBE has strengthened our community and helped shape the next generation of entrepreneurship scholars. She has made a lasting and meaningful impact on our field.\u201d<\/p>\n Santos\u2019 research focuses on poverty alleviation, community-level entrepreneurship and inclusive innovation, contributing to a deeper understanding of how entrepreneurial activity can serve as a mechanism for social and economic mobility. Her work has been published in leading academic journals and informs both policy and practice across diverse global contexts.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are incredibly proud to see Dr. Santos recognized as a Longenecker Fellow, one of the highest honors in entrepreneurship education,\u201d said Susan Fiorito, dean of the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship. \u201cHer dedication to research, teaching and service exemplifies the excellence of our faculty and reflects the Jim Moran College\u2019s commitment to advancing entrepreneurship that creates real and lasting impact.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe are incredibly proud to see Dr. Santos recognized as a Longenecker Fellow, one of the highest honors in entrepreneurship education. Her dedication to research, teaching and service exemplifies the excellence of our faculty and reflects the Jim Moran College\u2019s commitment to advancing entrepreneurship that creates real and lasting impact.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2013 Susan Fiorito, dean of the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship<\/p>\n Morris reflected on Santos\u2019 leadership within the USASBE and the impactful research she provides.<\/p>\n \u201cSusana\u2019s career has been defined by intellectual rigor and purposeful impact,\u201d Morris added. \u201cShe is a thought leader whose work pushes us to rethink how entrepreneurship functions in contexts of poverty and disadvantage, and her leadership within USASBE has strengthened the infrastructure that supports entrepreneurship education worldwide. She is profoundly deserving of this honor.\u201d<\/p>\n Santos becomes the third FSU faculty member inducted as a Longenecker Fellow. Eric Liguori, Jim Moran Professor and Associate Dean, was inducted in 2021, and Wendy Plant, retired executive director of the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship, was inducted in 2024.<\/p>\n The honor further underscores FSU\u2019s leadership in entrepreneurship education and scholarship, and the Jim Moran College\u2019s growing influence in shaping the global conversation around entrepreneurship as a force for economic development and impact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Susana Santos\u2019 research contributes to a deeper understanding of how entrepreneurial activity can serve as a mechanism for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":195205,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[56749,57788,47718,232,234,233],"class_list":["post-195204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-fsu-global","tag-honorific-award","tag-jim-moran-college","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195204\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}