Four PPAD students and Dr. Jae-Young Ko, PPAD Associate Professor presented their research at the Annual Conference of Mississippi Political Science Association (MSPSA) at the University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi on February 8th and 9th, 2019.
Ms. Sheryl Bacon (doctoral student) presented her research on environmental quality (title: Lessons from Flint: mitigating the potential health threat of lead contamination in Jackson homes). Mr. Stephen Chisley (doctoral student) discussed the criminal justice (title: The impact of racial profiling on the deaths of unarmed Black males by police in the U.S., 2007-2017). Ms. Jennifer Lee (master student) talked about pension compliance (title: Increasing financial security for senior citizens with pension compliance). Mr. Gregory Ramsey (doctoral student) gave a talk on drug addiction (title: Drug overdose deaths: an impact analysis of the prescription drug monitoring program on Opioid abuse in Mississippi). In addition, Mr. John Proctor (doctoral student) and Ms. Stephanie Wright (doctoral student) also attended the academic event. Dr. Jae-Young Ko presented his preliminary result on minority farming in the U.S. (title: an evaluation of USDA program in recovering Afro-American farmers in the United States).
Further, Dr. Francis Liddell, a retired faculty at PPAD, also attended and proposed an idea of co-hosting the annual conference between ASPA-MS chapter and MSPSA. Dr. Liddell has been the president of American Society of Public Administration (ASPA)-Mississippi Chapter. During the business meeting, Dr. Jae-Young Ko is elected as Member-At-Large. Mr. John Proctor will continuously serve MSPSA for another year as Graduate Student Representative.
The PPAD presentations on multiple areas in public policy and Dr. Jae-Young Ko's and Mr. Proctor's appointments illustrate well the the depth of the PPAD research program and its dedication to the academic activities for the State of Mississippi.
(From left to right : Dr. Jae-Young Ko, Mr. John Proctor, Ms. Sheryl Bacon, Ms. Jennifer Lee, and Mr. Gregory Ramsey)
