Ms. Debra Monroe-Lax defended her dissertation (title: 'The Effectiveness of the Disproportionate Minority Contact Initiative: A Case Study of the S.H.A.P.E. Diversion Intervention in Public Schools in Memphis, Tennessee; Dissertation adviser: Dr. Jae-Young Ko) on Oct. 8, 2018.  She joined the PPAD doctoral program in the Fall 2014. Her dissertation assessed whether the number of...Read More

Ms. Cassandra Hawkins, a doctoral student at the dept of public policy & administration, has received a job offer of professorship, and will start her new job at the Mississippi Valley State University this fall. Her new job is a tenure-track assistant professor in rural public policy at the Dept. of Social Sciences. She will be...Read More

Ms. Wendy Mahoney, Executive Director of the Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence, is a doctoral student at the JSU, Dept of Public Policy & Administration. On July 31, 2018, Mississippi Today published an article on her role in passing Senate Bill 2680 in 2017, to protect abused women in domestic violence in Mississippi.   According to the...Read More

  Ms. Cassandra Hawkins defended her dissertation (title: 'The Prevalence of Food Insecurity in Mississippi'; Adviser: Prof. Jae-Young Ko) on July 16, 2018.  She joined the PPAD doctoral program in the Fall 2011. Her dissertation examined the prevalence of food insecurity in Mississipi and determined if there is any association between food insecurity and sociodemographic...Read More

Ms. Shelia Malone, MPPA student, has defended her thesis successfully on June 13, 2018. Her thesis topic is 'Meta-analysis: Investigating social and scientific research studies on rural healthcare disparities nationally and in Mississippi.' Professor Ester Stokes has served as the thesis advisor. Congratulations, Ms. Malone. (The Dept. of Public Policy & Administration at Jackson state...Read More

Ms. Shannon D. Jordan has defended her dissertation (title: Supervisor's perception of motivation on employee performance: A case study of selected state government agencies in Jackson, Mississippi) on June 13, 2018.  Professor Ester Stokes served as Advisor.  The committee members were Professors Chester Robinson, Johnny Gilleylen, Bennett Odunsi, and Talya Thomas. Congratulations, Dr. Jordan! (From...Read More

The 2018 Spring Commencement was held at the Lee E. Williams Athletic and Assembly Center, on April 27, 2018. One PhD and four MPPA (MPA) students received their degrees during the ceremony. PhD: Dr. Teresa Coleman-Moore (dissertation title: An evaluation of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 on permanency-related outcomes for foster children in six States of the Southeastern region of...Read More

The JSU Public Policy Student Symposium was held at the JSU downtown Campus on April 17, 2018. Since its inauguration in the fall 2013, the student symposium has been a research outlet for the graduate students, playing critical roles in producing 9 student publications, 24 student presentations for state/regional/national/international conferences, and three awards (two best...Read More

An event to recognize the students who graduated last fall and will graduate this spring was held at the JSU downtown campus on April 12, 2018. PPAD graduates attended the event with students from other departments (Dept of Urban and Regional Planning, and School of Social work) of College Public Service. Dr. Patricia Jackson received...Read More

On March 12, 2018, the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) presented Dr. Gloria Billingsley with the Donald Stone Award for Service at their 2018 annual conference in Denver, Colorado. The award is given to individuals who have contributed exemplary service to ASPA and its member sections. To receive the award, you must be nominated...Read More