Ms. Debra Monroe-Lax, a doctoral student at the dept. of public policy & administration, Jackson State University, has received job offer from the Joint Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER), in the Mississippi Legislature. At the PEER, as policy analyst, she will conduct program evaluations of Mississippi state or local agencies, programs, and...Read More

Ms. Symone Bounds – a doctoral student at PPAD program – is the recipient of the Graduate Student Research Award from the 2018 annual conference of the Mississippi Political Science Association, which was held in Jackson, MS, Feb. 9-10th, 2018 (Advisor: Dr. Jae-Young Ko).  She was one of six PPAD students attending the annual research...Read More

The 2017 Fall Commencement was held at the Lee E. Williams Athletic and Assembly Center, on December 8, 2017. Two PhD and eight MPPA (MPA) students received their degrees during the ceremony. PhD: Dr. Patricia D. Jackson (Advisor: Professor John Gilleylen), Dr. Jacqueline Sullivan (Advisor: Professor Bennett Odunsi) MPPA (MPA): Ms. Betty Evans, Mr. Ronnie Fulgham, Ms. Jaquana Glasper, Ms....Read More

JSU Public Policy Student Symposium was held on Nov. 30, 2017. Since its inception in the 2013 fall, the symposium has been the major channel of academic productivity for graduate students. So far, nine students papers have been published for peer reviewed journals and proceedings. Nineteen student presentations for conferences have been made. In addition,...Read More

On May 26, 2017, the Dept. of Public Policy & Administration (PPAD), JSU, hosted Mississippi Department of Transportation's (MDOT) TRANS-CON Community Working Session: "A Call To Action-The Validity of Transportation Now." at Jackson State University's Downtown Campus located at 101 W. Capitol, Jackson, MS. The TRANS-CON (Central Mississippi Transportation Connection) is one of the six regional coordination transportation...Read More

The road to completion for sixteen Public Policy and Administration’s students came through hard work, tears, and willing minds.  On December 9, 2016, the department proudly awarded five PhD degrees and eleven MPPA degrees.  The students receiving such honors concur with Jackson State University’s mission statement which states, “The University produces technologically advanced, diverse, ethical,...Read More

Footsteps of a Soldier Colonel Jennifer Hicks-McGowan has earned her stripes by serving her country through the United State Army.  Her military career spans two and half decades of services.  She started her profession as a Second Lieutenant upon graduating from Sam Houston State University in Texas.  From her first step to her current step...Read More

                                                                                             Challenges in collaborative governance for coastal Restoration: Lessons from the Caernarvon River Diversion in Louisiana is a paper written by Dr. Jae-Young Ko, Jermesha Haywood, MPPA student; and Louisiana State University research team. The research paper analyzes stakeholders’ conflicts surrounding coastal restoration programs using a framework of collaborative planning, and suggests better ways in resolving conflicts,...Read More

Ms. Shelia Malone is a master’s student in the Department of Public Policy and Administration.  All masters’ students are required to do an internship and participate in Toastmaster.  This summer, Shelia elected to do her internship as a researcher at the University of California-Irvin.  Although she is a member of JSU PPAD Toastmasters Club #0142091,...Read More

Professor James Slack will join the inaugural Community Advisory Board (CAB) for Clinical and Population Health Research at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. According to the letter of invitation, “The CAB will be an essential partner in achieving our mission of improving the health of all Mississippians…. As well-informed advisors, CAB members will be routinely solicited...Read More