{"id":1904,"date":"2016-02-14T00:44:32","date_gmt":"2016-02-14T00:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/publicpolicy\/?p=1904"},"modified":"2016-02-16T12:55:26","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T12:55:26","slug":"ppad-students-and-faculty-attending-the-ms-political-science-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/publicpolicy\/2016\/02\/14\/ppad-students-and-faculty-attending-the-ms-political-science-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"PPAD students and faculty attending the MS political science conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tA group of PPAD students and a faculty member attended the Annual Conference of Mississippi Political Science Association<\/strong>, held at Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, MS, February 12-13, 2016. <\/strong>Ms. Sheryl Bacon<\/strong> (PhD ; 1st left in pic)  gave a presentation on utilizing critical needs teacher scholarship program as a policy tool for human capital building in Mississippi (<\/span>BACON_update_final<\/a>). Ms. Alla Frank<\/strong> (MPPA; 2nd left in pic) presented her research on political dimension of community development using a case study of Memphis, TN (<\/span>FRANK_<\/a>). Mr. John Proctor<\/strong> (PhD;  3rd from left in pic) identified the areas of food desert in Hattiesburg, MS, using GIS and discussed contributions of a local charity group's community garden as a solution to the food insecurity issue  (Proctor_food desert<\/a>). Mr. Christopher Roby<\/strong> (PhD; 4th from left in pic) examined the effectiveness of the current HIV treatment program in MS (Roby_HIV intervention<\/a>). Ms. Christina Spann<\/strong> (MPPA in 2015) and Professor Jae-Young Ko <\/strong>(last in pic) gave a presentation on a local NGO's role in enhancing minority students' interests in science fields (Christina Spann<\/a>).\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIn addition, professor Jae-Young Ko is elected as Secretary of the Mississippi Political Science Association for 2016-17<\/strong>.  Ms. Sheryl Bacon and Mr. John Proctor will also serve as graduate student representatives<\/strong> for the same term.  For the details, see the dept facebook webpage,  https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jacksoncompa16<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

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