Numerous PPAD students and faculty members are participating the 45th Annual Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA) from today (2/17) to Friday (2/19). They are organizers, volunteers, and presenters. During the 1st day of conference, multiple sessions were organized by the PPAD faculty, and PPAD students presented their research results for the conference.
Ms. Carmela F. Staten (PhD) gave a presentation on minority voting (title: Group theory and zits relationship to voting disenfranchisement of minority voters.
Ms. Shelia Malone (MPPA) presented her research on the Patriot Act (title: The impact of the U.S. Patriot Act on American democracy, presentation file).
Mr. Lamar C. Johnson, Sr. (PhD) gave a talk on city decline (title: Case study of Jackson Metropolitan statistical area inner city decline due to ring cities growth).
Ms. Wendy Mahoney (PhD) gave her presentation on domestic violence (title: Domestic violence as a public health problem: the economic impact in Mississippi, presentation file).
Ms. Kayla McCarthy (MPPA) presented her research on the Freedom of Information Act (title: The value to democracy of the freedom of information act, presentation file),
Professor Ester Stokes (in pic), and Dr. Tamera Jackson (PhD in 2015) presented their research on social equity (title: Social equity and fairness: Unfair social practices, options to redress them, and distributive justice),
Professor Gloria Billingsley, as the COMPA President, gave welcoming speech at the beginning of the conference, and and hosted the President's welcome reception at the JSU downtown campus in the evening.
In addition,Ms. Tomikia Smith-Garrett (MPPA) gave a presentation on health care (title: The Affordable Health Care Act and citizens), and Mr. Ron Fulgham (MPPA) on social equity (title: Sunshine laws and transparency foster social equity).
Further, professor Andre Hines (in pic) and her student volunteers worked hard to provide superb services to the conference participants. Professor Sylvester Murray served as a panel moderator.
Well done!! More PPAD presentations are scheduled for tomorrow. More information is available at the conference facebook webpage.
