Dr. Brian Pugh, who obtained his PhD in Public policy and Administration at the JSU Dept of Public Policy and Administration in 2014, is now the Executive Director of the Stennis Center for Public Service. Before that, he had served the State of Mississippi as the Deputy Executive Director at the Mississippi Dept. of Finance and Administration....Read More

The 2018 Fall Commencement was held at the Lee E. Williams Athletic and Assembly Center, on December 7, 2018. Eight PhD and eight MPPA (MPA) students received their degrees during the ceremony. PhD: Dr. Shannon D. Anderson (Advisor: Professor Ester Stokes), Dr. Felicia V. Caples (Advisor: Professor Gloria Billingsley), Dr. Kelsi A. Gilleylen-Hoggins (Advisor: Professor Chester Robinson), Dr. Cassandra L. Hawkins-Winder...Read More

The installation of American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), Mississippi Chapter was established at the Capitol Club, downtown Jackson, MS, on Dec. 3, 2018.  Professor Ester Stokes will serve as the Chapter Secretary, and Professor Jae-Young Ko as a Councilman, up to July 2020. With other members of the executive committee of the MS chapter,...Read More

The JSU Public Policy Student Symposium was held at the JSU downtown Campus on November 30, 2018. Since its inauguration in the fall 2013, organized by Professor Jae-Young Ko,  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,...Read More

About forty master and PhD students attended the event tonight. professor Gilleylen (Dept. Chair), professor Billingsley (Master program director), and professor Ko joined the meeting as the PPAD faculty members, too. The meeting was designed to hear the student voices as a preparation for the upcoming site-visit from professors outside for the NASPAA re-accreditation, and...Read More

Ms Zameshia Williams defended her dissertation (title: Health Care Access and Underserved Populations: Exploring the Impact of the Affordable Care Act) successfully on October 26, 2018. Her dissertation analyzed the impacts of the Affordable Care Act on the previously underserved populations. Professor Johnny Gilleylen served as the dissertation adviser.  Congratulations, Dr. Williams!Read More

Professor Ester Stokes and Professor Jae-Young Ko are elected to serve as Secretary and Councilman respectively,  for the Mississippi Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), 2018-2019.  In Mississippi, public policy (Public Administration) programs are available at  University of Mississippi, Mississippi State University, Mississippi Valley State University, Belhaven University, and Jackson State University....Read More

Ms. Kelsi A. Gilleylen-Huggins has defended her dissertation (title: An Evaluation of the Unitedi States (U.S.) Caregiver Support Program Long-Term Sustainability: Funding and Service) successfully on October 29, 2018. Her dissertation analyzed the incresing service demend for the aging population and merits and challenges of the National Family Caregiver Support Program to meet the growing service...Read More

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