Dr. Jae-Young Ko, PPAD Associate Professor and six students presented their research at the Annual Conference of Mississippi Political Science Association at Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi on February 9th and 10th, 2018.  Dr. Ko served as President of the Association for the 2017-2018 term. Mr. John Proctor (doctoral student) attended two roundtable sessions. Ms. Symone Bounds...Read More

The Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA), 47th Annual Conference were held in Los Angeles, CA, Feb. 12-14, 2018. PPAD professors and student attended the 2018 COMPA conference.  The left picture (from left to right) shows Dr. Kristi Roberts-Lewis, who received her doctoral degree from our dept (PPAD), and she is currently VP of the COMPA,...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

Jackson State University’s (JSU) Department of Public Policy and Administration (PPAD) received a $171,600 grant to determine the level of effectiveness of the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Act (Section 2501; 2014) to remedy historical barriers to the success of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Virginia.  Dr....Read More

With great sadness, the Department of Public Policy & Administration reports the passing of Ms. Shermika McGraw, a student of Jackson State University’s Master of Public Policy & Administration (MPPA) program.  Ms. McGraw was a victim of a tragic car accident last week in the City of Jackson, MS. Ms. McGraw graduated from Jackson State...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

Due Dates:  Summer 2017 due May 1, 2017; Fall 2017 due July 1, 2017; and Spring 2018 due October 12, 2017. Internship Applications must be typed and submitted to Dr. Ester W. Stokes on or before the due dates.  If applications are not submitted by the above dates, the students may be responsible for their...Read More

Alan Branson successfully defended his dissertation on ‘Determinants of payday lending and bank branch locations in Mississippi.’  Dr. Jae-Young Ko served as the committee chair. Branson came to Jackson State University in Fall 2011 determined to earn a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration. On February 28, 2017, this purpose came into focus when he effectively...Read More

The Department of Public Policy and Administration (PPAD) hosted the 2017 Annual Conference of the Mississippi Political Science Association (MSPSA) at the Jackson State University Downtown Campus, 101 West Capitol St. on February 10th and 11th, 2017.  Attending the event were political scientists, faculty, and undergraduate and graduate students from Belhaven University, Delta State University,...Read More