Presentations & Conference ParticipationDr. Lora Iannotti, Associate Professor and Director of the E3 Nutrition Lab at the Institute of Public Health, Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, visited Mississippi State University on February 9-11. Her MSU visit was jointly hosted by the SSRC and the Global Center for Aquatic Health & Food Security — the umbrella organization that hosts the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish (Fish Innovation Lab). The Nutrition Specialist for the Fish Innovation Lab, Dr. Iannotti is a recent recipient of a $3.2 million NIH grant focused on child stunting and development in Haiti. She is leading a systematic review on mollusks and crustaceans on which Drs. Ragsdale and Read-Wahidi are co-collaborators. Callie Poole attended the Delta Health Alliance Community Convening on February 17. The convening focused on the details of a new community-based doula program with support from HealthConnect One. Callie Poole attended the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s Public Policy Forum on February 28. National and state policy leaders shared ideas about supporting young children and the early childhood education profession. Deleveaux, Jamiko and Cossman, Ronald E. “When the Students Don’t Get Counted: College Town 2020 Census.” February 2, 2022. Applied Demography Conference (virtual meeting). Cossman, Ronald E. February 10-11, 2022. “Undercounts in College Towns: Causes and Implications.” Mississippi Data Center annual meeting, Oxford, MS. Cossman, Ronald E., and Deleveaux, Jamiko. “Where COVID-19 Contributed to Undercounts in College-Dominated Towns in the 2020 Census.” February 27, 2022. American Association of Geographers (virtual meeting). |