Announcements Dr. Devon Brenner named SSRC Director A long-serving Mississippi State faculty member and administrator is now the director of the university’s Social Science Research Center. Devon Brenner, assistant vice president for outreach and initiatives in the MSU Office of Research and Economic Development, has been named SSRC director. She… Continue Reading May 2022 Chronicles
New Projects Dr. Angela Roberston and Dr. Sheena Gardner will serve as Principal Investigator and co-Principal Investigator, respectively, on “Research on Juvenile Court Intake Practices and Reoffending.” The goals of this research are to examine how juvenile justice practice regarding risk assessment, court intake processing, and case handling affect juvenile reoffending… Continue Reading December 2021/January 2022 Chronicles
New Projects Lisa Long will serve as P.I. on the Early Childhood Leadership & Professional Advancement Institute project in partnership with the North Mississippi Education Consortium and the Graduate Center for the Study of Early Learning at the University of Mississippi. The project will support the development and implementation of a system that promotes the… Continue Reading November 2021 Chronicles
2021 Annual Report The 2021 Annual Report includes features stories, project updates, presentation & award highlights, and more. Read today at https://bit.ly/3bFalg8. New Projects Dr. Robert McMillen will serve as Principal Investigator for “Smoke-Free Policy Disparities and Outcomes in Rural Communities in Southern States.” The University of Kentucky College of Nursing and… Continue Reading October 2021 Chronicles
New Projects Dr. Sheena Gardner will conduct an evaluation for the Rankin County Youth Court’s juvenile drug court. Dr. Gardner will be responsible for monitoring the project’s adherence to best practice standards, evaluate the effectiveness of the project, track participant outcomes and trends, and fidelity to evidence-based treatment models. Dr. Heather Hanna and… Continue Reading September 2021 Chronicles
New Projects Dr. Robert McMillen will serve as Principal Investigator of the “ABC to Quit Year 2” project. This work will focus on building from previous work of providing tobacco control assistance to parents in pediatric settings since parents who smoke often visit their child’s doctor more than their own. Massachusetts… Continue Reading August 2021 Chronicles
New Projects Dr. Cindy Bethel will serve as Principal Investigator of ” AF Human-Machine Teaming.” Future combat teams operating in adversarial environments will utilize trusted autonomous systems to achieve mission objectives, such as identifying, classifying, locating, and suppressing threats while ensuring the safety and survival of team members. In a multi-objective, multi-agent,… Continue Reading June/July 2021 Chronicles
Announcements Under the framework of the Child Health and Development Project: Mississippi Thrive!, Dr. Gina Rico Mendez is collaborating with a group of state stakeholders that is seeking to develop a State Comprehensive Systems of Personnel Development (CSPD) for the Early Childhood (EC) workforce. This effort seeks to address EC workforce challenges such… Continue Reading May 2021 Chronicles
Announcements Applications are being accepted for the position of SSRC director, and the review process is ongoing. Find the application at https://bit.ly/SSRCdirectorapp. Awards & Recognition Dr. Holli Seitz was recognized with an Honors Faculty medallion at the Shackouls Honors College annual awards ceremony on April 24. Dr. Holli Seitz, director of The Message… Continue Reading April 2021 Chronicles
Announcements Applications are being accepted for the position of SSRC director, and the review process is ongoing. Find the application at https://bit.ly/SSRCdirectorapp. Awards & Recognition Sayantani Dutta, a graduate research assistant in the STaRS Lab, placed 3rd in the 2021 Human-Robot Interaction International Conference elevator pitch competition. Read about Sayantani’s pitch at https://bit.ly/3dIQOvI. Dr. Sheena Gardner and Dr.… Continue Reading March 2021 Chronicles