Dr. Robert McMillen presented findings from the 2012 Social Climate Survey of Tobacco Control at the FDA’s Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee Meeting on April 30, 2013. The meeting addressed modified risk tobacco products. MRTPs are tobacco products that are… Read the rest
If passing by Mike Lightsey’s office, one would likely not find him behind his desk. The Bay Springs, Miss., native enjoys being on his feet. Currently serving as the special projects coordinator for the Social Science Research Center,… Read the rest
Bradley Long, a student worker at the Social Science Research Center, is a man of many talents and interests. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Modern & Classical Languages with an emphasis in Spanish while working with… Read the rest
The Social Science Research Center currently has over 1,000 likes on Facebook! We just wanted to say thanks to everyone who helped make it happen. We couldn’t have done it without you!
Dr. Thomas Baerwald, National Science Foundation Program Officer, toured the SSRC and participated in a lunch seminar at the Center on Feb. 8.
Beginning on Feb. 28, the Department of Sociology celebrated the 50th anniversary of its doctoral program.… Read the rest
After working as an undergraduate and graduate research assistant at the SSRC, Lauren Colvin now serves as Research Associate and Lead Data Analyst for the Mississippi Tobacco Data Laboratory.
Colvin, originally from Germantown, Tenn., received both her undergraduate and graduate… Read the rest
Dr. Linda Southward will serve as director of an evaluation of the impact that the Mississippi Healthy Students Act, a project in its sixth year, had on childhood obesity.
Dr. Robert McMillen will lead a needs assessment of… Read the rest
Since May 2012, Heather Carson has worked behind the scenes for Mississippi KIDS COUNT as their in-house communication coordinator. Her efforts have contributed to increased awareness and yet another successful year for the program.
Originally from Edmonds, Wash., Carson made… Read the rest
The January spotlight at the SSRC takes a look at what Kids Count has in store for 2013.
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