Improving Opportunities & Quality of Life for People with Disabilities Through Collaboration, Research & Outreach

12:30 - 12:45p    Welcome: Dr. Keith Coble, Vice President, Division of Agriculture, Forestry & Vet. Med.

12:45 – 1:00p    Dr. Anjali Forber-Pratt, Ph.D., PLY, (virtual) Director, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), Administration for Community Living, US Department of Health and Human Services

1:00 – 1:30p      Dr. Pradeep Fulay, Program Director and Dr. Christopher Atchison, Program Director, National Science Foundation (virtual)

1:30 – 2:30p      Mississippi Institute on Disabilities (MIOD) Panel

Dr. Kasee Stratton-Gadke, Associate Professor & Executive Director , MIOD

Dr. Adam Jones, Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering – Engineering: VR and human interaction work with disabilities                         

Dr. Hallie Smith, Assistant Professor, Counseling, Higher Education Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations (CHEF) – Pediatric Feeding: UMMC; working with the MS Center for Clinical and Translational Research (MCCTR) 

Dr. Hailey Spinks, Assistant Clinical Professor, Counseling, Higher Education Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations (CHEF) – Severe Behavior; Community based work

2:30 – 2:40p       Break

2:40 – 3:40p       External Panel (Moderated by Dr. Dan Gadke, Associate Dean for Research/Professor/Department Head – MSU Dept. of Counseling, Higher Education Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations (CHEF)

Dr. Dan Edney, State Health Officer, Mississippi Department of Health

Ms. Lynn Hosemann, State Disability Advocate (Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann’s Wife)

Mr. Chris Howard, Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services

Dr. Ray Morgigno, Interim State Superintendent of Mississippi. MS Department of Education

3:40 – 4:40         MSU Disability-Related Research Panel (Moderated by Dr. Dan Gadke)

Dr. David Buys, State Health Specialist, MSU Extension, Associate Professor, Food, Science, Nutrition & Health Promotion

Dr. Michele McDonnall, Director, National Training and Research Center (NRTC) on Blindness and Low Vision

Dr. Lauren Priddy, Associate Professor, Agriculture and Biological Engineering: bone tissue engineering and orthopedic implants

Jessika Chin Quee, EcoCar, inclusion project lead

Timothy Wunrow, EcoCar, Student Lead

4:40                     Closing remarks – Dr. Teresa Jayroe, Dean, College of Education