Melissa Bass
Assistant Professor of Public Policy Leadership
Phone Number: (662)915-1440
Email: mlbass@olemiss.edu

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Research Description: I study U.S. social policy, including education, health, and welfare policy, civic engagement, and the politics of the policy process.

Honors Theses:

Dragna, Grace Louise (2022) Barriers to Breastfeeding for Mothers in the Mississippi Women, Infants, and Children Program: Insights of Peer Counselors (full text)

Willis, Hannah Elaine (2022) Effects of Acute Exercise Intensity on Memory: Considerations of Timing and Aerobic Endurance (full text)

Foley, Elizabeth Louise (2022) Civil Commitment: An Assessment of the Alcohol and Drug Statute in Mississippi (full text)

Mathis, Abigail (2022) Approval Voting in Fargo, North Dakota: A Case Study

McKissick, Meredith Grace (2022) An Exploration of Community Needs: the Lafayette County Foster Care System (full text)

Rizk, Chloe Antoine (2022) Femicide in El Salvador: A Case Study Analysis of Governmental Response and Recommendations for Combatting Femicide (full text)

Thornton, Madison N. (2021) Increasing Mississippi?s HPV Vaccination Rate: A Proposal Based on Providers? Insights (full text)

Johnston, Abby (2021) An Analysis of Teacher Placement and Retention in the Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program (full text)

Hall, Anna E (2021) The Mind Matters: Yoga and Mindfulness in Preschool and K-12 Schools (full text)

Conner, Clifford Adam (2021) Brain Drain in Mississippi (full text)

Hoover, Ann (2021) Pain Management Approaches & Experiences: A Systematic Review of Racial & Gender Differentials (full text)

Grant, Julia (2020) Unplanned Pregnancy in the Mississippi Delta: Causes and Implications (full text)

Sproles, Sarah Jamie (2020) Educator Voice and Influence in Mississippi Education Policy (full text)

Craft, Wesley (2020) Libraries, their Communities, and White Flight: A Social Impact Assessment of Public Libraries in the Jackson Metro Area (full text)

Glaze, Caroline (2020) Foster a Better Future: A Comparative Analysis of Foster Care Programs for Transition-Age Foster Youth and a Recommendation for the State of Mississippi (full text)

Bevis, Levi C. (2019) Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: A Comparative Analysis of Access to Education and Healthcare for Immigrants before DACA, under DACA, and under the Dream Act (full text)

Dean, Evan (2019) The Impacts of Charter Schools on Traditional Public School Districts: Lessons for Mississippi (full text)

Fink, Dylan (2019) A Pro-Life Re-Alignment: Proposing a Shift in Focus Toward Demand-Side Anti-Abortion Advocacy (full text)

Hay, Margaret Hampton (2019) Comparative Analysis of Pregnancy Accommodation Laws Among States (full text)

Reid, Dorothy (2019) 6th-12th grade math teachers and their experiences with the Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards (full text)

Hocevar, Elizabeth M. (2018) Higher Education and Labor Standards: Adapting to Overtime Regulations at the University of Mississippi (full text)

Rowe, Kathryn (2018) Regulating Sex Work: United States' Policy and International Comparisons (full text)

Austin, Cody (2017) University of Mississippi Students' Opinions Regarding Sex Education in Mississippi. (full text)

Snow, Ryan (2016) The Entrepreneurship Center at the Mississippi Development Authority: An Assessment of the State's Small Business Engine. (full text)

Vitale, Austin (2016) Vaccination Situation: a History of Vaccine Refusal in the United States and Vaccine Beliefs at the University of Mississippi. (full text)

Dickason, Christine (2015) The Way I See It: An Exploration of College Preparation and Student Aspirations in Mississippi Public High Schools. (full text)

Jones, Victoria Roseanne (2015) Parent and Administrator Perceptions of a Parents as Teachers Program (PAT) in Petal, Mississippi. (full text)

Lansdell, Channing (2015) Unemployment Insurance in a Post-2008 America: Lessons from Chile. (full text)

O'Neil, Briana A. (2015) Exploring Discipline Policy Problems in Mississippi Pre-K. (full text)

Suggs, Anna Kathryn (2015) "I don't need to read, I'm gonna play football" Male Collegiate Athletes' Perception of Reading. (full text)

Waller, Phillip C. (2015) County Chairs Speak Out: How Mississippi's County Party Organizations Connect with Voters. (full text)

Barrientos, Gabrielle (2014) Collaborations of Hope: Network Theory and the Assessment of Anti-Human Trafficking Nonprofits' Relationships. (full text)

Blackwell, Adam M. (2014) Exploring the Potential Effects of Election Day Voter Registration in Mississippi. (full text)

Amerson, Alexia Jade (2013) The Poverty Games: Why the University of Mississippi Should Provide Athletic Stipends to Athletes at the University of Mississippi 

Huffman, Zackary Blake (2013) "Evaluating the Evaluations:  The Search for Effective Measures of Teacher Performance"

Caveny, Chelsea Kate (2011) "Testing the Tides of Change: An Analysis of Place and Plan for Non-Profit Development in the Rural Mississippi Delta"

Willis, Rachel Elizabeth (2011) " Collaborative Delivery Pre-K: A model of success for Mississippi"

Graves, Claire Elizabeth (2010) "Doing the Best We Can with What We Have: Lessons from Arkansas on How to Improve Mississippi Student Achievement through Teacher Mentoring and Induction" (full text)

Joseph, Elizabeth Jayne (2010) "Sidewalks Matter: A Transportation Policy Study and Plan for Sidewalks in Clinton, MS"