2019 Delta Regional Forum

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Schedule
2019
Thursday, July 18th
8:00 AM

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Conference Attendees

Cutrer Lobby and Boardroom

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Introduction and Opening Remarks

Various Presenters

Cutrer Ballroom

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

9:30 AM

Plenary Session 1: Delta Scholars Student Presentations

Kecia Johnson, Mississippi State University
Selected Delta Scholars

Cutrer Ballroom

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

10:45 AM

Break

Conference Attendees

10:45 AM - 10:55 AM

10:55 AM

Panel 1: Right! From the Start

Sandy Snell, Women and Children Health Initiatives, Inc.
John J. Green, University of Mississippi
Sydney Bush, University of Mississippi
Sushmitha Singuva, University of Mississippi
Lynn Woo, University of Mississippi

Cutrer Ballroom

10:55 AM - 12:10 PM

10:55 AM

Paper Presentations 1: Southern Regional Issues

Russ Garner, Mississippi State University
Patricia DeFelice, University of Mississippi
Annie Cafer, University of Mississippi
Ryan Parsons, Princeton University
Tyler Morin, The Ohio State University
Mark Partridge, The Ohio State University

Lewis 301

10:55 AM - 12:10 PM

12:10 PM

Lunch

Conference Attendees

Cutrer Lobby

12:10 PM - 1:10 PM

1:10 PM

Break

Conference Attendees

1:10 PM - 1:20 PM

1:20 PM

Plenary Session 2: Delta Scholars Student Presentations

Various Presenters, Mississippi State University
Selected Delta Scholars

Cutrer Ballroom

1:20 PM - 2:35 PM

2:35 PM

Break

Conference Attendees

2:35 PM - 2:45 PM

2:45 PM

Panel 2: Challenges, Successes, and Innovations through New Pathways to Health and Opportunity

Dartenya Davis, Aaron E. Henry Community Health Services Center, Inc.
Debbie Logan, Mississippi Hospital Association
Josephine Rhymes, Tri-County Workforce Alliance
Lynn Woo, University of Mississippi

Cutrer Ballroom

2:45 PM - 4:00 PM

2:45 PM

Paper Presentations 2: Environment, Health, and Wellness

Mark Dugo, Mississippi Valley State University
Marlon Flowers, Mississippi Valley State University
Stephanie Showalter Otts, University of Mississippi
Kristie Willet, University of Mississippi
John J. Green, University of Mississippi
Georgianna Mann, University of Mississippi
Timmi Unger Bishop, University of Mississippi
Kimberly Kaiser, University of Mississippi
Annie Cafer, University of Mississippi

Lewis 301

2:45 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM

Break

Conference Attendees

4:00 PM - 4:10 PM

4:10 PM

Plenary Session 3: Delta Scholars Student Presentations

Lynn Woo, University of Mississippi
Selected Delta Scholars

Cutrer Ballroom

4:10 PM - 5:25 PM

Friday, July 19th
8:00 AM

Delta Directions Leadership Meeting

Meeting Attendees

Lewis 301

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

9:30 AM

Paper Presentations 3: Education and Health Issues

Eleanor Green, Good Food for Oxford Schools
Levell Williams, Tougaloo College
Kristin Alley Swain, University of Mississippi
Catherine Moring, Tallahatchie General Hospital
Jennifer Taylor, Tallahatchie General Hospital
Hasna Khandekar, University of Mississippi
Ciarra Smith, Mississippi State University
Arthur Cosby, Mississippi State University
Johnny D. Jones, Mississippi Valley State University

Cutrer Ballroom

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

10:45 AM

Break

Conference Attendees

10:45 AM - 10:55 AM

10:55 AM

Panel 3: Community Engagement for the 2020 Census

John J. Green, University of Mississippi
Carla Ross, U.S. Census Bureau
Jamiko Deleveaux, University of Mississippi; State Data Center of Mississippi
Heather Hanna, Mississippi State University
Steve Turner, Mississippi State University; Southern Rural Development Center

Cutrer Ballroom

10:55 AM - 12:10 PM

12:10 PM

Networking Lunch

Conference Attendees

Cutrer Lobby

12:10 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM

Workshop: data.census.gov - Introduction and Demonstration of the New Data Dissemination Site

KaNin Reese, U.S. Census Bureau

Cutrer Ballroom

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

2:45 PM

Closing Remarks -- Looking to the Future

Various Presenters

Cutrer Ballroom

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM