Mary DeLorse Coleman is associate professor of political science at Jackson State University, where she teaches public law and research methods. She received her PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and spent one year in post-doctoral work at the University of Maryland-College Park. Dr. Coleman is currently at work on a study, Exits from Poverty in Multicultural Contexts. She is a native of Scott County, Mississippi.

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