Jeff Markham Research Associate III
	Office Address Stennis Institute of Government Mississippi State University 382 Hardy Road Miss State, MS 39762 Mailing Address Stennis Institute of Government Mississippi State University PO Drawer LV Miss State, MS 39762	Phone: 662-325-3770 Fax: 662-325-3772 Email Address

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J. Jeffrey Markham is a Research Associate III at the John C. Stennis Institute of Government at Mississippi State University and an Adjunct Instructor of History and Political Science at Itawamba Community College. As a Research Associate, Jeff provides human resources-related technical assistance to local governments throughout the State of Mississippi. Jeff personally developed the methodology for the annual Mississippi Municipal Compensation Survey and is responsible for its publication each year. Jeff holds a B.A. in History, an M.P.P.A. in Public Policy and Administration, and a Ph.D. in Community College Leadership, all from Mississippi State University.

In addition, Jeff functions as the Coordinator of Civic Education at the Institute as well as the Institute's liaison to the Congressional & Political Research Center of the MSU Libraries. As the Institute's historiographer, he is committed to the accessibility of history and politics. He is also the editor of the Congressional and Political Research Center Brief as well as a contributing author.

Jeff is married to the former Leann Mills and has two children, Spencer and Emma Claire.