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Jackson State University Professor Named Associate Editor of Scientific Journal

Edmund C. Merem, associate professor of urban and regional planning in the School of Policy and Planning at Jackson State University, was appointed associate editor of the Journal of Scientific Research and Reports. The international, peer-reviewed journal publishes original research papers, reviews, short communications, and case reports in all areas of scientific research.

Dr. Merem is the author of Environmental Accounting for Oil and Gas: A North American Case Study of Canada and the Southeast of the United States (Edwin Mellen Press, 2010). He is currently working on his next book, entitled An Environmental History of African Americans.

Dr. Merem holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from York University in Ontario, Canada and a Ph.D. from Jackson State University.

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