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Center for Mathematics and Science Education
The University of Mississippi

Alumni

2007 Cohort

Dr. Jennifer "Filly" Fillingim

Math Curriculum Director
Madison County School District
Madison, MS
Ph.D., Mathematics Education, 2010

Dr. Shannon Harmon

Associate Professor of Elementary Education
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
Ed.D., Elementary Education – Mathematics, 2011

Dr. Jessica Ivy

Associate Professor of Mathematics and STEM Education; Chair of  the Undergraduate and MAT programs
Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY
Ph.D., Mathematics Education, 2011 

Dr. Julie James

Assistant Director of Professional Learning
CMSE, The University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
Ph.D., Mathematics Education, 2011

Dr. Michael McCrory

Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Education
Blue Mountain College
Blue Mountain, MS
Ph.D., Mathematics Education, 2010

Dr. Elizabeth Wells

Research and Development Analyst
Madison County School District
Madison, MS
Ph.D., Mathematics Education, 2010

2008 Cohort

Instructional Associate Professor of Mathematics. Dr. Erica Paige Gillentine

Dr. Erica "Paige" Gillentine

Instructional Associate Professor of Mathematics
The University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
Ph.D., Mathematics Education, 2013

Dr. Julie Riales

K-12 Math Instructional Specialist, Retired
Grenada School District
Grenada, MS
Ph.D., Mathematics Education, 2011

2009 Cohort

Dr. Carl Dewitt

Department Chair for Physical Sciences/ Physics Instructor
Hinds Community College, Rankin Campus
Pearl, MS
Ph.D., Science Education, 2013

Lisa Ewell

Instructor of Developmental Studies (Mathematics)
The University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
M.S., Mathematics, 2011

2010 Cohort

Katy Witt

Mathematics Teacher
Pontotoc Junior High School
Pontotoc, MS
M.Ed., Elementary Education

Dr. Sydney Margaret Holbert

Assistant Professor, Teacher Education and Leadership
Mississippi College
Clinton, MS
Ed.D., Elementary Education – Mathematics, 2013

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Beverly Watson

Mathematics Teacher
South Panola High School
Batesville, MS
M.Ed., Educational Leadership and Administration, General, 2008

2011 Cohort

Wendy Bryson Crawford

Eighth Grade Mathematics Teacher
Guntown Middle School
Guntown, MS
M.Ed., Elementary Education – Mathematics, 2015

Efia Mentuhotep Harrison

TN Bridge Math Instructor
Freedom Preparatory High School at Brownlee Campus
Memphis, TN
M.Ed., Mathematics Education

Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell Prewitt

Clinical Assistant Professor of Elementary Education
The University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
Ph.D., Science Education, 2014

2012 Cohort

Mary Margaret Rich Boudreaux

Mathematics Tutor
Oxford, MS
M.S., Mathematics, 2014

Ray Holt

Executive Director/President
STEM Advancement Inc. (dba Mississippi Robotics)
Woodville, MS
M.A.C.I., Mathematics Education, 2013

Graduate Research Fellow – Mathematics. Bethany LaValley

Bethany LaValley

Graduate Research Fellow
Center for Mathematics and Science Education (CMSE)
Oxford, MS
M.A.C.I., Mathematics Education, 2014

Dr. Matthew Nelms

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
Livermore, CA
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, 2018

Sarah Sams Weyrens

Upper School Science & Robotics Teacher
Louisville Collegiate School
Louisville, KY
M.A.C.I., Mathematics Education, 2013

2013 Cohort

Dr. Brian Buckhalter

Founder
Buck Wild About Math
Oxford, MS
Ed.D., Elementary Education – Mathematics, 2019

Katherine Brock Hamrick

Mathematics Teacher
Williamson County School District
Franklin, TN
M.A.C.I., Mathematics Education, 2014

Professional Development Coordinator – Science. Dr. Whitney Jackson

Dr. Whitney Jackson

Professional Development Coordinator for Science
CMSE, The University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
Ed.D., Elementary Education – Science, 2018

Jessica Fancher Peralta

Homeschool Teacher
Tupelo, MS
M.Ed., Mathematics Education, 2018

Dr. Rebecca "Becky" Smith

Assistant Professor of Elementary Education
University of North Alabama
Florence, AL
Ed.D., Elementary Education – Mathematics, 2018

2014 Cohort

Casey Losee Halstead

Front End Software Engineer

M.Ed., Elementary Education – Mathematics, 2015

2015 Cohort

Courtney Stubbs Dodd


Math Instructor
Arkansas Northeastern College
Blytheville, AR
M.S., Mathematics, 2018

Maegan Easley Speights

Seventh Grade Mathematics Teacher
Northwest Rankin Middle School
Brandon, MS
M.Ed., Mathematics Education, 2017

2016 Cohort

Paige Ellenberger

Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science Educational Coordinator
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
M.Ed., Elementary Education – Mathematics, 2018

Justin Ragland

High School Physics Teacher
Patrick F. Taylor Science and and Technology Academy
New Orleans, LA
M.Ed., Elementary Education, 2018

Sarah Wildman

Seventh Grade Mathematics Teacher
Cheatham Middle School
Ashland City, TN
M.Ed., Elementary Education, 2018

2017 Cohort

Audra Polk

Fifth Grade Math Teacher
Solare Collegiate Charter School
Albuquerque, NM
M.S., Mathematics, 2019

2018 Cohort

Lauren Simpson

Graduate Student
Wake Forest
Oxford, MS
M.Ed., Science Education, 2020

2019 Cohort

Shunderla "Sheree" Wilson

Science Teacher
Oxford School District
Batesville, MS
M.Ed., Science Education, 2020

Graduate Research Fellow – Mathematics. Bethany LaValley

Bethany Lavalley

Professional Development Coordinator
CMSE, The University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
Ph.D., Mathematics Education, 2023

Nicole Comstock

Shelby Watson

Visiting Assistant Professor for Scholar Support
The University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
Ph.D., Secondary Science Education, 2023

2020 Cohort

Graduate Research Fellow – Mathematics. Kayden Kelly

Kayden Kelly

Mathematics Instructor
Northwest Community College
Senatobia, MS
M.S., Mathematics, 2022

Shannon Priest

2021 Cohort

Graduate Research Fellow – Science. Nathan Moore

Nathan Moore

Graduate Student, School of Education
University of Mississippi

If you are interested in applying for a CMSE Graduate Research Fellowship, please submit your application below.