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
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
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
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
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
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
Kayden Kelly
Mathematics Instructor
Northwest Community College
Senatobia, MS
M.S., Mathematics, 2022
Shannon Priest
2021 Cohort
Nathan Moore
Graduate Student, School of Education
University of Mississippi
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