Alumni Graduate Research Fellows
2007 Cohort
Dr. Jennifer "Filly" Fillingim
Mathematics Curriculum Coordinator
Madison County School District
Madison, MS
Ph.D., Mathematics Education, 2010
Dr. Shannon Harmon
Assistant Professor of Elementary Education
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
Ed.D., Elementary Education – Mathematics, 2011
Dr. Jessica Ivy
Assistant Professor of STEM Education
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
Mathematics Specialist
Madison County School District
Madison, MS
Ph.D., Mathematics Education, 2010
2008 Cohort
Dr. Erica "Paige" Gillentine
Instructional Assistant Professor of Mathematics
The University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
Ph.D., Mathematics Education, 2013
Dr. Julie Riales
Content and Instructional Specialist for Mathematics
Grenada School District
Grenada, MS
Ph.D., Mathematics Education, 2011
2009 Cohort
Dr. Carl Dewitt
Physics Instructor/Department Chair
Hinds Community College, Rankin Campus
Pearl, MS
Ph.D., Science Education, 2013
Lisa Ewell
Instructor of Mathematics
The University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
M.S., Mathematics, 2011
2010 Cohort
Dr. Sydney Margaret Holbert
Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education
Mississippi College
Clinton, MS
Ed.D., Elementary Education – Mathematics, 2013
Beverly Watson
Eighth Grade Mathematics Teacher
Horn Lake Middle School
Horn Lake, MS
M.Ed.,Educational Leadership and Administration, General, 2008
Katy Witt
Mathematics Teacher
Pontotoc Junior High School
Pontotoc, MS
M.Ed., Elementary Education
2011 Cohort
Wendy Bryson Crawford
Fifth Grade Teacher
Saltillo Elementary School
Saltillo, MS
M.Ed., Elementary Education – Mathematics, 2015
Efia Mentuhotep Harrison
Algebra Teacher and Mathematics Department Chair
Freedom Preparatory Academy High School
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
Founder/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
Matthew Nelms
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Lawerence 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
Katherine Brock Hamrick
Mathematics Teacher
Hillwood High School
Nashville, TN
M.A.C.I., Mathematics Education, 2014
Dr. Brian Buckhalter
Founder
Buck Wild About Math
Oxford, MS
Ed.D., Elementary Education – Mathematics, 2019
Dr. Whitney Jackson
Professional Development Coordinator for Science
CMSE, The University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
Ed.D., Elementary Education – Science, 2018
Jessica Fancher Peralta
7th and 8th Grade Mathematics Teacher
New Albany Middle School
Pontotoc, 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
Human Resources Advisor
Trapeze Group
Cedar Springs, IA
M.Ed., Elementary Education – Mathematics, 2015
2015 Cohort
Courtney Stubbs Dodd
MATHCOUNTS® Co-Coordinator
CMSE, University of Mississippi
Wilson, 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 Science Teacher
Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology Academy
New Orleans, LA
M.Ed., Elementary Education, 2018
Sarah Wildman
Eighth Grade Mathematics Teacher
DuPoint Tyler Middle School
Nashville, TN
M.Ed., Elementary Education, 2018
2017 Cohort
Audra Polk
Oxford, MS
M.S., Mathematics, 2019
2018 Cohort
Lauren Simpson
High School Science Teacher
Lafayette High School
Oxford, MS
M.S., Mathematics, 2019
Shundrela "Sheree" Wilson
High School Science Teacher
Southwind High School
Memphis, TN
M.S., Mathematics, 2019
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