Dr. Rachel Allison is an Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology. Her research focuses on gender and intersectionality across societal institutions characterized by women's increased representation, including education, medicine, and sport. Dr. Allison's past research has examined racial and gender stratification in medical specialization and college students'…

Dr. Renee Clary is a Professor and Director of the Dunn-Seiler Museum in the Department of Geosciences at Mississippi State University (MSU). Her principal area of research is geoscience education. She co-founded EarthScholars Research Group with the late Jim Wandersee (LSU) in 2002 and has served as Director of the 15 Degree Laboratory since 2014. Her primary focus is the integration of…

Dr. Lourdes Cardozo-Gaibisso is an Assistant Professor of TESOL and Linguistics in the Department of English at Mississippi State University and a Research Fellow at the Social Science Research Center, where she leads the Science Literacy for Excellence (SL4E) Research Collaboratory. She is a systemic functional linguist specializing in science literacy for multilingual students. Dr. Cardozo-…

Dr. Allison Jaeger (Berena) is an assistant professor of Cognitive Psychology. Her research interests are situated at the intersection of cognitive psychology and education. Her research explores how individual differences in cognitive capacities such as spatial thinking impact STEM learning and reasoning and how educational materials and instructions can be designed to support all types…

Dr. Sarah Lalk is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Geosciences at Mississippi State University. Her research interests included building physical models of earth science concepts/hazards; use of interactive mapping to increase understanding of the relationship between the earth’s systems and community members; and the use of informal learning environments to…

Dr. Terry Likes, an award-winning educator and journalist, is the head of the Department of Communication and tenured full professor at Mississippi State University. He is an expert in radio-tv writing, reporting, production, and producing. Likes has won over 100 awards and honors in his career, and has conducted 37 presentations at a variety of conferences. His research interests include…

Dr. Kelly Moser is an Associate Professor of Spanish and World Language Teaching in the Department of Classical & Modern Languages and Literatures. Her research explores language teacher identity, teacher cognition, and teacher practice. Moser’s critical research in System in which she uncovered how K-12 and post-secondary world language teachers enacted emergency remote instruction at the…

Dr. Keith Moser is a Professor of French and Francophone Studies in the Department of Classical & Modern Languages and Literatures.  He has more than 100 major publications including nine books and eighty-five articles.  Moser’s research examines many issues linked to social-ecological justice.  He is widely recognized by the international academic community as an expert in…

To Shi, data science is a challenge-oriented field. She am interested in discovering research challenges and leveraging cutting-edge technologies or developing new methods to solve real-world problems. She am currently focusing on healthcare-related challenges, especially in transferring data into knowledge and the generalization of health informatics approaches. Meanwhile, she am open to…

Robert Swanson is an Instructor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at Mississippi State University. He writes and performs children’s music about weather and astronomy for school and library groups. In an effort to teach science in an innovative and interesting way, Bob combines his passions for both science and music. A self-trained musician who plays guitar, harmonica,…

Dr. Diego Thompson received his Ph.D. in Sociology and Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University. Prior to joining the faculty at Mississippi State University, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Middlebury College. His teaching and research interests are in rural and environmental sociology. His research has focused on immigration…

Originally trained in music education at Mississippi College, Voller taught band, chorus, drama and journalism before earning her M.A. in the Department of English. She’s now pursuing a Ph.D. in higher education leadership at MSU. Voller is the creator and director of MSU's annual Humanities Camp, held each summer.