2023 Executive Board
Sherry Shaw
President
University of North Florida
(Retired)
George Noflin
Vice President/
President-Elect
Grambling State University
Adam Elder
Secretary
Southeastern Louisiana University
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Michael S. Mills
Immediate Past President
University of Central Arkansas
Randy Parker
Executive Director
Louisiana Tech University (Retired)
Officers
State Directors
Alabama Director
Charles Notar
Jacksonville State University
cnotar@jsu.edu
Arkansas Director
Louis Nadelson
University of Central Arkansas
lnadelson1@uca.edu
Florida Director
Mark Halley
University of North Florida
mark.halley@unf.edu
Kentucky Director
Teresa Clark
Murray State University
tclark24@murraystate.edu
Louisiana Director
Ashley Wicker
Southeastern Louisiana University
ashley.johnston-5@selu.edu
Mississippi Director
Sarah Parker
Mississippi State University
Tennessee Director
Donald Snead
Middle Tennessee State University
donald.snead@mtsu.edu
SDE/LEA Representative
At-Large Directors
Jessica Herring-Watson
University of Central Arkansas
Aarek Farmer
Freed-Hardeman University
Rebecca Robichaux-Davis
Mississippi State University
Randal Wilson
Murray State University
University Student Director
Committee Chairpersons and Other Leadership Team Members
Archives
David Morse
Mississippi State University (retired)
dmorse@colled.msstate.edu
Budget Review
Michael S. Mills
University of Central Arkansas
Charles Notar
Jacksonville State University
Rebecca Robichaux-Davis
Mississippi State University
Franz Reneau
Georgia Tech
franz.reneau@gatech.edu
SRERA Liaison
Randy Parker
Louisiana Tech University (retired)
doctorp1954@gmail.com
Constitution and By-laws
Rod Uzat
University of Texas Permian Basin
uzat_r@utpb.edu
Institutional Support
Donald Snead
Middle Tennessee State University
donald.snead@mtsu.edu
Distinguished Awards
Sherry Shaw
University of North Florida (Retired)
Distinguished Papers
George Noflin
Grambling State University
Evaluation
Ibrahim Duyar
Arkansas State University
Amanda Mayeaux
University of Louisiana Lafayette
Foundation
Larry Daniel
University of Texas - Permian Basin
daniel_l@utpb.edu
Future Site
Sean Owen
Mississippi State University
University Student Advisory
Kelly Byrd
University of South Alabama
kbyrd@southalabama.edu
MSERA Mentors
Larry Daniel
University of Texas - Permian Basin
daniel_l@utpb.edu
Kasia Gallo
Mississippi State University
Historian
Jane Nell Luster (retired)
LERA Liaison
Kathy Campbell
Southeastern Louisiana University
kathleen.campbell@southeastern.edu
Local Arrangements
Hongwei “Patrick” Yang
University of West Florida
pyang@uwf.edu
Membership
Keicia Hawkins
Northwestern State University
Ramona Wynder
Natchitoches Parish School District
Ramona.Wynder@npsb.la
Nominations
Michael S. Mills
University of Central Arkansas
Program Chair & Proceedings
Gail Hughes
Ouachita Baptist University
Tara Wilson
University of Texas Permian Basin
Publications
Tina Allen
Louisiana Tech University
tallen@latech.edu
Research in the Schools
Kasia Gallo
Mississippi State University
Gail Hughes
Ouachita Baptist University
Larry Daniel
University of Texas - Permian Basin
daniel_l@utpb.edu
Amanda Mayeaux
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
amanda.mayeaux@louisiana.edu
Eric Oslund
Middle Tennessee State University
eric.oslund@mtsu.edu
The Researcher
Tina Allen
Louisiana Tech University
tallen@latech.edu
Technology
Courtney Jarrell
Louisiana Tech University
In Memoriam
Dr. Cliff Hofwolt, Executive Director Emeritus
July 7, 2016 - Message to Membership from Dustin Hebert, MSERA President
We have learned that our executive director, but more significantly our friend, Cliff Hofwolt, passed away the evening of July 5, 2016. Cliff was a long-time member of MSERA and has served as the association's executive director for over a decade. We are saddened by the loss of our friend and offer our prayers to his family and those closest to him.
Dr. Hofwolt's Faculty Profile from Vanderbilt University Web site
For the past several years, Cliff has been involved in developing integrated media instructional materials for use in elementary science methods courses for prospective elementary school teachers. These materials are organized around using video from actual classroom lessons to provide instructional cases that can be analyzed from multiple perspectives. Two video discs, Approaches to Teaching Science and Effective Teaching Practices in Science, have been developed for use in elementary science methods courses. These video discs are in the process of being transferred to CD-ROM. Cliff also developed the curriculum program HyperScience for Middle School Teachers, which uses counterintuitive events in a video format to develop student's abilities to explain science phenomena.
Cliff has also been active in the Mid-South Educational Research Association (MSERA). He served as President of this organization in 2000 and was a winner of the Harry Bowman Distinguished Service Award in 2002. Cliff currently serves as the Executive Director of MSERA. Read more.
September 21, 2016 - Letter to Camilla Benbow, Peabody College Dean, from Dustin Hebert, MSERA President
Read the letter.
November 1, 2016 - Message to Membership from Dustin Hebert, MSERA President
Today, the MSERA board voted unanimously to name Dr. Clifford Hofwolt the first-ever executive director emeritus of MSERA. This recognition was bestowed on Cliff for his many years of service to MSERA. Congratulations, my friend. We miss you.