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March 2015
Volume 43, No. 1
The Mid-South
Educational Research Association
CALL FOR PAPERS
SUBMISSION LINK OPEN
APRIL 1, 2015
The 2015 Annual Meeting of MSERA will be November 4-
6 at the Hilton Lafayette Hotel in Lafayette, Louisi-
ana. All members of MSERA and others are invited to sub-
mit proposals for (a) Discussion Sessions, (b) Display Ses-
sions, (c) Symposia, (d) Training Sessions, and/or Research
in Progress (RIP) Sessions. Proposals will be considered if
they are submitted electronically by Wednesday, July 15,
2015. Proposals are to be submitted as an Abstract.
All submissions for the James E. McLean Outstanding Dis-
tinguished Paper Award and the Herbert M. Handley Out-
standing Dissertation/Thesis Award must be submitted as a
proposal for the Annual Meeting AND also follow specific
instructions on the MSERA website
(http://www.msera.org).
NOTE: All Proposal Submissions for the 2015Annual Meet-
ing must be completed and submitted online at the MSERA
website (http://www.msera.org). Online Submission will be
available beginning Wednesday, April 1, 2015.
Primary authors will be notified, via email, both to
acknowledge receipt of the proposal and a final disposition
SEE CALL FOR PAPERS, PG. 2
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Call For Papers 2015 ..... 1
Call for Session Chairs .. 2
Research In Progress ... 2
2014 Outgoing President’s
Message ................. 3
Officers and Directors ... 3
Hotel Information ......... 4
Future Annual Meetings 4
The Mid-South
Educational
RESEARCHER
Julie A. Holmes
Randy Parker
Editors
The
Researcher
MSERA 2015: Investigating Today to Improve Education Tomorrow
Do you want to become more involved in MSERA? Serving
as a Session Chair is an excellent way for all members, both
Professional and Graduate Students, to participate in the
Annual Meeting. Graduate Students are especially consid-
ered and are encouraged to serve as Session Chairs. Re-
sponsibilities include introducing the session presenters,
informing presenters of time limits, and facilitating ques-
tion and answer periods at the end of the session. This is a
valuable contribution to the organization, and your help
will be greatly appreciated!
Interested members should provide the following infor-
mation to Dr. Rebecca Robichaux-Davis at
Name, mailing address, and email address.
Thank you in advance for helping to
ensure a successful program!!
CALL FOR PAPERS (CONTINUED FROM PG.1)
CALL FOR SESSION CHAIRS
of the proposal by September 15, 2015.
Therefore, it is important that primary
authors are able to access email from July
15, 2015 through September 15, 2015.
Submit One completed Proposal Infor-
mation web page form for Each paper/
display/other session being proposed.
Authors must click on the Send Proposals
link on the Call for Papers webpage. The
web page form requires the Primary Au-
thor to submit cover sheet information
including the identification of any co-
authors and the abstract of the paper/
display/other session. Authors submitting
a Training Proposal MUST also submit an
abbreviated vita for each trainer to the
Program Chair as an email attachment.
If you have any questions about the Call
for Papers or the process of submitting
your proposal, please email the 2015 Pro-
gram Chair – Dr. Rebecca Robichaux-
Davis at [email protected]
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
GRADUATE STUDENT
SESSIONS
Research In Progress (RIP) Sessions
(an initiative of the Mid-South Edu-
cational Research Foundation—
MSERF) are designed for Graduate
Students to have an opportunity to
present research projects at various
stages of development. RIP sessions
offer students constructive feedback,
suggestion for improvement , and
ideas for continuation and comple-
tion of the projects. These sessions
are designed for graduate students
participating in on-going research or
research nearing completion.
The MSERF provides partial funding
for graduate students who have
applied to and been accepted for
presentation in the RIP Sessions ,
and who are subsequently selected
by the Foundation to receive this
support.
Graduate Students with work in-
progress are encouraged to apply for
inclusion in an RIP Session.
Apply at: http://www.msera.org
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2014 PRESIDENT’S OUTGOING MESSAGE
It is definitely true that time flies when you’re having fun. The year as 2014
President of the MSERA has seemingly come and gone in the wink of an eye!
Yet there were many accomplishments, some of which might be considered
major, and there are so many loyal MSERA members who helped make them
all happen.
First, I want to thank Michelle Haj-Broussard, who blazed a technology trail by
introducing the credit card swipe for onsite conference registration at the 2013
conference. It painlessly paved the way to 2014. Dustin Hebert, as Technology
Committee Chair and newly appointed Webmaster employed the functions of
Eventbrite and Pay Pal for ONLINE conference registration and payment! It
feels good to be in the 21st Century.
Second, an unprecedented event occurred when the board voted to admit Flori-
da as a member state! Now we can all look forward to going back to the Florida
Gulf Coast from time to time.
After being appointed chair of the ad hoc committee Strategic Planning, Franz
Reneau developed a vision and a mission statement and four initiatives right
out of the gate! The membership approved the vision and the mission state-
ment at the business meeting in Knoxville. The first initiative of the strategic
plan is to recruit and build sustainable membership for the MSERA. Bob Ras-
mussen graciously agreed to chair an ad hoc committee to recruit former and
retired members back into the MSERA; that ad hoc committee has since been
merged with the membership committee, and will be co-chaired by Kenny An-
thony and Bob Rasmussen.
Other 2014 accomplishments included a board vote to make registration for
retired members the same rate as for graduate students, a move that will, hope-
fully, encourage conference attendance of retired members; a board decision to
make the Researcher Call for Papers edition a hard copy, an effort to increase
conference proposals; and the decision to appoint Randy Parker and Julie
Holmes as co-editors of the Researcher.
As outgoing president I cannot overemphasize how critical it is to increase our
membership to ensure financial solvency. We have made strides to do that by
converting the RITS journal and the Researcher to online formats, but there is
more that we can do and are doing. Every university faculty member can help
by recruiting not only their faculty colleagues but also their graduate students.
Many of our current members, myself included, began their MSERA “career” as
graduate students.
Finally, in order to advertise Lafayette as a desirable site for the 2015 confer-
ence, Boudreaux (Dustin Hebert) and Thibodeaux (yours truly) made a presen-
tation at the IR11. They enjoyed the conference so much that they decided to
attend the 2015 conference in Lafayette.
Allons à Lafayette, mes amis!!
- Kathy Campbell
MSERA 2015
OFFICERS &
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President Gail Hughes
President-Elect Dustin
Hebert
Secretary Shannon
Chiasson
Past-President Kathy
Campbell
Executive Director Cliff Hofwolt
Historian Jane Nell
Luster
Alabama Director Nancy
Gaillard
Arkansas Director Rachelle
Miller
Florida Director Franz
Reneau
Kentucky Director Yuejin Xu
Louisiana Director Susannah
Craig
Mississippi Director Rebecca Robichaux-Davis
Tennessee Director Jwa Kim
At-Large Director Mindy
Crain-Dorough
At-Large Director Carol
Christian
At-Large Director Larry Daniel
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FUTURE CONFERENCE
DATES
NOVEMBER 2016
RENAISSANCE RIVERVIEW
PLAZA
MOBILE, ALABAMA
NOVEMBER 2017
THE MILL AT MSU
STARKVILLE, MS
GOT AN IDEA FOR A FUTURE
MSERA MEETING SITE?
CONTACT:
HOTEL INFORMATION
Our 2015 Annual meeting will be held
at the
Doubletree by Hilton
Lafayette
(Formerly the Hilton-Lafayette)
This completely remodeled property is Acadiana’s premier conference
venue and will provide you with an exceptional conference experience .
Please plan to reserve your room at the Doubletree. MSERA can afford
to keep our conference fees low when we have members reserve rooms
at the conference hotel.
Plan to join us in Lafayette for our 44th Annual
Meeting !!!
Allons à Lafayette, mes amis!!
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RESEARCHER
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Editors
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