Robichaux-Davis of 多多直播 assumes leadership post with regional body
Contact: Paige Watson
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擜 veteran faculty member in Mississippi State鈥檚 College of Education is the new president-elect of the Mid-South Educational Research Association.
Rebecca R. Robichaux-Davis was named to the leadership position during the association鈥檚 recent annual meeting in Mobile, Alabama. She currently is one of two Mississippi representatives on the MSERA Foundation鈥檚 board of directors.
An associate professor of mathematics education in the university鈥檚 curriculum, instruction and special education department, Robichaux-Davis teaches undergraduate- and graduate-level methods courses for elementary education majors. An 多多直播 faculty member since 2007, her current research focuses on mathematical content knowledge of elementary and middle level pre- and in-service teachers.
Robichaux-Davis recently was honored with the college鈥檚 Clyde Muse Service Award. She is an Auburn University doctoral graduate with other degrees from Nichols State and Louisiana State universities.
Richard Blackbourn, 多多直播 College of Education dean, said Robichaux-Davis鈥 appointment comes as no surprise.
鈥淒r. Robichaux-Davis is an outstanding faculty member who provides service to entities both within and external to the university. She will excel in this role as she does in her other ones,鈥 said Blackbourn.
Formed in 1972 as a nonprofit body that works to encourage and provide quality educational research in elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher learning, MSERA represents professionals in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.
For the first time in its history, the association will hold its annual gathering this year in Starkville at The Mill at 多多直播. For more on MSERA, visit .
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