Your next research partner, core capability resource, or big proposal idea may be closer than you think!
Expedition State is a university-wide showcase series from the Office of Research Development that takes researchers inside Mississippi State’s colleges to discover the expertise, resources, facilities, and emerging collaborative opportunities already across campus.
Each stop features a different college and brings faculty, research leaders, and support teams together for a fast-paced look at what they do, what they have, and where collaboration could lead next.
Stay tuned for an announcement about our next destination!
The first event took place September 25th and featured MSU's College of Education. The event agenda and speaker info is below.
Welcome & overview of research portfolio, areas of strength, and collaboration-ready opportunities:
- Dr. Teresa Jayroe | Dean, College of Education
- Dr. Dan Gadke | Associate Dean for Research, College of Education
Research Spotlight presentations by:
- Dr. Adam Knight | Industry partnerships, grants, and contracts in applied biomechanics
- Dr. Zaccheus Ahonle | Career Horizons: disability, employment, and economic participation
- Dr. Michelle Stubbs | NSF Noyce STEM educator workforce initiative at MSU Meridian
- Dr. Yan Sun | AI education, K-12 STEM, and workforce development
Hear about capabilities & collaboration opportunities from:
- Dr. Vance Durrington | Technology, learning, workforce design, and industry partnerships
- Drs. Sareh Karami and Mehdi Garemani | Imaginarium: K-8 research, broader impacts, exhibits, and outreach
- Dr. Kasee Stratton-Gadke | MIoD: behavioral health, mental health, disability, and clinical/community research
- Dr. Stephanie Lemley | TEAL as a cross-college partner: agricultural literacy, curriculum, teacher development, and school engagement
- Dr. Daniel Stevens | Music as a research, creative, engagement, and dissemination partner
See the facilities in an open house for:
- Kinesiology | Human performance, movement, exercise, and wellness laboratories
- Mississippi Institute on Disabilities | Behavioral health, clinical services, ACCESS, and disability-support
