New Faculty
Matthew Boggan, Ed.D
Dr. Matthew Boggan is a faculty member in educational leadership at Mississippi State's Meridian Campus.
Dr. Boggan holds degrees from Mississippi State University, University of Mississippi, and Nova Southeastern University. Other graduate studies were completed at the University of Mississippi and Harvard University.
His research interest includes educational leadership, technology integration, teacher recruitment, induction programs, special education, alternative programming, student behavior, and education in Mississippi.
Dr. Boggan is certified in Special Education, Science and School Administration. He holds licenses in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Georgia.
Dr. Boggan has been honored for his work and research by the Southern Reginal Education Board (SREB), the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), and the Association of Positive Behavior Support (APBS).
He serves as a reviewer for several journals. Annually, he serves on the international program committee for the Society for Technology & Teacher Education Conferences.
Dr. Boggan serves on the COE Strategic Planning Committee and the Meridian Campus Crisis Action Team (CAT).
A native Mississippian from Kilmichael, Dr. Boggan is proud to be a part of the Mississippi State University family.
Dr. Kimberly Hall
Kimberly R. Hall is the School Counseling Program Coordinator and an assistant professor in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education at Mississippi State University.
With a Doctorate of Philosophy in School Counseling from MSU, Dr. Hall's focus is on helping future and current school counselors demonstrate the important role that school counselors play in helping children succeed academically and personally.
Her research focuses on the application of problem-based learning as a counseling and instructional strategy as well as accountability for school counselors.
Dr. Karen Murphy
Dr. Karen Murphy, with performance degrees from Indiana University, Arizona State University and the University of Minnesota, has joined the MSU music department as Departmental Collaborative Pianist and Instructor.
Performing in venues across the United States, Canada, France and Spain, Dr. Murphy is committed to the training of future collaborative pianist.
Dr. Murphy's desire to research in addition to performing enables her scholarship to partner with performance and instruction, providing stimulation that promotes growth.
Her research topics include: Gendering of the Keyboard from 1500 - Present; The Pedagogical Aspects of Felix Mendelssohn's Lieder Ohne Worte; The Life and Works of Amarican Composer, Ernst Bacon: 1898-1990; and The Good, Bad, and Ugly: A Contextual View of Our National Anthem.
She and her husband Richard are enjoying their new life in Starkville with their precocious Shi-Poo, Felix.
Dr. Rebecca Robichaux
As an Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education, Dr. Rebecca Robichaux teaches the mathematics methods course for elementary education majors.
In 1991, she graduated with a bachelor's degree in Secondary Mathematics from Nicholls State University. In 1994, she earned a Master of Arts degree in Mathematics Education with a focus on Middle School Mathematics from Louisiana State University. Subsequently, she earned a Masters of Applied Mathematics degree and a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from Auburn University, in 1999 and 2000, respectively.
Dr. Robichaux's teaching experiences span all grades, K-12, in both the United States and abroad. After graduating from Auburn University, she was employed by Southeastern Louisiana University where she taught the elementary math methods from 2000 to 2004. Dr. Robichaux then returned to Auburn University where she was employed as a quantitative evaluator/researcher of a National Science Foundation mathematics reform grant.
Dr. Robichaux's research agenda primarily involves investigating the mathematical content knowledge of elementary and middle level pre-service and in-service teachers. She also researches instructional strategies for teaching discrete mathematics topics to elementary and middle school students. This research includes examining the changes in elementary teachers' mathematical anxieties and beliefs about teaching mathematics. Dr. Robichaux collaborates with colleagues at Nicholls State University on research projects involving the reflective practices of pre-service teachers and the development of pedagogical content knowledge of mathematics teachers. Dr. Robichaux is also an associate editor of Contemporary Issues in Education Research.
Dr. Brad Vickers
Dr. Brad Vickers is a faculty member in the Department of Kinesiology and contributes to the Teaching and Coaching area.
He received the Doctorate of Education in Physical Education and Sport Studies from the University of Georgia in 2007.
Dr. Vickers graduated with his Bachelor of Science in Biology and Master of Education in Health, Physical Education, & Recreation degrees from Delta State University.
His research interests include communities of practice in coaching clinics, the development of coaching expertise, and the role of physical education in combating obesity.
Dr. Vickers previously taught physical science, earth science, biology, and anatomy and physiology in Mississippi Public Schools.
He has coached five high school and age-group state swimming championship teams as well as individual state, regional, junior national and national champions.
