About Us

LERA is comprised of college/university faculty, early childhood, elementary, middle, and secondary teachers, school leaders, and educational stakeholders that support and advocate for high quality scholarship and research in education. LERA is an active state affiliate of the American Educational Research Association (national) and the Mid-South Educational Research Association (regional).

Executive Board

Keicia Hawkins
President
Northwestern State University

Min-Seok Choi
Co-Program Chair
University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Jungmin Lee
Co-Program Chair
University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Laura B. Norman
Higher Education Representative
Northwestern State University

Krystle Prudhomme
At-large Representative
Louisiana State University

Rachel A. Hattaway
Local Education Agency Representative
University of Louisiana Monroe

Linda Fairchild
Webmaster/Historian
University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Jerry Parker
Managing Editor, Research Issues in Contemporary Education
Southeastern Louisiana University

Natalie Keefer
Executive Director
University of Louisiana at Lafayette