NATCHITOCHES – Five doctoral students from Northwestern State University’s Adult Learning and Development program were selected to speak at the Mid-South Educational Research Association (MSERA), a regional conference held in Little Rock, Arkansas, attended by about 350 educators. Ten individuals were chosen to receive a Research-In-Progress award to recognize their outstanding research. Three of those individuals represented NSU.  They are, from left, doctoral candidates Bob Jordan, Tanya Wasmer and Jessica Lemoine. They were accompanied to the conference by their dissertation chair Dr. Cristy Hornsby and Dr. Katrina Jordan, director of NSU’s School of Education.