Title
- Director of Continued Enrollment
- Coordinator, Bulldog Rebound
Contact
Email: LDrake@cae.msstate.edu
Phone: 662-325-7228
As the Director of Continued Enrollment, Laura oversees Mississippi State University's student retention programs Bulldog Rebound and Bulldog Bounce Back, both housed in the Center for Academic Excellence. She is the coordinator for Bulldog Rebound. Outside of the CAE, Laura serves as the Faculty Advisor for Hillel, the Jewish Student Association at Mississippi State University.
She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Early American History and writing her dissertation "Beyond the Doorpost: A Jewish Family in the Anglo-Protestant World." Her project is a biography of the Ashkenazim Jewish family of Jacob and Abigaill Franks in Anglo-Protestant England and her North American colonies. Laura's dissertation is under the direction of Dr. Judith Ridner. Her research focuses on material culture and the family's attempt at participation in colonial New York society while maintaining their Jewish religious identity.
PhD in Early American History, Expected 2025.
Master of Arts in English, focus on historical literature (pre-nineteenth century). May 2009.
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology with concentrations in Biological and Cultural Anthropology. December 2007.
Office Location: 1430 YMCA