Coastal Research & Extension Center

The Coastal Research and Extension Center is Mississippi State University’s “southern exposure,” linking residents of the coastal region to the university. The center’s mission is to conduct research and education programs aimed at developing a better understanding and use of renewable and nonrenewable resources in south Mississippi. Its applied research and educational programs with biological, physical and social systems focus on enhancing the quality of life of residents of Mississippi and other Gulf states.

Counties served include: Clarke, Covington, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Pearl River, Perry, Stone, and Wayne.

Telephone:

228-388-4710

Fax:

228-388-1375

MSU Mailstop:

9385

Mailing Address:

1815 Popps Ferry Rd

Biloxi , MS

39532

Physical Address:

1815 Popps Ferry Rd

Biloxi , Mississippi

39532

Personnel

Name	Job Title	Email
Ms. Brianna Michelle Andrews	Extension Program Assistant	bma253@msstate.edu
Dr. Gary R. Bachman	Extension/Research Professor	gary.bachman@msstate.edu
Dr. Christine E. Coker	Assoc Extension/Research Prof	christine.coker@msstate.edu
Ms. Renee Collini	Extension Instructor	r.collini@msstate.edu
Ms. Sarah Cunningham	Intermittent Worker	s.cunningham@msstate.edu
Ms. Doris Irene Cycyk	Office Associate	dc1195@msstate.edu
Dr. James M. DelPrince	Assistant Extension Professor	j.delprince@msstate.edu
Ms. Mary Elizabeth Dikes	Business Manager I	mary.dikes@msstate.edu
Dr. James Marcus Drymon	Assistant Extension Professor	marcus.drymon@msstate.edu
Ms. Tiare Fridrich	Intermittent Worker	tf795@msstate.edu
Ms. Jessica Gooch	Intermittent Worker	jg2266@msstate.edu
Ms. Elizabeth Carambat Hall	Contracts & Grants Assistant	ech355@msstate.edu
Ms. Mikaela C Heming	Extension Associate I	m.heming@msstate.edu
Dr. James Emery Henderson	Professor and Head	j.henderson@msstate.edu
Mr. Matthew Bernard Jargowsky	Extension Program Associate	matthew.jargowsky@msstate.edu
Ms. Amanda E. Jefferson	Extension Associate I	amanda.jefferson@msstate.edu
Ms. Abigail Elizabeth Johnson	Intermittent Worker	aej254@msstate.edu
Mr. Aleksandris Reinis Margerison	Intermittent Worker	arm998@msstate.edu
Ms. Sara Elizabeth Martin	Extension Associate I	sara.martin@msstate.edu
Ms. Gillian Melissa Palino	Intermittent Worker	gmp128@msstate.edu
Dr. Wayne Porter	Senior Extension Associate	wayne.porter@msstate.edu
Dr. Ben Posadas	Assoc Extension/Research Prof	ben.posadas@msstate.edu
Ms. Alyssa E. Rodolfich	Extension Program Assistant	alyssa.rodolfich@msstate.edu
Ms. Amanda Nicole Sartain	Extension Program Associate	amanda.sartain@msstate.edu
Ms. Emily Seubert	Extension Program Associate	em.seubert@msstate.edu
Ms. Jennifer Smith	Events Coordinator	nickie.smith@msstate.edu
Dr. Eric L. Sparks	Assistant Extension Professor	eric.sparks@msstate.edu
Dr. Eric Thomas Stafne	Extension/Research Professor	eric.stafne@msstate.edu
Ms. Emily Carole Stolz	Intermittent Worker	ecs315@msstate.edu
Dr. Shaun M. Tanger	Assistant Professor	smt489@msstate.edu
Ms. Kenzi Allison Trahan	Intermittent Worker	kat500@msstate.edu
Mr. Anthony James Vedral	Extension Program Associate	anthony.vedral@msstate.edu
Ms. Sonia Marie Vedral	Extension Associate I	s.vedral@msstate.edu
Mr. Matthew Finley Virden	Extension Program Assistant	m.virden@msstate.edu