Graduate Research Assistants
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Alex KrallmanAlexandra Krallman is a fourth year doctoral student at Mississippi State University studying Marketing and Quantitative Analysis. She received a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration in Marketing and earned her MBA from Eastern Kentucky University. Her prior work experience includes various roles at Eastern Kentucky University, Fidelity Investments, and RedBull North America. Her primary research interests include services marketing, online retailing, and structural equation modeling. She is currently involved in various research projects, including two grant funded projects.
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Mallorie Miller-SmithMallorie Miller-Smith is currently a first year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology program at Mississippi State University. A native from Southaven, MS, Mallorie first came to Mississippi State in fall of 2011 to obtain her Bachelors of Science degree in Psychology. After she graduated in spring 2015, Mallorie was employed as a Behaviorist at a mental health facility in Starkville, for which she worked closely with clients who suffered from mental disabilities. Returning to Mississippi State to pursue her doctorate, Mallorie works closely with Dr. Colleen Sinclair in her work on various projects. Her research interests involve romantic and familial relationships, including couple and group support as well as group processes and involvement.
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Sierra NelsonSierra Nelson is graduate student at Mississippi State University. She received her Bachelors of Science in Social Justice & Criminology from Delta State University. She is currently working on her Master’s degree in Sociology with a focus in Criminology, paying special attention to topics such as deviance and victimization. In her master’s thesis, she is exploring differences between serial killers who kill prostitutes and serial killers that do not kill prostitutes. Specifically, her study will focus on demographic differences as well as differences in offending between these groups of offenders. She is currently working as a graduate research assistant at the Social Science Research Center on a school safety initiative funded by the National Institute of Justice. Ms. Nelson can be reached at sierra.nelson@ssrc.msstate.edu.
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Jabari SellersJabari Sellers is a Research Associate at the Social Science Research Center (SSRC) at Mississippi State University (MSU). Currently, he is working on the National Institute of Justice School Safety Grant where he will be serving as a School Psychology Intern for Starkville High School. His primary research interest are in trauma in children, social rejection, stress and coping, suicide prevention, bullying, evidence-based practice for children with Autism and emotional disabilities, and crisis planning and prevention. He is currently pursuing his Doctor of Philosophy in School Psychology, and he holds a Master’s of Science in Educational Psychology and a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology with a theme in Human Development. During his pursuit of a Master’s and Doctoral degree, he has served as a Graduate Teacher’s Assistant III (GTA) teaching Behavioral Science Writing, Educational and Psychological Statistic Lab, and Introduction Into African American Studies. Moreover, he has served as an Assessment and Behavioral Specialist at local school districts.
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Makeela WellsMakeela J. Wells is a fifth year doctoral student in the Department of Sociology at MSU. Her areas of interest include capital punishment, sentencing, gender, race and crime and statistics and research methods.
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