SERA 2014

Wow! It has been far too long since I've written, and there is so much to get caught up on! 

My last post showed a few pictures from Prelims, which honestly feel like an eternity ago. A great deal has happened since January! 

Let's begin with a recap of SERA 2014 in New Orleans! :)

This year, the conference was in New Orleans, LA! I have been excited about this conference since September because I had never been to NOLA. I've always wanted to go and have heard great things from friends who've been. Now, it's my turn! 

SERA 2014 turned out to be one of my most profitable conferences yet. I was presented 5 papers (eek!) - 3 with co-authors and 2 individually. The 3 papers I presented with co-authors were the product of lots of work and research projects, while the other 2 papers were course term papers. My co-authors and I decided to give ourselves the best chance of getting recognized and threw our papers into every category for an award we could. 

Shockingly, I won some! One of the papers I co-authored one an award and a paper I authored by myself won 2 other awards. Talk about lucrative! :) 

This was definitely a surprise, and I felt honored to have my hard work recognized! There is proof that maybe I'm doing something right with all this craziness. We also got to enjoy drinks with alligators, the lights going out in the rain on Bourbon street, and jazzy music on the corners. 

I'm excited for SERA 2015 in San Antonio and returning to New Orleans in the near future! :)