Breelyn Thaggard

St. Dominic Memorial Hospital

Dr. Steven Patterson, MD General Surgery and Advanced Robotic Surgery

Dr. Nicole Cleveland, MD (and NP) Hematology and Oncology

Mississippi Baptist Medical Center

Dr. William Harris, MD (and PA) Cardiovascular and Cardiothoracic Surgery

Dr. Meredith Travelstead, MD (and PA) Obstetrics and Gynecology

Children's of Mississippi- Blair E. Batson

Dr. Catherine J. Gordon, MD Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist

Mission First Medical Clinic

Carley Yelverton, PA

Central Surgical Associates

Courtney C. Wright, PA-C Surgery and wound care

Mississippi Dermatology Associates

Jenna Marie Ainsworth, PA-C

MEA Clinic, Richland, MS

Gavin Nowell, PA Family Medicine

• Dean's Scholar
• Gamma Beta Phi
• Lambda Sigma Honor Society
• National Society of Collegiate Scholars
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
• Phi Sigma Pi
• Phi Sigma Theta
• Public affairs student spotlight for Mississippi State University

 Dance Marathon

• President, Fall 2022
• Vice President, Fall 2020-2021
• Staff member, Fall 2019

College of Arts and Sciences Ambassadors

• President, Fall 2022
• Secretary, Fall 2021
• Member, Spring, 2020

American Medical Women's Association, Fall 2021-present

• Executive board, Fall 2021-2023

Pre-PA Club, Fall 2022-2023

member

American Medical Women's Association, Spring 2020-2023

member and executive board 

College of Arts and Sciences Ambassadors, Spring 2020-2023

member, secretary, president 

Dresses of Hope, Spring 2020-2023

member

Chi Omega,  Fall 2019-2023

member

Dance Marathon, Fall 2019-2023

member and president

Habitat for Humanity, Fall 2019-2023 

volunteer 

Make A Wish Foundation, Fall/spring 2019-2023

volunteer/fundraiser

Starkville Kids, Fall/Spring 2019-2023

volunteer

ACCESS Mentoring Program, Fall 2021-Spring 2022

mentor 

JL King Center, Spring 2020

volunteer

Mississippi Diabetes Foundation, Fall 2024-present  

volunteer

Undergraduate research assistant, Spring 2022-2023

• National Science Foundation, Senior Proposal, Biological Anthropology. "Reconstruction of host immune status, host immune response (inflammatory phenotype), and heterogeneity in frailty to acquired syphilis." (Award abstract title: "Host immunological characteristics and disease experience in past human populations") PI: Molly Zuckerman. CO-PI:Fabian Crespo (UL), SHaron DeWitte (USC). Amount: $260,000.00. Award Period: 2020-2023. Awarded/ Federal Award No.: 1946203. As an undergraduate research assistant, I collect the data that will be used for this proposal. I collect the numbers from the teeth enamel from individuals and compare them to others using an excel spreadsheet. There are thousands of individuals to collect data from.

Undergraduate research assistant, Spring/Fall 2020-2022

• Self directed work under the guidance of the Chemistry department chair, Tod and Deb Mlsna and graduate student, Lisa Smith. Participated in a project with the goal of revising the Organic I and II Chemistry lab manuals.

Global Learning, Summer 2022

• Studied abroad in Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Rome with the Chemistry Department of Mississippi State University to study thermal energy and its affects on our every day lives. Summer 2022

• BLS, Expires 6/2027
• ALS, Expires 6/2027

• American Academy of Physician Assistants, member 2024-present
• Mississippi Academy of Physician Assistants, member 2024-present

DeGaglia, C. 2, F. Crespo, A. Wissler, B. Davenport, RM. Austin, and Zuckerman. MK. ND. Periodontal scoring systems. American Journal of physical Anthropology. Planned submission date: 2023. MS 70% complete.

• Traveling
• Long walks
• Baking
• Hiking with friends