About the Authors

Jerome Goddard grew up in Booneville, Mississippi and attended college at the University of Mississippi (B.A. and M.S.) and Mississippi State University (Ph.D.).  He is currently an Extension Professor of Medical and Veterinary Entomology at Mississippi State University.  

Rosella Goddard is from Iuka, Mississippi and has a B.A.E. from the University of Mississippi.  She homeschooled their two sons and served over 25 years as a youth minister and Scoutmaster for Troop 99 in the Boy Scouts. 

Jerome and Rosella reside in Starkville, Mississippi. They have two sons, Jerome II and Joseph and daughter-in-laws Lindsey and Lauren.