Hopper holds a bachelor's degree in [[Journalism]] and [[Advertising]] from Murray State University in Murray in western [[Kentucky]].<ref name=hopperofbaxter>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/232/karen-s-hopper|title=Karen Hopper, R-100|publisher=arkansashouse.org|accessdate=January 8, 20; information no longer on-line}}</ref> She is the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, Special Projects, and Distance Learning at the Mountain Home campus of Arkansas State University, based in Russellville in Pope County. She is a director of the Mountain Home [[Chamber of Commerce]] and a member of both her local Rotary International and the [[National Rifle Association]].<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/103798/karen-hopper#.Usy8yJV3sfg|title=Karen Hopper's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=December 8, 2020}}</ref> | Hopper holds a bachelor's degree in [[Journalism]] and [[Advertising]] from Murray State University in Murray in western [[Kentucky]].<ref name=hopperofbaxter>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashouse.org/member/232/karen-s-hopper|title=Karen Hopper, R-100|publisher=arkansashouse.org|accessdate=January 8, 20; information no longer on-line}}</ref> She is the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, Special Projects, and Distance Learning at the Mountain Home campus of Arkansas State University, based in Russellville in Pope County. She is a director of the Mountain Home [[Chamber of Commerce]] and a member of both her local Rotary International and the [[National Rifle Association]].<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/103798/karen-hopper#.Usy8yJV3sfg|title=Karen Hopper's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=December 8, 2020}}</ref> |