Research Opportunities in 2024-2025

Below are profiles of faculty members doing research on our campus and may be looking for collaborators (e.g., students) to help conduct their research in in 2024-2025. If you wish to be included on this page, then please email Eric Hall (ehall@elon.edu). If you are a student and would like help with writing an email to a faculty member, then please contact the Undergraduate Research Student Association (click here for email address).

 

 

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Faculty Member Research & Creative Interests Research Category Faculty Information
Aaron Piepmeier exercise, cognition, online experiments, quantitative, qualitative, online data collection Math & Sciences, Social Sciences
Aaron Trocki math, education Math & Sciences, School of Education, Multidisciplinary
Adam Aiken investments; hedge funds; mutual funds; ETFs; mergers; ESG; investor activism; finance School of Business
Adam Y. Kim diversity, race, identity Social Sciences
Ahmed A. Fadaam visual effects, animation, Middle East history School of Communications, Multidisciplinary
Alex Traugutt Sport, Analytics, Data, Modeling, Economics, Quantitative School of Communications, Social Sciences, Multidisciplinary
Alexis Franzese sociology, social psychology, identity Social Sciences
Amanda Chunco biogeography, conservation, ecology Math & Sciences
Amanda Davis School psychology, teacher-student relationships, mentoring, school connectedness, survey data, measure development, correlational research Social Sciences
Amanda Kleintop African American history, Civil War and Reconstruction, digital humanities, archival research, digital history/humanities, qualitative research, quantitative research Arts & Humanities, Multidisciplinary, Social Sciences
Amanda Sturgill media, journalism, analytics School of Communications
Amy Allocco religion, gender, India/South Asia Arts & Humanities
Andrew Dellinger Genetics, statistics, computer science, biology, PCA, regression, quantitative, hypothesis testing Math & Sciences
Ann Cahill feminist theory, philosophy of the body, sexual assault Arts & Humanities
Anthony Crider photojournalism, virtual reality, crowd counting Multidisciplinary
Anthony Hatcher Journalism, Religion, History, Qualitative content analysis, Historical methods School of Communications
Anthony Rizzuto Math & Sciences
Antonio Izzo biology, ecology, microbiology Math & Sciences
Archie Crowley linguistics, transgender studies, discourse analysis Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences
Ariela Marcus-Sells History, Literature, Religion, Islam, Magic Arts & Humanities
Baris Kesgin foreign policy analysis, political leaders, Middle East Social Sciences, Multidisciplinary, Arts & Humanities
Ben Murphy Literature, African American, English Arts & Humanities
Bethany Brinkman water treatment, organic carbon, soils Math & Sciences
Bill Evans Physiology, Biology, Immunology, Human Performance Math & Sciences, School of Health Sciences
Blake Hament robotics, AI, artificial intelligence, computer vision, machine learning, biomechanics Math & Sciences, Multidisciplinary, Arts & Humanities
Brandon Sheridan International trade, economics, statistics, public-use macroeconomic data, gravity model, OLS School of Business, Social Sciences
Brian K. Pennington religion, India, culture Multidisciplinary
Brian Walsh programming, AI, python, R, node, sql School of Communications
Brittany Mercado employee performance, bad behaviors, productivity, cyberloafing, assessment, quantitative data, survey methodology School of Business, Social Sciences
Brooks Depro economics, social science Social Sciences, School of Business, Multidisciplinary
Carol Smith outdoor/nature, experiential, mental health School of Education, Multidisciplinary
Caroline Ketcham neurodiversity, movement, sensory, concussions, mental health Multidisciplinary
Caroline Sprecher innovation, disclosure, incentives School of Business
Catherine Chiang forensic accounting, earnings management, analytics School of Business, Multidisciplinary
Charles Irons history, race, religion Social Sciences
Cheng Chen AI, User Study, Health, Education School of Communications, Social Sciences
Chris Leupold social psychology, leadership, teams, quantitative analyses Social Sciences, School of Business
Chris Nelson sales and marketing School of Business
Chris Richardson astrophysics, galaxies, black holes Math & Sciences
Christina Benson business law, business ethics, sustainability, social justice Social Sciences, School of Business, Multidisciplinary
Clare Callahan literature, gender, poverty Arts & Humanities
Courtney Liu Music theatre, choreography, leadership, flow states, pedagogy, dance, interpretative phenomenological analysis, video data from performances Arts & Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Dan Burns Arts & Humanities
Danielle Lake scholarship of teaching and learning, social justice, design thinking Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, School of Education, Multidisciplinary
Dave Gammon animal behavior, field biology, birds Math & Sciences, Multidisciplinary
David Jiang entrepreneurship (opportunity recognition, psychology of startups), family business (family owners' social and emotional dynamics), organizational behavior (motivation, power, and influence) School of Business
David McGraw arts administration, performing arts Arts & Humanities
David Vandermast ecology, forests, outside Math & Sciences
Devin Proctor anthropology, Internet, identity Social Sciences
Dillan Bono-Lunn policy, labor, economics School of Business, Social Sciences
Dinidu Karunanayake memory and literature, Asia, global literature Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, Multidisciplinary
Duke Hutchings ux, usability, visualization, education Math & Sciences
Efrain Rivera-Serrano Microbiology Math & Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Multidisciplinary
Elena Kennedy social entrepreneurship School of Business
Elizabeth von Briesen computer science, computational social science, agent-based modeling, sentiment analysis Math & Sciences
Emily Wang corporate finance, corporate equality, cybersecurity School of Business
Eric Bauer toxicology, behavior, e-cigarette Math & Sciences
Eric Hall exercise, mental health, concussions, mentoring, belonging, Quantiative data, Regressions, ANOVAs, Qualitative data, thematic analysis Multidisciplinary, Math & Sciences
Erin Pearson race, literature, American studies Arts & Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Evan Gatti art history; cultural heritage; medieval history Multidisciplinary
Evan Small experiential education; community; sustainability; social justice Social Sciences, Multidisciplinary
Federico Pous historical memory, cultural studies, Latin America, cultural analysis Arts & Humanities
Feng Dong School of Business
Geoffrey Claussen Jewish Ethics, Theology Arts & Humanities
Harlen Makemson visual communications, history School of Communications
Heather Barker statistics, education, social justice Math & Sciences, School of Education
Honglin Xiao GIS and remote sensing, global environmental changes, natural disasters Multidisciplinary
Hwayeon Ryu Mathematical Biology, Neural Networks, Modeling COVID-19 Dynamics, Parameter Estimation Math & Sciences, Multidisciplinary
Hyunuk Kim business analytics, computational social science, applied machine learning School of Business
Jacob Gdovin sports, biomechanics, strength Math & Sciences
Jacob Rutz food, agriculture, sustainability Math & Sciences, Multidisciplinary
Jane O'Boyle Social media, news media, content analysis, public relations, strategic communications, social media comments, select news stories in local, national or global media, campaign messages School of Communications
Janet Myers literature, WGSS Arts & Humanities
Jeff Carpenter social media, online communities, professional development School of Education, School of Communications
Jeff Clark large permutation groups Math & Sciences
Jen Dabrowski chemistry, sustainability, medicine Math & Sciences
Jen Guy Metcalf ballet pedagogy, dance technology, Parkinson's Disease, choreography, dance film Arts & Humanities, School of Communications, School of Health Sciences
Jen Hamel animal behavior, ecology, evolution Math & Sciences
Jennifer Eidum education, writing, teaching English Arts & Humanities
Jenny Jiang social network analysis, semantic network analysis, digital media School of Communications
Jess Navarro Social Sciences, Multidisciplinary
Jessica Merricks biology education, public understanding of science, mixed methods research Multidisciplinary
Jessie Moore engaged learning; professional writing; writing studies Multidisciplinary, Arts & Humanities
Jonathan Su mechanical engineering, drug delivery, transport Math & Sciences
Juan Leal Ugalde Latin American studies, visual culture, Critical Theory Arts & Humanities
Julia Bleakney writing, mentoring, leadership, survey, interview Multidisciplinary, Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences
Julianne Liebenguth Environment, Justice, Qualitative Social Sciences
Justin Clar environmental chemistry, environmental nanotechnology Math & Sciences
Karen Lindsey Leadership, Gendered-racialized inequities, Black women in business School of Communications, School of Business, Social Sciences
Karen Yokley math, modeling, biomathematics, SIR, sensitivity analysis Math & Sciences
Karl Sienerth chemistry, laboratory Math & Sciences
Kathleen Crosby English education, student success, southern studies Arts & Humanities
Katie Baker mathematics, education School of Education
Kaye Usry policy studies, criminal justice Social Sciences
Kelsey Bitting STEM education, equitable science education, mindfulness, soils, climate change, qualitative and quantitative data, field soil sampling Social Sciences, Math & Sciences, Multidisciplinary
Kem Zhang data, analytics, user behavior, business research, quantitative data, qualitative data School of Business
Kenn Gaither public relations, international public relations, persuasion, propaganda, critical cultural theory, qualitative content analysis and narrative analysis School of Communications
Kevin Agnew data science, decision making, auditing School of Business
Kevin Bourque LGBTQ studies, lesbian and gay literature, and queer theory Arts & Humanities
Kevin Otos Arts & Humanities
Khirey Walker Mentorship, Sport, Student-Athlete School of Communications, School of Education, Social Sciences, Multidisciplinary
Kim Stokes quantitative and qualitative survey data, correlation data for outcomes. School of Health Sciences
Kirstin Ringelberg Queer, Trans, Gender, Feminism, Visual, Multidisciplinary, Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences
Kristin Lange languages, teaching, social media Multidisciplinary, Arts & Humanities, School of Education
Lana Waschka marketing and consumer behavior School of Business
Lauren Kearns Dance Science, Dance and Mindfulness Arts & Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Lawrence Garber marketing, visual, branding, consumer behavior, learning School of Business
Leyla Savloff anthropology and feminism Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Li Li visual rhetoric, international rhetoric, professional communication Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, School of Communications, Multidisciplinary
Lina Kuhn science, humanities, literature Arts & Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Linda Niedziela Toxicology, zebrafish, animal models of human disease Math & Sciences
Lisa Buchanan education, literature, social issues School of Education
Lori Hubbard nursing School of Health Sciences, Social Sciences, Multidisciplinary
Madison Chandler quantitative analysis, health neuroscience, concussion, exercise psychology Multidisciplinary
Margaret Chapman pedagogy, gender, literature Arts & Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Mark Enfield science education, informal education, science literacy School of Education
Mark Kurt labor economics School of Business
Mark Weaver Statistics, biostatistics, public health, analytics, health-related quantitative data Math & Sciences
Marna Winter Wellness, Mindfulness, Health Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities, School of Health Sciences
Mathew Gendle psychology, neuroscience, consciousness, community-based global learning, quantitative Social Sciences, Math & Sciences, Multidisciplinary
Matthew Wittstein neuroscience, dance science, human movement, quantitative, physiological, mixed methods, ANOVA, regression Math & Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Multidisciplinary
Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler early childhood development; early childhood education; global engagement; global learning; mentoring; mentoring undergraduate research; mosaic method in early childhood; qualitative analyses Social Sciences
Megan Isaac English, Literature, Drama Arts & Humanities
Mina Garcia Arts & Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Molly Green public health, health inequities, qualitative, mixed methods, quantitative Social Sciences
Monica Burney internships, human service Multidisciplinary, Social Sciences
Mustafa Akben AI, Creativity, Conflict, Reasoning, Deep Learning School of Business, Multidisciplinary
Nancy Scherich math, knots, braids, dance, STEAM, Math & Sciences, Multidisciplinary
Nicholas Bussberg statistics, data analytics, environmental science, coral reefs, environmental data, ecology data, statistical analyses, data-driven analyses Math & Sciences
Nicole Triche documentary School of Communications
Nina Namaste identity, interdisciplinarity, intercultural learning Arts & Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Olivia Choplin French & francophone literature, pedagogy, intercultural learning Arts & Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Pablo Celis-Castillo Latin America, literature, cultural studies Arts & Humanities
Paula Rosinski writing, technology, artificial intelligence, multimedia, alumni, surveys, interviews, qualitative and quantitative data analysis Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, Multidisciplinary, School of Health Sciences, School of Business, School of Communications, Math & Sciences
Peter Felten higher education, belonging, learning Social Sciences
Pratheep Kumar Paranthaman virtual reality, artificial intelligence, game design, brain-computer interface (EEG), mixed reality Math & Sciences
Prudence Layne race, policing, Black female rebellion, protest, ADA, Black literatures, South Africa Arts & Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Qian Xu social media, AI, experiment, content analysis, digital media, quantitive data, text mining, semantic analysis School of Communications, Social Sciences
Raj Ghoshal sociology, surveys, race and racism, social science, social justice Social Sciences, Multidisciplinary
Rebecca Todd Peters abortion and reproductive justice, social justice, ethics Arts & Humanities
Rena Zito stigma management School of Communications, Social Sciences
Renay Aumiller Contemporary Choreography, Somatic Practices, Inclusive Education, Qualitative Data, Arts Based Methodologies, Inclusive Teaching Practices in the Arts & Humanities Arts & Humanities
Rissa Trachman archaeology; ancient Maya; archaeology and bioarchaeology field research; ancient economy, technology, social organization, ritual, and identity; forensic anthropology; archaeometry Social Sciences, Multidisciplinary, Math & Sciences
Robert Vick biology, physiology, heart rate variability Math & Sciences
Ryan Johnson Trains, Jazz, Philosophy, Walking, Love, Books Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences
Ryan Mattfeld Computer science, Programming, Sensors Math & Sciences
Ryan Rasmussen Digital Sculpture, Immersive Design, Installation art, Light projection, Interactive sculpture, Mixed media, Digital art, Geometric structures, Immersive experiences, Experimental art, Technology in art, Contemporary art, Spatial design, Multimedia installation Arts & Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Sabrina Thurman infant development, motor development Social Sciences
Sam Islam quantitative, qualitative, regression analysis, content analysis, descriptive analysis, pattern analyses, group mean comparison School of Business
Samuele Pardini modernity, American Studies, class, and ethnicity Arts & Humanities
Sandra Darfour-Oduro Epidemiology, Noncommunicable diseases, Maternal/child Health, Adolescent Health School of Health Sciences, Social Sciences
Sarah Bunnell Social Sciences
Scott Windham motivation, data cleaning, language study Multidisciplinary, Arts & Humanities, Math & Sciences
Shaina Dabbs sport, gender, mentoring School of Communications, Social Sciences
Shannon Zenner visual communication, political psychology School of Communications
Shawn Tucker Laughter, Virtues, Vices, Humility, Radiohead, The Wasteland, Pride, Seven Deadly Sins, Seven Virtues, Jasper Johns Arts & Humanities
Sirena Hargrove-Leak engineering education, STEM education, entrepreneurial mindset Math & Sciences
Smaraki Mohanty Psychology and Marketing School of Business
Srikant Vallabhajosula Biomechanics, quantitative data analysis, human movement, balance, posture, gait School of Health Sciences
Stephanie Baker racism, health inequities, community-engagement Social Sciences
Stephen Bloch-Schulman democratic theory, oppression studies, the scholarship of teaching and learning Arts & Humanities
Stephen Byrd Disability, neurodiversity, compassion, burnout, families, single subject design, case studies School of Education, School of Health Sciences, Social Sciences, Multidisciplinary, School of Business, School of Communications
Steve DeLoach Economics, Africa, refugees, development economics, microfinance, Uganda, financial inclusion Social Sciences, School of Business
Susanne Shawyer Theatre for social change, Qualitative Arts & Humanities
Svetlana Nepocatych nutrition and exercise science Math & Sciences
Tedd Wimperis Arts & Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Todd Lee mathematics, gerrymandering, analytics Math & Sciences
Tom Kerr Political Science, Conflict, Terrorism Social Sciences
Tony Reyes Disability, employment, Latinx/Latino/Latina populations, human services in Latin America Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences
Travis Maynard Alumni; AI; Writing; Multimedia; Professional; Quantitative; Qualitative Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Vanessa Drew-Branch social justice, advocacy, human rights, wellness Social Sciences, Multidisciplinary
Vinayaka Gude Deep Learning, Healthcare Analytics, Disaster Management, Flood Modeling, Simulations, School of Business, School of Health Sciences, Math & Sciences, Multidisciplinary
Wen Guo Arts administration and policy, visual culture, Chinese cultural policy Arts & Humanities
Will Pluer water, fieldwork, experiment, pollution, water quality, environmental data Math & Sciences
Xin Liu supply chain, marketing and E-commerce School of Business
Yanica F. Faustin racism, maternal and child health, health inequities Social Sciences
Yidi Wu China, East Asia, oral history Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, Multidisciplinary