Academics & Research

Assistant Professor Kim Shively presented her research and practice on actions with embodied meanings as part of the Acting Focus Group Pre-Conference on Best Practices at the Association for Theatre in Higher Education's annual conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, in August. 

Brandon Sheridan, assistant professor of economics, researched the impact of Twitter on student learning.

Pamela D. Winfield, associate professor of religious studies, co-edited the recently published work with Steven Heine, professor of religious studies and history and director of the Asian Studies Program at Florida International University.

Doherty Emerging Professor of Entrepreneurship Sean McMahon and Elon alumna Laura Orr ’16 researched if readers of popular business books perceived the books to be sources of authoritative information, compared to their actual quality.

Paula Weller, Linda Poulson and Brian Nienhaus published an accounting case study in the IMA Educational Case Journal.

The Writing Center provides direct, one-to-one support to all writers at Elon University — students, staff, faculty, and community members.

The findings are for projects related to ongoing research on associative memory by Overman, an associate professor of psychology and associate director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning.

“Third Generation Discrimination: The Ripple Effects of Gender Discrimination in the Workplace” by Professor Catherine Ross Dunham will appear in a forthcoming issue of the Akron Law Review.

North Carolina Campus Compact invites college student leaders and campus administrators from across the state to attend the N.C. College Voter Summit on Friday, Sept. 29 at Elon University. 

Quiqui Lang Hilgartner, adjunct instructor in world languages and cultures, discusses how her summer translation project with a Sephardic Holocaust suvivor has changed her perspective as she begins this new school year.