Academics & Research

Professor of History Jim Bissett presented a paper titled "Demanding Democracy: The Socialist Movement and Oklahoma Politics" at the Woody Guthrie Symposium hold at the University of Tulsa in March 2012, as part of the celebration to honor the legendary American folksinger 100th anniversary.

Amy Overman, assistant professor of psychology, presented her research at the 14th Cognitive Aging Conference.

Professor Cynthia Fair and Assistant Professor Kristen Sullivan presented research this month at the annual conference of the American Public Health Association.

Bonnie McAlister, Executive Coach in Residence at Elon Law, presented at the Association of Law Teachers annual conference at Oxford University in England on April 2.

Communications associate professor Anthony Hatcher has written an essay about Amendment One for The Scoop, a blog that critiques media coverage of religion. The blog is hosted by the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication.

Gerald Knight, assistant professor of music, coordinator of Music Education, voice instructor and director of University Chorale; Omri Shimron, assistant professor of music theory and piano; and Virginia Novine-Whittaker, adjunct saxophone instructor and Elon Music Ambassadors leader, performed a benefit concert in Greensboro, N.C. on Saturday, April 21.

Amy M. Johnson's article titled "Slavery on the Gold Coast and African Resistance to Slavery in Jamaica during the Early Colonial Period" was accepted for publication in vol. 18 of LIMINA: A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies.

A new CD release on the Ablaze label features assistant professor of music, Omri Shimron (piano), on a new work by composer David Lipten.