Academics & Research

The associate professor of cinema and televisions arts recently completed the third edition of “Multimedia Foundations: Core Concepts for Digital Design,” a comprehensive textbook that highlights the skills necessary to be an effective modern storyteller.

Elon’s Department of Political Science and Policy Studies has hosted the Pi Sigma Alpha Undergraduate Journal of Politics since fall 2020. Students and faculty will continue editorial oversight of the national political science honor society’s journal for another three-year term through 2026.

The analysis by contributing writer Jen McFarland highlighted the findings of the center's most recent report, which focused on the opinions of experts about whether the evolution of digital technology and how humans use digital systems will be beneficial or detrimental on the whole.

Lisa Buchanan, associate professor in the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education, recently published an article in the peer-reviewed Social Studies Research and Practice journal that outlines theoretical and pedagogical approaches to investigating racial violence with learners in grades 3-12 and K-12 teacher candidates.

Mark Dobson '24 and Olivia Halperin '26 are CAA Health Science Research Scholars, a program aimed at increasing high-quality undergraduate research and mentoring. They and Elon faculty attended a summer workshop to strengthen virtual mentoring experiences.

The annual summer research experience culminated in poster presentations from 45 research teams.

Poff is pursuing a master of science in mechanical engineering and material science at Duke University.

Sarah Dawkins ’25, Kenny Mallory ’25 and Miles Vance ’24 were among the nearly four dozen students who shared their research on July 19 at the SURE research presentations in McKinnon Hall.

The 12-day residential journalism workshop, made possible through $300,000 in grant funding from the Scripps Howard Fund, welcomed high school students from across the country to Elon University’s campus for an in-depth dive into journalism, communications and media.

The article delves into the most recent report from the Imagining the Internet Center and the Pew Research Center, "As AI Spreads, Experts Predict the Best and Worst Changes in Digital Life by 2035."