Faculty Scholars

Elon scholars are making an impact in our world through groundbreaking research on campus and around the globe. The annual President's Report profiles inspiring faculty and student researchers who are striving to build a brighter future. 

This week's rulings on same-sex marriage and Obamacare are prompting legal experts to look carefully at the Supreme Court's deliberations and consider future implications.

In "Play and the Human Condition," Elon University’s Thomas Henricks explores the way humans of all ages and cultures play with each other - through sport, games, art and more - and how such activities expand the sense of our own possibilities.

In his 2015 Distinguished Scholar Lecture, DeLoach discussed the role of financial services in alleviating extreme poverty.

Elon University trustees have granted tenure and approved promotions for several faculty members. The action came at the board's spring meeting, which was held on campus Feb. 27-28. 

The faculty member in the Department of Environmental Studies traveled in January to Washington, D.C., for an event attended by representatives from organizations such as the Peace Corps, Catholic Relief Services and Heifer International.

The professor of economics talked in January with television reporter Bob Buckley about the effect of lower gas prices on the economy.

Aunchalee Palmquist, in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Kirsten Doehler, in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, recently published an article in the journal 'Social Science and Medicine.'

President Leo M. Lambert has issued his annual report detailing impressive research being done by Elon faculty and students.

"Total Sportscasting: Performance, Production, and Career Development," co-authored by Max Negin in the School of Communications, features an overview of jobs behind and in front of the camera.