Sociology and Anthropology

Elon University saw 21 faculty and staff members retire this academic year.

Carroll, an assistant professor of anthropology at Elon, and Alcock, a frontline healthcare worker and recent Elon alum, discuss how people make sense of illness when diagnostic testing is uncertain.

Professor of Sociology Larry Basirico was featured in a Diario Libre USA article that asks "is the pandemic dividing us more as a society?"

Professor of Sociology Tom Arcaro was featured in a recent article about discrepancies in the treatment of local and international humanitarian aid workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this series, Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences is shining the spotlight on distinguished members of the Class of 2020 from a wide array of disciplines.

The virtual conference was held in cooperation with the World Health Organization and sponsored by the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the University Al-Qadisiyah.

"Lockdown Labor: Examining the effects of time at home with loved ones" to delve into stay-at-home orders' impact on relationships and families as we juggle work life, home life and parenting in close quarters

Medical anthropologist Jennifer Carroll is interested in how people's understanding or misunderstanding of epidemiology lead to decisions and value judgments we make around the virus.

The research by a team that includes Jennifer Carroll, assistant professor of anthropology, looks at how the disruption of relationships between users and dealers could raise the overdose risk for users.

The research is an expansion of work McKee began in an Honors seminar offered by his mentor, Associate Professor Alexis Franzese.