Sociology and Anthropology

Anthropology major Mary Kate Mauney '23 is studying a pre-revolutionary battle as it relates to one of her favorite televisions shows during an internship in Burlington, North Carolina.

Megan Casner '22, Professor Tom Arcaro and Assistant Professor Ahmed Al Fadaam participated in an international Zoom conference honoring the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Though the conference had participants from several continents, it was organized and convened by academics and activists in Kurdistan.

The online ethnography mini-grants support student projects that used contemporary technologies of connectedness to examine communities and cultures.

The Heldt Prize is awarded annually to the best book in Slavic, Eastern European and Eurasian studies from any academic discipline.

Sydney Hallisey ’21 and Assistant Professor in Political Science and Policy Studies Damion Blake are exploring the narratives of Syrian refugees who migrated to Turkey.

The award from the National Institutes of Health will support research on the changing landscapes of stigma faced by people living with HIV in St. Petersburg, Russia, during the COVID-19 pandemic

Elon alumna Leena Dahal and associate professors Mussa Idris and Vanessa Bravo collaborated on ethnographic research about post-disaster Nepal after the April 2015 earthquakes

The Service Learning Faculty Scholars program for the first time will include two cohorts of faculty and staff members ready to further integrate the service-learning pedagogy into the Elon curriculum.

Thompson, along with two others, produced an online book, “Westerwood in Quarantine,” featuring photographs and stories from fellow residents of the Westerwood neighborhood near downtown Greensboro.

Assistant Professor of Anthropology Jennifer Carroll led the study examining officers’ knowledge, preparedness and compassion fatigue when responding to an opioid overdose.