Undergraduate Research

This year marks 25 years since the launch of what has become the Spring Undergraduate Research Forum, an event that provides the opportunity for Elon students and faculty to showcase the in-depth research they are conducting across a broad range of disciplines. 

The Love Award for Excellence in Business Leadership provided the senior with an opportunity to pursue a research project focusing on the role venture capital networks play in determining a startup’s success.

Seniors Rachel Cockrell and Sarah Carpenter recently presented at the 19 annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology in Atlanta.

Thirteen Elon students traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, March 2-4 for the Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion (SECSOR), the annual regional meeting of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature.  Six of the students presented undergraduate research mentored by professors from the Department of Religious Studies, while the other seven observed in preparation for presenting in the future.

Join us for a workshop on proparing a research proposal abstract. This workshop is open to all Elon students working on a research abstract for a grant, fellowship or conference proposal.

This semester's edition marks the 16th in the history of the Elon Journal, the nation’s first and only undergraduate research journal in communications.

A.L. Hook Associate Professor Chad Awtrey publishes a research paper with alumni Taylor Cesarski '17 and Peter Jakes '17 in the latest issue of an international number theory journal.

Jacie Cooper '18, Morgan Ferguson '19, Nicholas Hadgis '18, Peter Komlofske '19, Olivia Lennox-Sanzone '18, Kiley Shannon '18 and Janae Williams '18 presented at the 13th Annual Regional Mathematics and Statistics Conference held at UNC-Greensboro on Nov. 3-4, 2017.

A panel presentation from student researchers and round table discussions over a shared meal allowed students to talk about undergraduate research.

Elon Lumen Scholar Samantha Perry ’18 is researching the challenges that Village Health Team volunteers face in delivering health care in Uganda.