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Behind the Scenes

Twenty-four faculty members in Elon’s School of Communications helped to select undergraduate research papers for the fall 2025 issue. The papers, written in senior-level courses, are nominated for consideration by faculty mentors, then undergo a double-blind peer review process by the Editorial Board.

Professors who served on the Editorial Board for this issue were Bill Anderson, Sydney Nicolla, Kai Swanson, Vic Costello, Kelly Furnas, Jessica Gisclair, Anthony Hatcher, Dan Haygood, Alex Luchsinger, Derek Lackaff, Barbara Miller-Gaither, Phillip Motley, Tom Nelson, Jane O’Boyle, Karen Lindsey, Lorraine Ahearn, Kathleen Stansberry, Jessalynn Strauss, Amanda Sturgill, Hal Vincent, Qian Xu, Laura Lacy, Byung Lee, and David Bockino.

Thanks also go to Tommy Kopetskie, who proofread articles, designed the online publication, and updated the publication’s website.