Thumbnail image for The Elon Journal Spring 2025 Issue

COVER PHOTO CREDITS: John McArthur, Myke Simon, Element5 Digital, Possessed Photography, Olivier Bergeron, Shutter Speed on Unsplash.

Behind the Scenes

Twenty-eight faculty members in Elon’s School of Communications helped to select undergraduate research papers for the spring 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, Vanessa Bravo, Lee Bush, Vic Costello, Kelly Furnas, Shaina Dabbs, Ben Hannam, Julie Lellis, Anthony Hatcher, Dan Haygood, Shannon Zenner, Alex Luchsinger, Derek Lackaff, Barbara Miller-Gaither, Chris Chen, Phillip Motley, Tom Nelson, Jane O’Boyle, Lorraine Ahearn, Kathleen Stansberry, Jessalynn Strauss, Amanda Sturgill, Hal Vincent, Qian Xu, Laura Lacy, Byung Lee, David Bockino, and Jenny Jiang.

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