Research

A number of faculty are engaged in sustainability research (based on STARS v2.2).

Sustainability research is research and scholarship that explicitly addresses the concept of sustainability, furthers our understanding of the interdependence of ecological and social/economic systems, or has a primary and explicit focus on a major sustainability challenge.

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals illustrate the breadth of sustainability and major sustainability challenges.

This list is meant to serve as a guide for students interested in doing sustainability research while at Elon. It is organized by academic department, based on data collected in spring 2023 through an online form completed by faculty and considers research in the following academic years: 2022-2023, 2021-2022 and 2020-2021. This may not be an all inclusive list. Please let us know if someone should be added to the list.

Accounting

Hani Tadros

Art

Samantha DiRosa

Biology

David Vandermast

Jessica Merricks

Linda Niedziela

Brant Touchette

Mike Kingston

Chemistry

Anthony Rizzuto

Jen Dabrowski

Justin Clar

 

 

 

 

Cinema & Television Arts

Doug Kass

Communication Design

Brian Walsh ‡

Computer Science

Elizabeth von Briesen

Ryan Mattfeld

 

 

Economics

Brooks Depro ‡

Steve DeLoach

 

Education & Wellness

Katie Baker

Scott Morrison

 

Engineering

Bethany Brinkman

Jonathan Su

Will Pluer

 

English

Cassie Kircher

 

Environmental Studies

Amanda Chunco

Kelsey Bitting

 

 

Finance

Adam Aiken ‡

Drew Peabody

Raj Gupta ‡

 

History & Geography

Honglin Xiao

 

Law

Caroleen Dineen

 

Management & Entrepreneurship

Brittany Mercado

Christy Benson

Elena Kennedy

Rosey Bao

 

Marketing & International Business

Carri Reisdorf

Chris Nelson

Mathematics & Statistics

Mark Weaver
Nicholas Bussberg

Political Science & Policy Studies

Aaron Sparks

Psychology

Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler

Religious Studies

Geoffrey Claussen

Rebecca Todd Peters

 

Sociology & Anthropology

Rissa Trachman

 

 

Sport Management

Young Do Kim

Strategic Communications

Barbara Gaither

‡ Indicates a faculty member who teaches in one of the graduate programs, in addition to undergraduate teaching.

Learn more about each faculty member listed above

Sustainability Research Grants are available on a competitive basis for students who are or will be engaged in independent, faculty-mentored undergraduate research related to sustainability.