Research

Research

A number of faculty are engaged in sustainability research (based on STARS v3.0).

Sustainability research is research and scholarship that explicitly addresses the concept of sustainability, furthers our understanding of the interdependence of ecological and social/cultural/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 2025 through an online form completed by faculty and previous sustainability research inventories, and considers research in the following academic years: 2024-2025, 2023-2024 and 2022-2023. This may not be an all inclusive list. Please let us know if someone should be added to the list.

‡ Indicates a faculty member who teaches in undergraduate and graduate programs.

Learn more about the research of the faculty listed above.

The above linked resource identifies the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal(s) related to each faculty member’s research.

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.