Academics & Research

The group described the procedure and results for a collaborative assessment of first-year writing students' source use during a panel at the International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference at Auburn University in June.

The assistant professor of psychology presented research at the annual conference of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, held in Denver, Colorado.

Amy Johnson, associate professor of history and director of the Elon Core Curriculum, presented a paper entitled "Sustainable Identities: Indigenous Incorporation among the Maroons of Jamaica." 

The sociology professor's paper examines the justification of violence and "crimes of everyday life" across 52 nations.

Her co-authored study received a 3 Top Faculty Paper Award in the Public Diplomacy Interest Group.

Jeffrey Carpenter, associate professor of education and director of the Teaching Fellows program, co-authored the article in the peer-reviewed journal Teaching and Teacher Education.

Elon faculty members led a variety of workshops for local K-12 teachers on Wednesday, June 13, designed to help them integrate unique science, technology and mathematics concepts in their classes. 

Ross Wade and Brooke Buffington presented at the National Association of Colleges and Employers annual conference in New Orleans on June 6. 

The presentation highlighted the ethnobotanical work of Bush, adjunct assistant professor of biology and research fellow at the Center for New North Carolinians at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Professor of Music Thomas Erdmann had an article published in the professional trumpet journal.