Academics & Research

Artemis Preeshl, visiting professor of performing arts, teaches dialects in the Department of Performing Arts. 

The 18th World Congress of the International Association of Buddhist Studies was hosted by the University of Toronto in August. 

English and Writing Studies faculty Jennifer Zinchuk and Paula Patch presented at the Council of Writing Program Administrators Conference in Knoxville in July.

The North Carolina Brass Band will present a program of Latin Music on Sept. 22 and 23.

"The Double Life of Law Schools" by Elon Law Professor Steve Friedland and Ian Holloway of the University of Calgary will appear in a forthcoming issue of the Case Western Reserve Law Review.

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.

Rena Zito, assistant professor of sociology, examined how gendered employment dynamics influence coercion and physical violence in intimate relationships.

Assistant Professor Kim Shively presented her research and practice on actions with embodied meanings as part of the Acting Focus Group Pre-Conference on Best Practices at the Association for Theatre in Higher Education's annual conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, in August. 

Brandon Sheridan, assistant professor of economics, researched the impact of Twitter on student learning.

Pamela D. Winfield, associate professor of religious studies, co-edited the recently published work with Steven Heine, professor of religious studies and history and director of the Asian Studies Program at Florida International University.