Academics & Research

Social media has revolutionised how we communicate. This article by Elon Professor Jonathan Albright is part of a series of articles published by The Conversation that looks at how it has changed the media, politics, health, education and the law.

Julia Bleakney presents original research at the annual International Writing Centers Association conference in Denver, October 2016.

The 141st International Convention of the Audio Engineering Society was attended by Fred Johnson, lecturer in music production & recording arts.

Tony Crider, associate professor of physics, delivered the opening plenary at a regional meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers in St. Leo, Florida, Oct. 14-15.

Nicole Miles '15, Chris Shill '14, Erin Strosnider '14, and A.L. Hook Associate Professor of Mathematics Chad Awtrey published a paper in the October 2016 issue of JP Journal of Algebra, Number Theory, and Applications.

"Women, Collective Creation, and Devised Performance" is the third book Scott Proudfit, assistant professor of English, has edited for Palgrave Macmillan since coming to Elon University in 2010, having previously served as associate editor on "A History of Collective Creation" (2013) and "Collective Creation in Contemporary Performance" (2013).

In a Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science article, Assistant Professor Erin Gillespie contrasts intrinsic and extrinsic approaches to managing multi-brand salesperson efforts.

Derek Lackaff and William Moner, faculty members in the School of Communications, shared their research at the 34th annual International Conference on the Design of Communication.

Kevin Boyle, professor of English, has been invited to read poetry at a local poetry festival.

Lumen Scholar Ashley King is traveling to Hong Kong to present her dance biomechanics research at the International Dance and Medicine Science Conference that begins Oct. 19.