Academics & Research

Community residents aren't just contributing to local media through subscriptions or newsstand sales, but through active participation in news processes at all levels, said Michelle Ferrier, associate professor of Communications at Elon University.

Jeff Carpenter, assistant professor of education, gave a presentation titled "Shared Classroom Experiences" at the Nation Science Foundation's Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Conference in Washington, D.C. on May 25.

Dave Powell gave an invited presentation in the Academic Track at IBM Software Innovate 2012.

Communications assistant professor Lucinda Austin co-authored an article titled "How Audiences Use Social Media to Navigate Crisis Information" in the most recent edition of Communication Currents Magazine.

Lauren Kearns, Associate Professor of Dance, invited to National Dance Symposium.

Associate Professor of Theatre Kevin Otos will appear in the season premier of the television program Necessary Roughness. The episode "Shrink or Swim" will air on the USA Network Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 10 p.m. EST.

Cassandra DiRienzo, associate dean and associate professor of economics, and Tina Das, professor of economics, recently had a paper published on global peace and repression.

Communications assistant professor Vanessa Bravo presented two research papers at the International Communication Association's annual conference May 25-27.