Faculty & Staff

Today all members of the worldwide Elon community are invited to participate in this day-long celebration by making a gift to the university and sharing their Elon pride on social media. 

In this column distributed by the Elon University Writers Syndicate, Professor of Biology Dave Gammon notes that a game theory commonly applied to animal behavior could offer insight into how to end government shutdowns. The column was published by The Times-News of Burlington and The Post & Courier of Charleston, S.C.

Professor of psychology and director of the Center for Research and Global Engagement, Vandermaas-Peeler received the Distinguished Scholar Award in May 2018. 

The Associate Professor of Music appeared as guest adjudicator, clinician and performer.

Assistant Professor of Political Science Baris Kesgin’s recent research is based on the premise that when leaders depart from their long-held, publicly known policy positions, one possible explanation is changes in their personality. Kesgin puts this assumption to test in the case of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in August 2005.

Mina Garcia, associate professor of Spanish, publishes her second book bridging the gap between colonial Mexico and Early Modern Spain.

Beginning May 1, the associate professor of sport management will oversee the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association, widely considered the leading resource for professional and student development, education and research in collegiate recreational sports.

Research by Assistant Professor of Music Cora S. Palfy was recently published in The Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy, a national journal for the field of music theory.

Ajjan, an associate professor of management information systems, was one of eight Elon faculty members featured this year in "Passionately Curious," the annual Elon University President's Report. 

The former assistant professor at Louisiana State University and North Carolina attorney will also teach in Elon’s School of Communications.