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Meredith Allison and senior Laura Sweeney present at international conference
March 23, 2011
Meredith Allison, assistant professor of psychology, presented two posters at the fourth International Congress on Psychology and Law in Miami, Fla. Laura Sweeney '11 was a co-author on one poster that was based on her SURE project on criminal stereotypes.
Buffie Longmire-Avital to serve as statistical methodologist for NIH grant project
March 6, 2011
Buffie Longmire-Avital, an assistant professor of psychology, will serve as the statistical methodologist for a recently funded National Institute on Drug Abuse $200,000 grant. She will be collaborating with Ian Aronson, the primary investigator for the study at the National Development and Research Institutes in New York.
Career Moves: Relationship with Career Services helps secure job in Hawaii
February 28, 2011
As a student with more interests than she could count, Elon University senior Meredith Naughton found that simply having someone to consult about the future made her job hunt easier. She’s now headed to Hawaii to begin work with struggling teens – and she gives much of the credit to Career Services.
Elon faculty, alumni publish research on cholesterol and impulse control
February 21, 2011
A report authored by associate professor of psychology Mathew Gendle, Kim Glazer ’08, Liz Olszewski ’09 and University Wellness coordinator Cindy Novak has been published in the spring 2011 issue of the Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science.
Amy Overman gives invited talk on successful brain aging
February 14, 2011
Amy Overman, an assistant professor of psychology, was an invited speaker on Feb. 8 for the Women's Club at Twin Lakes Retirement Community.
Psychology students present at Sigma Xi International Research Conference
January 31, 2011
Six psychology majors presented research this fall at the Sigma Xi International Research Conference, held in Raleigh, N.C.
Elon University in the News – Late Fall 2010
January 3, 2011
Elon University professors, students and alumni made regional and national news in recent weeks through their research and activities, both on and off campus. Notable in November was coverage of the Elon University Poll, guest columns by university employees and mentions of faculty scholarship and student projects on blogs hosted by the New York Times and the Washington Post.
Amy Overman, Elon students co-author paper in American Journal of Undergraduate Research
January 3, 2011
A paper co-authored by assistant professor Amy Overman and three Elon undergraduates, as well as Joseph D.W. Stephens at N.C. A&T State University, has been published in the American Journal of Undergraduate Research.
Alexa Darby named academic coordinator for Civic Engagement Scholars Program
December 20, 2010
Alexa Darby, an assistant professor of psychology, will assume the role of academic coordinator for the Civic Engagement Scholars Program effective Jan. 1, 2011.
Alexa Darby, Richard Mihans and alumni have paper accepted for publication
November 10, 2010
Alexa Darby, assistant professor of psychology, Richard Mihans, assistant professor of education and four former Elon students—Kirsten Gonzalez, Mary Lyons, Julie Goldstein and Kelly Anderson— had their paper, "The Influence of School Socioeconomic Status on First-Year Teachers’ Emotions," accepted for publication in Research in Education.