Psychology

Buffie Longmire-Avital, an assistant professor of psychology, was recently approved for funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Health Disparities Loan Repayment Program (LRP) by National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD).

Navigating the world of special education can be daunting, especially for parents with no experience having their child tested for a learning disability. Elon University associate professor Linda Wilmshurst recognized that fear, and this fall, the second edition of a book she co-authored five years ago is being released with more resources and updated information on trends that all parents and teachers should have.

Faculty Leadership Fellow and Associate Professor of Psychology, Chris Leupold, was recently elected as Vice Chair of the North Carolina Industrial-Organizational Psychologists (NCIOP), a professional organization.

A research article authored by associate professor Mathew Gendle and former Elon College Fellow Abbe Golding ’09 has been published in the August issue of the journal Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental.

Amy Overman, an assistant professor of psychology, was an invited speaker on Aug. 17 for the seniors' club at Emmanuel United Methodist Church in Burlington, N.C.

Meredith Allison, assistant professor of psychology, has published a paper on alibi believability in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology.

Chris Leupold, an associate professor of psychology and faculty fellow for leadership studies, participated in the Eastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology from June 18-19, in Staunton, Va.

Paul Miller and Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler made a presentation titled "A Developmental Approach to Undergraduate Research" at the national conference of the Council for Undergraduate Research (CUR) in Ogden, Utah.

L. Kimberly Epting, an assistant professor of psychology, and Elon seniors Evan Gallena, Stephanie Hicks, Kristen Riggs and junior Traci Weisberg, presented their research March 10-13 in Chattanooga, Tenn., at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association.