Undergraduate Research

Perspectives on Undergraduate Research and Mentoring is the third scholarly journal to be published at the university.

An Elon psychology major is driven to help the elderly strengthen their minds in part because of a close bond shared with her grandparents.

Still seeking the perfect holiday gift for your older relatives? Try the Wii Fit. New research by an Elon University alumna and her faculty mentor concludes that Nintendo’s Wii Fit benefits older people looking to improve and maintain balance, a key measure of fitness that both researchers say is often underappreciated by elders.

Kimberly Duggins, a senior Honors Fellow and psychology major mentored by Amy Overman, psychology, has been selected to present her undergraduate research, "Behavioral and electrophysiological effects of schema activation on memory for crime information in older and younger adults, " to members of Congress in Washington, D.C., in April.

As a growing number of children born with the viruses survive into adulthood, advocates are not always sure how to handle reproductive questions.

Elon sophomore Aaron Summers presented his research on the energetics of the supermassive black hole in a distant galaxy at "The X-ray Universe 2011," one of the world's premier conferences on observational black hole research that took place in June in Berlin, Germany.

From researching new chemical methods of detecting explosives, to the mathematical modeling on synapses related to epileptic seizures, Elon University students taking part in a summer research program shared their work July 22 in a series of morning presentations that showcased a variety of academic disciplines from across campus.

Amy Overman, assistant professor of psychology, has been appointed as a disciplinary editor for The American Journal of Undergraduate Research.

The North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) Undergraduate Research Program recognizes students across North Carolina for their outstanding work in STEM-related undergraduate research. This year, Elon University students Ali Deatsch and Kelly Giffear were among the five students recognized statewide.

Why do sports teams perform better in their own stadiums or arenas than they do on the road? New research by assistant professor L. Kimberly Epting and Kristen Riggs ’10 suggests that it may not be the overwhelming applause that gives athletes a “home field advantage,” so much as it is the taunts that can ding their opponent.