Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.16
Liaison Elaine Durr
Submission Date Nov. 9, 2015
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Elon University
AC-9: Academic Research

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 8.48 / 12.00 Elaine Durr
Senior Director of Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
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Number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
36

Total number of the institution’s faculty and/or staff engaged in research:
339

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that include at least one faculty or staff member that conducts sustainability research:
18

The total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that conduct research:
34

A copy of the sustainability research inventory that includes the names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:
Names and department affiliations of faculty and staff engaged in sustainability research:

Art and Art History; Environmental Studies - Samantha DiRosa
Chemistry - Karl Sienerth
Biology - David Vandermast
Biology - Dave Gammon
Biology - Linda Niedziela
Biology; Core Curriculum - Jeffrey Coker
Communications - Barbara Miller
Communications - Brooke Barnett
Communications - Derek Lackaff †
Communications - Brian Walsh
Economics - Cassandra (Casey) DiRienzo ‡
Economics - Jayoti (Tina) Das ‡
Economics - Steven DeLoach
Economics - Thomas Tiemann
Education - Scott Morrison
English - Cassie Kircher
Environmental Studies - Amanda Chunco
Environmental Studies; Biology - Brant Touchette
Environmental Studies; Biology - Janet MacFall
Environmental Studies - Robert Charest
Environmental Studies - Steve Moore
Finance - Neeraj Gupta ‡
History and Geography - Heidi Frontani
History and Geography - Honglin Xiao
History and Geography; Environmental Studies - Ryan Kirk
Management - Christina Benson
Management - Susan Manring
Management - Carri Tolmie
Philosophy - Anthony Weston
Philosophy - Martin Fowler
Psychology - Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler
Religious Studies - Toddie Peters
Religious Studies - Geoffrey Claussen
School of Law - Faith Rivers James
Sociology and Anthropology - Rissa Trachman
Sociology and Anthropology - Aaron Peeks

† Indicates a faculty member who regularly teaches in the Interactive Media program.
‡ Indicates a faculty member who regularly teaches in the MBA program.


A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the research inventory:

Provost Reports (which include scholarly and creative activity of faculty), the Summer Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE) programs and the Spring Undergraduate Research Forum (SURF) programs were reviewed for research activity that fits the definition of sustainability research. Any questions were addressed with the faculty member.
Tenure, Tenure Track and Continuing Track faculty were included as researchers.


A brief description of notable accomplishments during the previous three years by faculty and/or staff engaged in sustainability research:
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The website URL where information about sustainability research is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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