News & Stories: Research & Scholarship

Physics and mathematics major Jane Bright ’18 has published a paper in the Astrophysical Journal.

Hollis Griffin, assistant professor of communication, has authored a book, “Feeling Normal: Sexuality and Media Criticism in the Digital Age.”

A new book, “Disability Media Studies,” edited by Bill Kirkpatrick, associate professor of communication, introduces key ideas in this emerging field.

The Council on Undergraduate Research has recognized Denison as a leader in undergraduate research with the organization's 2017 AURA award.

Assistant Professor of Economics Xiao Jiang gave a video interview on the topic of exports for the Institute for New Economic Thinking.

The National Science Foundation has awarded Denison professors of physics Dan Gibson and Wes Walter a three-year research grant in the amount of $344,000.

Jayla Johnson '19 conducted research this summer at Johns Hopkins University about the immunization coverage of children in India.

Associate Professor of English Peter Grandbois's essay 'Honor' has been listed as a Notable Essay for 2017.

Sheilah Wilson, associate professor has been awarded a $33,000 grant from the Howard Foundation for her work, “SOTD (Strangely Ordinary This Devotion).”

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has announced that Professor of Religion John E. Cort has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship.

The Great Lakes Colleges Asso., with support from the Mellon Foundation, has awarded Denison an “Internationalization Innovation Fund” grant of $103,546.

Denison University professor Sheilah Wilson's recent collaborative video work made with Dani Leventhal premieres at the Whitney Biennial.

Professor Jenna Monroy awarded a grant of $139,328 over three years by the National Science Foundation for collaborative research on muscle function.

The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded Denison University Visiting Assistant Professor Michael Croley a $25,000 creative writing fellowship.

Xiao Jiang, assistant professor of economics, is a co-author of studies that have been funded with a grant of $31,248 by the Economics Policy Institute.

Professor Michael Westmoreland is co-investigator of a $73,425 grant provided by the Foundational Questions Institute.

The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant of $105,300 to Denison University for support of research by members of the Denison chemistry faculty.

Erica Schulz ’17 sails with SEA Semester, one of the first scientific research voyages to the Phoenix Islands, a largely unexplored Pacific region.

What environment should we inhabit, and what practices should we engage in to help build it? asks professor Steve Vogel.

Laura Russell received recognition for her paper, 'Narrative Inquiry and the Praxis of Ethical and Relational Storytelling.'