Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
Pamplin faculty engage in a wide variety of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (RSCA).
Our work is as diverse as we are and includes lab experiments, musical compositions and performances, statistical analysis of surveys, creative writing, archival data collection, art installations, literary criticism, ethnographic field research, archaeological digs, and more. In each of these, our faculty use state of the art techniques and equipment to discover scientifically sound research findings, develop compelling scholarship, and create the highest caliber of artistic design.
RSCA Support
Pamplin faculty have access to multiple forms of support to engage in cutting edge RSCA, in whatever form that takes within their discipline.
Pamplin Summer RSCA Program
The Pamplin Summer RSCA Program provides small internal grant funding for Pamplin faculty to focus on a specific RSCA project during the summer. This funding enables the purchase of needed materials, travel to collect data, participant recruitment, and/or time to complete the project, among other activities.
Pamplin Professional Impact Fund
The Pamplin Professional Impact Fund (PPIF) provides funding for Pamplin faculty to facilitate the dissemination of RSCA through conference presentations, performances, and exhibitions, as well as to create, conduct, or prepare of RSCA.
CSSR Fellows
Each year Pamplin’s Center for Social Science Research selects faculty within Pamplin who are working on specific social science projects to participate in our Fellowship Programs. Both the CSSR Fellowship Program and the Grant Mentorship Program provide time and structured mentorship for faculty to pursue a specific research project.
Summerville Interdisciplinary Research Office
The Summerville Interdisciplinary Research Office provides support for developing and managing grant proposals. In addition to contacting the SIRO directly, please also contact Associate Dean Dustin Avent-Holt in the Pamplin Dean’s office to ensure you have the grant development support you need.
Pamplin Humanities Fellows
Each year Pamplin funds one Pamplin Humanities Fellowship for faculty within Pamplin who are working on a specific humanities project. Pamplin Humanities Fellows receive time and structured mentorship, in addition to resources from the National Humanities Center, to pursue their project.
Research Centers
Center for Social Science Research
Pamplin’s Center for Social Science Research is a space for intellectual exchange among faculty and students interested in using social science to advance the common good.
Faculty RSCA Accomplishments
RSCA Books
- DeVelvis, Melissa. 2025. Gendering Secession: White Women and Politics in South Carolina, 1859-1861. Cambridge University Press.
- Heckman, Christina M. 2025. Work and Its Representations in Early Medieval Saints' Lives. Boydell & Brewer.
- Meyer, E. Nicole and Christina McDonald (Eds). 2025. Saving English, World Languages and the Humanities: Who and What Should be in the Conversation. The Atlantic Review.
- Perelló Cabrera, José Luis and Paolo Spadoni. 2025. The Cuban Tourism Industry: Evolution, Challenges, and Prospects. Bloomsbury Academic Press.
- Head, Karen. 2024. Perspective: New and Selected Poems. Iris Press.
Exhibitions, Performances, and Recordings
- Choi, Namwon. Wallflowers. Group Exhibition. Curated by Craig Drennen. March 16, 2024-April 27, 2024. Greene House Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
- Choi, Namwon. 248 Miles. Solo Exhibition. August 17, 2024-October 12, 2024, Museum of Contemporary Art GA, Atlanta, GA.
- Choi, Namwon. Proximity & Distance. Group Exhibition. Curated by Shona MacDonald. October 17, 2024-November 15, 2024. Chen Art Gallery, New Britain, CT.
- Gordon, Wycliffe, Reginald Q Carter II, and A. London Arrington. 2025. "Funky Nature Boy " (feat. Wycliffe Gordon) [Remix], Tiny Tunes.
- Gordon, Wycliffe and Adrian Cunningham. 2024. "Song for Wycliffe" and "Battle Hym of the Republic" [Songs]. On It's About Time [Album}, Arbors Records.
- Gordon, Wycliffe and Visions Jazz Ensemble. 2024. "Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight (feat. Wycliffe Gordon)" [Song]. Across the Field College Fight Songs Reimagined [Album]. Patois Records.
- Kameen, Katie. Re: Play. Solo Exhibition. April 5, 2024-May 24, 2024, Baltimore Jewelry Center. Baltimore, MD.
- Kameen, Katie. Reflections. Solo Exhibition. July 20, 2024-August 31, 2024. The Silver Fern Fiddlehead Gallery, Cookeville, TN
- Tolley, Chadwick. Disrupting the Matrix. Group Exhibition. December 1, 2023-March 30 2024. Elder Contemporary Gallery, Charlotte, NC.
- Wycliffe Gordon (trombonist). 2024. Jump in the Line! Celebrating Harry Belafonte. Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York, NY, October 25-26.
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Sex differences in the coherence of PCL5 and CAPS-5 assessments for post-traumatic stress disorderBakshi, B., Nalloor, R., McCall, W. V. & Vazdarjanova, A., Mar 2026, In: Psychiatry Research. 357, 116890.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
The social cognition and object relations scale is reliable, valid, and ethical in clinical practice and research: Comment on Sinclair et al. (2023)Stein, M. B., Siefert, C. J., Slavin-Mulford, J., Dauphin, B., Porcerelli, J. H., Ridenour, J. M., Lewis, K. C., Clemence, A. J., Ruchensky, J. R. & Blais, M. A., Mar 1 2026, In: Psychological Assessment. 38, 3, p. 235-243 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Terrorism and U.S. and Chinese Overseas Foreign Direct Investment in the Developing WorldLu, K., Biglaiser, G. & Hunter, L. Y., Feb 2026, In: Global Policy. 17, 1, p. 81-93 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Teaching Listening in Organizational Communication CoursesLewis, L., Sahay, S. & Hayward, P., Feb 2026, In: Management Communication Quarterly. 40, 1, p. 5-25 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
GraphRAG-Based NLP at Risk: Graphemic Dot-Level Adversarial Attack on Arabic Sentiment and LLM Retrieval-Augmented ModelsMelhem, A., Aleroud, A. & Albert, C. D., 2026, Social Networks Analysis and Mining - 17th International Conference, ASONAM 2025, Proceedings. An, A., Cuzzocrea, A. & Hu, H. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 252-263 12 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 16322 LNCS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution |
Recidivism among Violent Offenders: Evaluating the Cumulative Impact of Psychological and Social Risk FactorsVelez Oliveira, R. L., C. Reid, J., Brown, S. & Mims-Beliles, B., 2026, In: Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology. 12, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
The curious public administrator and positive public administration: two frameworks to guide policy design and practiceHatcher, W., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Policy Design and Practice.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review |
Mirrorball Politics: How Taylor Swift Reflects America's Partisan and Gender DividesElder, L., Greene, S., Gulati, J. & Lizotte, M. K., Dec 2025, In: Social Science Quarterly. 106, 7, e70108.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Understanding factors associated with the decision not to bid – empirical tests and strategies for improving public procurementBoykin, E., McCue, C., Atkinson, C. L. & Prier, E., Nov 10 2025, In: Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management. 37, 5, p. 676-695Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Workplace Incivility Among OR Nurses: A Descriptive Phenomenological StudyMartin, L. D., Bratton, A., Weiss, S., McKinnon, C. & Zadinsky, J. K., Oct 2025, In: AORN Journal. 122, 4, p. 226-239 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Bridging the gaps: Rural recovery community centers and their role in addressing substance use disordersBohler, R. M., Lofaro, R. J., Smith, K. D., Johnson, J. A., Shehaj, B., Kite, B. & Mase, W. A., Sep 1 2025, In: Journal of Rural Health. 41, 4, e70084.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Cdk5rap3-mediated regulation of lysosomal and ER membrane proteins is pivotal for the survival and function of pancreatic acinar cellsHuang, Y., Zhou, F., Xu, X., Wang, Y., Quintero, M., Liu, S., Liu, C., Zhu, G., Cai, Y., Dong, Z., Bollag, R., Wu, G., Sabbatini, M. E. & Li, H., Aug 2025, In: American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology. 329, 2, p. C513-C529Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
The Polarization Paradox: How State Wealth and Online Media Consumption Affect PolarizationHunter, L. Y., Jul 1 2025, In: World Affairs. 188, 3, WAF270019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
A survey experiment on post-Dobbs abortion bansElder, L., Greene, S. & Lizotte, M. K., Jul 1 2025, In: Research and Politics. 12, 3, 20531680251351916.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Elite corporate networks and CEO compensation: the causes and consequences of CEO pay premiumsHenriksen, L. F., Poulsen, T. & Avent-Holt, D., Jul 1 2025, In: Socio-Economic Review. 23, 3, p. 1113-1139 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
A mixed methods scoping review of the effects of loss during childhood across the lifespan: A protocol paperPandey, A., Johnson, Z., McCann, C., Hoffman, Z., Jaremski, J., Durbha, S., Tetzlaff-Bemiller, M. & Reese, N., Apr 2025, In: Child Protection and Practice.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
INNOVATION AND PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ∙ Introduction to the Special IssueTátrai, T., Boykin, E., McCue, C. & Prier, E., Jan 1 2025, In: European Procurement and Public Private Partnership Law Review. 20, 1, p. 6-7Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Predictors of hypoxemia during moderate sedation for periodontal surgery: a series of 2,221 sedationsTopolski, R. L., 2025, In: Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. p. 251-262 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
The Cuban Tourism Industry: Evolution, Challenges, and ProspectsSpadoni, P., Jan 1 2025, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 337 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book |
Psychometric evaluation of a person-centered opioid and opioid problems perception questionnaire (PC-OOPPQ)Mahmoud, K. F., Al-Rawashdeh, S., Lindsay, D., Mitchell, A. M., Finnell, D. S. & Johnson, J. A., 2025, In: American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. 51, 5, p. 584-593 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
The Role of Personality Traits in Responses to Active LearningBledsoe, R. S. & Richardson, D. S., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Active Learning in Higher Education. 14697874251372404.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Editor's introduction to the issue: Volume 44, Issue 2Murray, G. R., 2025, In: Politics and the Life Sciences. 44, 2, p. 142 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review |
“Cyber-Enabled Education Operations: Towards a Strategic Cybersecurity Curriculum for the Social Sciences”Albert, C. D. & Heslen, J. J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Political Science Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Original Vinyl Only! Records, Touch, Auras, and Connection to the PastChackal, T., 2025, In: ESPES. 14, 1, p. 123-140 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Online government disinformation, censorship, and civil conflict in authoritarian regimesHunter, L. Y., Topping, K. & Hosny, Y., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Media, War and Conflict. 17506352251351579.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Tuition‐Free College Policies and Workforce Diversity: How Policy Incentives and Environmental Favorability Shape RepresentationBoykin, E. & Bell, E., 2025, In: Public Administration Review. p. 1-16Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
NIL and Higher Education: An Exploration of the Early Impact of NIL on Fundraising and Competition in Universities and Athletic DepartmentsMeares, W., Hunter, L., Ginn, M. & Hatcher, W., Nov 8 2024, In: Journal of Intercollegiate Sport. 17, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Designing and Building Affordable and Attractive Housing for Working PeopleGilderbloom, J. H., Meares, W. L. & Williams, R., Jan 1 2024, Climate Chaos: Killing People, Places, and the Planet. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., p. 331-364 34 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter |
"Mama, I Can't Breathe" Louisville's Dirty Air Has Steep Medical and Economic CostsGilderbloom, J. H., Squires, G. D., Hayes, B. & Meares, W. L., Jan 1 2024, Climate Chaos: Killing People, Places, and the Planet. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., p. 171-194 24 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter |
How Brownfield Sites Kill Places and People: An Examination of Neighborhood Housing Values, Foreclosures and LifespanGilderbloom, J. H., Meares, W. L. & Riggs, B., Jan 1 2024, Climate Chaos: Killing People, Places, and the Planet. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., p. 213-236 24 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter |
Does Walkability Matter? Exploring the Relationship between Walkability and Housing, Foreclosure, Health, and Reducing Greenhouse GasesGilderbloom, J. H., Riggs, W. & Meares, W. L., Jan 1 2024, Climate Chaos: Killing People, Places, and the Planet. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., p. 277-296 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter |
Pollution and the Pandemic: Explaining Differences in COVID-19 Rates Across 146 U.S. CommunitiesMeares, W. L., Gilderbloom, J. H., Squires, G. D. & Jones, A., Jan 1 2024, Climate Chaos: Killing People, Places, and the Planet. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., p. 75-90 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter |
Pollution, Place, and Premature Death: Evidence from a Mid-Sized CityGilderbloom, J. H., Meares, W. L. & Squires, G. D., Jan 1 2024, Climate Chaos: Killing People, Places, and the Planet. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., p. 195-212 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter |
Year-End Spending Spikes and Single Bid Procedures: An Analysis of Public Procurement in the European Economic AreaLofaro, R. J., Boykin, E. A., McCue, C. P. & Prier, E., Jun 1 2023, In: Public Finance and Management. 21, 2, p. 135-166Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Public procurement and European Union integration: a systematic reviewBoykin, E. A., May 19 2023, In: Journal of European Integration. 45, 4, p. 613-632Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Mind/brain: Medieval conceptsTurner, W. J., Feb 9 2023, A Cultural History of Medicine in the Middle Ages. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., p. 155-175 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter |
Guidelines for Social Justice-Oriented DesignLi, T., Kim, C. M., Joon Choi, Y., Orpinas, P., Kim, E. & Kraus, C., 2023, ISLS Annual Meeting 2023: Building Knowledge and Sustaining our Community - 17th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS 2023, Proceedings. Blikstein, P., Van Aalst, J., Kizito, R. & Brennan, K. (eds.). International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), p. 1835-1836 2 p. (Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences, ICLS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution |
Building Community Resilience at Institutions of Higher Education: Ideas from Instructor Online Peer Support during COVID-19 and BeyondSmith-Frigerio, S., Reif-Stice, C. & Butauski, M., Jun 6 2022, The COVID-19 Impact on Higher Education Stakeholders and Institutional Services. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., p. 9-22 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter |
A First and Second Things Analysis of University Decisions to Return to Campus during the COVID-19 PandemicAnthony, K. E., Reif-Stice, C. E., Beckham, J. & Alberti, L., Jun 6 2022, The COVID-19 Impact on Higher Education Stakeholders and Institutional Services. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., p. 127-141 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter |
Competitive Public Procurement during COVID-19: The Unique Political and Policy Experience of the United StatesMcCue, C., Boykin, E. & Prier, E., Jul 1 2021, In: European Journal of Public Procurement Markets. 1, 3, p. 81-97Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
RSCA Awards and Grants
- Graham, Latria. 2025. American Mosaic Journalism Prize. Heising-Simons Foundation.
- Kalbacker, Courtney. 2025. "Defining the Defiant: A Guide to the Art Song and Opera of E. Adaïewsky (1846-1926) for Performers, Teachers and Scholars." AU RSCA Award
- Ogrodnik, Benjamin. 2025. "Unraveling a Cotton Nation: Textile Histories and Women Artists of the Texas-Mexico Borderlands" AU RSCA Award
- Samudra, Rhucha. 2025. "Effect of Medicaid Expansion on Mental Health Outcomes" AU RSCA Award
- Gainey, Clarissa. 2024. Abayomi Academy International Award for Intelligent Communication. Abayomi Academy.
- Hatcher, William. 2024. 2024 Outstanding Reviewer Award from Public Administration. Wiley.
- Kameen, Katie. 2024. South Carolina Arts Commission
- Kitchens, Melanie O'Meara. 2024. Leslie Irene Coger Award for Distinguished Performance. National Communication Association.
Pamplin RSCA News
Augusta University students take on the 2026 Global Game Jam
Augusta University students take on the 2026 Global Game Jam
Pamplin assistant professor named Governor’s Teaching Fellow
Pamplin assistant professor named Governor’s Teaching Fellow