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
Books
- Hatcher, William and Wesley L. Meares. 2026. Work-Life Balance in the Public Sector: Burnout, Public Service, and the Search for Compassionate Organizations. Routledge.
- 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.
- Spadoni, Paolo and José Luis Perelló Cabrera. 2025. The Cuban Tourism Industry: Evolution, Challenges, and Prospects. Bloomsbury Academic Press.
Exhibitions, Films, Performances, and Recordings
- Kameen, Katie. Plastic Tense [Solo Exhibition]. October 2, 2025 - January 24, 2026. Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA.
- Tolley, Chadwick. Nowhere to Go [Solo Exhibition]. November 20, 2025 - January 10, 2026. Public Works Art Center, Summerville, SC.
- Buzzell, Matthew. 2025. "Rest Area," Writer, Director, and Cinematographer, Official Selection, 2023 Austin Film Festival Script Competition, Austin, TX.
- Choi, Namwon. Blue Highway [Solo Exhibition]. March 21, 2025 - May 3, 2025, Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
- Choi, Namwon, National Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) International Art Fair [Solo Exhibition]. May 7, 2025 - May 11, 2025. National Art Dealers Alliance, New York, NY.
- Greene, AnnaBrooke. What Remains I./ [Solo Exhibition]. June 18, 2025 - June 21, 2025. Gainesville Fine Arts Association, Gainesville, FL.
- Gordon, Wycliffe, Reginald Q Carter II, and A. London Arrington. 2025. "Funky Nature Boy " (feat. Wycliffe Gordon) [Remix], Tiny Tunes.
- Kameen, Katie. Recolor [Solo Exhibition]. February 28, 2025 - March 22, 2025. Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA.
- Osborne, A.B. and Emily Hogue. 2025. Flock of the Forgotten Faces [Short Film].
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Integration of NLP in Digital Forensics: A Pilot Study of Practitioner Perceptions on Chat Data Analysis ToolsBardhan, R., Dorai, G., Griffith, C. & Ramasamy, V., 2027, Digital Forensics and Cyber Crime - 16th EAI International Conference, ICDF2C 2025, Proceedings. Choo, K.-K. R., Perez-Pons, A., Upadhyay, H., Lu, R. & Chow, K. P. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 359-379 21 p. (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST; vol. 685 LNICST).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution |
Exploration of eating and grocery shopping behaviours among undergraduate students: A qualitative study at a Southeastern UniversityPeritore, N. & Griffith, C., Dec 2026, In: Food and Humanity. 7, 101419.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Online government censorship and domestic terrorism in mixed and democratic regimesHunter, L. Y., Dec 2026, In: Research in Globalization. 13, 100383.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Integrating sense of place and traditional ecological knowledge into environmental aestheticsChackal, T., Oct 2026, In: Environmental Values. 35, 5, p. 401-425 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Public Administration Institutions, Access to Public Services, and Homicide Rates: A Cross-National AnalysisHunter, L. Y., Hatcher, W. S. & Meares, W. L., Oct 2026, In: Politics and Policy. 54, 5, e70178.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Effects of differential contacts with the criminal legal system on mental health outcomes of adolescents and young adults: A fixed-effects modelVelez Oliveira, R. L. & Culatta, E., Jun 17 2026, In: PloS one.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
An advocacy coalition framework analysis of local government autonomy in NigeriaIkpebe, E., Boykin, E., Osei-Kojo, A. & Peters, B. U., Jun 2026, In: Policy Sciences. 59, 2, p. 417-437 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Political Ideology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Labor Markets: How Political Party Members Perceive AI’s Effects in OECD CountriesHunter, L. Y., Jun 2026, In: Political Research Quarterly. 79, 2, p. 410-425 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Revolutionary Ideology and Conflict IntensityYang, Y., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Civil Wars.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
From Practice to Classroom: AI in Public Procurement Education and ManagementDimand, A. M., Boykin, E. & Smith, B., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Public Affairs Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Regime characteristics, public policy, and artificial intelligence readiness: a cross-national analysisHunter, L. Y. & Antilla, R., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Policy Studies.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review |
Nudging Across Borders? A Collaborative Governance Framework of European Cross-Border Public ProcurementBoykin, E., Prier, E. & McCue, C., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Public Administration.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Not Going Back Public Opinion on Abortion in Post-Dobbs AmericaElder, L., Greene, S. & Lizotte, M.-K., 2026, Temple University.Research output: Book/Report › Book |
The United States, China, and Global AI GovernanceHunter, L. Y., Albert, C. D. & Antilla, R., 2026, Handbook on Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review |
Preparing for Future Wars: Incongruent Beliefs on Autonomous WeaponsGodbolt, N., Albert, C. D., Hunter, L. Y. & Morris, J., 2026, In: Prism: The Journal of Complex Operations .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Evading Detection or Triggering False Alarms? A Character-Level Adversarial Attack on LLM Detection of Arabic Social Media BotsMelhem, A., Aleroud, A. & Albert, C. D., 2026, The 59th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Proceedings. .Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution |
Information Warfare and Influence OperationsAlbert, C. D., 2026, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies. Oxford University Press, (Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter |
Disrupting the Nation as Self: Russia’s Attack on Ukrainian Ontological Security through Information WarfareCelestino, O. & Albert, C. D., 2026, In: Journal of Information Warfare.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Rethinking Budgeting? An Analysis of Budget Theory and Reform for Modernizing Municipal PracticeBoykin, E., McCue, C. & Goldman, D., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Public Administration Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Overcoming stigma: the role of responsiveness in transgender identity disclosureReif-Stice, C. E., Culatta, E., Venette, S., Smith-Frigerio, S., Ellefsen, A. & Butauski, M., 2026, In: Communication Quarterly. 74, 3, p. 264-287 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Work-Life Balance in the Public Sector: Burnout, Public Service, and the Search for Compassionate OrganizationsHatcher, W. & Meares, W. L., Jan 1 2026, Taylor and Francis. 108 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book |
AI, monitoring, and the public workplaceBoykin, E., Hatcher, W., Hunter, L., Meares, W. L. & Ginn, M. H., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Administrative Theory and Praxis.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
DEMONSTRATING IMPACT: Writing the ReportBlackburn, D., Bond, C. & Head, K., 2026, Coresource 4. Taylor and Francis, p. 154-166 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter |
CASE STUDY: Demonstrating ImpactBlackburn, D., Bond, C. & Head, K., 2026, Coresource 4. Taylor and Francis, p. 167-172 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter |
Record Collecting as a Focal Practice: The Aesthetics and Sociality of Music FormatsChackal, T., Jan 1 2026, In: British Journal of Aesthetics. 66, 1, p. 73-94 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Intentions to Seek Healthcare Following Sexual Assault: Understanding Stigma as a BarrierCulatta, E., Reif-Stice, C. & Boyle, K. M., Jun 2025, In: Social Currents. 13, 3, p. 156-171 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Defending Health Security: Securing Healthcare Infrastructure against RansomwarePavlova, P. & Albert, C. D., 2025, In: Cyber Defense Reivew.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
“Hey! Dr. Kat, epidemiologist:” Self-identified experts' efforts to correct COVD-19 misinformation and disinformation campaigns on social mediaReif-Stice, C., Jan 1 2025, Public Interest Communications: Foundation, Infuence, and Importance. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., p. 127-142 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter |
Coalitional Utility of Formidable Men as a Function of Perceived Humor StylesBrown, M., Stewart, P. A. & Murray, G. R., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Psychological reports.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 |
Analyzing Influence Operations on Facebook: An Exploratory StudyAlbert, C. D., Hunter, L. Y., Mullaney, S. & Mays, M., 2024, In: Digital War.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
A Lesser-Known Arms Race: the Military Application of Artificial Intelligence in Non-Major Power Developed States and the Implications for Global SecurityHunter, L. Y., Albert, C. D., Rutland, J. & Hennigan, C., 2023, In: International Journal of Security Studies & Practice .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Towards a General Theory of Ethnic Conflict: Explaining Identity and Violence in ChechnyaAlbert, C. D., 2023, In: International Journal of Security Studies & Practice .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Weaponizing Words: Using Technology to Proliferate Information Warfare.”Albert, C. D., Hunter, L. Y., Mullaney, S., Huitt, J. & Snider, L., 2023, In: Cyber Defense Reivew.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
Democracy and Cyberconflict: How Regime Type Affects State-Sponsored CyberattacksHunter, L. Y., Albert, C. D., Garrett, E. & Rutland, J., 2022, In: Journal of Cyber Policy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
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 |
Assessing European Union standardization: a descriptive analysis of voluntary ex ante transparency noticesPrier, E., McCue, C. & Boykin, E. A., May 7 2021, In: Journal of Public Procurement. 21, 1, p. 1-18Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
The Initiation of State-Sponsored CyberattacksHunter, L. Y., Albert, C. D. & Garrett, E., 2021, In: Cyber Defense Reivew.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review |
MANAGING YOUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMHatcher, W. & McDonald, B. D., 2020, Coresource 4. Taylor and Francis, p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter |
RECRUITING AND RETAINING A DIVERSE STUDENT BODYHatcher, W. & Humphries Ginn, M., 2020, Coresource 4. Taylor and Francis, p. 204-222 19 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter |
Awards, Fellowships, Grants, and Residencies
- Choi, Namwon. 2026. Elizabeth Murray Artist Residency by Collar Works, Granville, NY.
- Katz, Michael. 2026. "Profiles of Therapist Technique in Community Practice in Relation to Patient Crying." AU RSCA Award.
- Saunders, Robert. 2026. "Let's Jam: A Community Music Method." AU RSCA Award.
- Zeiders, Blaire. 2026. The Arthurian Catechism: Reading Literature as Liturgy in Early Modern England. National Humanities Center Summer Residency.
- Zeiders, Blaire. 2026 "The Arthurian Catechism: Reading Literature as Liturgy in Early Mondern England" AU RSCA Award.
- Graham, Latria. 2025. American Mosaic Journalism Prize. Heising-Simons Foundation.
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Graham, Latria. 2025. Storyknife Residency. Homer, AK.
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Graham, Latria. 2025. Willapa Bay AiR Residency. Oysterville, WA.
- 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.
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