Thanks to the work of a Roanoke faculty member and her students, a neighborhood in need could be getting a grocery store, health care and more.

Research is central to the student experience in Roanoke College's psychology department.

Roanoke College environmental studies students joined students from across the Commonwealth to collect data about how heat varies across communities as part of a statewide effort to understand where residents are most at risk during extreme heat waves.

Students in ECON LAB are investigating everything from injuries to professional basketball players to business trends during the pandemic.

Lassiter received the Council of Undergraduate Research’s Biology Mentor award for mid-career faculty.

The project examines the relationship between community connection and health.

The two professors, with the assistance of the scholars in the Dragon Research Collaborative, combed through the literature about the plant location and tracked folkloric histories throughout the years.

Ford is one of 60 participants chosen out of more than 350 applicants.

Students conduct research and hold internships through the Salem VA Medical Center and Roanoke College Undergraduate Research Experience. 

Psychology major, Kiah Coflin ’19, and Dr. Powell awarded funding for research project on romantic relationships from the International Psychology Honors Society.