BOOKMARK

Bookmark: A look at faculty-published books

BY KAYLA FORBES MBA’17 AND PRAGYA KARMACHARYA ’21

Faculty are the sails of a University ship, capturing ideas and innovating in ways that actively move students and the University forward.

When faculty members pursue their chosen expertise to its fullest through research, innovations, and interdisciplinary collaboration, they are optimized to educate students through rigorous coursework. Every year, faculty publish dozens of books and articles. Below are just few from the last few years that we thought you’d find interesting.

Voicing Girlhood in Popular Music: Performance, Authority, Authenticity (2016)

Edited by Jacqueline Warwick and Allison Adrian, PhD, Associate Professor, Music and Women’s Studies

While girls’ voices are more prominent than ever in popular music culture, the specific sonic character of the young female voice is routinely denied authority. Nevertheless, girls raise their voices and make themselves heard. This volume unravels the complexities bound up in music and girlhood.

The Role of the Physical Therapist Assistant: Regulations and Responsibilities (2nd edition 2017)

By Holly M. Clynch, PT, DPT’09, MAOL’02, Professor, Physical Therapist Assistant

This textbook explores the physical therapist assistant role and the rules and regulations that govern the position. It also lays out how to smoothly transition from clinical or school work to a professional setting.

Life Balance: Science and Stories of Everyday Living (2016)

By Kathleen Matuska, PhD, MPH, OTR/L FAOTA, Professor, Occupational Therapy

Five scientists who study life balance were asked, “What are the five things we can agree on about life balance?” They all agreed without hesitation. This book delves into each of the five characteristics backed up and supported by research.

Parenting as Spiritual Practice and Source for Theology: Mothering Matters (2017)

By Claire Bischoff, Assistant Professor, Theology, Elizabeth O’Donnell Gandolfo, Annie Hardison-Moody

With the use of both narrative and theology, intergenerational and intercultural mother-scholars investigate questions around religion, motherhood, pastoral care, theology, and general ways to fuel spiritual parenting. This book uses both practical and systemic theory to explore the experiences of motherhood by those in both privileged and underprivileged communities.

Working Towards Racial Equity in First-Year Composition: Six Perspectives (2018)

By Renee DeLong, Taiyon J. Coleman, PhD, Associate Professor, English, Kathleen Sheerin DeVore, Shannon Gibney, Michael Kuhne, Valerie Déus

This book explores some of the challenges for students and teachers within writing classrooms at historically white-dominated educational institutions. It focuses on the ideas that equality and identity along with institutional (historical and contemporary), social, and political positions are the root of successful writing pedagogy, curricular development, and student success in the college composition classroom.

Professional Autonomy in Video Relay Service Interpreting: Perceptions of American Sign Language-English Interpreters (2019)

By Erica Alley, PhD, Assistant Professor, ASL and Interpreting

American Sign Language-English interpreters working in the video relay service (VRS) industry often exercise professional autonomy, even under the constraints of the VRS service. VRS is a federally funded service driven by for-profit companies supporting telecommunications for deaf individuals. This book explores ways the capitalist atmosphere of the VRS industry influences interpreters’ use of professional autonomy.

Our Dog Red: A Small Token of Remembrance (2019)

By Edward Sellner, PhD, Faculty Emeritus, Theology

A father and son lose their beloved dog Red on Good Friday, and the death leads them to reflect on their Christian beliefs. At this time, Sellner begins to explore a new field called animal theology. This is a memoir written to aid in healing and grief after the loss of a pet, exploring the concept of a pet’s soul and an afterlife for animals.

Five Practices for Equity-Focused School Leadership (2021)

By Sharon I. Radd, EdD, Associate Professor, Organizational Leadership, Gretchen G. Generett, Mark A. Gooden, George Theoharis

This comprehensive guide details five leadership meta-practices to increase educational equity and eliminate marginalization based on race, dis/ability, socioeconomics, language, sex, gender, sexual identity, and religion in preK-12 schools. Practical and accessible, it provides leaders with principles, tools, and activities for engaging the entire school community in transformative systemic change.