Recognizing Faculty Authors

To recognize the achievement and hard work of its faculty authors, the university hosted a Wednesday, Feb. 23, luncheon in which those who were published during 2010 and 2011 were honored with certificates of achievement. Deans joined their faculty to hear three of the authors read from their publications.

The recognition luncheon was sponsored by the offices of the President, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Pollak Library and the Faculty Development Center.

Honorees are, by college:

College of the Arts

Laura Lohman, Music, “Umm Kulthum: Artistic Agency and the Shaping of an Arab Legend, 1967-2007,” Wesleyan University Press

Drew Chappell, Theatre and Dance, “Children Under Construction: Critical Essays on Play as Curriculum,” Peter Lang Publishing

College of Communications

Genelle Belmas and Wayne Overbeck, Communications, “Major Principles of Media Law (2011 edition),” Cengage

Genelle Belmas, Communications, “Mass Communication: Producers and Consumers” (2nd edition), co-authored with Brent Ruben, Paul Reis and Barbara Iversen, Kendall Hunt

Shay Sayre and Cindy King, Communications, “Entertainment & Society,” Routledge

Caption: Robert Gass, professor of human communication studies, displays his book “Persuasion, Social Influence and Compliance Gaining.”

Shay Sayre, Communications, “Entertainment Promotion & Communication,” Kendall Hunt

Andi Stein, Communications, “Why We Love Disney: The Power of the Disney Brand,” Peter Lang Publishing

Robert H. Gass, Human Communication Studies, “Persuasion, Social Influence and Compliance Gaining” (4th edition), coauthored with John S. Seiter, Pearson/Allyn & Bacon

College of Education

Amy Cox-Petersen, Elementary and Bilingual Education, “Educational Partnerships: Connecting Schools, Families and the Community,” Sage

Tim Green, Elementary and Bilingual Education, “The Essentials of Instructional Design: Connecting Fundamental Principles With Process and Practice” (2nd edition), Pearson

Tim Green, Elementary and Bilingual Education, “Security vs. Access: Balancing Safety and Productivity in the Digital School,” ISTE Press

Karen Ivers, College of Education, “Multimedia Projects in Education: Designing, Producing, and Assessing” (4th edition), Libraries Unlimited

Hallie Kay Yopp and Ruth Helen Yopp, Elementary and Bilingual Education, “Purposeful Play for Early Childhood Phonological Awareness,” Shell Education

College of Health and Human Development

Kristi Kanel, Human Services, “A Guide to Crisis Intervention” (4th edition), Brooks Cole

Jeffrey A. Kottler, Counseling, “On Being a Therapist,” Jossey-Bass

Jeffrey A. Kottler, Counseling, “The Assassin and the Therapist,” Routledge

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Gordon M. Bakken, History, “The World of the American West,” Routledge: Taylor & Francis

Gordon M. Bakken, History, “Invitation to an Execution: A History of the Death Penalty in the United States,” University of New Mexico Press

Gayle K. Brunelle, History, “Murder in the Metro: Laetitia Toureaux and the Cagoule in 1930s France,” Louisiana State University Press

Jochen Burgtorf, History, “The Debate on the Trial of the Templars (1307-1314),” Ashgate

Caption: Helen N. Mugambi, professor of English, comparative literature and linguistics, with her 2010 book “Masculinities in African Literature and Cultural Texts.”

Rebecca Dolhinow, Women’s Studies, “A Jumble of Needs: Women’s Activism and Neoliberalism in the Colonias of the Southwest,” University of Minnesota Press

Juan R. Ishikawa, Modern Languages and Literatures, “The Japanese Who Conquered Guadalajara – Vicissitudes of Juan de Páez’s Life in 17th-Century Mexico,” Gendaikikakushitsu, Japan

Sharon Kim, Sociology, “A Faith of Our Own: Second-Generation Spirituality in Korean American Churches,” Rutgers University Press

Helen N. Mugambi, English, Comparative Literature and Linguistics, “Masculinities in African Literature and Cultural Texts,” Ayebia Clarke Publishing

C. George Peale, Modern Languages and Literatures, “La montañesa de Asturias,” “El alba y el sol,” “Virtudes vencen señales” and “El asombro de Turquía y valiente toledano,” Juan de la Cuesta-Hispanic Monographs

Irena Praitis, English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics, “One Woman's Life,” Diversion Press

Kim Vandervort, English, Comparative Literature and Linguistics, “The Northern Queen,” Hadley Rille Books

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Maijian Qian, Mathematics, “Business Calculus,” Kendal Hunt Publishing

Bogdan Suceavă, Mathematics, “Coming From an Off-Key Time” Northwestern University Press

Mihaylo College of Business and Economics

Dipasri Ghosh, Finance, “Capital Markets and Financial Assets: Decisions on Acquisition and Issuance of Securities,” Lambert Academic Publishing

Robert Michaels, Economics, “Transactions and Strategies: Economics for Management,” Cengage Learning

Kathleen K. Wright, Accounting, “California Taxes: The Impact of the Economic Crisis,” Commerce Clearing House/Wolters Kluwer

Samuel C. Yang, Information Systems & Decision Sciences, “OFDMA System Analysis and Design,” Artech House

Caption: Samuel C. Yang, professor of information systems and decision sciences, walks across the stage after being recognized at the annual authors awards. Behind him is an image of the cover of his book “OFDMA System Analysis and Design.”

Feb. 24, 2011