2013 Published Works by SJSU Honorees

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Carol and John Steinbeck: Portrait of a Marriage

Susan Shillinglaw

Carol Henning Steinbeck was John's first wife and the woman who edited and inspired his best work. The dedication to The Grapes of Wrath reads, in part: "To Carol who willed this book," and in a very real sense she willed to life all of his fiction of the 1930s. Energetic, creative, spunky and intelligent, Carol devoted herself to her husband's writing. It's an oft-told tale, a woman hitching her star to a man's steady sense of purpose. Department of English and Comparative Literature
Aging and Society: A Canadian Perspective

Mark Novak

The most widely used introduction to gerontology textbook in Canada. Now in its 7th edition. The text covers the major topics in the field, such as ageism, pensions, health care, and housing. The text looks at major policy issues and program innovations that promote successful aging. College of International and Extended Studies
In the Buddha Factory

Alan Soldofsky

Captivating and truthful, In the Buddha Factory is rich in detail, honest in tragedy, and poignant in observation. Through a mastery of style and language placed against the backdrop of Silicon Valley, Soldofsky explores the tension of opposites of place and no place, rich and poor, and finite and the limitless. These poems capture the intricacies of family, aging, and identity, and renders them in words both insightful and lyrical. Department of English and Comparative Literature
Teaching Writing Grades 7-12 in an Era of Assessment: Passion and Practice

Mary Warner and Jonathan Lovell

This is a book for teachers, by teachers, about teaching writing. In it, veteran teachers assert that writing, especially if it is authentic, must be taught comprehensively and not segmented into distinct measurable skills. An ideal guide for those who have not had access to professional development in teaching writing, the book gives readers the benefit of hearing first hand from real people teaching real students–teachers who have great credibility and knowledge about teaching writing, plus the “evidence” of their success as shown in their students’ writing samples. Department of English and Comparative Literature
Tyrannosaurid Paleobiology

Michael Parrish

The opening of an exhibit focused on "Jane," a beautifully preserved tyrannosaur collected by the Burpee Museum of Natural History, was the occasion for an international symposium on tyrannosaur paleobiology. Tyrannosaurid Paleobiology highlights the far ranging and vital state of current tyrannosaurid dinosaur research and discovery. College of Science
News Writing and Reporting: The Complete Guide for Today's Journalist

Richard Craig

The book covers every aspect of news gathering, reporting and writing with today's hi-tech news tools and audiences in mind. Throughout the book, dozens of successful journalists have shared insights about the business and its changing nature. Each chapter contains numerous examples of storytelling techniques, information gathering strategies and other important elements of today's journalism. School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Communicating Environmental Patriotism: A Rhetorical History of the American Environmental Movement

Anne Marie Todd

This book is the first to explore the history of environmental patriotism, the belief that the national environment defines a country’s greatness. The rise of environmental patriotism in the 20th century is told through the intriguing stories of environmental patriots and the rhetoric of their speeches and propaganda. This rhetorical history shows that patriotism is a powerful rhetorical tool that can persuade readers to live more sustainably and engage environmental problems as global citizens. Department of Communication Studies
Choosing Sides: Loyalists in Revolutionary America

Ruma Chopra

The work shows us that America’s original colonies were not nearly as united behind the concept of forming free, independent states as our society’s collective memory would have us believe. There were, in fact, numerous colonists, slaves and Native Americans who counted themselves among the Loyalists: those who never wanted to sever ties with the English crown and who viewed revolution as an unnatural and unlawful mistake. Too often overlooked, these men and women made valid and valuable arguments against the formation of the United States—both weighing the costs of revolution and the perilousness of existing without divine rule of a monarch— arguments that even hundreds of years into America’s existence are echoed and championed both within and beyond our borders. Department of History
Recognition, Sovereignty Struggles, and Indigenous Rights in the United States

Alan Leventhal

This publication is a source book that brings together a series of articles written by various Native and non-Native American scholars that addresses the critical issue of Federal recognition and the historic processes that have disenfranchised many of the historic tribes throughout the United States. College of Social Sciences
Epidemiology Kept Simple

B. Burt Gerstman

Epidemiology Kept Simple introduces the epidemiological principles and methods that are increasingly important in the practice of medicine and public health. Topics include disease causality, epidemiologic measures, descriptive epidemiology, study design, clinical and primary prevention trials, cohort studies, case-control studies, and the consideration of random and systematic error in studies of causal factors. Chapters on the infectious disease process, outbreak investigation, and screening for disease are also included. Department of Health Science and Recreation
Daydreaming in Kyoto

Daniel Brook

Kyoto is one of the world's most historical and beautiful cities. As Japan's capital city for nearly one thousand years, Kyoto is rich in all sorts of cultural ways. In "Daydreaming in Kyoto", one perfect day is detailed in this magical city through evocative and provocative haiku and photographs. If a picture is worth a thousand words, a haiku may be worth a thousand pictures. The possibilities are endless. Department of Sociology
Religion, Science and Democracy: A Disputational Friendship

Lisa Stenmark

This book uses Hannah Arendt’s work to understand the paradoxical role of religion and science in public life and to develop a model for the science and religion discourse which does not focus on truth claims, but rather promotes public discourse and judgment. It advocates the position of the storyteller, who never tells a definitive story but instead seeks more stories, and promotes a disputational friendship in which we seek out points of disagreement in order to expand the conversation and incorporate more stories. Department of Humanities
Python for Everyone

Cay Horstmann

This book is an adaptation of the popular "Java for Everyone" and "C++ for Everyone" introductory computer science textbooks to the Python language, combining Cay Horstmann's pedagogy and Rance Necaise's expertise in teaching Python. Department of Computer Science
Business and Society: Stakeholders, Ethics, Public Policy

Anne T. Lawrence

Market-leading textbook in the field of business and society, coauthored with James Weber of Dusquesne University. Department of Organization & Management
Tremors: New Fiction by Iranian American Writers

Persis Karim

Tremors is the first anthology of Iranian American fiction and gathers together the work of 27 writers and includes stories set in Iran before and after the revolution, as well as stories set in the United States that depict the lives and experiences of Iranian immigrants. Taken together, these stories provide a nuanced and thoughtful perspective on Iran and Iranian Americans at a time when most Americans are exposed to a steady diet of negative media representations of Iranian culture and people in both Iran and the United States. Department of English and Comparative Literature
Annual Editions: Child Growth and Development 13/14

Ellen N. Junn

Annual Editions: Child Growth & Development is a compilation of current and provocative articles on a large range of issues in child growth and development that is used nationwide as a supplementary reader in child development and psychology courses. Office of the Provost
Teaching and Learning Patterns in School Mathematics: Psychological and Pedagogical Considerations

Ferdinand Rivera

This book draws on research findings on patterns in the last twenty years or so in order to argue for a theory of graded representations in pattern generalization.The alternative view of pattern generalization processing is not about permanent shifts or transition phases but graded and multimodal depending on individual learners’ experiences with patterns. Department of Mathematics
Champion of Choice: The Life and Legacy of Women's Advocate Nafis Sadik

Cathleen Miller

Not many women in modern history can claim to have changed the world. But during her thirty years at the United Nations Population Fund, Nafis Sadik’s perseverance in supplying access to contraception cut the global birth rate in half—prompting the London Times to call her one of “the most powerful women in the world.” Written in a dramatic narrative style, her biography tells the true story of a character who defies all stereotypes—an obstetrician, a dedicated wife and mother, a Pakistani, a devout Muslim—who becomes the first female director of the U.N. Department of English and Comparative Literature
The Early Modern Italian Domestic Interior, 1400-1700: Objects, Spaces, Domesticities

Elizabeth Carroll Consavari

Adopting a broad chronological framework and expanding the regional scope beyond Florence and Venice to include domestic interiors from less studied centers such as Urbino, Ferrrara and Bologna, this collection offers new perspectives on the home in early modern Italy. The volume's dual emphasis is on reconstructing the material culture of specific residences, and on how particular domestic objects reflect, shape, and mediate family values and relationships within the home. Department of Art & Art History
Father Junípero's Confessor

Nicholas Taylor

A historical novel re-imagining the story of the California missions. The novel’s publication coincides with the 300th anniversary of Junípero Serra’s birth. Department of English and Comparative Literature
Records and Information Management

Patricia Franks

Franks presents complete coverage of the records and information lifecycle model from creation through preservation and introduces the records continuum. This work encompasses paper, electronic (databases, office suites, email), and new media records (blogs, wikis), as well as records residing in "the cloud" (software as a service). It covers a full range of topics, including the origins and development of records and information, the discipline of information governance, and electronic records and electronic records management systems. School of Library and Information Science
Constructive Engagement of Analytic and Continental Approaches in Philosophy

Bo Mou and Richard Tieszen

From the vantage point of comparative philosophy and with the goal of cross-tradition constructive engagement, this anthology explores how analytic and "Continental" approaches in philosophy, as understood broadly and presented in the Western and other traditions, can learn from each other and jointly contribute to the contemporary development of philosophy on a range of issues. Philosophy Department
A Student's Guide to Lagrangians and Hamiltonians

Patrick Hamill

This physics textbook will be released by Cambridge University Press in January, 2014. It is intended as a study aid for physics graduate students taking a course in advanced mechanics. Department of Physics and Astronomy
Facilitative Leadership in Social Work Practice

Roger Volker

Facilitative Leadership is an empowerment process that helps social workers live their professional and personal ethics in one of the arenas where they spend much of their time - working in groups. In the form of a training manual, this text helps social work students and practitioners become more effective agents of change through understanding the meaning, principles, and characteristics of facilitative leadership. Department of Health Science and Recreation
Handbook of Forensic Sociology and Psychology

Stephen Morewitz

This landmark publication is the first ever book on the topic of forensic sociology. The Handbook of Forensic Sociology and Psychology offers comprehensive coverage of the impact of social science on the spectrum of civil, criminal, and immigration law issues. Department of Sociology