Faculty Bookplate 2025. On the occasion of Dr. Melinda Backer's promotion to Teaching Associate Professor.
I am choosing this text because it was foundational to my dissertation, and I hope that other scholars will gain a deeper understanding of empathy through its pages.
Meeting the Universe Halfway: Quantum Physics and the Entanglement of Matter and Meaning
Faculty Bookplate 2025. On the occasion of Dr. Daniel A. Pienta's tenure and promotion to Associate Professor.
Experiments do more than generate results; they transform the way we imagine knowledge itself. They challenged me to think differently - to see truth not as what seems persuasive, but as what can be tested and demonstrated. This book shows that experiments are not just technical tools but a way of thinking: a discipline that sharpens questions, tests assumptions, and reshapes how experimenters approach the world.
Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Generalized Causal Inference
Author — William R. Shadish, Thomas D. Cook, Donald T. Campbell
Faculty Bookplate 2025. On the occasion of Grace Therrell's tenure and promotion to Associate Professor.
Little Women is timeless, and it's the first book I remember loving as a child. My mom gave me her beautifully illustrated copy that she had as a girl. This book has become part of who I am, and I love being able to use this career milestone to honor my mom and a story that shaped me.
Department - Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education
Faculty Bookplate 2025. On the occasion of the promotion of Kelly B. Wallace, Ph.D., to Clinical Associate Professor.
I chose Gender Queer: A Memoir to symbolize my resistance to book bans in local, K-12 public schools. ALL students deserve access to books that both reflect their identities and provide insight into the identities of those not like us.
