Browse the Chapman Faculty Bookshelf

BROWSE THE CHAPMAN BOOKSHELF

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics: An Introduction

John Thrasher, Ph.D., associate professor of philosophy; with Gerald Gaus, Ph.D. | Princeton University Press Thrasher and Gaus introduce the analytical tools for studying social and political issues.

NEW RELEASES REFLECT THE BREADTH AND DEPTH OF CHAPMAN FACULTY MEMBERS’ SCHOLARSHIP.

The Extraordinary Life of Foreign Language Learners

Federico Pacchioni, Ph.D., chair of Italian studies; with Gian Marco Farese | Carocci Pacchioni and Farese explore the complexities of the foreign language-learning experience, its deeper rewards and its important implications for intercultural communication and mediation.

How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth

Jared Rubin, Ph.D., professor and co-director of the Institute for the Study of Religion, Economics and Society; with Mark Koyama, Ph.D. | Polity Press Through the lenses of geography, politics, culture, demography and colonialism, Rubin and Koyama explore how wealth has grown throughout history, with most human wealth gained in the last two centuries. Research Advances in ADHD and Technology

Franceli L. Cibrian, assistant professor of computer science, Ph.D., with two coauthors | Morgan & Claypool Publishers Historic and state-of-the-art technology aimed at supporting people diagnosed with ADHD.

The Ethics of Capitalism: An Introduction

John Thrasher, Ph.D., associate professor of philosophy; with Dan Halliday, Ph.D. | Oxford University Press Thrasher and Halliday apply classical political philosophy to answer the question: Can capitalism have a moral foundation?

The Secret Syllabus: A Guide to the Unwritten Rules of College Success

Terence Burnham, Ph.D., associate professor of finance; with Jay Phelan, Ph.D. | Princeton University Press The unwritten rules of thriving in college through storytelling from their own experiences with students and practical tips. Everyone Wins!: The Evidence for Family-School Partnerships and Implications for Practice

Stephany Cuevas, Ph.D., assistant professor of education; with four co-authors | Scholastic In this guide, Cuevas and co-authors argue that engaging students’ families can enhance student achievement, strengthen families, boost teacher effectiveness and build community.

Chasing Bugs

Leah Beekman, Ph.D., assistant professor, communication sciences and disorders; with illustrations by Alice Premeau ’22 Beekman uses her experience as a speech pathologist to teach kids about diversity using the character of a cat, Lefty, who meets a variety of bugs.

Animal Behavior and Parasitism

Patricia C. Lopes, Ph.D., assistant professor of biological sciences, with three co-authors | Oxford University Press Lopes and her co-authors examine how different kinds of animals behave to avoid infection.

Liberating Mindfulness: From Billion-Dollar Industry to Engaged Spirituality

Gail Stearns, Ph.D., associate professor of religious studies | Orbis Stearns argues for liberating mindfulness from its current status as a tool of consumerism and individualism, imagining new possibilities for ethical and spiritual practice.

Mad Diary of Malcolm Malarkey

Mark Axelrod, Ph.D., professor of comparative literature | Dalkey Archive Press This latest work of fiction by Axelrod is a post-modern black comedy written from the point of view of a smalltown English professor. Parasocial Romantic Relationships: Falling in Love With Media Figures

Rebecca Tukachinsky Forster, associate professor of communication studies, Ph.D. | Lexington Books Tukachinsky Forster analyzes how people develop romantic feelings toward people they “know” from the media, including fictional characters.

Apoyo Sacrificial, Sacrificial Support: How Undocumented Latinx Parents Get Their Children to College

Stephany Cuevas, Ph.D., assistant professor of education | Teachers College Press Cuevas explores the experiences of undocumented Latinx parents as they support and guide their children to higher education and how their immigration status impacts this support.

Free Will: Philosophers and Neuroscientists in Conversation

Uri Maoz, Ph.D., assistant professor, Institute for Interdisciplinary Brain and Behavioral Sciences; with Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Ph.D. | Oxford University Press Maoz, who teaches psychology, biology, electrical engineering and computer science provides a series of dialogues between neuroscientists and philosophers about the millennia-long conversation on free will.

Homeland Insecurity: Terrorism, Mass Shootings and the Public

Ann Gordon, Ph.D., associate professor of political science; with Kai Hamilton Gentry ’18 | Routledge Gordon and Gentry delve into how Americans can ensure their own security when a mass shooting and/or terrorist attack happens. Comparative Law: Global Legal Traditions

Michael Bazyler, JD, professor of law; with three co-authors | Carolina Academic Press Bazyler and his co-authors explore four legal traditions from around the world, including Western – German civil law and English common law – and nonWestern – Chinese law and Islamic law.

Federal Courts, A Contemporary Approach

Celestine Richards McConville, JD, professor of law | West Academic Publishing Co. McConville and two co-editors address traditional federal courts issues in this interactive casebook. Freirean Echoes: Scholars and Practitioners Dialogue on Critical Ideas in Education

Suzanne SooHoo, Ph.D., professor emerita of education; Kevin Stockbridge, assistant professor of education; Charlotte Achieng-Evensen (Ph.D. ’16) | Myers Education Press The three authors, inspired by the legacy of Brazilian educator and philosopher Paulo Freire, gather lectures given at Chapman about education and society.