SHELF LIFE Recently published works by Mason faculty and staff Bridging the Seas: The Rise of Naval Architecture in the Industrial Age Larrie D. Ferreiro, adjunct faculty, History MIT Press, January 2020 As technology advanced in the 19th century, the building of ships changed as well. A new era of materials led to new practices, new possibilities, and new expectations for what naval transportation could be. This text delves into several topics, including the theoretical developments in naval architecture.
We Are the Leaders We’ve Been Waiting For: Women and Leadership Development in College Julie Owen, associate professor, Leadership Studies Stylus Publishing, May 2020 In the world we live in, there’s no longer any justification for keeping women out of lead ership roles. The demand has grown for colleges to help prepare women to become modern leaders. In this book, Owen exam ines intersectional identities, critical con sciousness, and student development theory and situates them within the context of helping women leaders.
Family Violence in the United States: Defining, Understanding, and Combating Abuse Denise Hines, associate professor, Social Work, with Kathleen Malley-Morrison and Leila B. Dutton SAGE Publishing, August 2020 A well-rounded and accessible approach to discussing the concept of violence and abuse within family units, this book emphasizes the role that larger social systems play and how they contribute to abuse, in addition to discussing effective prevention and inter vention of family violence.
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If Food Could Talk: Stories from 13 Precious Foods Endangered by Climate Change Theodore Dumas, associate professor, Psychology Koehler Books, September 2020 This book recognizes the broader dangers of climate change, focusing on the potential loss of food sources. It analyzes the history of these foods and their cultivation, with an explanation of their value within society, including the spiritual, sociological, and nutritional impacts. Each chapter ends with a recipe featuring an endangered food.
Understanding University Committees: How to Manage and Participate Constructively in Institutional Governance David Farris, PhD ’16, executive director, Safety and Emergency Management Stylus Publishing, September 2020 Committees play a vital role in the effec tive operations of any college or university. However, there is not usually a great amount of guidance available to determine how to best organize and conduct these commit tees. The author uses empirical analysis, interviews, and organizational theory to address concepts like planning, composi tion, conduct, and the structural support necessary to ensure a successful committee.
Creating Good Data: A Guide to Dataset Structure and Data Representation Harry Foxwell, PhD ’03, associate professor, Information Sciences and Technology Apress, October 2020 Many people do not view data as necessarily good or bad, but rather as a set of facts or circumstances that have been collected. This text argues otherwise and provides an out line for the creation of good data during the collection process. This book is designed to help researchers and data analysts conduct analyses and report their findings in a more effective way.
