College publishes 16 books in 2024-25

At its first Power Friday event of the semester (Sept. 12), the College celebrated 12 faculty authors who published 16 books in 2024-25.

Phillip J. VanFossen, interim dean of the College, introduced the celebration by congratulating faculty on their successes.

“Book pipeline data from the Office of the Provost indicates that the College of Education is number one at Purdue in books per tenure-track faculty,” VanFossen said. “With 51 book projects currently underway (and 47 tenure-track faculty), the College of Education is the only Purdue college where this ratio is above one.” 

Faculty authors then gave short presentations about their books and answered questions from the audience. Cristina Farmus, vice president for special projects in the Office of the Provost, discussed resources and other information for faculty authors. Lunch and a book raffle followed.

The authors and their book titles are:

Alsup, Janet, and Christy Wessel-Powell – First Opinions, Second Reactions

Exter, Marisa – Transdisciplinary Learning Experience Design: Futures, Synergies and Innovation

Koehler, Adrie A. – The ID CaseBook: Case Studies in Instructional Design

Kastberg, Signe E. – Mathematics Teacher Educators’ Intimate Scholarship: Being, Knowing, and Ethics

Kuhn, Melanie R. – Handbook on the Science of Literacy in Grades 3–8

Masta, Stephanie – Indigenous Voices of Girls and Women in Educational Spaces: Celebrating Presence

Morita-Mullaney, Trish – Lau v. Nichols and Chinese American Language Rights: The Sunrise and Sunset of Bilingual Education

Rapoport, Anatoli, and Joseph Zajda – Discourses of Globalisation, Active Citizenship, and Education

Rapoport, Anatoli, and Joseph Zajda – Discourses of Globalisation and Citizenship Education

Rapoport, Anatoli, Jing A. Williams and Barbara C. Cruz – Teaching With a Global Perspective: Approaches and Strategies for Secondary Social Studies Teachers

Scherer, Stephanie (Oudghiri) – Cultivating Care: Lessons From a Rural Kindergarten Classroom

Schepers, Ofelia Castro, Megan Brennan, and Philip E. Bernhardt – Developing Trauma-Informed Teachers

Wright, Wayne E. – Foundations for Teaching English Language Learners: Research, Theory, Policy, and Practice (4th ed.)

Wright, Wayne E., and Colin Baker – Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism (8th ed.)

Wright, Wayne E. – Language, Diversity, Policy, and Social Justice in Honor of Terrence G. Wiley

Wright, Wayne E., *Vikrant Chap, Phitsamay S. Uy, Chhany Sak-Humphry, Vichet Chhuon & Bryan Thao Worra – Research and Reflections on Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement

Congratulations, authors!

*Dr. Vikrant Chap is a College of Education alumnus who earned his PhD in Literacy & Language Education in 2025.