Prolific authors: College of Education leads Purdue in books published per tenure track faculty

A collage of book covers for the twelve books published by College of Education faculty.
October 9, 2026

At its recent all-college meeting (Sept. 25), the College recognized 12 new books published by its faculty since December 2025. Five of those were first-time book authors.

Phillip J. VanFossen, the Suzi & Dale Gallagher Dean of Education, congratulated the faculty authors on their successes. “This level of productivity is both impressive and emblematic of our faculty” he said. “We continue to lead Purdue in books published per tenure track faculty.”

The authors and their book titles are:

Alsup, Janet – Critical Reflections on Leading in Educational Contexts: Entering Identity Portals

Cress, Alyssa – Balancing Brilliance and Belonging: The intersection of Giftedness, Adoption, and Foster Care (To be published Oct. 20, 2026)

Guzey, S. Selcen – Teaching Integrated STEM in Middle School (Published Dec. 2025)

Levesque-Bristol, Chantal – Designing Impactful College Courses: Applying Self-Determination Theory

Li, Haiyan, and Wayne E. Wright – English Learner Literacy in Elementary Schools: Instructional Quality, Professional Development, and the Impact of COVID-19 (To be published Oct. 13, 2026)
*This book by Li and Wright is the first book in the new Emerald-Purdue Research Impact Series.

Maeda, Yukiko, and Sheila Hurt – Quantitative Methods in Education: A Practical Introduction to Statistics

Mentzer, Nathan, and Adrie Koehler – Engaging Learners Everywhere: The Interactive Synchronous HyFlex Method (Published Dec. 2025)

Morita-Mullaney, Trish – Asian Americans in Bilingualism and Bilingual Education: The Long Overdue Voice (Published Dec. 2025)

Obenchain, Kathryn – Early Childhood Social Studies: Purpose, Content, and Methods from a Developmental Perspective

Pang, Samarnh, and Wayne E. Wright – Language and Education Policy in the Kingdom of Cambodia
(To be published Nov. 22, 2026)

Scherer, Stephanie – Narrative Inquiry: Touchstones for Understanding Experience

Wessel-Powell, Christy – Cultivating Equity Literacy in Schools and Communities

The College also celebrated five first-time faculty authors with plaques commemorating their first book published in 2026:

Five "First Book" award plaques for S. Selcen Guzey, Yukiko Maeda, Sheila Hurt, Nathan Mentzer, and Alissa Cress.
First-time College of Education authors: S. Selcen Guzey, Yukiko Maeda, Sheila Hurt, Nathan Mentzer, and Alissa Cress. (Photo/DeEtte Starr)

Congratulations, authors!

Source: College of Education 2026 News