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Mason Spirit is published three times a year by the Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations in conjunction with the Office of Communications and Marketing.
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Women of Color on the Rise
By Mason Spirit contributor on April 1, 2010
Women of Color on the Rise Halaevalu F. Ofahengaue Vakalahi, associate professor of social work, with Wilma Peebles Wilkins In Women of Color on the Rise Rise (Columbia University Press, November 2009), Ofahengaue Vakalahi presents essays by African American, Asian American, Latina, Pacific Islander, and Native American women on their experiences working within the field…
Optimizing Emergency Department Throughput: Operations Management Solutions for Health Care Decision Makers
By Mason Spirit contributor on April 1, 2010
Optimizing Emergency Department Throughput: Operations Management Solutions for Health Care Decision Makers Jay Shiver, assistant professor, Health Administration and Policy, with David Eitel Featuring articles by 20 of the most successful health care reformers in the country, Optimizing Emergency Department Throughput: Operations Management Solutions for Health Care Decision Maker (CRC Press, 2009) focuses on providing…
Assessing Impairment: From Theory to Practice
By Mason Spirit contributor on April 1, 2010
Assessing Impairment: From Theory to Practice Jack A. Naglieri, professor of psychology, with Sam Goldstein The first in-depth treatment of the theory, definition, and evaluation of this core concept, Assessing Impairment: From Theory to Practice (Springer, June 2009) cuts through the confusion and cross-talk. Leading scholars and clinicians offer evidence for a much-needed reconceptualization of…
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Brain-Compatible Differentiated Instruction for English Language Learners
By Colleen Kearney Rich on April 1, 2010
Brain-Compatible Differentiated Instruction for English Language Learners Marjorie Hall Haley, associate professor, College of Education and Human Development Brain-Compatible Differentiated Instruction for English Language Learners (Allyn & Bacon/Merrill, June 2009) is written for teachers looking for solid instructional practices that work well with mainstream and English language learners. Drawing on current neuroscience research, the book…
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Create Your Own Economy: The Path to Prosperity in a Disordered World
By Colleen Kearney Rich on April 1, 2010
Create Your Own Economy: The Path to Prosperity in a Disordered World Tyler Cowen, BS Economics ’83, professor of economics In Create Your Own Economy: The Path to Prosperity in a Disordered World (Dutton, July 2009), Cowen shows that the way we think now is changing more rapidly than it has in a long time….
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Giving Peace a Chance
By Colleen Kearney Rich on April 1, 2010
Mason education professor Elavie Ndura-Ouédraogo is passionate about peace education and believes it should be introduced in school curricula. She is using her native country of Burundi to show how such programs can be implemented. Widely published on the topic, Ndura-Ouédraogo recently contributed to 147 Practical Tips for Teaching Peace and Reconciliation (Atwood Publishing, July…
The Convalescent
By Mason Spirit contributor on October 8, 2009
Jessica Anthony, MFA Creative Writing ’04 McSweeney’s, 2009 The Convalescent tells the story of an unlikely hero named Seymour Akos Pfliegman. Set in the Virginia suburbs, the story mixes Hungarian history with the hero’s entrepreneurial adventures. Anthony has been published in Best New American Voices, Mid-American Review, and New American Voices 2006. She won McSweeney’s…
Stronger after Stroke: Your Roadmap to Recovery
By Mason Spirit contributor on October 8, 2009
Peter G. Levine, BA Speech Communication ’87 Demos Health, 2008 Written for stroke survivors, their caregivers, and their loved ones, Stronger after Stroke puts the power of recovery in the reader’s hands by providing easy instructions for reaching the highest possible level of healing. Codirector of the Neuromotor Recovery and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Levine is a…
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The Endarkenment
By Mason Spirit contributor on October 8, 2009
Jeffrey McDaniel, MFA Creative Writing ’93 University of Pittsburgh Press, 2008 The Endarkenment delves into the world of poetry with vividly mature poems about family, sexuality, and society. The poems reflect an autobiographical glimpse of McDaniel’s life experiences—good, bad, funny, or serious. The recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, McDaniel…
Nothing But a Smile: A Novel
By Mason Spirit contributor on October 8, 2009
Steve Amick, MFA Creative Writing ’91 Pantheon, 2009 Set in pre- and post-World War II Chicago, this love story begins with Wink Dutton, a soldier and photographer recently discharged because of an injury to his hand. As Dutton desperately seeks to make ends meet, he discovers his neighbor Sal Chesterton pays the bills by producing…
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