The EDGE Bookshelf showcases the literary contributions of EHE faculty and staff whose work centers diversity, equity, anti-racism, and justice, and includes recommended featured readings. It is our hope that the Bookshelf serves as one resource through which we can learn from one another as we continue to grow as an anti-racist, inclusive, and equity centered college community.
Indigenous People's Day Featured Readings
Tim San Pedro, Associate Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning. Program Area: Multicultural and Equity Studies in Education
EDGE Recommends: Eagle Shield, A., Munson, M. M., & San Pedro, T. (2021). Dreams, healing, and listening to learn: Educational movements in the Everyday. Equity & Excellence in Education, 54(1), 39–49. https://doi.org/10.1080/10665684.2020.1863881
Pedro, S. T., & Bang, M. (2021). Protecting the promise: Indigenous education between mothers and their children. Teachers College Press.
Sand Pedro Recommends:Tachine, A., Nicolazzo, Z., Patel, L., & Yang, K. W. (2022). Weaving an otherwise: In-relations methodological practice. Stylus.
Shannon Gonzales-Miller, Ph.D. General Education Bookends Faculty, Lecturer, Department of Teaching and Learning
EDGE Recommends: San Pedro, T., Murray, K., Gonzales-Miller, S., Reed, W., Bah, B., Gerrad, C., Whalen, A. (2020). Learning-in Relation: Implementing and Analyzing Assets Based Pedagogies in a Higher Education Classroom. Equity & Excellence in Education, Volume 53, Issue 1-2, pp. 177-195. https://doi.org/10.1080/10665684.2020.1749188
Dr. Gonzales-Miller Recommends: Grande, S. (2015). Red Pedagogy: Native American Social and Political Thought. (Tenth Anniversary Edition). Rowman Field & Littlefield. Lanham, Boulder, New York and London.
Lomawaima, K. T., and McCarty, T. (2006). To Remain an Indian: Lessons in Democracy from a Century of Native American Education. Teachers Press College. Columbia University, New York and London.
Ages 6 – 9 years
Santiago, C., (2002). Home to Medicine Mountain. Children’s Book Press.
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Spotlight on Department Chairs Featured Readings
Dr. Antoinette Miranda, Chair, Department of Teaching and Learning
Endowed Professorship, Department of Teaching and Learning
EDGE Recommends: Jones, J., & Miranda, A. H. (2020). Building Culturally Responsive Schools. Fostering the Emotional Well-Being of Our Youth, 61–78. https://doi.org/10.1093/med-psych/9780190918873.003.0004
Dr. Antoinette Miranda Recommends: Hooks, B. (2022). Teaching to transgress: Education as the practice of freedom. DEV Publishers & Distributors.
Dr. Brian Focht, Vice Chair, Professor, Interim Ed Studies Department Chair
EDGE Recommends: Focht, B. C., Lucas, A. R., Grainger, E., Simpson, C., Fairman, C. M., Thomas-Ahner, J. M., Buell, J., Monk, J. P., Mortazavi, A., & Clinton, S. K. (2018). Effects of a group-mediated exercise and dietary intervention in the treatment of prostate cancer patients undergoing androgen deprivation therapy: Results from the idea-P trial. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 52(5), 412–428. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kax002
Dr. Focht Recommends: Zhang, X., Chaplow, Z. L., Bowman, J., Shoben, A., Felix, A. S., DeScenza, V. R., Kilar, M., Focht, B. C., & Paskett, E. D. (2023). The feasibility of a telephone-based weight loss intervention in rural Ohio: A pilot study. PLOS ONE, 18(3). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282719
Dr. Erik Porfeli, Human Sciences Department Chair, Professor
EDGE Recommends: Porfeli, E. J., Lee, B., Vondracek, F. W., & Weigold, I. K. (2011). A multi‐dimensional measure of vocational identity status. Journal of Adolescence, 34(5), 853–871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.02.001
Dr. Porfeli Recommends: Porfeli, E. J., & Lee, B. (2012). Career development during childhood and adolescence. New Directions for Youth Development, 2012(134), 11–22. https://doi.org/10.1002/yd.20011
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Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Featured Readings
Dr. Ji-Young Choi, Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Science, Department of Human Sciences
EDGE Recommends: Choi, J. Y., Van Pay, C. K., & Beecher, C. C. (2023). Preschool language exposure and use: A comparison study of dual‐language learners and English monolingual children. Infant and Child Development, e2420. https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.2420
Dr.Ji-Young Choi Recommends:National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2017). Promoting the educational success of children and youth learning English: Promising futures. National Academies Press. https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24677/promoting-the-educational-success-of-children-and-youth-learning-english
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Dr. Becky Huang, Professor of Multilingual Language Education / Department of Teaching and Learning
EDGE Recommends:Huang, B. H., & Ramírez, R. (2022). Research methods for evaluating second language speech production. In Research Methods for Understanding Child Second Language Development (pp. 84-101). Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780367815783-6/research-methods-evaluating-second-language-speech-production-becky-huang-rica-ramírez
Dr.Becky Huang Recommendations:Loewen, S., & Sato, M. (Eds.). (2017). The Routledge handbook of instructed second language acquisition. New York, NY, USA: Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-of-Instructed-Second-Language-Acquisition/Loewen-Sato/p/book/9780367141387
Dr. Minjung Kim
Associate Professor of Quantitative Research, Evaluation and Measurement in the Department of Educational Studies
EDGE Recommends: Kim, M., Xu, M., Yang, J., Talley, S., & Wong, J. D. (2022). Assessing differential effects of somatic amplification to positive affect in midlife and late adulthood—A regression mixture approach. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 95(4), 399-428. https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150211066552
Dr. Kim Recommends: Nylund-Gibson, K., & Choi, A. Y. (2018). Ten frequently asked questions about latent class analysis. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 4(4), 440–461. https://doi.org/10.1037/tps0000176
The month of April celebrates National Poetry Month, started in 1996 by the Academy of American Poetry to celebrate, appreciate, and increase awareness of poetry in the United States. The EDGE office recognizes the importance of National Poetry Month in our Bookshelf the month of April by honoring local and national poetry.
National Poetry Month
Amanda Gorman is the first National Youth Poet Laureate and the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history.
During the month of March, The College of Education and Human Ecology celebrates Women’s History Month.
Women's History Month 2023 Featured Readings
Dr. Venus Evans-Winters, Visiting Professor, Education Policy and Qualitative Measurement
EDGE Recommends: Patton, L. D., Evans-Winters, V.E., & Jacobs, C. (2022). Investing in the educational success of Black women and girls. Stylus Publishing. https://styluspub.presswarehouse.com/browse/book/9781620367971/Investing-in-the-Educational-Success-of-Black-Women-and-Girls
Dr. Venus Evans-Winters Recommends: Evans-Winters, V. E. (2019). Black feminism in qualitative inquiry: A mosaic for writing our daughter’s body. Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Black-Feminism-in-Qualitative-Inquiry-A-Mosaic-for-Writing-Our-Daughters/Evans-Winters/p/book/9781138486225
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Ashlyn Pierson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, STEM Education
EDGE Recommends: Pierson, A. E., Keifert, D. T., Lee, S. J., Henrie, A., Johnson, H. J., & Enyedy, N. (2022). Multiple representations in elementary science: Building shared understanding while leveraging students’ diverse ideas and practices. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/1046560X.2022.2143612
Dr. Pierson Recommendations: Warren, B., Vossoughi, S., Rosebery, A. S., Bang, M., & Taylor, E. V. (2020). Multiple ways of knowing*: Re-imagining disciplinary learning. In Handbook of the cultural foundations of learning (pp. 277-294). Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-edit/10.4324/9780203774977-19/multiple-ways-knowing-beth-warren-shirin-vossoughi-ann-rosebery-megan-bang-edd-taylor
Dr. Aina Appova, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education
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During the month of February, The College of Education and Human Ecology celebrates Black History Month.
Black History Month 2023 Featured Readings
Dr. Cory Brown, Assistant Professor, College of Education and Human Ecology
Dr. Dorian Harrison, Assistant Professor, College of Education and Human Ecology
EDGE Recommends: Harrison, D. L., & Brown, C. T.(2022). Discovering the roadblocks: Culturally relevant dispositions among preservice teachers.Urban Education, https:doi.org/10.1177/00420859221140396
Dr. Dorian Harrison Recommends: Truscott, D., & Stenhouse, V. L. (2022). A mixed-methods study of teacher dispositions and culturally relevant teaching. Urban Education, 57(6), 943-974. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085918801438
Samuels, A. J., & Samuels, G. L. (2020). Roadwork Ahead: Fostering Racial Literacy in Educator Preparation Programs. Alabama Journal of Educational Leadership, 7, 93-103. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1326780.pdf
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Dr. Kamontá Heidelburg
EDGE Recommendation: Heidelburg, K., Rutherford, L., & Parks, T. W. (2022). A preliminary analysis assessing SWPBIS implementation fidelity in relation to disciplinary outcomes of black students in urban schools. The Urban Review, 54(1), 138-154. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11256-021-00609-y
Dr. Heidelburg recommends: Dumas, M. J., & Ross, K. M. (2016). “Be real black for me”: Imagining blackcrit in education. Urban Education, 51(4), 415–442. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085916628611
During the month of January, we are featuring scholarship that advocates for the safety and wellbeing of Black girls.
Black Girls in Education and Society Featured Readings
Jacquelyn Meshelemiah, PhD
Associate Professor of Social Work
EDGE Recommendation: Meshelemiah, J.C.A. (2022). How the jezebel stereotype has been weaponized against Black girls and made them vulnerable to sex trafficking: An examination of carceral public systems. Journal of African American Studies, 26, 355–374. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12111-022-09596-0
Dr. Meshelemiah’s Recommendations:Chang, K. S. G., Tsang, S., & Chisolm-Straker, M. (2022). Child trafficking and exploitation: Historical roots, preventive policies, and the Pediatrician’s role. Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care, 52(3), 101167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cppeds.2022.101167
Nelson-Butler, C. (2015). The racial roots of human trafficking. UCLA Law Review, 62, 1464. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2655840
Elaine Richardson, PhD
Professor, Teaching and Learning
EDGE Recommends: Richardson, E. (2022). Centering Black mothers’ stories for critical literacies. English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 19(1), 21-33. https://doi.org/10.1108/ETPC-05-2019-0078
Dr. Richardson Recommends: Lindsey, T. (2022). America goddam: Violence, Black women, and the struggle for justice. University of California Press. https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520384491/america-goddam
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Tanya Middleton, PhD
Cl Asst Prof – Counselor ESCE, Department of Educational Studies
EDGE Recommendation: Middleton, T. J., & Ford, D. Y. (2022). An Implementation of Culturally Responsive Protective Factors to Meet the Needs of Girls of Color in Gifted and Talented Education. Gifted Child Today, 45(2), 117-121. https://doi.org/10.1177/10762175211070053
Dr. Middleton recommends: Collins, K. H., Coleman, M. R., & Grantham, T. C. (2022). A Bioecological Perspective of Emotional/Behavioral Challenges for Gifted Students of Color: Support Needed Versus Support Received. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 10634266221076466.
December 3rd celebrates the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. For this Bookshelf we are highlighting the works of Ohio State University faculty whose research centers persons with disabilities.
International Day of Persons with Disabilities Featured Readings
Tiffany Wild, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning
Assistant Chair, Department of Teaching and Learning
EDGE Recommendation: Wild, T., Herzberg, T. S., & Hicks, M. (2022). The changing role of teachers of students with visual impairments in North America during the initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic. British Journal of Visual Impairment. https://doi.org/10.1177/02646196221109079
Laurice Joseph, PhD
Professor, Department of Educational Studies, School Psychology
EDGE Recommends: Joseph, L., Ross, K., Xia, Q., Amspaugh, L. A., & Accurso, J. (2021). Reading comprehension instruction for students with intellectual disabilities: A Systematic literature review. International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1080/1034912X.2021.1892033
Dr. Joseph Recommends: Browder, D. M., Hudson, M. E., & Wood, A. L. (2013). Teaching students with moderate intellectual disability who are emergent readers to comprehend passages of text. Exceptionality, 21(4), 191–206. https://doi.org/10.1080/09362835.2013.802236
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Carly Gilson, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Studies, Special Education
EDGE Recommends: Ingles, K. E., Gilson, C. B., & Pena Jr, H. (2021). MADE 2 FADE: A practical strategy for empowering independence for students with disabilities. TEACHING Exceptional Children, 55(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/00400599211033931
Dr. Gilson Recommends: Connor, D., Ferri, B., & Annamarie, S. (2015). DisCrit – disability studies and critical race theory in education. Teachers College Press. https://www.tcpress.com/discrit—disability-studies-and-critical-race-theory-in-education-9780807756676
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November is Indigenous Peoples’ Month. For this Bookshelf we are highlighting the works of Ohio State University faculty of Indigenous Heritage.
Indigenous Peoples' Month 2022 Featured Readings
Dr. Matthew Anderson
EDGE Recommends: McCartney, A. M., Anderson, J., Liggins, L., Hudson, M. L., Anderson, M. Z., TeAika, B., Geary, J., Cook-Deegan, R., Patel, H.R., & Phillippy, A. M. (2022). Balancing openness with Indigenous data sovereignty: An opportunity to leave no one behind in the journey to sequence all of life. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(4), e2115860119. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2115860119
Dr. Anderson Recommends: TallBear, K. (2013). Native American DNA: Tribal belonging and the false promise of genetic science. University of Minnesota Press. https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/native-american-dna
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Marti Chaatsmith
EDGE Recommendation: Chaatsmith, M. (2016). Native (re)investments in Ohio: Evictions, Earthworks preservation, and tribal stewardship. In L.Jones & R. Shiels (Eds.), The Newark Earthworks: Enduring monuments, contested meanings (pp. 215-229). University of Virginia Press. https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/4768
LGBTQ+ History Month Featured Readings
Jackie M. Blount, PhD
Professor, Department of Educational Studies
EDGE Recommendation: Blount, J. M. (2020). Searching for our LGBTQ+ predecessors in Chicago Schools during the Progressive Era. Teaching Education, 31(1), 45-53. https://doi.org/10.1080/10476210.2019.1709811
Blount, J.M. (2005). Fit to Teach: Same-Sex Desire, Gender, and School Work in the Twentieth Century. SUNY Press. https://sunypress.edu/Books/F/Fit-to-Teach
Leslie K. Morrow, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow
College of Education and Human Ecology, Dean’s Diversity Postdoctoral Program
The Ohio State University
EDGE Recommends: Alexander, N., Knutson, D., Lynch, L., Spellman, M., Rivera, M., Morrow, L., … & Coon, J. J. (2022). Increasing inclusion & competency in STEM: Understanding LGBTQ+ history, barriers, and heteronormativity. https://doi.org/10.32942/osf.io/d38va
Dr. Morrow Recommends: Smith, B. (2000). Home girls: A Black feminist anthology. Rutgers University Press. https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/home-girls/9780813527536
Taylor, K. (2017). How we get free: Black feminist and the Combahee River Collective. Haymarket Books. https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1108-how-we-get-free
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Susan R. Jones, PhD
Professor Emerita, Department of Educational Studies
The Ohio State University
EDGE Recommends: Duran, A., & Jones, S. R. (2020). Complicating identity exploration: An intersectional grounded theory centering queer students of color at historically white institutions. Journal of College Student Development, 61(3), 281-298. https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2020.0028
Dr. Jones Recommends: Jeffers, H.F. (2022). The love songs of W.E.B. Du Bois. Harper. https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-love-songs-of-web-du-bois-honoree-fanonne-jeffers?variant=39813771132962
Okello, W.K. (2018). From self-authorship to self-definition: Remapping theoretical assumptions through Black feminism. Journal of College Student Development, (59)5, 528-544. https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2018.0051
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Latinx Heritage Month Featured Readings
Jasmine Abukar, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Higher Education and Student Affairs, Department of Educational Studies
https://sunypress.edu/Books/T/This-Bridge-Called-My-Back-Fourth-Edition
Arnulfo Pérez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mathematics Education
Department of Teaching and Learning
EDGE Recommends: Pérez, A., Braaten, B., & MacConnell, R. (2019). Closing the circuit on function concepts. The Mathematics Teacher,112(5), 366-373. https://doi.org/10.5951/mathteacher.112.5.0366
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Catherine Saenz, PhD, RD, CSCS
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, Department of Human Sciences
EDGE Recommends: Saenz, C., Hooper, S., Orange, T., Knight, A., Barragan, M., Lynch, T., … & Hausenblas, H. (2021). Effect of a free-living ketogenic diet on feasibility, satiety, body composition, and metabolic health in women: The Grading Level of Optimal Carbohydrate for Women (GLOW) Study. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 40(4), 295-306. https://doi.org/10.1080/07315724.2021.1875338
Dr. Saenz Recommends: Hanners, A., Melnyk, B. M., Volek, J., & Kelley, M. M. (2022). Ketogenic diet, African American women, and cardiovascular health: A systematic review. Worldviews on Evidence‐Based Nursing, 19(1), 35-41.
https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12561
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Mental Health Featured Readings
Desireé Vega, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School Psychology
Interim Faculty Chair, School Psychology
Interim Program Director, Ph.D. program, School Psychology
University of Arizona
Natasha Slesnick, PhD
Associate Dean for Research and Administration, Education and Human Ecology, and Professor of Human Sciences
EDGE Recommends: Slesnick, N., Zhang, J., Feng, X., Wu, Q., Walsh, L., & Granello, D. H. (2020). Cognitive therapy for suicide prevention: A randomized pilot with suicidal youth experiencing homelessness. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 44(2), 402-411. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-019-10068-
Dr. Slesnick Recommends: Yalom, I. D. (2012). Love’s executioner: & other tales of psychotherapy. Basic Books. https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/irvin-d-yalom/loves-executioner/9780465031603/
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Kisha Radliff, Ph.D., LP
Associate Professor and Program Chair, School Psychology Program
Department of Educational Studies, College of Education and Human Ecology
EDGE Recommends: Lazarus, P. J., Doll, B., Song, S. Y., & Radliff, K. (2021). Transforming school mental health services based on a culturally responsible dual-factor model. School Psychology Review, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/2372966X.2021.1968282
Dr. Radliff Recommends: Clarke, O.V.G. (2020). Black girl, White school: thriving, surviving and no, you can’t touch my hair. LifeSlice Media. https://oliviavgclarke.com
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Special Education Awareness Featured Readings
Donna Y Ford, PhD
Distinguished Professor of EHE
Kirwan Institute Faculty Affiliate
Center of Latin American Studies Faculty Affiliate
Dept. of Educational Studies; Special Education Program
EDGE Recommends: Ford, D. Y., Whiting, G. W., Goings, R. B., & Robinson, S. A. (2017). Students in Special Education: Issues, Theories, and Recommendations to Address Overrepresentation. The Wiley Handbook of Diversity in Special Education, 129-148. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118768778.ch7
Dr. Ford Recommends: Mackelprang, R.W., Salsgiver, R.O., & Parrey, R.C. (2021). Disability: A diversity model approach in human service practice (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/disability-9780197606384?q=Mackelprang&lang=en&cc=us
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Matt Brock, PhD
Associate Professor of Special Education
Department of Educational Studies
EDGE Recommends: Brock, M. E., Schaefer, J. M., Seaman-Tullis, R. (2020). Self-determination and agency for all: Supporting students with severe disabilities. Theory into Practice. 59,162-171.https://doi.org/10.1080/00405841.2019.1702450
Dr. Brock Recommends: Wehmeyer, M. L., Shogren, K. A., & Kurth, J. (2021). The state of inclusion with students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the United States. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 18(1), 36-43. https://doi.org/10.1111/jppi.12332
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The College of Education and Human Ecology celebrates Women’s History Month.
Women's History Month Featured Readings
Kaprea Johnson, PhD
Professor; Director of Faculty Development
Department of Educational Studies
Physical Activity and Education Services – PAES
EDGE Recommends: Johnson, K. F., Brookover, D. L., Borden, N. J., Worth, A. K., Temple, P., & Mahan, L. B. (2021). What YouTube narratives reveal about online support, counseling entrance, and how Black Americans manage depression symptomatology. Informatics for Health and Social Care, 46(1), 84-99. https://doi.org/10.1080/17538157.2020.1865967
Dr. Johnson Recommends: Hill Collins, P., & Bilge, S. (2020). Intersectionality (2nd ed.). Wiley. https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Intersectionality%2C+2nd+Edition-p-9781509539673
Lorde, A. (2000). The collected poems of Audre Lorde. W. W. Norton. https://wwnorton.com/books/The-Collected-Poems-of-Audre-Lorde/
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Ashley Landers, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Sciences
EDGE Recommends: Landers, A. L., Danes, S. M., Morgan, A. A., Merritt, S., & White Hawk, S. (2021). My relatives are waiting: Barriers to tribal enrollment of fostered/adopted American Indians. Journal of Marriage and Family, 83(5), 1373-1400. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12797
Dr. Landers Recommends: Day, E., (Producer), Whitmer, M. (Producer), Nicholas, D. (Director). (2019). Blood memory [Documentary]. United States: Vision Maker Media. https://www.bloodmemorydoc.com
Sarche, M., & Spicer, P. (2008). Poverty and health disparities for American Indian and Alaska Native children: current knowledge and future prospects. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1136(1), 126-136. https://doi.org/10.1196/annals.1425.017
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Tasha Lewis, PhD
Nina Mae Mattus Clinical Associate Professor
Fashion and Retail Studies
Department of Human Sciences
EDGE Recommends: Lewis, T. L., & Pringle, A. (2015). Local buttons: sustainable fashion and social entrepreneurship in Haiti. Nka Journal of Contemporary African Art, 2015(37), 114-125. https://doi.org/10.1215/10757163-3339794
Lewis, T. L., & Loker, S. (2017). Trying on the future: exploring apparel retail employees’ perspectives on advanced in-store technologies. Fashion Practice, 9(1), 95-119. https://doi.org/10.1080/17569370.2016.1262456
Dr. Lewis Recommends: Givhan, R. (2016). The battle of Versailles: The night American fashion stumbled into the spotlight and made history. Flatiron Books. http://www.robingivhanwriter.com/blog/2015/2/1/the-battle-of-versailles-the-night-american-fashion-stumbled-into-the-spotlight-and-made-history
Chicago History Museum (2015). Inspiring beauty: 50 years of Ebony Fashion Fair (Chicago History Museum). Chicago Historical Society. https://www.amazon.com/Inspiring-Beauty-Years-Ebony-Fashion/dp/0913820377
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The College of Education and Human Ecology celebrates Black History Month.
Black History Month Featured Readings
Rhodesia McMillian, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Studies
EDGE Recommends: McMillian, R. (2021). So you want to make a special education referral: How to foster equity and understanding special education policy. In J.S. Brooks & A. Heffernan (Eds.), The school leadership survival guide: What to do when things go wrong, how to learn from mistakes, and why you should prepare for the worst (pp. 299-314). Information Age Publishing. https://www.infoagepub.com/products/The-School-Leadership-Survival-Guide
Dr. McMillian Recommends: Black, D.W. (2020). Schoolhouse burning: Public education and the assault on American democracy. Public Affairs. https://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/titles/derek-w-black/schoolhouse-burning/9781541788442/
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T.K. Daniel, PhD
Emeritus, Department of Educational Studies
Returning Retiree, Educational Administration
EDGE Recommends: Daniel, P. T. (2004). Accountability and desegregation: Brown and its legacy. Journal of Negro Education, 73(3), 255-267. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4129610
Dr. Daniel Recommends: Wilkerson, I. (2020). Caste: The origins of our discontents. Random House. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/653196/caste-oprahs-book-club-by-isabel-wilkerson/
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Noelle Arnold, PhD
Professor of Educational Administration; Senior Associate Dean
EDGE Recommends: Guillaume, R., Arnold, N.W. & Osanloo, A.F., (2021). Handbook of urban education leadership (2nd ed.). Rowman Littlefield. https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781475851540/Handbook-of-Urban-Educational-Leadership-2nd-Edition
Dr. Arnold Recommends: Gorman, A. (2021). The hill we climb: An inaugural poem for the country. Vintage Digital. https://amandagormanbooks.com
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The College of Education and Human Ecology celebrates National Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month.
In this APIDA Heritage Bookshelf, we feature texts by some of EHE’s APIDA-identified faculty to help us to think critically about diversity, equity, and inclusion scholarship. We hope that you will read them, be enriched by them, and take up the lessons shared in them in your own justice-centered work.
APIDA Heritage Month 2021 Featured Readings
Arpana G. Inman, Ph.D.
Academic Affairs, Professor, Department of Human Sciences
EDGE Recommends: Luu, L. P., & Inman, A. G. (2021). Social justice advocacy: the role of race and gender prejudice, injustice, and diversity experiences. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/09515070.2021.1934655
Dr. Inman Recommends: Melton, M. L. (2018). Ally, activist, advocate: Addressing role complexities for the multiculturally competent psychologist. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 49(1), 83–89. https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000175
Gaztambide-Fernández, R. A. (2012). Decolonization and the pedagogy of solidarity. Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society, 1(1), 47-67. https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/des/article/view/18633
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Binaya Subedi, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning
EDGE Recommends: Subedi, B., & Maleku, A. (2021). Bhutanese–Nepali Young Women’s Experiences with Racism Inside and Outside of Schools. Educational Studies, 57(2), 142-165. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131946.2021.1878176
Dr. Subedi Recommends: Leonardo, Z. (2002). The souls of white folk: critical pedagogy, whiteness studies, and globalization discourse. Race Ethnicity and Education, 5(1), 29-50. https://doi.org/10.1080/13613320120117180
Hong, C. P. (2020). Minor feelings: An Asian American reckoning. One World. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/605371/minor-feelings-by-cathy-park-hong/
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November is Native American Heritage Month. For this Bookshelf we are highlighting the works of Ohio State University faculty of Native American Heritage. Visit the Multicultural Center website for more information on Native American Heritage Month.
Native American Heritage Month 2021 Featured Readings
Prof. Elissa Washuta
Marti Chaatsmith
Associate Director, Newark Earthworks Center
EDGE Recommends: Chaatsmith, M.L. (2013). Singing at a center of the Indian world: The SAI and Ohio earthworks. Studies in American Indian Literatures, 25(2), 181-198.https://doi.org/10.5250/studamerindilite.25.2.0181
Marti Chaatsmith Recommends: Thomas, D.H. (2000). Skull wars: Kennewick man, archaeology, and the battle for Native American identity. Basic Books.
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*This month’s features are not College of Education and Human Ecology Faculty.
The College of Education and Human Ecology celebrates National Latinx Heritage Month, a month-long holiday marked for celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of individuals with ancestral connections to Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America.
This month was first started as a heritage week in 1968 and later expanded into a month in 1988. Latinx Heritage Month specifically begins on September 15th in order to commemorate the independence of Mexico and various Central and South American countries including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Chile.
In this Latinx Heritage Bookshelf, we feature texts by some of EHE’s Latinx-identified faculty to help us to think critically about diversity, equity, and inclusion scholarship. We hope that you will read them, be enriched by them, and take up the lessons shared in them in your own justice-centered work.
For more information about Latinx heritage month related events happening on and off campus, check out the ODI Latinx Heritage Month website.
Latinx Heritage Month 2021 Featured Faculty
Dr. Lucia Chacón-Díaz
Visiting Assistant Professor, STEM Education
EDGE Recommends: Chacón-Díaz, L.B. (2021). A textbook analysis to uncover the hidden contributors of science and mathematics. Science & Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11191-021-00246-7
Dr. Lucia Chacón-Díaz Recommends: McGuire, S.Y. (2015). Teach students how to learn: Strategies you can incorporate into any course to improve student meta cognition, study skills, and motivation. Stylus Publishing. https://styluspub.presswarehouse.com/browse/book/9781620363164/Teach-Students-How-to-Learn
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Dr. Anne-Marie Núñez
Professor, Educational Studies, Higher Education and Student Affairs Program
EDGE Recommends: Núñez, A.-M., *Rivera, J., & *Hallmark, T. (2020). Applying an intersectionality lens to expand equity in geosciences. Journal of Geosciences Education, 68(2), 97-114. https://doi.org/10.1080/10899995.2019.1675131
Núñez, A.-M., *Rivera, J., Valdez, J., & *Olivo, V. (2021). Centering Hispanic-Serving Institutions’ strategies to advance computer science attainment. Tapuya: An International Journal of Latin American Science, Technology and Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/25729861.2020.1842582
Dr. Anne-Marie Núñez Recommends: Hrabowski III, F.A., Rous, P.J., & Henderson, P.H. (2019). The empowered university. Johns Hopkins University Press. https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/title/empowered-university
*co-authors are current or former HESA graduate students of Latinx, and Native American descent
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Dr. Dinorah Sánchez Loza
Assistant Professor | Multicultural and Equity Studies, Department of Teaching & Learning
EDGE Recommends: Sanchez Loza, D. (Winter 2022). Dear “good” schools: white supremacy and political education in predominantly white and affluent suburban schools. Theory Into Practice.
Dr.Dinorah Sánchez Loza Recommends: Savannah Shange (2019). Progressive Dystopia: Abolition, Antiblackness, and Schooling in San Francisco. Duke University Press.
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September 2021 Featured Faculty
Dr. Autumn Bermea
Department of Human Sciences
EDGE Recommends: Bergeson, C., Bermea, A., Bible, J., Matera, K., van Eeden-Moorefield, B., & Jushak, M. (2020). Pathways to successful queer stepfamily formation. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 16(4), 368-384. https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2019.1673866
Dr. Bermea Recommends: Ferguson, R.A. (2018). One dimensional queer. Wiley. https://www.wiley.com/en-us/One+Dimensional+Queer-p-9781509523566
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Dr. Mollie V. Blackburn
Department of Teaching and Learning
EDGE Recommends: Mayo, C., & Blackburn, M.V. (2020). Queer, Trans, and intersectional theory in educational practice:
Student, teacher, and community experiences. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367816469
Blackburn, M.V., & Schey, R. (2018). Shared vulnerability, collaborative composition, and the interrogation and reification of oppressive values in a high school LGBTQ-themed literature course. Journal of Literacy Research, 50(3) 335–358. https://doi.org/10.1177/1086296X18784336
Dr. Blackburn Recommends: Pritchard, E.D. (2017). Fashioning lives: Black queers and the politics and literacy. Southern Illinois University. – link: https://muse.jhu.edu/book/48840
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Dr. Kisha Radliff
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Studies
Program Chair, Department of Educational Studies
EDGE Recommends: Cooper, J.M., Dollarhide, C.T., Radliff, K.M., & Gibbs, T.A. (2014). No lone wolf: A multidisciplinary approach to creating safe schools for LGBTQ youth through the development of allies. Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling, 8(4), 344-360. https://doi.org/10.1080/15538605.2014.960128
August 2021 Featured Faculty
Dr. Kwame Agyemang
Jenell Igeleke Penn, Ph.D.
Program Manager, English and Social Studies Education
Department of Teaching and Learning
A Revolutionary Civics approach centers the voices of students, allows them to explore various constructions of freedom, humanity, and justice, and supports them in taking action in their communities
Dr. Igeleke Penn Recommends: Johnson, L. (2020). You Should See Me in a Crown. Scholastic Inc.
Story of queer Black girl, whose identities rests at intersections that people refuse to accept and are happy to ignore. Through love from her community, her friends, and herself, she finds the freedom, humanity, and joy that she deserves.
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Dr. Arya Ansari
Department of Human Sciences, Human Development and Family Science
Dr. Ansari Recommends: Crosnoe, R., & Turley, R. N. L. (2011). K–12 educational outcomes of immigrant youth. The Future of Children, 21, 129-152. https://doi.org/10.1353/foc.2011.0008
The College of Education and Human Ecology celebrates Juneteenth, a holiday that marks a day of liberation for Black people in the United States. On June 19th, 1865, formerly enslaved Africans in Texas learned of their freedom, granted by the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863.
More than 150 years later, the United States of America has made progress in building a nation wherein Black people and all others can thrive equally. Nonetheless, the Black community continues to strive for full equality and justice, and much of this work takes place across the educational sphere.
In this Juneteenth Bookshelf, we feature texts that help us to think critically about Black equality in schools and communities. We hope that you will read them, be enriched by them, and take up the lessons shared in them in your own justice-centered work.
For more information about Juneteenth related events happening on and off campus, check out the ODI Juneteenth website.
Juneteenth 2021 Featured Readings
Lori Patton-Davis, PhD
Chair of the Dept. of Ed. Stud, Department of Educational Studies Professor, Department of Educational Studies, Higher Education and Student Affairs
EDGE Recommends: Culture Centers in Higher Education: Perspectives on Identity, Theory, and Practice
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Tanya Middleton, PhD
Donja J. Thomas, Ph.D.May 2021 Featured Faculty
Kristen J. Mills, PhD
Post Doctoral Scholar, Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Outreach
EDGE Recommends: Mills, K. J. (2021). Black students’ perceptions of campus climates and the effect on academic resilience. Journal of Black Psychology.
Dr. Mills Recommends: Tichavakunda, A. A. (2021). Black joy on white campuses: Exploring black students’ recreation and celebration at a historically white institution. The Review of Higher Education, 44(3), 297-324. https://doi.org/10.1353/rhe.2021.0003
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Allen Mallory, PhD
Presidential Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Human Sciences
Dr. Mallory Recommends: Bowleg, L. (2008). When Black + Lesbian + woman ≠ Black Lesbian woman: The methodological challenges of qualitative and quantitative intersectionality research. Sex Roles, 59(5), 312–325.
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Melissa Ross, PsyD
Associate Director of Research Partnerships, Center on Education and Training for Employment
Dr. Ross Recommends: Price, A., Bhattacharya, J., & Warren, D. (2020, June, 8). Centering Blackness: The path to economic liberation for all. Medium.
April 2021 Featured Faculty
Lucía B. Chacón-Díaz, Ph.D
STEM Post-Doc Researcher, College of Education and Human Ecology
Dr. Chacón-Díaz Recommends: Ruiz, M., & Mills, J. (1997). The four agreements: A practical guide to personal freedom. Amber-Allen Publishing, Inc.
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Keeley Pratt, Ph.D.
Associate Professor; EDGE Faculty in Residence
Dr. Prattt Recommends: Whitehead, C. (2019). The Nickel Boys: A Novel. Doubleday.
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Timothy San Pedro
Associate Professor
EDGE Recommends: San Pedro, T. (2021). Protecting the Promise: Indigenous education between mothers and their children. Teachers College Press.
Dr. San Pedro Recommends: Sabzalian, L.(2019). Indigenous children’s survivance in public schools. In L. Tuhiwai, E. Tuck & K. Wayne Yang, Indigenous and decolonizing studies in education: Mapping the longview. Routledge.
March 2021 Featured Faculty
Elaine Richardson
Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning
EDGE Recommends: Richardson, E. B. (2013). PHD (Po H# on Dope) to Ph.D.: How Education Saved My Life. New City Community.
Dr. Richardson Recommends: Garza, A. (2020). The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart. Random House.
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Jonda C. McNair
Charlotte S. Huck Endowed Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning
EDGE Recommends: McNair, J. C. (2016). #WeNeedMirrorsAndWindows: Diverse Classroom Libraries for K-6 Students. The Reading Teacher, 70(3), 375–381.
Dr. McNair Recommends: Weatherford, C.B. (2020). Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom. Candlewick Press.
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Winston Thompson
Associate Professor, Department of Educational Studies
Dr. Thompson Recommends: Blum, L. A., & Burkholder Zoë. (2021). Integrations: The struggle for racial equality and civic renewal in public education. University of Chicago Press.
