The recognition of authors at ESU is an important part of our culture and of celebrating scholarship.
The most recent Campus Authors reception was held in Fall 2026.
The committee members for the 2026 reception were: Megan P. Smith, Adrienne Bross, Karen Danna, and Jessica Diaz (non-voting).
The Campus Authors reception will be held every four years. Please submit your work at any time through "submit your published book" link below.
If you have any questions please reach out to Dr. Megan P. Smith.
Published Books by Members of the Academic Community
Michael Lee Bross
Vacationland
In his collection Vacationland, Michael Lee Bross takes the reader on a tour that spans decades, as he grapples with his relationship with his father, what it means to him to be a father, and exposing the complex emotions he feels as a son and a father, and hopes for the future, things he wishes had gone differently, and more. This is done through the lens of travel, vacation, tourism and road trips that set these emotions in a framework, anyone who has ever been on a road trip can understand.
Paul Creamer
The Essential Introduction to Greek and Roman Mythology
The Essential Introduction to Greek and Roman Mythology offers students an immersive reading experience. Myths, monsters, gods, and heroes are explored in their original cultural context, rather than being extracted from it.
This new nine-chapter textbook-shaped by many years' worth of student input-traces out a portrait of Greek civilization and, separately, a portrait of Roman civilization. Readers will also come face to face with scores of mythical creatures and heroes, such as Medusa, the Minotaur, Odysseus, and the twin brothers Romulus and Remus. In addition, this textbook recounts 24 myths (12 Greek and 12 Roman) in their full, untruncated form. It also devotes four chapters (one each) to four outstanding individual Classical works composed, respectively, by Homer, Sophocles, Virgil, and Ovid. Perhaps most uniquely, this volume is enriched by some 250 color photographs, the majority of them capturing works of art created by the Greeks and Romans themselves. The final chapter focuses on how Greek and Roman mythology manifests itself in today's world.
The Essential Introduction to Greek and Roman Mythology is recommended for courses in Classical mythology, Classical literature, and Classical studies.
Michelle DiLauro and Laurene Clossey
Integrative Approaches in Social Work
Integrative Approaches in Social Work: Incorporating Complementary and Alternative Modalities in Developing Culturally Competent Practice explores the intersection of social work with complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine (CAIM) modalities. The book demonstrates the practical application of integrative approaches such as yoga, mindfulness, and creative and expressive arts, and examines their impact on mind-body awareness and trauma-informed care for practitioners and clients alike.
The text provides insights into various biofield interventions, manipulative and body-based methods, nature-based practices, and movement-based strategies. While emphasizing the necessity of self-care for social workers, it also addresses the significance of incorporating clients' cultural, religious, and spiritual affiliations into therapeutic engagements. Detailed examinations of techniques like chiropractic, massage therapy, and EFT illustrate the interconnectedness of physical and mental health.
Integrative Approaches in Social Work is ideal for courses centered on social work practice, especially those that emphasize health, wellness, and integrative therapies.
Carol Dimopoulos (Author), Inalegwu Ode Ichakpa (Author)
Social Enterprise: The Next Business Frontier
Social Enterprise: The Next Business Frontier provides an engaging examination of
the subject of social enterprise. The student-friendly text provides a deep dive into
the early origins, historical growth, modern conditions, and future projections of
the movement. Original case studies highlight the applications of the concepts in
the text, helping students to contextualize the theoretical and practical application
of practice.
Social enterprises have emerged as a powerful force for change, blending the innovation
and efficiency of business with the mission-driven focus of the social sector. This
textbook is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the social enterprise
movement―its past, present, and future―by guiding readers through foundational concepts,
diverse business models, global impacts, and practical strategies for launching and
scaling sustainable ventures.
Salvador Jiménez Murguía (Editor), Erica Joan Dymond (Editor), Kristina Fennelly (Editor)
The Encyclopedia of Sexism in American Films
The treatment—and mistreatment—of women throughout history continues to be a necessary topic of discussion, in order for progress to be made and equality to be achieved. While current articles and books expose troubling truths of the gender divide, modern cinema continues to provide problematic depictions of such behavior—with a few heartening exceptions.
The Encyclopedia of Sexism in American Films closely examines the many, pervasive forms of sexism in contemporary productions—from clueless comedies to superhero blockbusters. In more than 130 entries, this volume explores a number of cinematic grievances.
By digging deeply into more insidious forms of sexual/gender discrimination, this book illuminates one more aspect of women’s lives that deserves to be understood. Offering insights and analysis from more than fifty contributors, The Encyclopedia of Sexism in American Films will appeal to scholars of cinema, gender studies, women’s studies, and cultural history.
Erica Joan Dymond (Author), Salvador Jimenez Murguia (Author)
The Encyclopedia of LGBTQIA+ Portrayals in American Film
The depictions of LGBTQIA+ characters in film have always varied immensely. However, the negative depictions often seem to outweigh the positive, perhaps because of the hurt they inspire or perhaps because they regrettably outnumber the positive films.
The Encyclopedia of LGBTQIA+ Portrayals in American Film explores works from the past fifty years in order to not only discuss how LGBTQIA+ characters are portrayed in American film, but also how these portrayals affect viewers. Contributors to this valuable reference include film and media scholars, gender studies scholars, journalists, LGBTQIA+ advocates, and more, representing countries from around the world. This rich array of perspectives provide careful and critical examinations of more than 100 films, ranging from the ethical and compassionate to the deliberately cruel and destructive.
Featuring films such as American Beauty, Batman v Superman, Fight Club, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Little Miss Sunshine, and Venom, this extensive volume informs and educates scholars and general readers alike, guiding them to see injustice more clearly and inspiring future generations to create art that is both inclusive and thoughtful.
Erica Joan Dymond (Editor, Contributor), Lorna Piatti-Farnell (Series Editor), Aspen Taylor Ballas (Contributor), & 8 more
Grief in Contemporary Horror Cinema: Screening Loss
Over the course of the past two decades, horror cinema around the globe has become increasingly preoccupied with the concept of loss. Grief in Contemporary Horror Cinema: Screening Loss examines the theme of grief as it is represented in both indie and mainstream films, including works such as Jennifer Kent's watershed film The Babadook, Juan Antonio Bayona's award-sweeping El orfanato, Ari Aster's genre-straddling Midsommar, and Lars von Trier's visually stunning Melancholia. Analyzing depictions of grief ranging from the intimate grief of a small family to the collective grief of an entire nation, the essays illustrate how these works serve to provide unity, catharsis, and―sometimes―healing.
Erica Joan Dymond (Editor, Contributor), Jennifer Harrison (Editor, Contributor), Holly Wells (Editor, Contributor)
Reclaiming the Tomboy: The Body, Representation, and Identity
With the tomboy figure currently operating in a liminal space between extinction and resurgence, Reclaiming the Tomboy: The Body, Identity, and Representation is an unabashed celebration of her rebellious, independent, and pioneering spirit. This collection examines the tomboy as she appears throughout history, in the arts and in real-life. It also addresses how she has changed over the centuries, adapting to the world around her and breaking new boundaries in new ways (sometimes with a "simple" selfie). While this collection addresses the claim of the tomboy as being antiquated or even "problematic," it more vigorously offers examples of where she is thriving and benefiting from her tomboy identity. Ultimately, this book underscores the tomboy's legacy as well as why she is still relevant, if not needed, today.
L. Johan Eliasson
Trade, Jobs, and Rules: How Transatlantic Commerce Affects Companies and Citizens
This book tells the story of how transatlantic trade touches the lives of Americans and Europeans, using real-world examples and straightforward explanations of economic ideas and concepts. At a time when global trade is in upheaval, and most headlines focus on the United States and China, this book looks at how the largest economic relationship, that between the US and Europe, affects the lives of American and European citizens. The story is told without linguistic acrobatics or economic formulas, instead explaining the importance and relevance of transatlantic trade and investments through familiar goods and services, such as food, cars, airplanes, finance, and online shopping platforms. Small Pennsylvanian towns thrive thanks to European companies’ investments; millions of European jobs in tech, tourism, manufacturing, renewables, and other sectors are the result of American firms investing more in Europe than anywhere else in the world. It also incorporates jargon-free explanations of numerous economic ideas and arguments, such as tariffs, mutual recognition, trade deficits, and various types of services trade, into examples from transatlantic economic relations. After discussing the many ways in which the things we use daily are the result of transatlantic economic relations, the text also shows that lingering regulatory differences can limit consumer choice and increase prices. The story then shifts to the turbulent year of 2025, illustrating how trade wars, tariffs, and agreements addressing goods, services, and money crossing the Atlantic impact everyday citizens and consumers.
Yevgeniy V. Galperin
An Image Processing Tour of College Mathematics
An Image Processing Tour of College Mathematics aims to provide meaningful context for reviewing key topics of the college mathematics curriculum, to help students gain confidence in using concepts and techniques of applied mathematics, to increase student awareness of recent developments in mathematical sciences, and to help students prepare for graduate studies.
The topics covered include a library of elementary functions, basic concepts of descriptive statistics, probability distributions of functions of random variables, definitions and concepts behind first- and second-order derivatives, most concepts and techniques of traditional linear algebra courses, an introduction to Fourier analysis, and a variety of discrete wavelet transforms – all of that in the context of digital image processing.
Heon Kim (Editor)
A Multi-Faceted Reflection on Interreligious Dialogue
This collection is cutting-edge and timely, discussing various aspects of interreligious dialogue in today’s world of globalization and religious pluralism. It is unique in its reflective nature: each of its seven essays is a reflection of the author’s lived experience in interreligious dialogue. As such, in addition to academics, this book will appeal to anyone seeking fruitful interreligious dialogue to deepen one’s faith, or wanting to learn how to live harmoniously with religious others.
Adam McGlynn (Author), Jessica Lavariega Monforti (Author)
Proving Patriotismo: Latino Military Recruitment, Service, and Belonging in the US
In Proving Patriotismo, the authors examine Latino military recruitment and question whether military service is perceived and functions as a vehicle by which Latinos in the United States can be accepted as first-class citizens and improve their economic station? This work provides the first empirical analysis of the poverty draft by asking over 1,800 Latino high school students in South Texas about their experiences with military recruitment. The authors then employ additional original interview data with high school faculty and administration to assess how the military seeks to attract Latino students. Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces are also surveyed to understand their military experience and assess whether their service improved their acceptance as American and improved their post-service quality of life. The work concludes with an examination of national survey data where Latinos provide their views of the U.S. military and Latino military service. The result of this work is a complex picture where the intersection of poverty, ethnicity and patriotism demonstrates why the U.S. military targets a growing Latino population for recruitment and why Latinos in the United States seeking to improve their economic station and their acceptance as American are open to these overtures.
Robin Riding (Author), Zoe Persico (Illustrator)
Mermaids Fast Asleep
Mermaids Fast Asleep is a stunning and lyrical bedtime picture book that looks at how mermaids sleep in the sea. This wonderful read-aloud book about mythological sea creatures is the perfect nighttime read for your little dreamer, with poetical text from writer Robin Riding and dreamy illustrations by Zoe Persico.
Artress Bethany White (Author)
A Black Doe in the Anthropocene: Poems
A Black Doe in the Anthropocene confronts brutal truths unearthed by the present-day descendant of an enslaved American family―author Artress Bethany White. Following her ancestors' enslavement in 1700s Virginia and North Carolina, White weaves together data from Hairston family plantation archives and her Black Hairston mother's inherited oral slave narrative to create searing poems on a history of Scottish genes and African ancestry. In doing this sacred work, White expands the historical narrative far beyond Hairston plantation grounds to examine the lives of freed people who emigrated back to Africa to reestablish themselves in a Black nation, and to also chronicle her own life in the US.
Invoking themes of heritage and the lives of mixed-race Hairstons, this collection outlines the hardships many emancipated people faced in the US as well as the ways Americans continue to encounter vestiges of institutional enslavement. An essential addition to ongoing conversations on race and racial (in)justice, A Black Doe in the Anthropocene lays bare our intertwined inheritances and what we leave in our wake for future generations.
