Laycock, Mark Andrew: (2008 Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor, School of Music)
The Composer's Advocate by Erich Leinsdorf
"I selected this book because it is a humble, thoughtful treatise on the importance of the written score. While all musicians bring their own experience and knowledge to their interpretations, it is imperative that we respect and honor the composer’s intent. Erich Leinsdorf, one of the most honored conductors and pedagogues of the twentieth century, founded his career on this philosophy.”
Lehecka, Bryan: (2019 Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor, PT)
I selected this book because it explores the link between creativity and suffering, which is an interplay often seen in physical therapy. Also, it conveys its message in a fresh way, reminding me that the way information is presented can make all the difference.
LeZotte, Annette: (2009 Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor, Renaissance, Baroque and Decorative Art History)
Jan van Eyck's Arnolfini Portrait: Stories of an Icon by Linda Seidel
"Linda Seidel came to teach a graduate seminar at Florida State University during my first year of graduate school. I was amazed by the breadth of her knowledge, her interdisciplinary focus, and her strong advocacy that works of art can speak many messages to many different audiences across the ages. Her book on Jan van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait both pays homage to and challenges the traditional foundations of scholarship on Early Netherlandish painting and is a document of how art history as a discipline broadened its scope, perceptions and methodologies in the later twentieth century. In addition, in my own scholarship I have added another ‘story’ to this ‘icon’ of Northern Renaissance art and I appreciate that Seidel left the door of interpretation of this painting open so future scholars could walk through it.”
Li, Jason: (2020 Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, Educational Leadership, Educational and School Psychology)
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
"Frankl saw three possible sources for meaning: in work (doing something significant), in love (caring for another person) and in courage during difficult times. Suffering in and of itself is meaningless; we give our suffering meaning by the way in which we respond to it."
Liu, Fuchang: (2011 Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction)
Reading Statistics and Research by Schuyler Huck
"This book has helped me tremendously in gaining insight into some fine details of statistical analysis. It is a great tool in conducting empirical research.”
Lohfink, Gayla: (2016 Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor, Curriculum & Instruction)
Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie
"Multicultural picture books provide valuable ‘mirrors’ and ‘windows’ for our children. Beginning teachers need access to quality children books, like Thunder Boy Jr. My selection represents the importance I place on educating teacher candidates about embracing diversity via children’s literature.”
Lu, Tianshi: (2012 Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics)
Numerical Methods for Conservation Laws by Randall J. LeVaque
"It is a great introduction to my field of research, and I learn something new every time I read it.”
Lu, Tianshi: (2021 Promotion to Professor, Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics)
Numerical Methods for Conservation Laws by Randall J. LeVeque
"I selected this book because it is a concise introduction to the theory and numerical methods for conservation laws. It is useful for both graduate students and researchers."
Lu, Xiufen: (2012 Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy)
Li Ta-chao and the Origins of Chinese Marxism by Maurice Meisner
"I selected this book because it represents an entirely different perspective in understanding the history of the Chinese communist revolution, a perspective so different from the Maoist ideology that I was brought up with while living in China. As my research developed over the years, however, I realize that Meisner’s perspective and theoretical frameworks have their limits too.”
Madway, Lorraine: (2013 Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor, University Libraries)
Local Knowledge: Further Essays on Interpretive Anthropology by Clifford Geertz
"I selected this book because the essay in it on "Centers, Kings, and Charisma: Reflections on the Charisma of Power,” provided valuable insights on the symbolic uses of public displays of power. I was initially inspired by Geertz’s cultural analysis while conducting my dissertation research on Charles II’s representations of royal power, and Geertz’s work has continued to inspire me in my ongoing scholarship at WSU.”
Manske, Robert: (2019 Professor Incentive Review, Department of Physical Therapy)
Isokinetics in Clinical Usage by George Davies
I selected this book because George Davies has been a close friend and mentor of mine since 1997. His accomplishments are recognized around the world. Without his guidance I would not be the physical therapist, teacher, author, researcher I am today.
Manske, Robert: (2013 Promotion to Professor, Department of Physical Therapy)
Orthopedic Physical Assessment, 5th Ed. by David Magee
"It is the ‘bible’ of physical examination. The art of physical therapy. David has become a great mentor to me over the last few years. He is a tireless worker and leads by example!”
Manske, Robert: (2007 Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy)
Orthopedic Physical Assessment by David J. Magee
"I selected this book because it is the quintessential book on orthopedic physical assessment.”
Mason, Katherine: (2014 Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction)
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily Danforth
"I selected this book because it is a beautifully crafted, multifaceted coming of age story that also has the potential to help both teachers and students appreciate and celebrate difference in all its forms, including sexual orientation and gender identity.”
Matveyeva, Susan: (2009 Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor, University Libraries)
"The book "Russia: Critique of its Historical Experience” by Russian thinker Aleksandr Akhiezer had a deep impact on my personal life as well as on my views of societies and human history. The whole story is not possible to describe in short words. It could be the plot of a novel or movie.
"I met Akhiezer in April 1984 at the conference in the Institute of Philosophy for Russian Academy of Sciences. We became co-authors, close friends and later husband and wife. Aleksandr shared with me his secret: he authored a manuscript confiscated by KGB. In this manuscript, he gave a new interpretation of Russian history based on a new socio-cultural theory that he developed. Dissident works like that could not be published in USSR. I was so impressed! We planned to leave Russia and to publish this huge manuscript abroad. The crash of the USSR changed everything. I found a publisher in Moscow, and three volumes of the 1st edition of Akhiezer’s theory were released in August 1991. The book became a sensation in Russian political and academic circles. Its author became famous. The 2nd, revised edition, was published in 1997. Ten years later, in January 2008 the 3rd edition (1st volume only) was released. Aleksandr did not see it; he died in October 2007.”
McCleary-Jones, Voncella: (2022 Promotion to Professor, Nursing)
“The Holy Bible offers a wide array of scriptures for reflection, and many uplifting and positive messages. It is a center point that touches every aspect of life – family, career, relationships, et. al.”
Medvene, Louis: (2016 Professor Incentive Review, Psychology)
Love at Goon Park: Harry Harlow and the Science of Affection by Deborah Blum
"It tells the most complete account I have ever read of Harry Harlow and his pioneering work on maternal love and the comparative psychological research that became one of the foundations of attachment theory. This is a fascinating and well written book that tells the story of how Harlow came to carry out research on maternal deprivation and its aftermath, including efforts at healing and rehabilitation.”
Meyer, Holger: (2014 Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics)
Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlman
"This is a fictionalized account of Alexander von Humboldt's travels and Carl Friedrich Gauss' work and their lives. While it is a novel, it gives a good account of the time, the technological means of the 18th and early 19th century, and the accomplishments of these two scientists. (Carl Friedrich Gauss was born in my home town of Braunschweig just a few miles from where I would enter the world 195 years after him.) I think this will be an entertaining read for many students in the introductory course on mechanics, giving an idea of how all the math and physics developed and was applied.”
Miles, William: (2018 Professor Incentive Review, Department of Economics)
Globalization and its Discontents by Joseph Stiglitz
"I selected this book because it provides a good overview of the problems of globalization.”
Mitchell-Koch, Katie: (2019 Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor, Chemistry)
Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott
"I selected this book because it inspired me when I first read it in graduate school, and I continue to carry a number of the ideas and perspectives from the book with me as walk I my faith/life journey.”
Mohler, Elizabeth: (2006 Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor, )
Sexism and God-talk: Toward a Feminist Theology by Rosemary Radford Ruether
I selected this book because it challenged me intellectually and forced me to assess my beliefs as an undergraduate. It continues to challenge me to this day.
Mosack, Victoria: (2012 Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor, School of Nursing)
Turning to One Another: Simple Conversations to Restore Hope by Margaret Wheatley
"I was inspired by the various stories within this book and recommend it to others.”
Moscoso, Wilfredo: (2019 Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor, ISME)
Metal Cutting Principles by Milton C. Shaw
I selected this book because since the start of my research career in the field of metal cutting in 2001, I have referred to Prof. Milton C. Shaw’s wisdom through his Metal Cutting Principles. My advisor, Prof. Srinivasan Chandrasekar, who is another icon in the metal cutting field, had Dr. Shaw for advisor. It has truly been a blessing to have the direct guidance of one of Prof. Shaw’s best disciples to gain perspectives not available in the book without such personal connection. Dr. Shaw’s book continues to be there for me whenever my knowledge of metal cutting fades.
Mozzani, Pina: (2015 Promotion to Professor, School of Music)
The Naked Voice: a Wholistic Approach to Singing by Stephen W. Smith
"My approach to teaching voice comes from a very technical base. However, since there is so much physical, almost a sport, that is involved, you have to work with the whole singer, musicianship, knowledge of language articulation, the drama of the text as well as the vocal technique. Mr. Smith is a master teacher who has used those same wholistic methods throughout his career. It is something I try to emulate.”
Mozzani, Pina: (2008 Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor, School of Music)
The Development and Education of the Mind: The Selected Works of Howard Gardner by Howard Gardner
"Howard Gardner was the first researcher of significance to give credence to multiple intelligence. As a musician and artist, as well as a researcher, I appreciate the recognition of talent and genius in the area of the arts where once recognition was limited to the quantitative world.”
Muether, Mat: (2020 Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics)
Data Reduction and Error Analysis for the Physical Sciences by Philip R. Bevington
"This book was first introduced to me in graduate school by several senior students and faculty members as a reference to help me understand error analysis related to my thesis project on measuring nuclear form factors. I had taken many statistics courses prior to reading this text but the succinct and practical nature of error analysis presented by Bevington really opened my eye to what it meant to analyze experimental measurements of a physical system and how to clearly convey the results including uncertainties. To this day, despite having studied many advanced error analysis tools and techniques, I frequently return to this text to remind myself of the fundamentals of error analysis in experimental physics. I have worn out multiple copies of this text over my career and during the recent stay-at-home orders it was the first book (a comfort blanket of sorts) I recovered from my office to have with me at home."
Muthitacharoen, Achita: (2008 Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor, Finance, Real Estate, and Decision Sciences)
"Management Information Systems, is a book that helped me pass my doctoral comprehensive exam. I was very lucky to come across this book two months before the exam although it was already out of print. It discusses various streams of research in the Information System (IS) discipline and explains how each IS area has evolved over time. With this book, I was able to organize my thoughts and devise a successful strategy for the exam.”
