“Publication” Class Notes
Andrew Graciano (Grad ’97, Grad ’02)
Andrew Graciano (Grad ’97, ’02) a professor of European art history and the director of graduate studies at the University of South Carolina’s School of Visual Art and Design, will publish his fourth book—an edited volume called Visualizing the Body in Art, Anatomy, and Medicine since 1800: Models and Modeling (Routledge)—in March 2019. His most recent article is forthcoming in the Dutch journal, Oud Holland, in Dec. 2018. He is married with two children.
Lisa Childress (Col ’96)
Lisa Wechsler Childress (Col ’96) published the second edition of her book, The Twenty-First Century University: Developing Faculty Engagement in Internationalization (Peter Lang Publishers). The book identifies what successful universities have done to overcome endogenous challenges and successfully engage faculty in the internationalization process. Lisa’s husband, Trey Childress (Col ’97), is on sabbatical from Pepperdine University School of Law, where he has served as dean of faculty and professor of law, to serve as counselor on international law at the U.S. Department of State. Trey recently argued before the International Court of Justice in the Hague.
John Quale (Arch ’93 CM)
John Quale (Arch ’93 L/M) is chair and professor of architecture at the University of New Mexico. He recently coedited and coauthored a book, Offisite Architecture: Constructing the Future (Routledge), which addresses theoretical and practical applications of prefabricated design and construction. Quale was on the UVA architecture faculty for 15 years.
Lloyd Stamy (Col ’73 CM)
Lloyd Stamy (Col ’73 CM) has published a novel, Reunion of Strangers. The tale chronicles the lifelong relationship of an investment manager (and occasional CIA operative), and his former high school classmate, a world renowned psychologist, after they reconnect in surprising, rewarding and frightening ways. The story is one of unbridled, abiding passion for love and life itself. Stamy, an English major who lives in Pittsburgh, began writing full-time after retiring in 2013 following a decades-long career in the institutional investment business. Visit his author page for more information: www.amazon.com/author/lloyd.stamy
Cheryl Bragg (Col ’78)
Cheryl Fuller-Bragg (Col ’78) co-authored a book, Maine Colonist, Nathaniel Fuller and Descendants: Including the Russ Family of Oxford County (GreenKids Press).
Caryn Hartman (Grad ’02)
Caryn Hartman (Grad ’02) published a new book, Dorje the Yak. The book, written in Tibetan and English, follows the journey of Dorje, a tiny yak trying to find his place in the world. It tells the story of Dorje’s struggle, and the struggle of Tibet, to assert an identity in a quickly changing world. The book will be available on Amazon and pemapublishing.com in December 2018.
Scott Gerber (Grad ’92, Law ’86)
Scott Douglas Gerber (Law ’86, Grad ’92) published his fourth legal thriller, The Art of the Law (Anaphora Literary Press), in October 2018.
Mary Premo Steele (Col ’89)
Cassie Premo Steele (Col ’89) published a new novel, The ReSisters (All Things That Matter Press) on Sept. 24, 2018. The book is based on current events in the news such as detention centers, the rise of nationalism in the public sphere, and violence against targeted groups spurred on by political rhetoric. But it was written before any of these events took place. In the month since its release, the book became No. 1 on Amazon’s bestseller list for new releases of children’s books about prejudice and racism. The ReSisters is available on Amazon.
Jacqueline Toner (Grad ’82)
Jacquie Toner (Grad ’80, ’82) will publish her fifth children’s book in November 2018. Yes I Can! A Girl and her Wheelchair introduces young children to a peer with a physical disability. Written with her daughter, who is a pediatric physical therapist, and a fellow psychologist, this story provides a bridge for understanding and accepting diversity. A section for adults provides suggested answers to children’s common questions and a framework for further discussion.
Karen Foley (Col ’87)
Karen Young Foley (Col ’87, Educ ’08) published Santa’s Sick of Cookies: An Eastern Shore Christmas Tale this fall. Presale is now available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. A free instructional resource to accompany the picture book will soon be available on teacherspayteachers.com.
William McClain (Com ’76 CM)
Bill McClain (Com ’76 L/M) published a new book, Strategic Planning in the Age of Disruption, which demonstrates how to envision the future and then plan backward. The book encourages readers to look beyond new technologies to consider their ripple effects, as well as ethics and governance issues.
Justin Humphreys (Col ’01)
Justin Humphreys (Col ’01) is publishing a new book, The Dr. Phibes Companion (Bearmanor Media) this fall.
David Williams (Engr ’76)
David Williams (Engr ’76) self-published two e-books. Philly Math: A Teacher’s Daily Stress provides a glimpse at the field of education through the lens of one day in which Williams commuted from the suburbs to teach high school math to inner city kids in Philadelphia. A Liberal’s Search for Truth, Justice and the American Way details his political consciousness through book reviews, analysis and letters to the editor.
Susan Schmidt (Grad ’73)
Susan Schmidt (Grad ’72, ’80) will publish her book, Let Go or Hold Fast, Beaufort Poems (Library Partners), this fall. Her poems celebrate shorebirds and mourn their decline. Schmidt works as a developmental editor, revising books for publication. This is her fourth book. Learn more about her here.
Rich Tarbell (Arch ’89)
Rich Tarbell (Col ’89) published Regarding Charlottesville Music (Richie Heart Publishing). The 300-plus page book of portrait photography covers more than 100 Charlottesville musicians alongside a supplemental oral history compiled from interviews. The timeline begins with The Casuals and Skip Castro and goes through 2018 with chapters on venues such as The Mineshaft and Trax as well as unexpected musical centers of influence like the Corner parking lot. Find out more here.
Robert Hauhart (Grad ’82)
Robert C. Hauhart (Grad ’81), a professor in the department of society and social justice at Saint Martin’s University, has published his fifth book, a co-edited volume of literary essays titled European Writers in Exile (Lexington Books/Rowman and Littlefield). His monograph, The Lonely Quest, an analysis of the relation of self and society in the twenty-first century United States, will appear later this year from Routledge/Taylor and Francis.
Gregory Ashe (Col ’88, Law ’95 CM)
Gregory Ashe (Col ’88, Law ’95 L/M) published his first collection of poetry, a chapbook titled Explorations (Finishing Line). The poems are reflections and observations on nature and life. Bookended by the poems Rotunda Dreams and Appalachian Dawn, the poem Western Explorations is a series of poemettes in which the author’s journey through several National Parks in the American West parallels a spiritual journey of the soul.
David Schein (Darden ’75, Educ ’05 CM)
David D. Schein (Darden ’75, Educ ’05 L/M) published The Decline of America: 100 Years of Leadership Failures.
Jason Zeitler (Col ’96)
Jason Zeitler (Col ’96) will publish his novella Like Flesh to the Scalpel (Running Wild Press) in November 2018. It will be sold as part of an anthology through Amazon and Powell’s. His short stories and narrative essays have previously appeared in Midwestern Gothic and other print and online magazines.
Susan Brownell (Col ’82)
Susan Brownell (Col ’82), professor of anthropology at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, co-authored The Anthropology of Sport: Bodies, Borders, Biopolitics (University of California). The book explores how sport both shapes and is shaped by the social, cultural, political and historical contexts in which we live.
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