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Cynthia Taines authors book examining ‘equality across the educational divide’

March 17, 2026 Mark McGowan enewsletter, LEPF, Research/Faculty

Cynthia Taines, associate professor in the Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations, recently answered questions from the Ed News about her book titled “The Metropolitan Community: Partnering for Equality Across the Educational Divide.” Published by Myers Education Press, the book “tells

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Lynn Gibson co-authors children’s book with son, plans more ‘tiny hero’ stories

February 17, 2025 Mark McGowan enewsletter, LEPF

Lynn Gibson, clinical assistant professor in the NIU Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations, has co-authored and published a children’s book with her son, Bryn Sheedy Gibson. “How Elfie the Owl Saved Christmas – A Tiny Hero’s Tale,” the first in

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Corrine Wickens to complete analysis, book on LGBTQ young adult literature during her Senior Faculty Fellowship

September 23, 2024 Mark McGowan CI, enewsletter

Coming of age in the ’80s as part of a “very Catholic” family located in a “white, conservative town just north of Indianapolis,” Corrine Wickens had yet to realize that she was a lesbian. That comprehension would surface in college, says Wickens,

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Timothy Dohrer co-authors a new book on designing mentally healthy schools

March 15, 2024 Mark McGowan enewsletter

Timothy Dohrer, director of Educator Leadership and Partnerships and research specialist in the NIU College of Education and the Division of Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development, is the co-author of a new book titled “The Schools We Need Now: A Guide to

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‘Pay’ up: Chris Lowe pens new collection of stories rooted in modern Deep South

March 15, 2024 Mark McGowan enewsletter

Chris Lowe, director of the College of Education’s Office for Student Success, is celebrating the publication of “Make Some Wretched Fool to Pay: Stories.” Published by University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press, the book’s 15 stories focus on the fraught relationship between

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Paul Wright co-edits book on research, evaluation of P.E., sport pedagogy topics

May 10, 2023 Mark McGowan enewsletter, KNPE

Paul Wright, an NIU Board of Trustees Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, is celebrating the recent publication of “Qualitative Research and Evaluation in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy.” Published by Jones & Bartlett Learning in conjunction with SHAPE

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