2021 Promotion and Tenure Recognition

My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk

Orhan Pamuk, who is also Turkish just like myself, is a novelist, academic and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize. He is the first and only Nobel
Laureate in Literature from Turkey. I took Economics classes from his brother, Şevket Pamuk, whom wrote me a LOR for my Ph.D. admission.

Strategic leadership: theory and research on executives, top management teams, and boards by Sydney Finkelstein, Donald C. Hambrick, Albert A. Cannella, Jr.

Organizations are formed to achieve outcomes that we alone cannot. Yet, at their core, organizations from the smallest non-profits to the largest corporations are still led by people. Strategic Leadership assisted me in better understanding leaders and was instrumental in writing my dissertation and subsequent research agenda.

Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus that Caused It by Gina Kolata

Two decades ago, a college professor suggested that I read Kolata’s book. I was perplexed, for at that time pandemics seemed confined to the past. Today, in the midst of a highly lethal pandemic, Kolata’s analysis offers valuable lessons for today as we confront the challenges of COVID – 19.

Pedagogy of the Oppressed by  Paulo Freire

Pedagogy of the Oppressed served as the impetus for a critical and paradigmatic shift in my own epistemology. Cemented with critical consciousness, Freire's call for revolutionary leadership that embraces love, dialogue, and praxis to see the humanity of all people is my daily, living mission.

The Complete Calvin and Hobbes - Box Set by Bill Watterson

Calvin and Hobbes (comic strip created by Bill Watterson) offers boundless imagination /rebellious spirit framed by morals/ethics. As shared
in my dissertation dedication, Watterson’s work shows how collectively a myriad of small choices made leads a person to be the person they want to be, living the life they desire.

Acts of Teaching: How to Teach Writing: A Text, A Reader, A Narrative by Joyce Armstrong Carroll and Edward E. Wilson

Over 25 years ago as a new teacher, this book opened my eyes to the ways that I could not only become a better teacher of writing, but a better writer myself, leading me on a journey that has brought me to where I am as a teacher educator today. 

Naming and Necessity by S. Kripke

This is the book that sparked my interest in semantics and the metaphysics of modality when I was an undergraduate student.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Masterpiece Paintings by Kathryn Calley Galitz

The Metropolitan Museum’s painting collection is one of the finest in the world. This book will be an invaluable research asset to our TAMU-CC art and design students as they pursue careers in the fine arts.

Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire

Daily, the historically excluded hear they do not belong in some spaces, but Pedagogy of the Oppressed gives us the courage to disagree and
the strength to serve those who, like us, do not need the privileged to give us voice or authorization to take what they denied us historically.

1599: A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE by James Shapiro

James Shapiro highlights world events and local English culture happening in Shakespeare's world as JULIUS CAESAR, HAMLET, AS YOU LIKE IT,
& HENRY V were first making their way to the Globe Theatre stage in London. My students on London study abroad trips loved this book.

My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor

I study judicial decision-making and identity. Justice Sotomayor's many overlapping identities underscore how the richness of experience
shapes the people we are on the bench and in life.

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby has been an all-time favorite book of mine since high school. Although I ultimately chose a career in Psychology over English
(a tough choice, as I love both disciplines), great literature often taps into psychological themes, and this is no exception.

Leonard Bernstein: A Life by Meryle Secrest

Leonard Bernstein has always been and remains my musical idol. He inspired me in countless ways to become a conductor, and his legacy continues to this day.

Printmaking: A Complete Guide to Materials & Process by Bill Fick and Beth Grabowski

With its inclusion into the TAMU-CC library collection, this comprehensive guide will help make the democratic art of printmaking available and accessible to all students and faculty.

Sound in Motion by David McGill

McGill's book examines musical performance from the performer's perspective with ideas about the shape of sound. Using the methods of famed oboist, Marcel Tabuteau, McGill challenges the reader to think thoughtfully about musical gesture. This book influenced me more than any other to make the leap from performer to artist.

The Science and Art of Interviewing by Kathleen Gerson & Sarah Damaske

I was introduced to Kathleen Gerson’s work as a graduate student. Her work is a testament to the good that sociology can do for the world - and the ways we can honor the voices of those we study. I attempt to impart these lessons with my undergrads at TAMUCC.

Turbulent Flows by Stephen Pope

The Turbulent Flows by Stephen Pope is considered a “must have” by researchers whose field of interest is in turbulent flows and their modeling. Besides providing me enormous knowledge on turbulence theory, it has been motivating me to continuously develop new methodologies toward high-fidelity simulations of complex turbulence.