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2026 Research and Creative Activity Report

Section 10 of 14

Published Books and Chapters

65 entries · July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026

Faculty who wrote or edited books or chapters in books published July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026. UNL co-authors/editors (identified by those who submitted items for inclusion) are designated in boldface. Submitted by faculty, chairs/heads or deans.

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Marco L. Abel

English

Editor. With Roland Végsö. Provocations Book Series: The Earth is Evil by Steven Swarbrick. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.

Editor. With Roland Végsö. Provocations Book Series: Against Affect by Lisa Downing. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.

Katie Anania

Art and Art History/Women's and Gender Studies

Chapter Author. Landless: Ecological art across Puerto Rican and Afro-Caribbean feminisms. In Erin Silver (Ed.), Art and Feminisms: Histories, Methods, and Legacies. London, UK: Routledge.

Cory L. Armstrong

Journalism

Chapter Author. With Sharon E. Baldinelli. Does communication dry up when drought is declared? Conversations with stakeholders about water scarcity. In G. Dixon, J. Hmielowski (Eds.), Science Communication in a World of Infoxication. New York, NY: Routledge.

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Sahila Beegum

Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources/Nebraska Water Center

Chapter Author. With David Fleisher, Dennis Timlin, S. Li, Jinyoung Y. Barnaby, Serhan Yesilkoy, Eungjin Han, Vangimalla Reddy, Zuangji Wang, Alakananda Mitra, Wenguang Sun. The crop, land, and soil simulation (CLASSIM) group of models. In Gerrit Hoogenboom (Ed.), Current Crop Models: State-of-the-art and Future Developments. Cambridge, UK: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing.

Eve Brank

Psychology

Author. With Lindsey E. Wylie. Aging and the Criminal Legal System: Community Services, Courts, Corrections, and Policy (American Psychology-Law Series). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

Gabriel Bruguier

University Libraries

Chapter Author. A history of Native People in Nebraska, part I. In Kevin Abourezk (Ed.), Roots of Justice: A History of Race and Racism in Nebraska. Lincoln, NE: Zea Books, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Jamie Bullins

Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film

Editor. From Page to Stage: How Theatre Designers Make Connections Between Scripts and Images. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK: Routledge.

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Jeffrey L. Day

Architecture/Landscape Architecture

Chapter Author. Actual Architecture Co. In Peter B. MacKeith, Robert Ivy, Cathleen McGuigan (Eds.), Out There. New York/London, NY/UK: Merrell Publishers.

Bedross M. Der Matossian

History

Author. Shattered Truths: Denial of Genocides in the Digital Age. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.

Author. The Concentration Camps of the Armenian Genocide. New York, NY: Bloomsbury Publishing.

Jessica R. Deters

Mechanical & Materials Engineering

Chapter Author. With S. Maul, K. Davis, N. Sanderlin, D. Knight. Developing and maintaining global research collaborations through international research experiences for students. In Eddy J. Byker, Adriana L. Medina (Eds.), Global Education Collaborations: Advancing the Internationalization of Higher Education. Hauppauge, NY: NOVA Publishing.

Saddiq Dzukogi

English

Author. Bakandamiya. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.

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Betsy Emmons

Advertising and Public Relations

Chapter Author. The tenuous relationship between self-presentation and privacy: Youth athletes and social media promotion. In B. Brunner, C. Hickerson (Eds.), Cases in Public Relations: Translating Ethics into Action. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

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Julia Frengs

Modern Languages and Literatures

Author. Les engagements environnementaux de Denis Pourawa. Punaauia, French Polynesia: Maison des Sciences de l’Homme du Pacifique.

Chapter Author. Chantal T. Spitz and Flora Aurima Devatine: M’ohi Decolonial Praxis. In Jaqueline Couti, Anny-Dominique Curtius (Eds.), Women, Theory, Praxis, and Performativities: Transoceanic Entanglements in Francophone Settings. Liverpool, UK: Liverpool University Press.

Chapter Author. Les engagements environnementaux de Denis Pourawa. In Lorenz Gonschor, Andréas Pfersmann, Titaua Porcher, Virginie Soula (Eds.), Littérature et politique en Océanie: Actes du colloque international organisé par le laboratoire EASTCO à l’Université de la Polynésie française (14-16 novembre 2022). Papeete, French Polynesia: Maison des Sciences de l’Homme du Pacifique.

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Sue A. Gardner

University Libraries

Editor. With Scott L. Gardner. Concepts in Animal Parasitology (2026 revision). Lincoln, NE: Zea Books.

Abraham E. Gibson

History

Author. Lead a Horse to Water: Beach Ponies in the American South and the Cultivation of Ferality. United Square, Singapore: Jenny Stanford Publishing.

Iker E. González-Allende

Modern Languages and Literatures

Author. Madres en guerra: Gernika en las memorias de Pilar de Zubiaurre y Polixene Trabudua, escritoras nacionalistas vascas. Lausanne, Switzerland: Peter Lang.

Melanie Griffin

University Libraries

Chapter Author. Slow strategic planning: Encouraging relational work in archives and special collections. In Ashley Rosener (Ed.), Slow Librarianship: Reflections and Practice. Sacramento, CA: Litwin Books & Library Juice Press.

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Frauke Hachtmann

Journalism and Mass Communications

Chapter Author. With Ari Kim, Paul Pedersen. Case study research. In D. Andrew, P. Pedersen (Eds.), Research Methods and Design in Sport Management. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Angel Hinzo

History/Ethnic Studies

Chapter Author. With Stephanie Masta. Indigenous voices of girls and women in educational spaces. In Angel M. Hinzo, Chris A. Nelson, Stevie Lee, and Alyssa A. Willie (Eds.), Illuminating the Bright Spots of Our Educational Pathways: A Gift From Us to Our Younger Selves. Abingdon, England: Routledge.

Kristen C. Hoerl

Communication Studies

Author. The Impossible Woman: Television, Feminism and the Future. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.

Melissa J. Homestead

English/Women's & Gender Studies

Editor. The Professor’s House by Willa Cather. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

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Emira Ibrahimpašić

School of Global Integrative Studies

Author. With Julia Reilly. Recent Arrivals: Refugee Resettlement in Nebraska. Lincoln, NE: Zea Books.

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Jeannette Eileen Jones

History/Ethnic Studies

Chapter Author. ‘The Settlement Rises into a State, the State to Empire’: American imperialism in the long nineteenth century. In Mischa Honeck, Mahshid Mayar (Eds.), The U.S. Empire: A Handbook (Empires through the Ages in Global Perspective Series). Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter Oldenbourg.

Chapter Author. From New England whaler to plantation master: The Transimperial life of Dr. Wilson and the politics of U.S. commercial power in the Indian Ocean, 1865-1920. In Nora Lessersohn, David Sim (Eds.), To See a World: Microhistories of the Global United States. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.

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David Karle

Architecture

Chapter Author. With Charlie Weak. Bless this mess: Complex rural realities in an American sitcom. In Esther Peeren, Tjalling Valdés-Olmos (Eds.), Rural Imaginations for a Globalized World. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, Thamyris/Intersecting Series.

Emily Kazyak

Sociology/Women's and Gender Studies

Editor. With Kath Browne. Polarising Sexualities and Genders: Divisions, Differences and LGBTQIA+ Equalities. New York, NY: Bloomsbury Publishing.

Kelly Kingsbury Brunetto

Modern Languages and Literatures

Author. El jardín de lenguaje, Module 2. Iowa City, IA: Pressbooks through the University of Iowa.

Ari Kohen

Political Science

Author. Vigilantes or Heroes: Hawkeye, She-Hulk, and the MCU’s Portrayal of Vigilantes in The Politics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Phase 4 (2021-2022). Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas.

Vernetta Kosalka

Nutrition and Health Sciences

Author. Event Planning Essentials. Omaha, NE: Lulu.

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Tian Li

Architecture

Chapter Author. With Ali Cheshmehzangi, Jian Zuo, Ayyoob Sharifi, Rongpeng Zhang, Abbas Ziafati Bafarasat, Jie Zhao. AI-enabled emerging technologies for high-performance building benchmarking: Balance energy, comfort, and health resilience. In Yunyang Ye, Yi Lu (Eds.), Design Innovation for Climate-Resilient Cities and Built Environments: Architectural and Technological Solutions. Gateway East, Singapore: Springer Singapore.

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Camila Mancilla Vera

Architecture

Chapter Author. Prelude to the interludes: Creative works. In Paul Emmons, Marcia Feuerstein, Negar Goljan, Camila Mancilla (Eds.), Finishing in Architecture: Polishing, Completing, Ending. New York, NY: Routledge.

Chapter Author. Sharp shadows: Cutting an architectural treatise. In Paul Emmons, Marcia Feuerstein, Negar Goljan, Camila Mancilla (Eds.), Finishing in Architecture: Polishing, Completing, Ending. New York, NY: Routledge.

Chapter Author. THEEND: Matta-Clark’s South American cut. In Federica Goffi, Isabel Potworowski, Kristin Washco (Eds.), (Un)Common Precedents in Architectural Design. Abingdon, UK: Routledge.

Editor. With Paul Emmons, Marcia Feuerstein, Negar Goljan. Finishing in Architecture: Polishing, Completing, Ending. New York, NY: Routledge.

Kevin McMullen

English

Editor. With 27 University of Nebraska student associate editors. Fidelity: An Annotated Edition. Carbondale, IL: Saluki Publishing, Southern Illinois University Press.

Joseph Mendola

Philosophy

Author. The Neural Structure of Consciousness. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Max Perry Mueller

Classics and Religious Studies

Author. Wakara’s America: The Life and Legacy of a Native Founder of the American West. New York, NY: Basic Books.

Wade A. Munroe

Philosophy

Author. Talking to Ourselves: Inner Speech and Natural Language as the Language of Thought. London, England: Routledge.

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Carl Nelson

Undergraduate Programs/Mechanical & Materials Engineering

Editor. With Med Amine Laribi. Robot Design Application to Medical Robotics. Cambridge, MA: Academic Press.

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Aaron Pattee

Architecture/School of Global Integrative Studies

Chapter Author. Die Königspfalz Lautern: Neueste Kenntnisse vom CITADEL Projekt. In Harald Müller, Guido von Büren (Ed.), Palatium: Mittelalterliche Pfalzen als Orte königlicher Herrschaft. Petersberg, Germany: Michael Imhof Verlag.

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Luis O. Rosa Rodriguez

Modern Languages and Literatures/English

Author. Animal Spiral. Edinburgh, UK: Charco Press.

Author. El gato en el remolino. Edinburgh, UK: Charco Press.

Author. Triste la furia | Sadness, the Fury. Puerto Rico: Editorial Pulpo.

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Rachael Shah

English

Author. With Jane Greer and Laurie Grobman, edited by Tina Le. Cultivating Boundary Zones: Co-Writing Collaborative Relationships with Undergraduates in Community Engagement. Logan, UT: Utah State University Press.

Patricia Simpson

Modern Languages and Literatures

Chapter Author. From miracles to miscegenation: Enlightening skin. In Bettina Brandt, Daniel L. Purdy (Eds.). Colonialism and Enlightenment: The Legacy of German Race Theories. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

Author. Männliche Wanderjahre und weibliche Migration. Regensburg, Germany: Verlag Friedrich Pustet.

Kevin Smith

Political Science

Author. With Stephen Neely, Savannah Havird, Megan Corn. The Anxious State: Stress, Polarization, and Elections in America. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Author. With Alan Greenblatt. Governing States and Localities, 10th Edition. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press.

Author. With Christopher W. Larimer. The Public Policy Theory Primer, 4th Edition. London, England: Routledge.

Daniel D. Snow

Nebraska Water Center/Natural Resources

Chapter Author. With Kamalesh Sen, Sukhendu Dey, Md. Yeamin Hossain. Assessing vulnerabilities and mitigating risks in wastewater infrastructure: A comprehensive study. In Moharana Choudhury, Sushobhan Majumdar, Srijan Goswami, Mika Sillanpää (Eds.), Smart Wastewater Systems and Climate Change: Innovations Through Spatial Intelligence. Cambridge, UK: Royal Society of Chemistry.

Jordan Stump

Modern Languages and Literatures

Translator. The Witch, by Marie Ndiaye. London, UK: MacLehose Press.

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Carolyn Twomey

History

Author. Ritual and Reuse: Early Baptismal Stones of the Medieval West. Suffolk, England: Boydell & Brewer.

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Mark van Roojen

Philosophy

Author. A Sensible Moral Rationalism. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

Author. Metaethics: A Contemporary Introduction, 2nd Edition. London, England: Routledge.

Mark P. Vrtiska

Natural Resources

Chapter Author. With Aaron T. Pearse, Courtney L. Amundson. Events during migration and winter. In B. M. Ballard, M. G. Brasher, J. P. Fleskes (Eds.), Migrating and Wintering Waterfowl. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

Chapter Author. With James H. Gammonley, G. Scott Boomer. Waterfowl harvest management. In B. M. Ballard, M. G. Brasher, J. P. Fleskes (Eds.), Migrating and Wintering Waterfowl. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

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Jessica Walsh

Journalism and Mass Communications

Chapter Author. With Mildred Perreault. Rural research in the space of news deserts: Redefining boundaries around journalism practice, the climate crisis, natural disasters, and health disparities. In H. Badr, G. Wilkins (Eds.), Critical Communication Research with Global Inclusivity. New York, NY: Routledge.

Lorey A. Wheeler

Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools

Chapter Author. With Natalie Koziol, HyeonJin Yoon, Donna Chen. Group experimental design research in school consultation research. In S. Andrew Garbacz, Daniel S. Newman, William P. Erchul, Susan M. Sheridan (Eds.), Handbook of Research in School Consultation Empirical Foundations for Educational and Human Sciences. New York, NY: Routledge.

Laura White

English

Author. The Play of Belief in Nineteenth-Century Fairy Tales and Fairy Narratives. London, UK: Routledge.

Richard L. Wiener

Psychology

Chapter Author. With D. Cluver, K. Monnier, D.J. Hansen. Legal judgment and the motivation for justice: What have we learned? In Richard L. Wiener, David J. Hansen (Eds.), Legal Judgment and the Motivation for Justice. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature.

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Kazuo Yamazaki

Mathematics

Author. Partial Differential Equations in Fluid Mechanics: Deterministic and Stochastic Models. Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter.