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Rob Kirkpatrick, PhD '03 , has published The Words and Music of Bruce Springsteen (Praeger Publishers, 2006).This book is a comprehensive look at an artist whose popularity has transcended generations. Kirkpatrick analyzes all of Springsteen's significant albums, looking at the complex underlying themes.

Review: “Other books have covered the life and works of popular musician Bruce Springsteen, but few offer the depth of analysis and critical assessment of The Words and Music of Bruce Springsteen, which opens with a brief biography, before it turns to the heart of the matter: all of his significant albums, in chronological order, which provide a musical analysis of themes, motifs, and underlying ideas. College-level students of popular music will appreciate the attention to detail and the insights which lend to a far greater appreciation for Bruce Springsteen's works.”–Midwest Book Review - The Bookwatch.

Karen Halvorsen Schreck, MA '87, wrote Dream Journal (Hyperion, 2006).a young adult novel that centers around the life of 16-year-old Olivia whose mother is dealing with breast cancer. Through the suffering, Olivia must navigate the journey toward independence and self-realization.

Diana Abu-Jaber, PhD '86, has published a novel, Crescent (W. W. Norton and Co., 2003).

Susanne Bleiberg-Seperson '68, PhD, has published Elder Care and Service Learning: A Handbook (Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., 2002), a book she co-edited with Carol Hegeman of the Foundation for Long Term Care, Albany, NY.

Tracey Jean Boisseau, PhD '95 has published White Queen: May French-Sheldon and the Imperial Origins of American Feminist Identity (Indiana University Press, 2004), a critical account of the sensational feminism of May French-Smith, once known as the "first woman explorer of Africa."

John Brick MA '79, PhD '81, Editor, Handbook of the Medical Consequences of Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Haworth Press, Inc. 2004).

Susan Campbell Bartoletti, PhD '01 wrote Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow (Scholastic Nonfiction, 2005), which was recently named a Newbery Honor Book by the ssociation for Library Service to Children. Her book explores Hitler's rise to power through the first-hand experiences of young followers.

Jorge L. Chinea '80, MA '83has published Race and Labor in the Hispanic Caribbean (University Press of Florida, 2005) which has been awarded a Board of Governors Faculty Recognition Award. His book examines the impact of foreign immigrants in Puerto Rico during its transition from subsistence farming and ranching to commercial agriculture.

Carol Faulkner, MA '95, PhD '98, has published Women's Radical Reconstruction: The Freedmen's Aid Movement (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2003).

Kass Fleisher, PhD '93, has published The Bear River Massacre and the Making of History (State University of New York Press, 2004).

Jeffrey Ford '79, MA '81, has published Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque (HarperCollins Publishers, 2002). He has also published a novel, The Girl in The Glass (Harper Collins, 2005). In the novel, the Great Depression has bound a nation in despair - and only a privileged few have risen above it: the exorbitantly wealthy and the hucksters who feed upon them.

Roger Hekinian, PhD '69, has published Oceanic Hotspots (Springer-Verlag, 2004) a book he co-edited with Peter Stoffers and Jean-Louis Cheminee.

Joseph D. Lewandowski, PhD '98, has published Interpreting Culture: Rethinking Method and Truth in Social Theory (Modern German Culture and Literature Series) (University of Nebraska, 2001).

Tabea Alexa Linhard '96 MA, has published Fearless Women in the Mexican Revolution and the Spanish Civil War ( University of Missouri Press , 2005).

Stephanie B. Lockshin '91, PhD '94, Jennifer Gillis '99, MA '02and Raymond Romanczyk have published Defying Autism: Keeping Your Sanity and Taking Control (Drl Books Inc, 2004). The publisher's description describes the book as the ultimate guide for parents, professionals and graduate students on how to identify specific goals and skills for teaching children with autism spectrum disorders! By identifying family stressors and using them as a starting point for child-centered goals, parents can achieve the best outcome for both the child and the family. With the two-fold goal of teaching children with autism new and adaptive behaviors, and simultaneously reducing family stress, this is an invaluable resource and an innovative teaching tool. Lockshin serves as a Clinical Psychologist at the Institute of Child Development, a Neuropsychologist at Binghamton General Hospital and she is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Gillis is a Doctoral Candidate As a BCBA at the Institute for Child Development.

Victoria Boynton, PhD '94 and Jo Malin, PhD '95 co-edited a collection of essays, Herspace: Women, Writing, and Solitude (The Haworth Press, 2003). They also co-edited Encyclopedia of Women's Autobiography (Greenwood Press, 2005). It contains nearly 200 alphabetically arranged entries by more than 130 expert contributors.

Jo Malin PhD '95 co-edited Encyclopedia of Women's Autobiography (Greenwood Press, 2005) with Victoria Boynton PhD '95. It contains nearly 200 alphabetically arranged entries by more than 130 expert contributors. They also co-edited a collection of essays, Herspace: Women, Writing, and Solitude (The Haworth Press, 2003).

Timothy Mayers MA '90, has published (Re)Writing Craft: Composition, Creative Writing, and the Future of English Studies (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2005). The book was published as part of the press's series on composition, literacy and culture.

Robert McElvaine, MA '71, PhD '74, Elizabeth Chisholm Professor of Arts and Letters and chair of the department of history at Millsaps College, was named Mississippi Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Robert Mooney, MA '83, has published his first novel, Father of the Man (Pantheon, 2002), a story set in 1982 in a close-knit community of Irish-Americans in Binghamton.

Thomas J. Morrissey '69, MA '71, distinguished teaching professor of English at Plattsburgh State University, has published a book of which he is co-author, Pinocchio Goes Postmodern: The Perils of a Puppet in the United States (Routledge, 2002).

Claire Puccia Parham, PhD '01, has published From Great Wilderness to Seaway Towns: A Comparative History of Cornwall, Ontario and Massena, New York, 1784-2001 (State University of New York Press, 2004).

Shari Lawrence Pfleeger '70, PhD, and her husband, Charles P. Pfleeger, have published Security in Computing (Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference, 2002). She has also published Software Engineering, 3/E (Prentice Hall, 2006), an introduction to software engineering.

Michael D. Pierson, MA '87, PhD '93 has published Free Hearts and Free Homes: Gender and American Antislavery Politics (University of North Carolina Press, 2003).

Dean Rader, MA '91, PhD '94 has published Speak to Me Words: Essays on Contemporary Indian Poetry (University of Arizona Press, 2003), a book he co-edited with Janice Gould. "Although American Indian poetry is widely read and discussed, few resources have been available that focus on it critically," reads the publisher's description.

Krishnendu Ray '95, PhD '00 has published The Migrant's Table: Meals and Memories in Bengali American Households (Temple University Press, 2004).

Howard Schilit, MS '74 has published the second edition of his 1993 book, Financial Shenanigans: How to Detect Accounting Gimmicks and Fraud in Financial Statements (McGraw-Hill Professional, 2002).

David Schultz '80, MA '86, an attorney as well as a writer, has published Money, Politics, and Campaign Finance Reform Law in the States (Carolina Academic Press, 2002), a book that "presents an exciting examination of campaign finance reform and the role of money in state politics through the 2000 elections," according to the publisher's description.

Mark R. Serper '85, PhD '91 co-authored Psychotic Violence: Methods, Motives, Madness International Universities Press, 2003).

Ryder Syvertsen '69, MA '71, author of the Mystic Rebel and Doomsday Warrior action/adventure/sci-fi novel series, has had his books re-issued as e-books through Eagle One Media (www.eagleonemedia.com/).

Laurie Vickroy, PhD '90, associate professor of English at Bradley University, has published Trauma and Survival in Contemporary Fiction (University of Virginia Press, 2002).

Alison Wylie, MA '79, '82 has published Thinking from Things: Essays in the Philosophy of Archaeology (University of California Press, 2002).

Christopher Visco, MA '77, a science teacher at Sachem High School in Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y., received several awards for his website, "New York Earth Science Teacher," including the Teacher's Corner Award of Excellence for Education Web Sites, the Innovative Teaching Concepts Educational Site Award of Excellence and the USA Today Best Bets for Educators award and the Publisher's Choice Excellence in Education award. He originally developed the website to stay in contact with students and parents. Since then, it has grown in scope and now includes numerous links and activities relating to geology, ecology and other Earth sciences, as well as astronomy.

Dror Abend-David, MA '95, PhD, has published 'Scorned my Nation': A Comparison of Translations of The Merchant of Venice into German, Hebrew, and Yiddish (Peter Lang Publishing, 2003).

Diana Abu-Jaber, PhD '86 has published a novel, Crescent (W. W. Norton and Co., 2003).

Patricia Barnes-Svarney, MA '83 and Thomas Eugene Svarney have published A Paranoid's Ultimate Survival Guide (Prometheus Books, 2002), a half-humorous, half-serious book cataloguing the dangers of the natural world -- and how to minimize the risk of damage to property or personal injury.

Victoria Boynton, PhD '94 and Jo Malin, PhD '95 co-edited a collection of essays, Herspace: Women, Writing, and Solitude (The Haworth Press, 2003).

Philip Brady, PhD '90 has published To Prove My Blood: A Tale of Emigrations and the Afterlife (Ashland Poetry Press, 2003), "a memoir as modern Irish-American history charted in the lives of four emigrant sisters and their families," according to the publisher.

Susan Campbell Bartoletti, PhD '01 was named the winner of the 2002 Robert F. Sibert Award for most distinguished informational book for children published in 2001.

Stephen Corey '70, MA '73 has published There is No Finished World (White Pine Press, 2003), his tenth published collection of poems. "In poems that are relentlessly introspective yet never trivial, Corey delves into human experience at its most potent moments and show us that the large questions are best considered within the context of the most minute details," reads the publisher's description.

Carol Faulkner, MA '95, PhD '98 has published Women's Radical Reconstruction: The Freedmen's Aid Movement (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2003).

Gail Hennessey, MST '79 has published a new book for teachers and students, Will the Real Paul Revere Please Stand Up? (Scholastic, 2002). The book contains 15 biographical plays based on the television game show To Tell The Truth.

Judson L. Jeffries, MPP '90, has published Urban America and Its Police: From the Postcolonial Era Through the Turbulent 1960's (University Press of Colorado, 2003), co-authored with Harlan D. Hahn.

Joseph D. Lewandowski, PhD '98, has published Interpreting Culture: Rethinking Method and Truth in Social Theory (Modern German Culture and Literature Series) (University of Nebraska, 2001).

Stephanie B. Lockshin '91, PhD '94; Jennifer Gillis '99, MA '02; and Raymond Romanczyk have published Defying Autism: Keeping Your Sanity and Taking Control (Drl Books Inc, 2004).

Robert McElvaine, MA '71, PhD '74, Elizabeth Chisholm Professor of Arts and Letters and chair of the department of history at Millsaps College, was named Mississippi Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Jo Malin, PhD '95 and Victoria Boynton, PhD '94 co-edited a collection of essays, Herspace: Women, Writing, and Solitude (The Haworth Press, 2003).

Thomas J. Morrissey '69, MA '71, distinguished teaching professor of English at Plattsburgh State University, has published a book of which he is co-author, Pinocchio Goes Postmodern: The Perils of a Puppet in the United States (Routledge, 2002).

Michael D. Pierson, MA '87, PhD '93 has published Free Hearts and Free Homes: Gender and American Antislavery Politics (University of North Carolina Press, 2003).

Dean Rader, MA '91, PhD '94 has published Speak to Me Words: Essays on Contemporary Indian Poetry (University of Arizona Press, 2003), a book he co-edited with Janice Gould. "Although American Indian poetry is widely read and discussed, few resources have been available that focus on it critically," reads the publisher's description.

Krishendu Ray '95, PhD '00 has published The Migrant's Table: Meals and Memories in Bengali American Households (Temple University Press, 2004).

Howard Schilit, MS '74 has published the second edition of his 1993 book, Financial Shenanigans: How to Detect Accounting Gimmicks and Fraud in Financial Statements (McGraw-Hill Professional, 2002).

David Schultz '80, MA '86, an attorney as well as a writer, has published Money, Politics, and Campaign Finance Reform Law in the States (Carolina Academic Press, 2002), a book that "presents an exciting examination of campaign finance reform and the role of money in state politics through the 2000 elections," according to the publisher's description.

David Schultz '80, MA '86 has published Lights, Camera, Campaign! Media, Politics and Political Advertising (Peter Lang Publishing, 2004).

Joel Smales, MM '91, has published Linear Drumming: An Introduction to Playing Linear Drums and Fills (Phantom Publications, 2002).

Ryder Syvertsen '69, MA '71, author of the Mystic Rebel and Doomsday Warrior action/adventure/sci-fi novel series, has had his books re-issued as e-books through ).

Laurie Vickroy, PhD '90, associate professor of English at Bradley University, has published Trauma and Survival in Contemporary Fiction (University of Virginia Press, 2002).