Honoring research and writing 

In an annual showcase at the University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia College Library, a collection of published works and research stand on display as a testament to the commitment of faculty and staff to their work both on and off campus. 

The latest collection, currently on view in the library, features eight books and nearly 20 articles written by and contributed to by staff and faculty from UW Bothell and Cascadia College over the past year. 

“I find creating the display a particularly rewarding experience because I get a sense of the research being conducted on campus,” said Hannah Mendro, collections lead at the library. “The articles range from more ephemeral — engaging the politics of the time and drawing attention to issues over the past academic year — to more in-depth academic articles that reveal the focus of faculty research.” 

Mendro added that she also often sees repeat authors over the years, or even in the same year, providing a sense of the scope and development of the author’s ongoing interests and area of research or study. 

Featured works 

Among the prolific contributors to the collection is Dr. Dan Berger, a professor in UW Bothell’s School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences and associate dean for faculty development and scholarship. He is a historian of activism, Black Power and the carceral state in the 20th century history. In his latest book, “Stayed On Freedom: The Long History of Black Power through One Family’s Journey,” Berger follows the story of two grassroots activists who fell in love while organizing tenants and workers in the South. 

Also on display this year is Berger’s article, “Warnock’s win points to the need for ongoing political organizing,” which ran in The Washington Post last December, about the history of out-organizing voter suppression in Georgia. 

In her research, Dr. Miryha Gould Runnerstrom, assistant professor in UW Bothell’s School of Nursing & Health Studies, looks at the role introductory courses serve as gateways to further education and careers in public health. In the article “Bolstering the Public Health Workforce: Recruitment and Retention of Public Health Majors,” Gould Runnerstrom and co-authors note how essential recruitment and retention are given the growing need for health care professionals. The research was published in February 2023 in a journal called Pedagogy in Health Promotion: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 

The work of several faculty from UW Bothell’s School of Educational Studies is also featured in this year’s display. Dr. Wayne Au, Dr. Natasha Hakimali Merchant and Dr. Sarah Shear co-edited a book called “Insurgent social studies: scholar-educators disrupting erasure and marginality” in which a diverse array of experts critique social studies education as an area that has historically left out marginalized voices — and then offer teaching interventions for today’s educators. The book was recently honored with the Society of Professors of Education’s 2023 Outstanding Book Award. 

A growing collection 

What makes this annual collection special, Mendro said, is the opportunity it offers the campus community to get to know the contributors beyond the core roles they may serve on campus. 

“It can be easy to know faculty or staff members only through their professional relationships — for students to know their professors only through their teaching, for instance, or to know staff members only through the services they provide,” Mendro said.  

“The display gives a broader, deeper sense of what those people are working on and what they think is important on their own time or in their own research. It helps us get a sense of our campus community as researchers, writers and knowledge producers.” 

This year’s books and articles are only a fraction of the faculty and staff publications available in the library. While the current collection will be on view throughout the 2023-24 academic year, previous featured works are still available to check out. To view the full list of current and past featured publications, visit the library website or ask a library staff member to learn more. 

In the lists below, check out the articles and books that are currently on display. 

Books by UW Bothell faculty 

• “Insurgent social studies: scholar-educators disrupting erasure and marginality,” by Dr. Wayne Au, SES professor and interim dean; Dr. Natasha Hakimali Merchant, SES associate professor; and Dr. Sarah Shear, and SES associate professor. 
• “Brilliant Corners,” by Dr. Jeanne Heuving, School of IAS professor. 
• “Stayed on freedom: the long history of Black Power through one family’s journey,” by Dr. Dan Berger, School of IAS professor and associate dean for faculty development and scholarship. 

• “Socio-environmental research in Latin America: interdisciplinary approaches using GIS and remote sensing frameworks,” by Dr. Santiago Lopez, School of IAS associate professor. 
• “Latina histories and cultures: feminist readings and recoveries of archival knowledge,” by Dr. Yolanda Padilla, School of IAS associate professor. 
• “Unmaking the bomb: environmental cleanup and the politics of impossibility,” by Dr. Shannon Cram, School of IAS associate professor. 
• “‘Paradata in emergency services communications systems’ in Perspectives to Paradata: Research and Practices of Documenting Data Processes,” by Dr. Michael Stiber, School of STEM professor. 

Articles by UW Bothell faculty and staff 

• “Warnock’s win points to the need for ongoing political organizing,” by Dr. Dan Berger, School of IAS professor and associate dean for faculty development and scholarship (in The Washington Post). 
• “The Healing Power of Bikini Kill,” by Dr. Julie Shayne, School of IAS teaching professor (in Ms. Magazine). 
• “Struggling, helping, and adapting: crowdfunding motivations and outcomes during the early US COVID-19 pandemic,” by Dr. Jin-Kyu Jung, School of IAS professor; and Dr. Nora Kenworthy, associate professor in the School of Nursing & Health Studies (in Sociology of Health & Illness). 
• “The challenge of the cloud: between transnational capitalism and data sovereignty,” by Dr. Min Tang, School of IAS associate teaching professor (in Information, Communication & Society). 

• “Measuring and Attributing Sedimentary and Geomorphic Responses to Modern Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities,” by Dr. Margaret Redsteer, School of IAS assistant professor (in Earth’s Future). 
• “Conflict theory, extended: a framework for understanding contemporary struggles over education policy,” by Dr. Joseph Ferrare, School of IAS associate professor (in Journal of Educational Policy). 
• “Insufficient Accountability? Heterogeneous Effects of Charter Schools Across Authorizing Agencies,” by Dr. Joseph Ferrare, School of IAS associate professor (in American Educational Research Journal). 
• “Mapping the Anthropogenic Ocean: A Critical GIS Approach,” by Dr. Leslie Cornick, dean of the School of STEM (in Geographical Review). 
• “Bolstering the Public Health Workforce: Recruitment and Retention of Public Health Majors,” by Dr. Miryha Gould Runnerstrom, SNHS assistant professor (in Pedagogy in Health Promotion: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning). 

• “The Impact of Collaborative Online International Learning on Intercultural Sensitivity Among Nursing Students in the United States and Japan,” by Kosuke Niitsu, SNHS assistant professor (in Nursing Education Perspectives). 
• “Group Active Engagements for Facilitating Principles-Based Learning in Introductory Organismal Biology,” by Dr. Jeffrey Jensen, School of STEM teaching professor (in The American Biology Teacher). 
• “Reading by numbers: four kinds of books you can count on,” by Dr. Antony Smith, SES associate professor; and Dr. Allison Hintz, SES associate professor (in School Library Journal). 
• “Responses to change: comparison of virtual and in-person services at a healing center,” by Dr. Diana Neal, SNHS lecturer (in Integrative Medicine Reports). 
• “Boundary Setting for Educational Therapists,” by Drew Lau-Regent, Financial Aid counselor (in The Educational Therapist). 

• “For a cooperative ‘smart’ city yet to come: place-based knowledge, commons and prospects for inclusive municipal processes from Seattle, Washington,” by Dr. Jin-Kyu Jung, School of IAS professor; and Dr. Christian Anderson, School of IAS associate professor (in Urban Planning). 
• “Archiving feminist truth in Trump’s wake of lies,” by Dr. Julie Shayne, School of IAS teaching professor (in Humboldt Journal of Social Relations). 
• “Introduction to the special issue Genre After Media,” by Dr. Lauren Berliner, School of IAS associate professor (in journal Television & New Media). 
• “Hypnosis and relaxation interventions for chronic pain management in cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial,” by Dr. Linda Eaton, SNHS associate professor (in Supportive Care in Cancer). 

Book by Campus Library staff 

• “‘Fighting post-tenure fatigue: reclaiming your time and redefining leadership’ in B.K. West & E. Galoozis (eds.) Thriving as a mid-career librarian: identity, advocacy, and pathways,” by Nia Lam, research librarian 

Article by Cascadia College faculty 

• “After My Mom’s Death, I Developed A Seemingly Innocent Habit. Then It Spiraled Out Of Control,” Natalie Serianni, English professor (in Huffington Post).