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Textbook Affordability, Open Textbooks, Digital Commons: Faculty Champions

Faculty Champions

Faculty reviews & adoptions Fall 2019—Spring 2020

Carol Hutchinson, DMIN - Assistant Professor of Adult Degree Programs - Text reviewed: Management Communication -Adopted: Business Communication for Success And Communication in the Real World: An Introduction to Communication Studies - MGOL 404, Leadership Communication

Mary Imboden, PhD - Assistant Professor of Exercise Science - Text reviewed and adopted: Human Nutrition and adopted An Introduction to Nutrition for LACC 285, Nutrition for Health & Wellness, and HHPE 210, Intro to Exercise Science

Rae Casey, PhD - Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership - Texts adopted: Mastering Strategic Management for MGOL 450, Strategic Management; Organizational Behavior for MGOL 401, Organizational Behavior and MPJM 401, Organizational Behavior; and Focusing on Organizational Change and Organizational Behavior for MGOL 403, Organizational Theory

Jennifer Lehman, PhD, JD - Assistant Professor of Financial Planning - Text reviewed: Business Law and the Legal Environment - Adopted - BUSN 360, Business Law

Jonathan Anderegg, MA, Assistant Professor of Communication - Text Reviewed: Message Processing: The Science of Creating Understanding - Adopted - COMM 200, Persuasive Communication

Peggy Gibbons, MSW - Assistant Professor of Social Work - Text reviewed: The Art of Being Human - Adopted: The Simple Math of Writing Well: Writing for the 21st Century - SWRK 220, Writing for Social Work Practice

Joshua Jensen, EdD - Adult Degree Program - Text reviewed and adopted: Human Resource Management - MGOL 440, Human Resource Management

Eleanor Kelly, MEd, Adult Degree Program - Text reviewed and adopted: College Success for ASPD 280, Becoming an Exceptional Student 

Mark Brazo, EdD - Adult Degree Program - Text reviewed and adopted: Physical Geology for LACC 174, Earth Science - Additional adoptions: Concepts of Biology for BIOL 100, Foundations of Biology; College Physics, and Chemistry: Atoms First for LACC 285, Physical Science

 

Faculty reviews & adoptions Fall 2018—Spring 2019

Brenda Morton, EdD - Professor of Education - Text Reviewed and Adopted: Immigrant and Refugee Families: Global Perspectives on Displacement and Resettlement Experiences - MATG 503

Jonathan Anderegg, MA – Assistant Professor of Communication
Text Reviewed and Adopted: Communication in the Real World: An Introduction to Communication Studies COMM 100

Courtney Anderegg, PhD – Assistant Professor of Communication
Text Reviewed and Adopted: Intercultural Learning: Critical preparation for international student travel - COMM 420

Jennie Harrop, PhD—Director, School of Professional Studies, Associate Professor - Text Reviewed Communication Beginnings: An Introductory Listening and Speaking Text for English Language Learners

Kelly Chang, PhD - Professor of Psychology - Text Reviewed: Discover Psychology 2.0: A Brief Introductory Text and Adopted: Psychology PSYC 150

Joel Gregor, PsyD - Assistant Professor of Psychology, Director, George Fox Behavioral Health Clinic - Text Reviewed and Adopted: Psychology PSYC 150

Michelle Shelton, MA - Assistant Professor of Professional Studies - Text Reviewed and Adopted: Principles of Social Psychology - LACC 285

Rodger Bufford, PhD - Professor of Psychology - Text Reviewed: Instruction in Functional Assessment 

Eloise Hockett, EdD - Professor of Education - Text Reviewed: Intercultural Learning: Critical preparation for international student travel

Faculty reviews & adoptions Fall 2017–Spring 2018

Courtney Anderegg, PhD – Assistant Professor of Communication
Text Reviewed and Adopted: Communication in the Real World: An Introduction to Communication Studies  COMM 100

Jill Jamison Beals, MS – Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Text Reviewed and Adopted: Introductory Statistics  MATH 240
Text Reviewed and Adopted: College Algebra MATH 180

Carlisle Chambers, Chair, Department of Chemistry, Professor of Chemistry
Text Reviewed and Adopted: Chemistry CHEM 211

Kelly Chang, PhD – Professor of Psychology
Text Reviewed (to be Adopted spring 2019): Together: The Science of Social Psychology PSYC 350

Debra Espinor, EdD – Associate Professor, School of Education
Text Reviewed and Adopted: Teaching Crowds: Learning and Social Media

Mike Foster, PhD – Chair, Department of Mechanical & Civil Engineering, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Text Reviewed: Basics of Fluid Mechanics

Jing Hao, PhD – Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Text Reviewed and Adopted: Chemistry CHEM 211

Jennie Harrop, PhD, DMin – Department Chair, Assistant Professor of Professional Studies
Text Reviewed: Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking

Chris Koch, PhD – Chairperson of the Undergraduate Psychology Department, Professor of Psychology
Text Reviewed and Adopted: Research Methods in Psychology
Additional text adopted: Introductory Statistics

Polly Peterson, MEd – Assistant Professor of English
Text Reviewed and Adopted: The Simple Math of Writing Well

Justin (Pete) Rusaw, MS – Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Text Reviewed and Adopted: College Algebra  MATH 180

Debby Thomas, PhD – Assistant Prof of Management MGMT 260
Text Reviewed and Adopted: Principles of Management

Susanna Thornhill, PhD – Associate Professor, Doctor of Education Program
Text Reviewed and Adopted: Literature Reviews for Education and Nursing Graduate Students

Jeff Vargason, PhD – Associate Professor of Chemistry
Text Reviewed and Adopted: Chemistry
 CHEM 211

Text Reviewed and Adopted: The Basics of General Organic and Biological Chemistry 

Faculty reviews & adoptions Fall 2016–Spring 2017

Aida Ramos, PhD – Assistant Professor of Sociology
Text Reviewed and Adopted: Introduction to Sociology 2e

Davida Brown, PhD – Associate Professor of Chemistry,
Faculty Athletics Representative

Text Reviewed and Adopted: Chemistry

Jennie Harrop, PhD – Director, School of Professional Studies
Text Reviewed and Adopted: Writing for Success

Rae Casey, PhD – Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership
Text Reviewed: Organizational Behavior

Michelle Shelton, MA – Assistant Professor of Professional Studies
Text Reviewed and Adopted: Introduction to Psychology

Anna A. Berardi, PhD, LPC, LMFT
Director, Trauma Response Institute
Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy

Text Reviewed and Adopted: Principles of Sociological Inquiry – Qualitative and Quantitative Methods

Tom Head, MS, MA – Professor of Economics
Text Reviewed and Adopted: International Trade: Theory and Policy

Chengping Zhang, PhD – Associate Professor of FinanceText Reviewed: Personal Finance

Winston Seegobin, PsyD – Director of Diversity
Professor of Clinical Psychology

Text Reviewed and Adopted: Immigrant and Refugee Families: Global Perspectives on Displacement and Resettlement Experiences

Additional 2017 Adoptions (without reviews):

Chris Koch, PhD – Chair of the Undergraduate Psychology Department
Director of Assessment, Professor of Psychology

Introductory Statistics
and Research Methods in Psychology 

Carlisle Chambers, PhD – Chair, Department of Biology and Chemistry
Chemistry

Jing Hao, PhD – Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry

Michelle Shelton, MA – Assistant Professor of Professional Studies
Writing In College: From Competence to Excellence

Cindy Anderson, MA – ADP Adjunct
Leading with cultural Intelligence