The MSU Authors Collection is an important part of the University Archives' holdings because the works in this collection document the intellectual heritage of the university and the contributions of MSU faculty, staff, students, and alumni to contemporary scholarship.
Beginning in 2008, the University Archives has hosted a biennial reception honoring MSU faculty, staff and emeriti faculty authors who had written and/or edited monographs, musical scores or recordings, films or videos. This digital collection showcases the books, scores, recordings, films or videos created by faculty and staff at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Where appropriate and where copyright allows, full-text versions are made available of certain MSU Authors' works.
For more information about the MSU Authors Collection, visit https://library.mnsu.edu/archives/collections/university-archives/msu-authors/ .
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Assessment in Special Education: Practical Applications for Teachers
Melissa C. Jenkins, Kyena E. Cornelius, Kiersten K. Hensley, and Dana L. Wagner
For upper level undergraduate and graduate level courses, Assessment in Special Education: Practical Applications for Teachers presents a teacher-focused approach structured around the three primary ways in which practicing special educators use assessment. The text addresses why the assessments are used, how they are implemented, and what the results mean. This resource bridges theory and practice with case studies, evidence-based strategies, and clear guidance on integrating assessments into everyday practice. Utilizing practice-based learning, this text
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African Elephants at Risk: Saving These Majestic Mammals
Kathryn Clay
African elephants have behaviors and features that keep them safe from predators, from the herds they live in to their large size. But these elephants are endangered. Because of humans, their habitat is shrinking, and climate change is hurting their food supply and their health. Human hunters are also putting these creatures at risk. Readers will learn why African elephants are at risk, what it means to be endangered, and how people can help. Each
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Hammerhead Sharks at Risk: Saving these Unusual Predators
Kathryn Clay
Hammerhead sharks have skills and body parts that keep them safe from predators, from their hunting abilities to their sharp teeth. But these unusual sharks are endangered. Because of overfishing and climate change, more hammerheads are dying than are being born. Readers will learn why hammerhead sharks are at risk, what it means to be endangered, and how people can help. Each title includes activities and trivia questions to help readers connect with the content.
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Macaws at Risk: Saving these Colorful Birds
Kathryn Clay
Macaws have traits and abilities that keep them safe from predators, from their flight speed to their sharp, strong beaks. But these colorful parrots are endangered. Trapping, poaching, and habitat loss are a few reasons that macaws are dying faster than they’re being born. Readers will explore the dangers putting macaws at risk, what it means to be endangered, and how people can help. Each title includes activities and trivia questions to help readers connect
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Mountain Gorillas at Risk: Saving these Great Apes
Kathryn Clay
Mountain gorillas have characteristics that protect them from predators, from their intelligence and thick skin to their tendency to live in groups. But these great apes are endangered. Habitat loss, poaching, and disease are causing more and more of them to die. Readers will learn why mountain gorillas are at risk, what it means to be endangered, and how people can help. Each title includes activities and trivia questions to help readers connect with the
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Pangolins at Risk: Saving these Armored Animals
Kathryn Clay
Pangolins have characteristics that protect them from predators, from their scaly skin to their ability to roll into a ball. But these armored mammals are endangered. Hunting, severe weather, and habitat loss are a few reasons pangolins are dying faster than they’re being born. Readers will learn why pangolins are at risk, what it means to be endangered, and how people can help. Each title includes activities and trivia questions to help readers connect with
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Sumatran Tigers at Risk: Saving these Fierce Big Cats
Kathryn Clay
Sumatran tigers have characteristics that protect them from predators, from their teeth and claws to their camouflage fur. But these big cats are endangered. Hunting and a shrinking habitat are two reasons their population is shrinking. Readers will learn why Sumatran tigers are at risk, what it means to be endangered, and how people can help. Each title includes activities and trivia questions to help readers connect with the content.
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Genomics Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
Leslie Darmofal
The Genomics Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 3rd Edition, formerly Genetics/Genomics Nursing, is an essential document for every genomics nurse practicing in the United States. The scope of practice statement answers the who, what, when, where, how, and why questions of genomics nursing. The standards provide authoritative statements of the actions and behaviors that all genomics nurses are expected to competently perform, regardless of role, population, specialty, and setting. Each standard is accompanied by
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Special Education in Today's Diverse Classrooms: Meeting the Needs of Students with Exceptionalities
Shantel M. Farnan and Ruby L. Owiny
Special Education in Today’s Diverse Classrooms: Meeting the Needs of Students with Exceptionalities is an introductory-level textbook designed for all pre-service teachers to learn about meeting the needs of students with exceptionalities in inclusive environments. Along with descriptions of each IDEA disability category, the book presents high-leverage practices (HLPs) and evidence-based strategies that are practical and applicable to any instructional environment. Through the lens of HLPs, this text emphasizes universal design for learning (UDL), tiered
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Resurrection: Poems
Antonia Felix
Resurrection: Poems by Antonia Felix explores the inner and outer dimensions of place, nature, and personal ties.
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Flipping the Story on Disability and Violence: People with Intellectual Disability and Allies Leading the Change
Patsie Frawley and Nancy M. Fitzsimons
Internationally there is a growing awareness that domestic, family, and sexual violence is a social issue that results from social structures and relational contexts that have positioned women as ‘less than’ men. Alongside this growing awareness has come social action by women and their allies that aim to change these social and relational structures using an intersectional framing of oppression.
People with disabilities, especially people with an intellectual disability, have been largely excluded from this
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El tiempo al revés
Adriana Gordillo
El tiempo al revés es una colección de poemas que explora la naturaleza del tiempo y el espacio a partir de hilvanar en sus versos la cotidianidad y el quehacer del escritor. Este es un poemario que invita a la pausa, al encuentro con el espíritu juguetón que se esconde tras el proceso creativo tanto del escritor como de la naturaleza.
Time Backwards is a collection of poems that explores the nature of time and
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Baghdad Dispatches: The City of Peace in World War One
Jameel Haque
Framing the U.S. consulate as a central point of analysis, Baghdad Dispatches highlights the experiences of refugees, prisoners of war, and foreign nationals stranded in Ottoman Baghdad.
Jameel Haque examines the history of Ottoman Baghdad during the First World War, drawing on U.S. archival sources to explore the economic, political, and social transformations that shaped the city. It details the humanitarian efforts of Charles Brissel, the U.S. consul who worked between 1914 and 1916 to distribute...Read More
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Buddhism for Thinkers
Chang-Seong Hong and Sun Kyeong Yu
This book is an introduction to Buddhist philosophy. It uses the methods of analytic philosophy to approach the major topics of Buddhism.
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Second Star to the Right: Essays on Leadership in Star Trek
Jason A. Kaufman and Aaron M. Peterson
'Star Trek' provides an opportunity to explore the final frontier of leadership through its nearly six decades of series and films. With its basis in Enlightenment thinking (reason coupled to compassion) and its encouragement of diversity in its myriad forms, 'Star Trek' offers guidance on how to improve the human condition that has application in leadership across academic and professional fields. Leaders are constantly called upon to solve problems, direct institutional growth, and, on occasion,
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Nursing Innovations: Quality, Safety, and Informatics in Practice
Nancyruth Leibold
An undergraduate Nursing textbook with Quality, Safety, and Informatics topics.
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Spooktacular Halloween 2025: A Randomly Generated Story
JP Mackey
What's more fun than an October drawing challenge? How about a drawing challenge that tells a story! Throughout the month of October, JP Mackey created daily illustrations based on a random prompt generator and wove them into a story about a witch trying to help her next-door neighbor find his wallet.
(This book contains depictions of gambling, drinking; smoking, and cats dancing)
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100 Queer Films Since Stonewall
Chelsea McCracken and Matt Connolly
100 Queer Films identifies 100 films that shaped the trajectory of queer cinema, connected with larger movements, and showcased the artistry of queer filmmaking. In addition to those films that already hold significant places in queer film canons, this volume examines often-overlooked titles. By highlighting hidden gems alongside well known classics, this book makes a valuable, accessible contribution to queer film studies.
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Bighorn Sheep
Nell Musolf
Spring into the wild world of the bighorn sheep with this middle-grade title from the Spotlight on Nature series. Perfect for wildlife lovers eager to uncover more about their favorite animal’s life cycle, the book weaves an enchanting narrative about a single bighorn family, reminiscent of classic nature shows, into the informational text. It includes captivating photographs, infographics, a timeline of developmental milestones, and features such as a glossary, index, and resources for further learning.
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Cougar
Nell Musolf
Leap into the wild world of the cougar (also called mountain lion or puma) with this middle-grade title from the Spotlight on Nature series. Perfect for wildlife lovers eager to uncover more about their favorite animal’s life cycle, the book weaves an enchanting narrative about a single cougar family, reminiscent of classic nature shows, into the informational text. It includes captivating photographs, infographics, a timeline of developmental milestones, and features such as a glossary, index,
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Sea Lion
Nell Musolf
Paddle into the wild world of the sea lion with this middle-grade title from the Spotlight on Nature series. Perfect for wildlife lovers eager to uncover more about their favorite ocean animal’s life cycle, the book weaves an enchanting narrative about a single sea lion family, reminiscent of classic nature shows, into the informational text. It includes captivating photographs, infographics, a timeline of developmental milestones, and features such as a glossary, index, and resources for
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Whale
Nell Musolf
Submerge yourself in the wild world of the whale with this middle-grade title from the Spotlight on Nature series. Perfect for wildlife lovers eager to uncover more about their favorite ocean animal’s life cycle, the book weaves an enchanting narrative about a single whale family, reminiscent of classic nature shows, into the informational text. It includes captivating photographs, infographics, a timeline of developmental milestones, and features such as a glossary, index, and resources for further
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Methodological Issues and Reflexivity Practices in Qualitative Language Teacher Education Research
Gloria Park, Oksana Moroz, Sarah Henderson Lee, and Bedrettin Yazan
This volume brings together researchers from around the world, including Mexico, USA, China, Japan, Iran, Turkiye, Indonesia and the UAE, conducting qualitative research in the field of language teacher education.
Each chapter highlights cutting-edge research in language teacher education with particular emphasis on non-traditional research methods, including autoethnography, narrative inquiry, participatory action research, and video-cued multivocal ethnography. The contributors discuss the methodological challenges experienced by the researcher(s) and participants in each study and share their
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Paul Verhoeven's Cinema of Violence
Steven Rybin
The first English-language critical study of the films of Paul Verhoeven, the Dutch director of provocative and vividly imagined films such as Turkish Delight (1973), Robocop (1987), Basic Instinct (1992), Showgirls (1995), Starship Troopers (1997), Black Book (2006), and Elle (2016).
Where some audiences find in Paul Verhoeven little more than empty provocation (or, even worse, immoral scandal), Paul Verhoeven's Cinema of Violence takes a more careful and nuanced look at this director's body of work...Read More
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Intercultural Communication: Globalization and Social Justice
Kathryn Sorrells and Sachi Sekimoto
Intercultural Communication: Globalization and Social Justice introduces students to the study of communication among cultures within the broader context of globalization. Kathryn Sorrells and new co-author Sachi Sekimoto highlight history, power, and global institutions as central to understanding the relationships and contexts that shape intercultural communication. Based on a framework that promotes critical thinking, reflection, and action, this text takes a social justice approach that equips students with the skills and knowledge to create a
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