When Kathy Burleson, a senior lecturer of biology at Hamline University, was preparing to teach a course on the biology of women, she was surprised that she couldn’t find any images of the female muscular system to use for the class. “I got really curious about the discrepancies in how women’s and men’s bodies are portrayed across anatomy and physiology textbooks,” she said. To learn more, she embarked on a research project in 2016 with the goal of helping to close diversity gaps in STEM.“Textbook images tell us a story about science and who belongs in science,” she said. “My hope is that, informed from interviews and data, we can give textbook publishers something to think about.”
Busy TAA People: TAA member’s book goes completely digital
The 5th edition of TAA Council Vice President Paul Krieger’s book, A Visual Analogy Guide to Human Anatomy & Physiology, published by Top Hat, is being transformed into a completely digital and interactive book. The new book cover was completed in March 2023. The new edition will be released September 2023. Congratulations Paul!
2023 TAA Conference on Textbook & Academic Authoring opens mentoring sign up: Limited space available
Gain valuable advice and insight, get your questions answered, or just make a connection for when you need help in the future by signing up to meet with a mentor at the 2023 TAA Conference on Textbook & Academic Authoring, which will be held online June 9-10, 2023.
The deadline for signing up for mentoring is May 15. Limited slots are available and are offered on a first come, first-served basis, so don’t delay, register for the conference today!
Choose from nine different mentors for up to two 15-minute one-on-one discussions:
2023 TAA Council Election Results Announced
Four TAA members have been elected to the TAA Council, the association’s governing board. Dr. Dione Taylor has been elected Vice President/President-Elect and Brenda Ulrich has been elected to a third term as Secretary. Rick Mullins has been elected to a second term as Council Member, and Nicole Dillard has been elected to her first term as Council Member. Since there were no nominations for TAA Council Treasurer, current Treasurer Juli Saitz was appointed by the TAA Council to a two-year term.
Busy TAA People: Barbara Price authors new book
AA Member Barbara Price’s book with biochemist Katherine Reid, Fat, Stressed, and Sick: MSG, Processed Food, and America’s Health Crisis, was accepted by Rowman & Littlefield in Fall 2022, with a publication date of September 2023.
“In November 2021, I was selected by TAA to receive a complimentary book proposal evaluation from Publishing Consultant John Bond,” said Price. “His insight was enormously helpful in getting my book accepted for publication. The take-home is that TAA = SUCCESS.” Congratulations Barbara!
TAA DEI Committee to moderate April 26 Conversation Circle discussion
TAA’s Committee for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will be moderating the April 26 TAA Conversation Circle discussion on DEI from 1-2 p.m. ET.
Committee members Steven Barkan, Laura Frost, Nicole Dillard, Shawn Nordell, Brian Shmaefsky, and Pilar Wyman will talk about resources the committee has curated over the past two years and invite your comments and questions about incorporating DEI into your authoring.