Issues in Oceanography
By Daniel C. Abel, Robert L. McConnell and Eric Koepfler
Prentice Hall

The focus of this new textbook by Coastal marine science faculty members Dan Abel and Eric Koepfler, with Robert L. McConnell of Mary Washington College, is to help students develop the mathematical and analytical skills necessary to think critically about, and gain insight into, important environmental issues relating to the world’s oceans.

The 50-page book, designed to be used at the senior high school through advanced college level, explores such topics as coastal population growth, coral reefs, global warming and rising sea levels. The contents of the book are also included in the new edition of the textbook, Introductory Oceanography edited by Harold V. Thurman.

Abel, who joined the Coastal faculty in 1994, earned a Ph.D. in 1986 from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego. He has published many scientific articles on sharks and tropical air-breathing fish.

Koepfler, an associate professor, joined the Coastal faculty in 1990. He earned a Ph.D. from the College of William and Mary in 1989. He is director of Coastal’s Loggerhead Sea Turtles Protection Program.

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Modernization in Columbia: The Laureano Gómez Years, 1889-1965
By James D. Henderson
University Press of Florida

In this major new study, James Henderson, professor of international studies, traces the social and economic development of Colombia during the era of controversial political leader Laureano Gómez.

Analyzing the complex process of development in Colombia, Henderson explores the civil violence that defined the Gómez era even as the country experienced unparalleled economic growth.

Henderson sifts through the myths surrounding the long and turbulent career of the combative Conservative leader, offering an analysis of his writings, speeches, congressional debates and editorials.

Henderson joined the Coastal faculty in 1986. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Centenary College of Louisiana, a master’s degree in history from the University of Arizona, and a Ph.D. in Latin American history from Texas Christian University. He has been a Fulbright Scholar and has written numerous books and scholarly articles on Latin American history.

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The Harcourt Guide to MLA Documention
By Linda Schwartz
Harcourt College Publishers

This new textbook by Linda Schwartz, associate professor of English, assists students in writing and documenting research papers using standard documentation methods recommended by the Modern Language Association (MLA), a national organization of English professors.

The text is primarily designed to be used by undergraduate college students, but it is also suitable for upper level high school students or for anyone else writing research papers using the MLA style of documentation. A unique feature of the new book is its chapter on documenting research materials taken from online and print reference databases.

Schwartz’s text features model research papers written by Jessica Lynn Piezzo, a Coastal student majoring in psychology, and by William E. Files, a North Carolina School of the Arts student who attended summer school at Coastal.

Schwartz earned a master’s degree in English from the University of South Carolina. She joined the Coastal faculty in 1968 and was director of freshman composition from 1982 to 1996. Her earlier publications include The Schwartz Guide to MLA Documentation, published in 1998.

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