Barbara Cloud

Articles by Barbara Cloud

Portrait of Marta Meana
Research | November 1, 2009

The work of one 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ master’s student and her supervisor on the psychological and social consequences of gastric bypass surgery led them to compile their findings in a new book, which explores the reasons why patients undergo the procedure and the varied ways that the dramatic weight loss changes their lives.

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Research | November 1, 2009

A new book by the director of the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Center for Gaming Research takes the reader through gambling’s historic timeline, from the earliest origins of using bones for dice up to the development of the high-tech resort casinos of today.

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Research | November 1, 2009

Director of the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies Ardyth Broadrick Sohn has written a book about her time in Huntsville, Texas, examining how the community’s culture and industry are shaped by the local prison facility and legal executions performed there.

Charles Whitney
Research | November 1, 2009

Many Renaissance plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries are highly regarded today, but 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ English professor Charles Whitney researched historical documents to uncover what audience members of the time period thought of the dramatic performances.

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Research | November 1, 2009

Renaissance drama, the history of gambling, and more capture the scholarly interest of faculty authors.

portrait of Claudia Keelan and Douglas Unger
Research | November 1, 2008

The Atlantic Monthly ranks 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s graduate-level creative writing programs among best in the nation.

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Research | June 1, 2008

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ faculty authors shed light on Chicana history, willing suspension of disbelief, Ghandi’s gurus, and more.

Professor Eugene Moehring standing in the library
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ History | January 7, 2008

From visionary legislators to controversial coaches, the book covers the personalities who shaped 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

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Research | November 1, 2006

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ faculty authors shed light on social anxiety in children, implementing change, and more.