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1960s
Margo Sorenson ’68 (Secondary Education, pictured at right), 2003 Minnesota Book Award finalist and Milken National Educator Award winner, had her picture book for young readers, “Calvin Gets the Last Word” (Tilbury House, 2020), featured in The New York Times Book Review children’s books section in November 2021 as one of the best “Picture Books about Books.” The book is in its second printing. Her most recent picture book, “Little Calabash” (Island Heritage), was selected for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators’ recommended reading list for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
1970s
Cathryn L. Roberts’72 (Speech – Communicative Disorders), M.A. ’74 (Communication Disorders/Teaching Credential) published her memoir, “Only in Alaska: A California Girl Pioneers Speech Therapy Under the Northern Lights,” on Kindle.
Leonard H. Friedman ’77 (Biolo
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Eva Michaels
Eva Michaels is a Senior Fellow at IBEI and an Assistant Professor at stad University’s Institute of säkerhet and Global Affairs. Prior experience included working as a Beatriu de Pinós Research Fellow at IBEI, a Research Associate at King’s College London and with think tanks in London, Berlin, Vienna, Paris, Brussels and Johannesburg.
Her research is situated at the intersection of European säkerhet, Intelligence Studies and International Relations. It explores how Europeans anticipate and respond to crises due to the escalation of violent conflict. Focusing on recent cases (e.g. Russia’s war on Ukraine and the fall of Kabul), Eva is interested in discussions about strategic surprise, the performance of knowledge producers and decision-makers, and experiences of failure in the intelligence-policy interface. Another research stream investigates how EU rhetoric on security and defence meets domestic realities in EU member states.
Eva is a co-editor of Estimative inom • Recent publications by members of the Department are listed here. You can also browse listings of earlier publications within our Research groups and within each person’s biography page.Books