PhD in Leadership and Change program alumnus, Dr. Gary Ballou, recently published the educational psychology textbook, Understanding Psychology (BVT Publishing) and a self-help book for teachers who struggle with personal issues that affect their teaching, Heal the Teacher, Heal the Classroom (NSS Press). Additionally, Dr. Ballou presented The Use of Metaphoric Stories in Student Teaching Field Supervision at the 2011 Symposium on University Research and Creative Efforts.