It is one of the noblest duties of a university to advance knowledge and to diffuse it, not merely among those who can attend the daily lectures, but far and wide. -- Daniel Coit Gilman, first President of Johns Hopkins University, History of John Hopkins University Press.

Please join us for a special presentation by Robin Coleman, Senior Acquisitions Editor at Johns Hopkins University Press, who will delve into the topic of academic book publishing and provide valuable insight and advice to prospective authors. Whether you are a student wishing to publish, or are already published, you will enjoy learning about the following:

• Why one might consider writing a book
• Different types of books and their roles and impact in scholarship
• How to find the right approach and best publisher for your area of research

Founded in 1878 and the oldest continuously running university press in the United States, Johns Hopkins Press is the publishing division of Johns Hopkins University, offering an extensive range of books, journals, and databases, including The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism; Project Muse; The World Shakespeare Bibliography Online; and The Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America. Subject areas cover Ancient Studies; Art, Architecture, and Music; Business and Economics; Chesapeake Bay Region; Education; Health and Medicine; History; Literature and Language Arts; Mathematics; Politics and Law; Public Health; Reference; Religion; Science; Social Science; and Sports and Recreation.

Robin Coleman is a Senior Acquisition Editor for Johns Hopkins University Press where he edits the public health and health policy lists. In addition to publishing essential books on the discipline’s foundational concepts, Robin Coleman brings focus to the list by highlighting new ways of thinking about the field and the issues it confronts—from global health security to the social and political determinants of health. Robin seeks queries, proposals, and manuscripts for new works that can offer authoritative lessons on the essential knowledge and skills of public health practice, that introduce new concepts, or offer big ideas to transform our understanding of familiar areas that we take for granted. 

This guest talk is co-sponsored by the Department of Health Studies and Applied Educational Psychology, and it will be facilitated by John P. Allegrante, Charles Irwin Lambert Professor of Health Behavior and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, who, together with Ulrich Hoinkes, Michael Schapira, and Karen Struve, edited Anxiety Culture: The New Global State of Human Affairs, published by Johns Hopkins Press (November, 2024).

Publishing in Health Psychology, Public Health, and Health Policy is open to all, and students in Biobehavioral Sciences, Health Studies and Applied Educational Psychology, and Counseling and Clinical Psychology are especially encouraged to attend.

Where: 305 Russell