Chelsea Long
Chelsea Long ’13 (M.S. TESOL) published her debut book Faithfully Dissident Daughters: Reclaiming Christian Womanhood Beyond Patriarchy (Westminster John Knox Press). It releases September 8 with a foreword by Dr. Christena Cleveland.
Life Event: Books, Publications, Exhibits and Performances
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Mitch Cruzan
Mitch Cruzan ’81, ’84 (B.A. biological science, M.A. biological science) recently published his second book: Looking Down the Tree – The Evolutionary Biology of Human Origins. He also serves as Assistant Chair, Department of Biology at Portland State University and was recently promoted to Senior Editor for the scientific journal, Molecular Ecology.
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Daniel Coats
Daniel Coats ’12, MA ’15 (Communications) organized and led the initial author interview with astrophysicist Hugh Ross on Ross’ book, “Noah’s Flood Revisited,” which has ranked first among new releases in Amazon’s Science and Religion category since it debuted.
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Max Beaudry
Max Beaudry ’12 (B.A. communications) was recognized with an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Preschool Animated Program in 2022. His debut middle grade graphic novel, “Aw, Nuts!” was published in 2025.
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Mark Small
Mark Small ’88 (M.A. music) authored “Lee Berk: Leading the Berklee Way,” a biography of Lee Berk, the namesake and visionary president of Berklee College of Music, published by Berklee Press/Hal Leonard in April.
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Rose London
Rose London ’97 (M.F.A. acting) is a OC Theatre Guild award nominee for her recent performance in “33 Variations” at Costa Mesa Playhouse. She will perform the one-woman show “Bela Lugosi meets Edna St. Vincent Millay” at the 2025 Hollywood Fringe Festival in June.
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Mina Choi
Mina Choi ’15 (M.M. music-performance), a jazz pianist, educator, composer and conductor, released herdebut album, “Stories.” The recording features an ensemble of 12 CSUF alumni along with jazz legends George Cables and Alex Acuña. “Stories” was co-produced by Grammy Award-winning musician and CSUF School of Music faculty member Bill Cunliffe.
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William Matthies
William Matthies ’73, ’75 (B.A. economics, MBA) had his new book, “The Unlived Lives of Raymond Quinn,” published in October.
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Colleen Lane
Colleen Lane ’23 (M.A. anthropology) published her first book, “The Anthropology of Food: Recipes and Reflections From Human Culinary History” in July 2024.
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Lily Espinoza
Lily Espinoza ’11 (Ed.D. educational leadership) has recently published a new book called Centering Pura Vida. It chronicles her 20-year career working in education with diverse students of color student support programs.