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Join Us for Monthly TAA Conversation Circles

Each month, TAA hosts a moderated open-discussion conversation on a topic of interest to textbook and/or academic authors. 

Upcoming Conversation Circle Schedule

TOPIC: Royalties

When: Wednesday, November 6 at 1-2 p.m. ET



Co-Moderator: Joseph Rust, CPA, CFP, accountant, Prager Metis CPAs

Joseph Rust is a Partner in the Advisory Services Department of Prager Metis, a member of Prager Metis International Group. He also serves as Chief Strategic Innovation Officer and Managing Partner for the Western Region. He has been practicing accounting since 1984. His specialties include royalty and licensing examinations, copyright and intellectual property valuations, financial due diligence, and business management. He takes great pride in providing high value service to his clients, including acting in a strategic planning role for his business management clients and as an advocate for his royalty and profit participation clients. Over several decades of experience coupled with the use of technology, he and his team have created a unique process of recovering royalties and providing services to clients which most often benefits the client enormously.

TOPIC: Content Curation

When: Wednesday, November 27 at 1-2 p.m. ET



Co-Moderator: Janet Salmons, PhD, free-range scholar, qualitative methodologist, and creative

Janet Salmons, PhD is the author of 12 books about online research and education. Her latest book is Doing Qualitative Research Online (2022). She is currently working on a multimedia e-book and launching a monthly newsletter, “When the Field is Online."

 Previous experience includes managing Sage Methodspace, a blog for researchers and academic writers, and over 20 years of experience in higher education, curriculum development, instruction, and doctoral student supervision. She is an honorary member of the TAA Council of Fellows (2019) and received the Mike Keedy Award (2018) in recognition of enduring service to authors. She lives and works in Boulder, Colorado.

 TOPIC: Incorporating DEI Into Your Writing

When: Wednesday, February 26 at 1-2 p.m. ET



Co-Moderator: Melissa Patrick, Director of Content, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Pearson

Melissa Patrick is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) practitioner and works with organizations that strive for workplaces and learning spaces that are psychologically safe, equitable, and improve individual and organizational performance. She joined Pearson Publishing in August 2021. At Pearson Melissa directs the DE&I Content QA & Services team in Higher Ed where she oversees its DE&I Content Review Program. In addition, she consults, trains, and advises business units throughout the division - from sales and marketing to product teams - on DE&I content related matters. She is the mother of three young adults, a pet mom to 3 cats, and lives in Massachusetts.

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• Watch the 11/29/23 Conversation Circle Recording on Writing a Dissertation
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