Eastern Illinois University’s Booth Library to host Authors@EIU event April 9
Mar-26-2026
(Charleston, IL) – Eastern Illinois University’s Booth Library will continue its Authors@EIU series with a second event in the series being offered at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 9. All EIU and regional community members are welcome to attend the free event, including students.
The April 9 event will recognize two recently published EIU faculty:
- Alan Pocaro, Associate Professor, Art + Design
Tom Torluemke: Live! On Paper, 1987-2024, contributor Alan D. Pocaro
Skira-Arte Publishing, May, 2025
Alan Pocaro’s long-form essay “In the Beginning” is featured in the 2025 book Tom Torluemke: Live! On Paper, 1987-2024, published by the prestigious SKIRA in 2025. "In the Beginning” traces the evolution of drawing into “works on paper,” charting a larger shift in which images move from sacred, active agents in the world to autonomous artworks and, ultimately, commodified objects. The essay culminates in the work of Tom Torluemke, whose practice reclaims paper as a vital, expressive space—reinvesting contemporary art with a sense of immediacy, humanity, and lived experience. Pocaro is an artist, writer, and educator. The author of over two hundred articles, essays, and reviews, his critical practice is deeply rooted in Chicago and the American Midwest.
- Gary Canivez, Ph.D., Professor, Psychology
Assessing Psychometric Fitness of Intelligence Tests Toward Evidence-Based Interpretation Practices, edited by Gary L. Canivez, Ph.D.
Bloomsbury Publishing, April, 2025
This book addresses issues and concerns regarding appropriate ethical and scientific underpinnings for the appropriate interpretation of intelligence tests. Ethical test interpretation requires test users to consider the empirical evidence for individual and all test score comparisons and to make appropriate clinical decisions accordingly. This requires test users to have competencies in advanced psychometric principles. Canivez is professor of Psychology at EIU and principally involved in the Specialist in School Psychology program. He is senior editor for School Psychology Review and serves on the editorial boards of School Psychology and the Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. Dr. Canivez is the author or coauthor of over 100 peer-reviewed articles. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (Divisions 5 and 16), a Charter Fellow of the Midwestern Psychological Association, and an elected member of the Society for the Study of School Psychology. His research focuses on psychometric studies of tests of intelligence and psychopathology to help provide evidence necessary to guide evidence-based assessment.
Five authors in total are being featured across three Spring 2026 Authors@EIU events to celebrate the research, scholarship and creative success of EIU faculty and alumni who have recently achieved publication of a book or comparable scholarly or creative work. The April 9 event will be held in the Library’s West Reading Room beginning with a shared reception at 5 p.m. Presentations will begin at 5:30 p.m. with introductory remarks, author presentations, and question-and-answer sessions with each author.
About Booth Library
Eastern Illinois University’s Mary J. Booth Library is celebrating its 75th year anniversary during academic year 2025-2026. Since opening as a dedicated library in 1950, Booth Library has become a cornerstone of teaching, research and community engagement, serving not only EIU but also students, educators, and residents throughout Central Illinois. For more information about Booth Library or EIU’s Spring 2026 Authors@EIU series, contact Booth Library Exhibits & Events Coordinator Diane Highland at dehighland@eiu.edu or by calling (217) 581-6061.
About EIU
EIU prepares students to accomplish their life goals through a combination of quality academics, personal relationships, and both on-campus and online learning opportunities. For more information about Eastern Illinois University, including its broad array of academic and career readiness programs, or any of EIU’s other community-based services and opportunities, visit eiu.edu or call EIU’s public information office at (217) 581-7400.
