Higher ed faculty member wins NASPA Faculty Council Publication Award Higher Education Share A groundbreaking book by Tricia Shalka, Cultivating Trauma-Informed Practice in Student Affairs, has been honored with the 2025 NASPA Faculty Council Outstanding Publication Award. The award, presented by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), recognizes publications that advance the student affairs profession and graduate preparation programs. Shalka, an associate professor in higher education at the Warner School of Education and Human Development, will receive the award at the 2025 NASPA Conference in New Orleans this March.About the author and her workA leading expert on trauma among college students, Shalka wrote Cultivating Trauma-Informed Practice in Student Affairs after a decade of research. Her work examines the long-term effects of trauma on student learning and provides best practices for educators and student affairs professionals to create supportive, trauma-informed environments in higher education. “I wrote this book to bridge the gap between research and practice, offering educators and student affairs practitioners tangible strategies to support students navigating trauma,” says Shalka. “I’m grateful to NASPA for this award that affirms the importance of trauma-informed student affairs work and its impact on student success.”About the bookPublished by Routledge in 2023, Cultivating Trauma-Informed Practice in Student Affairs serves as a valuable resource for student affairs professionals, university administrators, and faculty seeking to foster trauma-informed higher education experiences. The book offers actionable strategies for supporting student survivors, including: Fostering empathy and normalizing help-seekingAdopting inclusive definitions of traumaHonoring privacy and creating supportive communitiesProviding trauma-informed training for educatorsPromoting self-care among faculty and staffAccess additional strategies on trauma-informed student affairs practices.Learn moreThe Warner School’s higher education programs prepare aspiring and advancing professionals in student affairs, administration, academic and career counseling, leadership, and other areas of higher education. Explore the master’s and doctoral programs in higher education.To learn more about NASPA and its Faculty Council Outstanding Award, visit NASPA’s website.