David Daniel (academic)

David B. Daniel is an American psychologist and academic who is professor emeritus of psychology at James Madison University (JMU).[1][2] His scholarship has focused on translating findings from psychological science, the science of learning, and neuroscience into educational practice and policy.[3]

Life

Daniel received a B.A. in psychology from San Diego State University and an M.A. and Ph.D. from West Virginia University.[4][5]

Before joining JMU, Daniel taught at the University of Maine at Farmington.[4] He later became a professor in JMU's Department of Psychology, where he founded the Teaching and Learning Lab.[3][4]

Daniel was a founding board member of the International Mind, Brain, and Education Society and served for more than a decade as the founding managing editor of the journal Mind, Brain, and Education.[6][7] In 2018, he served on the National Academies' Committee on How People Learn II: The Science and Practice of Learning, which produced How People Learn II: Learners, Contexts, and Cultures.[8] In 2023, he took retirement and later became a member of JMU's Faculty Emeriti Association.[9]

Awards and recognition

Daniel received the Robert S. Daniel Teaching Excellence Award from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology in 2012.[4] In 2013, he received the Transforming Education Through Neuroscience Award from the Learning & the Brain Foundation and the International Mind, Brain and Education Society.[10] By 2015, he was a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science.[11] In 2018, he was named a JMU Distinguished Teacher Award recipient.[12] He is also received IMBES Service Award in 2009.[13]


References

  1. ↑ "David B. Daniel, Conference Chair". Learning & the Brain. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Professor recognized for education research". James Madison University. May 16, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "About the Authors in: Connecting Neuroscience with Education". Brill. 2025. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Woody, William Douglas (2012). "2012 Teaching Excellence Award Winners". Teaching of Psychology. 39 (4): 227–234. doi:10.1177/0098628312456588. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  5. ↑ "University Faculty". James Madison University. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  6. ↑ "David B. Daniel". dbdaniel.com. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Front Matter". Wiley Online Library. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  8. ↑ How People Learn II: Learners, Contexts, and Cultures. The National Academies Press. 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Faculty Emeriti Association Newsletter, Fall 2023" (PDF). James Madison University. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Latest Faculty Accomplishments". James Madison University. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Preaching About Teaching". Association for Psychological Science. May 1, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Distinguished Teacher Award Recipients". James Madison University. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  13. ↑ "IMBES Service Award to David B. Daniel". Mind, Brain, and Education. 3 (2): 112. 2009. doi:10.1111/j.1751-228X.2009.01074.x.
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