David Daniel (academic)
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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]
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 retiremenet and later became a member of JMU's Faculty Emeriti Association.[9]