Daniels is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, majoring in electrical engineering and computer science, and she also earned her PhD from UC Berkeley.[1]
At Seattle University, she chaired the department of electrical and computer engineering, and became associate dean of science and engineering. She has also worked in industry, for The Aerospace Corporation, the Aerospace Electrical Division of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation, and Boeing, and as a program director for undergraduate education at the National Science Foundation.[1]
She has served as chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Division of the American Society for Engineering Education, and chaired the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET for 2003–2004.[1]