Steven L. Danver
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Steven Laurence Danver is an American historian. He is Managing Editor of the Journal of the West and has taught widely and written numerous influential works on the history of the Western United States, Native Americans, environmental policy and other subjects.
Biography[]
Steven L. Danver was born and raised in Southern California. He received his BA in religious studies from University of California, Santa Barbara, his MA in historical studies from the Graduate Theological Union, and his PhD in American history from the University of Utah. He was the executive director of the Centers for General Education and Competency-Based Education at Walden University and has been Managing Editor of the Journal of the West since 2004. Danver currently teaches at both The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and Independence University. At Walden, Danver led the university's Center for General Education for five years and was a core faculty member and academic coordinator in social sciences in the College of Undergraduate Studies. He lives in Washington.[1]
Danver specializes in the history of the Western United States, in particular the relationship between Native Americans and American environmental policy. He has taught widely, and is the author of several works on indigenous peoples and other historical subjects. In 2013, Danver was given the Best of Reference Award by Library Journal for his book Native Peoples of the World, and the Outstanding Academic Title from the American Library Association for his work Encyclopedia of Water Politics and Policy in the United States.[2]
Selected bibliography[]
- Encyclopedia Water Politics and Policy in the United States, 2011[1]
- Native Peoples of the World: An Encyclopedia of Groups, Cultures, and Contemporary Issues, 2012[2]
- Encyclopedia of Politics of the American West, 2013[2]
- The SAGE Encyclopedia of Online Education, 2016[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Steven L. Danver". SAGE Publishing. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Steven Danver". Walden University. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
- Academic journal editors
- American historians
- Graduate Theological Union alumni
- Living people
- People from California
- University of California, Santa Barbara alumni
- University of Utah alumni