Daniel W. Eadens

Dr. Daniel Eadens is an associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Higher Education department. Before coming to UCF, Dr. Eadens was the assistant department chair, study abroad coordinator and tenured associate professor of educational leadership at Northern Arizona University. He was an assistant professor at the University of Southern Mississippi and adjunct for the University of South Florida and Saint Petersburg College. In his early career, he taught elementary school, middle school special education math and science, was a behavior specialist, and school administrator at several Florida public schools. Dr. Eadens retired from the Army Reserves as a decorated Lieutenant Colonel with over 25 years of dedicated service including extended tours in the Far East and a combat tour during Operation Iraqi Freedom. His research focuses on the most critical issues in education such as school safety, access in schools, and boards. He also co-edited the book Social Justice Instruction: Empowerment on the Chalkboard and remains active in professional associations and research. Dr. Eadens regularly publishes in various related peer-reviewed journals, chapters, books, reviews, professional publications, and he is an editor and reviews for a half dozen professional educational leadership related journals.