I teach history of education and foundations of education courses. My research interests include American educational history, African American educational history, urban educational history, African American history, student and teacher activism in Civil Rights and Black Power era, and school desegregation.

Ph.D. Educational Policy Studies, May 2001University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.A. History, August 1996, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL 
B.A. History, August 1995, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL

• Danns, D. (2009). “Thriving in the Midst of Adversity: Educator Maudelle Brown Bousfield’s Struggles in Chicago, 1920-1950,” Journal of Negro Education, vol. 78, pp. 3-16.
• Danns, D and Span, C. (2008). “A History of Schooling.” 21st Century Education: A Referende Handbook. Ed. Thomas L. Good.  Los Angeles: Sage Publications.
• Danns, D. (2008). “Racial Ideology and the Sanctity of the Neighborhood School Policy in Chicago,” Urban Review.