Steven Laurence Danver (born October 17, 1967 in
Orange County,
California) 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
The Graduate Theological Union (GTU) is a consortium of eight private independent American theological schools and eleven centers and affiliates. Seven of the theological schools are located in Berkeley, California. The GTU was founded in 1962 ...
, and his PhD in
American history from the
University of Utah. He is currently Assistant Dean for Instruction at
Columbia Basin College in
Pasco, Washington. During 2009-2020, he held a number of academic and administrative posts at
Walden University, including being appointed as the founding executive director of the Centers for General Education and Competency-Based Education. Danver has taught at numerous colleges and universities, most recently at
Washington State University Vancouver,
Linfield University,
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and
National University (California)
National University (NU) is a private university with its headquarters in San Diego, California. Founded in 1971, National University offers academic degree programs at campuses throughout California, a satellite campus in Nevada, and various pro ...
. He has also been Managing Editor of the
Journal of the West since 2004. He lives in
Washington.
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
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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''.
Danver edited ''Popular Controversies in World History: Investigating History's Intriguing Questions,'' in 2011, in four volumes, which ''Teaching History'' rated "recommended" for college libraries, but with reservations.
Selected bibliography
* ''Encyclopedia Water Politics and Policy in the United States'', 2011
* ''Native Peoples of the World: An Encyclopedia of Groups, Cultures, and Contemporary Issues'', 2012
* ''Encyclopedia of Politics of the American West'', 2013
* ''The SAGE Encyclopedia of Online Education'', 2016
References
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Academic journal editors
American historians
Graduate Theological Union alumni
Living people
People from California
University of California, Santa Barbara alumni
University of Utah alumni
1967 births