DR. RICHARD BRADLEY (“BRAD”) DANIEL

(828) 280-1380 (Cell)

Work

Current Position: Professor of Outdoor Education and Environmental Science, Montreat College

Adjunct Faculty, Antioch University New England (1999-2007)

Recent Leadership Positions

Environmental Educators of North Carolina (EENC)

President-elect (2013)

President (2014)

Past President (2015)

Western Section Coordinator (2016)

Partnership Coordinator and representative to SEEA (2017 - )

Southeastern Environmental Education Alliance(SEEA) Leadership team (2017 – )

Outward Bound Research Council (2016 - )

Advisory Board: North Carolina Environmental Education Certification of North Carolina (2014- )

Reviewer (2017): Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership (JOREL)

Journal of Experiential Education (JEE)

Journal of Applied Environmental Education and Communication

Research Symposium Coordinator

Outdoor Leadership Research Symposium (OLRS) 2011-2013

Environmental Educators of North Carolina (EENC) 2014-2016

Symposium on Experiential Education Research (SEER) 2017-

Education

MLAS - Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of North Carolina-Asheville (2017)

PhD – Environmental Studies, Antioch University New England, Keene, NH (2003)

MS – Outdoor Teacher Education, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL (1993)

MA – Biology/Ecology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC (1984)

BA–Biology/Earth Studies, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC (1982)

AA–Liberal Arts, Brevard College, Brevard, NC (1980)

Professional Associations and Annual Conference Presentations

  • Association for Experiential Education (AEE)
  • National Association for Interpretation (NAI)
  • North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE)
  • Environmental Educators of North Carolina (EENC)
  • Wilderness Education Association (WEA)
  • Association for Outdoor Recreation and Education (AORE)
  • Southeastern Environmental Education Alliance (SEEA)

Certifications

•Outdoor Leadership (Wilderness Education Association, 1994)

•Environmental Educator (State of North Carolina, 1997)

•Wilderness Box and Land Ethics Program Facilitator (1997)

•Certified InterpretiveGuide (National Association for Interpretation) (2012, 2016)

•Certified Educator for:

  • Project WILDProject Aquatic WILD
  • Project Learning TreeProject Catch
  • Project WETEM Power

Master Leave No Trace Educator (MLNT) in process

Wilderness First Responder (WFR) in process

Academic Honors, Awards, and Achievements

  • Lifetime Achievement in Environmental Education, Environmental Educators of North Carolina (2016)
  • Professor of the Decade, Montreat College Alumni (2001-2010)
  • Montreat College Dean’s Award (2008)
  • Who’s Who Among America’s College Teachers (2004, 2006)
  • David L. Parks Distinguished Professor Award,Montreat College (2003)
  • Teacher of the Year Award - Montreat College (given by students) (1995)
  • Teacher of the Year Award - Montreat College (given by students) (1991)
  • Professor of the Year Award -Montreat College Faculty (1987)
  • Teacher of the Year Award - Montreat College (given by students) (1988)
  • Teacher of the Year Award - Montreat College (given by students) (1985)
  • Sears Outstanding Teaching Award (one of three awards granted to Montreat faculty) (1991)
  • Tri Beta Biological Honor Society (1982)
  • Alpha Chi Honor Society(1982)
  • Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society (1982)
  • Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (1980)

Selected Publications

Daniel, B. & Knapp, C.E. (2015). Nighttime Adventures: Exploring and Appreciating the

Mysteries of the Night by Leading Walks after Dark, in Grant, T., & Littlejohn, G. (Eds.) Teaching in the Outdoors. Green Teacher.

Bobilya, A.J., Kalisch, K., Daniel, B. & Coulson, E.R. (2015). An Investigation of Participants’

Intended and Actual Transfer of Learning Following an Outward Bound Wilderness

Experience. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership 7 (2), 93–110.

Bobilya, A. J., Daniel, B., & Kalisch, K. (2015). Case 12–3 Autonomous Student Experiences:

Are They Too Risky for Today’s Outdoor Adventure Program? In Black, R. & Bricker, K. (Eds.) Adventure Programming and Travel for the 21st Century. State College, PA: Venture.

Daniel, B. Bobilya, A.J., Kalisch, K. R. & McAvoy, L. H. (2014). Autonomous Student

Experiences in Outdoor and Adventure Education. Journal of Experiential Education 37 (1), 4-17.

Bobilya, A. J., Kalisch, K., & Daniel, B. (2014). Participants’ perceptions of their Outward

Bound final expedition and the relationship to instructor supervisory position. Journal of

Experiential Education. first published on January 3, 2014 as doi:10.1177/1053825913510693.

Townsend, A.K. & Daniel, B. (2012). The Green HOPE Worker Training Manual Level 2.

Sustainable Development International Corporation: Morganton, NC.

Daniel, B. & Bobilya, A. J. (2012). Guarding Safety Without Compromising Learning: The

Value of Unaccompanied Components. In Martin, B. & Wagstaff, M. (Eds.), Controversial Issues in Adventure Programming. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Daniel, B. and Knapp, C.E. (2011) Nighttime Adventures: Exploring and appreciating the

mysteries of the night by leading walks after dark. Green Teacher Issue 93 (Summer, 2011).

Daniel, B. (Winter, 2011) Learn from My Mistakes; Using a Dialectical Approach for Training Outdoor Educators. Green Teacher Issue 91.

Kalisch, K. R., Bobilya, A. J. & Daniel, B. (2011) The Outward Bound solo: A study of

participants’ perceptions. Journal of Experiential Education. 34 (1), 1-18.

Bobilya, A. J., Kalisch, K., & Daniel, B. (2011). The Outward Bound Final Expedition:

Exploring the Effect of Instructor Positioning on the Student Experience. Journal of

Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership. 3, (2), 80-83.

Bobilya, A. J., Kalisch, K., & Daniel, B. (2011). An investigation of the Outward Bound final

expedition. [Abstract]. Journal of Experiential Education, 33 (4), 356-359.

Daniel, B. (2010). Alexander Humboldt: Experiential Expeditionary Scientist. In Sourcebook of

Experiential Education: Key Thinkers and Their Contribution. T.E Smith and C.E. Knapp (eds.) New York, NY: Routledge.

Bobilya, A.J. & Daniel, B. (2010). Eleanor Duckworth: The Teacher’s Teacher. Sourcebook of

Experiential Education: Key Thinkers and Their Contributions. T.E Smith and C.E. Knapp (eds.) New York, NY: Routledge.

Daniel, B. (2010). Canvas, Catalyst, Crucible: Exploring the Role of the Setting in the Wilderness Expedition Experience. Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership. Volume 2, Number 2.

Daniel, B. & Shuman, D. K. (2009). Methods of Teaching Environmental Education:

Participant’s Guide. Office of Environmental Resources, North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Raleigh, NC.

Daniel, B. & Shuman, D. K. (2009). Methods of Teaching Environmental Education:

Facilitator’s Guide. Office of Environmental Resources, North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Raleigh, NC.

Daniel, B. (2009). Alexander Humboldt: Experiential Expeditionary Scientist. In Beyond

Dewey and Hahn: Foundations for Experiential Education (V1) pp. 141-150. T.E Smith and C.E. Knapp (eds.) Lake Geneva, WI: Raccoon Institute.

Bobilya, A.J. & Daniel, B. (2009). Eleanor Duckworth: The Teacher’s Teacher. In Beyond

Dewey and Hahn: Foundations for Experiential Education (V1) pp. 113-121. T.E Smith and C.E. Knapp (eds.) Lake Geneva, WI: Raccoon Institute.

Daniel, B. (2009). Adventure Education History Roundtable. In B. Stremba & C. A. Bisson (eds.)

Teaching Adventure Education Theory: Best Practices pp. 87-96. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Daniel, B. (2007). The Life Significance of a Spiritually Oriented, Outward Bound-Type Wilderness Expedition. Journal of Experiential Education 29, (3), pp. 386 – 389.

Daniel, B. (2005). The Life Significance of a Wilderness Solo Experience. In T.E Smith & C.E.

Knapp (eds.) Exploring the Power of Solo, Silence, and Solitude. Denver, CO: AEE.

Courses Taught:

Graduate

Environmental Education Methods: Non-Formal Settings

Environmental Education Methods: Teaching in the Outdoors

Experiential Education: Learning in Meaningful Contexts

Teaching Methods for Outdoor Settings

Field Meteorology

Environmental History and Philosophy

Research Methods

Thesis/project

Earth Systems Science

Science Seminar

Undergraduate

American Ecosystems (Traveling Field Course to 19 National Parks)

Field Natural History

Natural History of Mt. Mitchell

Natural History of Grandfather Mountain

Environmental Perspectives and Cultural History of the Eastern Band of Cherokee

Physical and Environmental Geography