Preconference

Keynote Address: Daniel Spikes

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Abstract

Daniel Spikes is an Assistant Professor of Educational Administration at Iowa State University (ISU). His research interests focus on racial disparities in education and the practices of school districts, schools, and school leaders that serve to perpetuate and/or ameliorate these disparities. Specifically, his research focuses on the following:

• school leadership, in general, with a specific focus on social justice and anti-racist leadership
• pre-service and in-service training of educators on cultural proficiency and/or anti-racism
• urban education
• social justice
• school tracking policies

Prior to working at ISU, he served as a middle school English/Language Arts teacher and high school administrator in Lufkin, TX. In addition, he worked as an adjunct faculty member at Angelina Community College. As a doctoral student, he worked as a Graduate Research Assistant and Assistant Director for Pre-College Academic Readiness Programs and as the District Site Coordinator for the federally funded Principalship Program at UT-Austin. He is the proud husband of Garisa Spikes and the proud father of three beautiful daughters: Madeline, Hannah, and Gabriella.