Steven Laurence Danver (born October 17, 1967 in

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) is an American historian. He is Managing Editor of the

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and has taught widely and written numerous influential works on the history of the

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, Native Americans, environmental policy and other subjects.

Biography

Steven L. Danver was born and raised in

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. He received his BA in religious studies from

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, his MA in historical studies from the Graduate Theological Union, and his PhD in

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from the

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. He is currently Assistant Dean for Instruction at

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. During 2009-2020, he held a number of academic and administrative posts at

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, 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

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and National University (California). He has also been Managing Editor of the

since 2004. He lives in

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. Danver specializes in the history of the

, 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 Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...

and other historical subjects. In 2013, Danver was given the Best of Reference Award by Library Journal for his book ''Native Peoples of the World'', and the Outstanding Academic Title from the

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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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Danver, Steven L. 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