Daniel J. Myers
Daniel J. Myers | |
|---|---|
| 15th President of Misericordia University | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Kathleen Owens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 9, 1966 Xenia, Ohio, U.S. |
| Education | Ohio State University (BA, MA) University of Wisconsin-Madison (MS, PhD) |
| Awards | Sheedy Teaching Award |
| Website | Office of the president |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sociology |
| Institutions | American University Marquette University Misericordia University |
| Thesis | Diffusion Models for Riots and Other Collective Violence |
Daniel J. Myers (born April 9, 1966, in Xenia, Ohio) is the President of Misericordia University in Dallas, Pennsylvania and a professor of sociology. His best known research is on the urban unrest of the 1960s and the media coverage of those riots, specializing in identifying the patterns of unrest diffusion. He has written several books and articles, and is co-author of the best-selling sociological social psychology textbook, Social Psychology.