Conference Speakers

13th April - Professor Dann May

Dann May is an Adjunct Professor of religion at Oklahoma City University and the Director for the Vivian Wimberly Center for Ethics and Servant Leadership. Among his many duties, he directs OCU`s service-learning program. He has also taught courses in philosophy and religious studies at the University of Central Oklahoma and the University of North Texas. Dann was a scholar at the National CASTL Institute held at Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska in June 2009 and he presented his research on gender differences in service-learning at the ISSOTL International Conference in Bloomington, Indiana, 10/2009. Dann`s abilities in the classroom were recognised last spring, when he received Oklahoma City University`s Excellence in Teaching Award for Adjunct Faculty.

Dann received his Master of Arts degree in philosophy from the University of North Texas (1993) and his Master of Science degree in geology (specifically paleontology and paleoecology) from the University of Washington, Seattle (1980). Before pursuing his teaching career, he worked as an exploration geologist with the Standard Oil Company in Dallas, Texas.

Dann is interested in environmental issues and sustainable living, and is developing forest gardening (permaculture) and alternative energy projects on his family`s eleven acre farm in Norman, OK. Dann is a past board member of both the Interfaith Alliance of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma United Nations Association and is currently a board member for Sustainable Oklahoma City. In the last three years he has traveled to Liberia, Turkey, Spain and Morocco.

14th April - Professor Dan Goodley

Dan Goodley is a Professor of Psychology at the Social Change Research Centre, Manchester Met University. Dan`s research brings together three key areas: disability, diversity and social change; innovations in qualitative research; and deconstructing professional and institutional practices and it is expected that Dan will draw from across these areas and share his experience, knowledge and thinking. With an impressive list of outputs and currently providing editorships and consultancies to over twenty five different organisations and publications the Centre for Excellence in Professional Placement Learning are delighted that Dan has agreed to share his work and progress the CEPPL`s aim at furthering transformation at an educational and societal level.