Cecilia Mcdaniel, Ed.D. Email & Phone Number

20+ years experience in action research; university-community collaboration; grants development, education administration. Action research, learning. Lifelong learning.CORE COMPETENCIES: Coach practitioner-researchers. • Adult learning; blended learning, asynchronous support services.RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS. Facilitated postsecondary and graduate learner success. • Trained community scientists as equitable collaborators, community organizers in family engagement and action research. Engaged target groups (e.g., reentry adults, Spanish speaking) via tailored campaigns. • Increased involvement of pivotal constituencies in national conference on elimination of health inequities. • Trained 100+ professionals from underdeveloped countries to connect wellness, risk factors, education, and economic development to guide visioning; capacity building. • Developed new enrollment streams through blended learning, degree acceleration, reclamation project. Secured WHO consultant to design course on social implications of substance abuse as major contributor to high violence. Recognized leader: distance learning, portfolio-based prior learning assessment.Black Achiever, YMCA of Northwest NC, 2013. Neighbors in Action, 2013; Grassroots Organizer, 2012; Seed and Lead Team, Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods, 2011;Women's Fund (Winston-Salem, NC), Economic Security Research Advisory Committee, 2009-14; Participant Scholar, 2009-11. Translational Science Institute, Wake Forest University, 2008 to present; CHANGE-IAF, 2005-10, Education Action Team Chair, 2006-10. -- SC Voices for Children, Convener, Spartanburg County Primary Health Care Hearings. Governor's (SC) Committee on Primary Health Care,1984-87.MISSION: Promote economic and social justice, sustainable transformation through equitable engagementSpecialties: Community-based participatory research. Technology-mediated learning. Portfolio-based prior learning assessment. Practical faith applications/