Research Interests
Policy and practice of student discipline and judicial affairs.
Professional development and professional issues in student affairs in higher education.
History of student affairs in higher education

Teaching at BGSU
Administration of Higher Education
Governance and Organization
Law and Higher Education
Foundations and Functions of CSP
Legal Issues in Student Affairs
Capstone Seminar in CSP

Recent Presentations
Amey, M., Dannells, M., Lovell, C., & Heinmiller, K. (2006, March). Identifying issues of individual commitment and generating strategies for collective action: The case of professional preparation faculty. Presentation at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Conference, Washington, DC.

Dannells, M. (2005, November). Student discipline as moral development: Past, present, and future. Presentation at the conference of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Region IV-West, Kansas City, MO.

Amey, M., Lovell, C., Dannells, M., & Heinmiller, K. (2005). A national study of CSP faculty: Building a profile, looking ahead. Presentation at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Conference, Tampa, FL.

Dannells, M. (2004, November). A national study of CSP faculty: Building a profile. Presentation at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Region IV-East Conference, Grand Rapids, MI.

Wilson, M., & Dannells, (2004, April). Educational leadership in the legal landscape. Presentation at the American College Personnel Association convention, Philadelphia, PA.

Selected Publications
Lowery, J. W., & Dannells, M. (2004). Contemporary practice in student judicial affairs: Strengths and weaknesses. In D. Karp & T. Allena (Eds.), Restorative justice on campus (pp.16-26). Springfield, IL: Thomas.

Dannells, M., & Lowery, J. W. (2004). Discipline and judicial affairs. In F. MacKinnon (Ed.), Rentz’s student affairs practice in higher education (3rd. ed.; pp. 178–217) Springfield, IL: Thomas.

Broido, E. M., & Dannells, M. (2004). Savage differences. In L. A. Flowers (Ed.), Diversity issues in American colleges and universities: Case studies for higher education and student affairs professionals (pp. 110-113). Springfield, IL: Thomas.

Dannells, M., & Wilson, M. E. (2003). Theoretical perspectives on orientation. In National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, Designing successful transitions: A guide for orienting students to college, (2nd ed., Monograph No. 13; pp. 15-30). Columbia, SC: Author.

Consolvo, C., & Dannells, M. (2002). Collaboration with academic affairs and faculty. In M. J. Amey & L. M. Ressor, (Eds.), Beginning your journey: A guide for new professionals in student affairs (2nd ed., pp. 71-80). Washington, DC: NASPA.

Service to the Profession
American College Personnel Association:
Editorial Board, Journal of College Student Development, 2002–present
Fund Management Group Member, 1998-2000
Director for Commissions, Executive Council Member, and Executive Committee Member, 1996-1998
Vice President/Director-Elect for Commissions, 1994-1996
Affirmative Action Committee of the Executive Council, 1994-1995
Commission XII (Professional Preparation) Past-Chair, 1994-1996; Chair, 1992-1994; Chair-elect, 1990-1992

National Association of Student Personnel Administrators:
Faculty Fellow, 2002-2004
Region IV-West Advisory Board (Graduate Preparation Faculty Liaison), 1998-2001
NASPA Journal Editorial Board, 1997-2000

Awards and Honors
Outstanding Faculty Award, NASPA IV-West, 1990 and 2001

Diamond Anniversary Honoree, Educational Leadership Foundation, American College Personnel Association (ACPA), 1999

D. Parker Young Award, in recognition of exceptional scholarly and research contributions in higher education law and judicial affairs, Association of Student Judical Affairs (ASJA), 1998

Annuit Coeptis for Senior Professionals, American College Personnel Association (ACPA), 1996

Terry F. Ganshaw Memorial Award for the Outstanding Graduate Student in College Student Development, University of Iowa, 1977

Professional Memberships
American College Personnel Association (ACPA)
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)
Association of Student Judical Affairs (ASJA)
Ohio College Personnel Association (OCPA)
American Association of Higher Education (AAHE)
Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)

Related Experience
Kansas State University:
Professor and Coordinator of the College Student Personnel Program

Northern Arizona University:
Assistant Dean of Students
Director of Residence Life
Director of New Student Programs
Adjunct faculty member, CSP Program