Dan Hawkins, Ph.D.
- Director, Online Development
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Biography
Dan Hawkins is Director of Online Development and Professor of Sociology. He joined the Department of Sociology & Anthropology at UNO in 2006, serving as the graduate program chair from 2008 to 2017 and then department chair from 2017 to 2022. He completed a one-semester fellowship in Academic Affairs as Interim Faculty Director of Online Learning before joining ILCI full-time in his current position in 2022.
As a department chair, Dan led a program with flexible in-person and online degree options and the first major in the NU System with an Open Nebraska completion pathway through courses that use only no-cost and low-cost materials. He has held many other leadership and service positions across the university, including membership on Faculty Senate; the Academic Planning Council; the University Committee on Athletics; and the College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Advisory and Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure committees; coordinating the Chairs & Directors Professional Development group; and serving as a university Title IX Advisor.
Dan has taught and created courses on the sociology of families, the sociology of sport, sociology and film, research methods, and social statistics. He has served on dozens of advisory committees for student dissertations, master’s theses, honors theses, and capstone projects. At UNO, he has been recognized with the Alumni Outstanding Teaching Award, the Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award, and the John Christensen Student Services Award.
Dan’s current scholarly research centers on the confluence of sport, race, politics, and socialization in contemporary society. He is also a collaborator on interdisciplinary projects with faculty at UNO and UNMC examining the introduction of medical humanities into a physician assistant program curriculum and the effectiveness of student-run free clinics on interprofessional education in the health sector. In his current ILCI role, he has become interested in studying student success in relation to course modalities, innovative teaching techniques, and the availability of open educational resources (OER).
When not at work, you can probably find Dan at a soccer game, on a pickleball court, or in a movie theater.
Education
- PhD, Pennsylvania State University, Sociology, 2006
- MA, Pennsylvania State University, Sociology, 2002
- BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Anthropology, 2000
Why UNO and ILCI?
I was honored to join the team in Digital Learning and ILCI that has done so much to support my colleagues and me in our teaching over the years. I’m excited to work across the campus supporting and promoting all the excellent opportunities UNO offers our students and helping to develop new ways of effectively reaching even more potential learners.Vacation Spot
New OrleansFavorite food
I miss the days of the Indian buffet.Additional Information
Biography
Dan Hawkins is Director of Online Development and Professor of Sociology. He joined the Department of Sociology & Anthropology at UNO in 2006, serving as the graduate program chair from 2008 to 2017 and then department chair from 2017 to 2022. He completed a one-semester fellowship in Academic Affairs as Interim Faculty Director of Online Learning before joining ILCI full-time in his current position in 2022.
As a department chair, Dan led a program with flexible in-person and online degree options and the first major in the NU System with an Open Nebraska completion pathway through courses that use only no-cost and low-cost materials. He has held many other leadership and service positions across the university, including membership on Faculty Senate; the Academic Planning Council; the University Committee on Athletics; and the College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Advisory and Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure committees; coordinating the Chairs & Directors Professional Development group; and serving as a university Title IX Advisor.
Dan has taught and created courses on the sociology of families, the sociology of sport, sociology and film, research methods, and social statistics. He has served on dozens of advisory committees for student dissertations, master’s theses, honors theses, and capstone projects. At UNO, he has been recognized with the Alumni Outstanding Teaching Award, the Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award, and the John Christensen Student Services Award.
Dan’s current scholarly research centers on the confluence of sport, race, politics, and socialization in contemporary society. He is also a collaborator on interdisciplinary projects with faculty at UNO and UNMC examining the introduction of medical humanities into a physician assistant program curriculum and the effectiveness of student-run free clinics on interprofessional education in the health sector. In his current ILCI role, he has become interested in studying student success in relation to course modalities, innovative teaching techniques, and the availability of open educational resources (OER).
When not at work, you can probably find Dan at a soccer game, on a pickleball court, or in a movie theater.
Education
- PhD, Pennsylvania State University, Sociology, 2006
- MA, Pennsylvania State University, Sociology, 2002
- BS, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Anthropology, 2000