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Dr. Johny Daniel is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at Durham University and a Fellow of the Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing. He holds a Ph.D. and M.Ed. from The University of Texas at Austin and an M.Ed. from Vanderbilt University. His research focuses on teacher professional development, inclusive education, and evidence-based reading interventions for students with learning difficulties such as dyslexia. He leads multiple grants including open educational programs for primary students, comparative studies on teacher training across nations, and national pupil database analyses.
His research interests include reading interventions, learning disabilities, and special education policy. Notable projects involve creating open educational resources for dyslexic students and investigating gender disparities in special needs identification. Dr. Daniel has published in top journals like Annals of Dyslexia and Journal of Learning Disabilities, and serves as co-Editor for Review of Education and PLOS One. He advises three doctoral students and actively collaborates internationally on projects in India, England, and Taiwan.
- Grants (PI): 2023 Reading programs for Keystage 3 students; 2023 Taiwanese teacher knowledge study; 2023 India reading instruction project; 2022 Dyslexia identification methods
- Key Roles: Academic Editor (PLOS One), Consulting Editor (Journal of Learning Disabilities), Associate Editor (Frontiers in Education)
His lab work includes developing translational science frameworks for reading interventions and advocating for specialist teacher integration in mainstream classrooms. Recent publications address achievement gaps for English learners with disabilities and comparative analyses of preservice teacher training across countries.
