Alan J. Daly

Alan J. Daly, Ph.D. is a Professor and the Director of Educational Leadership Doctoral Programs in the Department of Education Studies at the University of California, San Diego.  Alan’s research and teaching are influenced by his 16 years of public school experience in a variety of instructional and leadership roles including teacher; psychologist; and site administrator.  His research primarily focuses on the role of social networks, leadership, and knowledge mobilization and the relationship between those elements on traditionally marginalized student populations in under resourced communities.   In support of that effort, Professor Daly has published over 200 peer reviewed journal articles with the vast majority drawing on social network theory and analysis, seven books, and over 250 peer reviewed papers at international conferences. In addition, Professor Daly’s work has been widely supported by national, international, and philanthropic sources focused on transforming and supporting educational spaces.  He was most recently the Chair of the Department of Education Studies and a Fulbright Global Scholar in New Zealand and South Africa.