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Dr. Denver J. Fowler is an internationally acclaimed higher education leader, associate professor, author, speaker, researcher, and former award-winning practitioner in the field of PK-12 educational leadership. Based in the United States, Dr. Fowler currently serves as the Associate Dean of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies at California State University, Bakersfield. Prior to this appointment, spanning a decade, he has served as an adjunct/assistant/associate professor (tenured), graduate program coordinator, doctoral program chair, department chair, and interim dean. Dr. Fowler has held appointments at The Ohio State University, The University of Mississippi, Bowling Green State University, California State University-Sacramento, Franklin University, Southern Connecticut State University, and University of West Florida, respectively. He has successfully taught in PhD, EdD, EdS, MA, MEd, BS, BA, and teacher/principal/superintendent licensure preparation programs. In addition, he has helped numerous students successfully complete the dissertation and thesis processes. Prior to his service in the higher education setting, Dr. Fowler served for over a decade in the PK-12 educational setting as a coach, teacher (tenured), athletic director, technology coordinator, and school administrator. Dr. Fowler has numerous publications in the form of peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, articles in top practitioner magazines, and books on the topic of educational leadership. His book titled The 21st Century School Leader: Leading Schools in Today’s World (2nd Edition in-progress) consistently remains a best-seller amongst both practitioners in the field and colleges/universities preparing aspiring school leaders, including principals and superintendents. A renowned researcher on the topic of educational leadership, he has presented his research both nationally (including presentations in the states of [in no particular order] Ohio, New York, California, Colorado, Texas, Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Michigan, Nevada, Virginia, Louisiana, Arizona, Missouri, Tennessee, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Alabama, Hawaii, Colorado, and District of Columbia) and internationally, including presentations in China, Greece, Italy, Turkey, England, Puerto Rico, Spain, and Africa. A proud practitioner-scholar, Dr. Fowler is an award-winning school administrator, and was once named the Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators and National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Assistant Principal of the Year (APOY) in the state of Ohio, and nominated for the NASSP APOY in the United States. He received this award and nomination for successfully leading a school turn-around initiative in which his school received all A’s on their state report card. Dr. Fowler has also received Congressional Recognition from the United States House of Representatives for his dedication and service to the PK-12 educational setting. A strong advocate for educational policy reform, Dr. Fowler has spoken on Capitol Hill representing our nation’s school leaders, educators and students, advocating for Bills that would benefit our nation’s lowest performing schools. Dr. Fowler completed his Doctor of Education at Ohio University, Master of Arts in Education at Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Bachelor of Science in Education at The Ohio State University, and completed a School Leadership Institute at Harvard University. To this day, he remains a licensed Superintendent, Principal, and Teacher, in numerous U.S. states, and also holds a private school Administrative and Teaching license.
