David Howell, Ph.D.
Professor
- Milwaukee WI UNITED STATES
- Grohmann Museum: GM305
- Humanities, Social Science and Communication
Dr. David Howell is an expert in ethics, creative thinking, 20th Century American literature, servant-leadership, and research methods.
Education, Licensure and Certification
Ph.D.
Composition Studies, Qualitative Research, At-Risk Education, Eastern Philosophy
Washington State University
1997
M.F.A.
English, Creative Writing
University of Alaska Fairbanks
1991
B.A.
English
Whitworth College
1986
Biography
Areas of Expertise
Accomplishments
Student Advocate Award
MSOE, 2014
Oscar Werwath Distinguished Teacher Award
MSOE, 2018
Affiliations
- The Kern Engineering Entrepreneurial Network (KEEN) : Member
- The Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum
- The Center for the Philosophy of Time
- The Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership
Social
Event and Speaking Appearances
The Empathy Experiment
The Empathy Experiment Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Continuing Education
Finding Value—and Values—in the Tangible: Nishida Kitaro’s Pure Experience Theory.
International Servant-Leader Summit Milwaukee, WI
A More Beautiful Question
The 2020 Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN) Conference Dallas, January 2020
Creating Inclusion: The Story of the Matt Stachelski Memorial Bike Ride
Jon C. Dalton Institute on College Student Values Tallahassee, Florida, February 2019
Creating a Legacy of Leadership and Entrepreneurship
The 2019 Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN) Conference Dallas, January 2019
Making Institutional Change
The 2020 Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN) Conference Dallas, January 2020
Watching Students Become Leaders
The Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching in Traverse City Michigan, October 2018
Selected Publications
The Serenity Experiment: Searching for Personal Peace in a World That Won’t Slow Down
Blue Ear BooksDavid Howell
2021-02-21
A thought experiment is an instrument of the imagination, employed for many purposes–to entertain, educate, explore, or hypothesize. In response to a pandemic and social unrest, David Howell decided to begin such an experiment. He wanted to see what would happen if he became as serene as possible. He set out regularly on his bicycle to parks near his home just to sit still, eventually ritualizing the activity until it became a habit. The result is The Serenity Experiment, a book of reflections on the impact serenity can have on the self as it relates to surroundings and community.
The Descent into Happiness
Blue Ear Books, 2016David Howell
The Descent into Happiness: A Bicycling Journey over the Cascades and Rockies and across the Great Plains, David Howell brings us a blend of travel narrative and mental wandering. Howell takes us on a cross-country, solo, self-supported bicycle ride from Seattle to Milwaukee. The route follows the Northern Tier: over the North Cascades Highway, through Glacier National Park, along Highway 2 and across Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota.