Ph.D., Iowa State University (2003) Educational Leadership & Policy Studies (Higher Education)
Graduated with distinction Phi Kapp Phi 3.9 grade point average
M.S.E. Drake University (1997) Higher Education Administration (Student Affairs)
B.A. (1993) Interdisciplinary Studies (Sociology, African American Studies, English)

Lynette L. Danley is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy and Ethnic Studies Program at the University of Utah. Her research interests college preparation, mentoring and erosions in the Pk-20 pipeline that impede the academic and social mobility for women and people of color in higher education; particularly Black women who are university faculty members, undergraduate and graduate students and girls who identify as Black/African-American high school students. As Dr. Danley investigates strategies for successful navigation of the academy and the Pk-12 educational systems, her current scholarship applies Critical Race Feminism epistemologies and methodological approaches by using story telling, narratives and counter stories to shed light on how the intersections of race, class, and gender shape the diverse experiences of their lives. Dr. Danley is a native of Chicago, IL, first-generation college student, and a product of the Chicago Public School System. She is the proud mother of an eight year old son, Julian and the founder of Black Butterflies; a college preparation program that empowers Black girls to live their legacy.

University of Utah annual Alumni Founders Award for Faculty of the Year for Service to the campus and local community, 2008.