Bio

Dan Windels previously was a lead brand strategist and market researcher at Covalent Logic, an award-winning communication agency in Baton Rouge. Prior to that, he was a senior brand strategist at GSD&M in Austin. In his work for the Truth Initiative’s quit smoking campaign, he helped develop the strategic framework for “Become an EX,” an advertising campaign that challenged smokers to re-learn the quitting process one cigarette at a time. From 2009-12, he was an instructor in advertising at DePaul University.

He will teach Principles of Advertising and Advertising Strategy, advise Ad Society and help launch the Advanced Advertising Internship as part of the new UFCJC curriculum and assessment program.

Education

M.A., University of Texas
B.S., University of Oregon

News

• UFCJC Advertising Professor Brings Diverse Career Experiences to the Classroom (July 24, 2023)
• UFCJC Advertising Expert Dan Windels Shares Insights About Appeal of Super Bowl Ads (February 14, 2023)
• Champion Gymnast, Scholar, Entrepreneur, Podcast Host and Game Designer Leah Clapper is Just Getting Started (June 24, 2022)
• Three CJC Faculty Named to the UF Top Ten Most Loved Professors List (October 7, 2020)
• Dan Windels Comments on COVID-19 Impact on Summer Internships (June 5, 2020)
• All News About Dan Windels

Courses