He received his Ph.D. (2007) and M.S. (2001) in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Kansas and his B.S. (1998) in Elementary Education from Kansas State University. Prior to his appointment at the University of Arkansas, he served as an Assistant Professor of Secondary Education and Social Science at Keene State College in Keene, N.H., from 2007 to 2011. Before beginning his career in higher education, Dr. Endacott taught middle school social studies at New Mark Middle School in the North Kansas City, Mo., district.