Dr. Stanforth earned his B.A. in Spanish from the University of Colorado, his M.A. in Languages, Literatures, and Cultures from the University of Valencia in Spain and his Ph.D. in  Languages, Literatures, Cultures and their Applications also from the University of Valencia.

Dr. Stanforth has taught at USC Sumter in various capacities since 2020.  In addition to his work here at USC Sumter, Dan has taught Spanish courses for the University of Denver and was a Visiting Researcher at the University of Bologna.  He has served the students of USC Sumter through his teaching of the SPAN 109, 110, 121, and 122 sequences, particularly in the online modality.