Donna Korbel

HESA Affiliate Faculty

Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs & Director of the Center for Students with Disabilities

Home Organizations: Student Affairs & Center for Students with Disabilities

Donna M. Korbel has been Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs at the University of Connecticut since 2011 and is also the Director of the Center for Students with Disabilities since 1993. Ms. Korbel received her M.Ed. in Rehabilitation Counseling from Springfield College and completed her doctoral coursework in Educational Psychology at the University.  In addition to her administrative responsibilities, she was member of the Higher Education and Student Affairs Faculty at the Neag School of Education where she taught Multicultural Competence.  Ms. Korbel has more than thirty-five years of experience in the disability services field.  She has presented at numerous conferences throughout the country and has co-authored several publications.  Her research interests include the transition of postsecondary students with disabilities to college, Universal Design for Instruction and its benefits for the postsecondary education of individuals with disabilities as well as the professional development of college student personnel.