Background and Interests
Dr. Joan M. McGuire 
Dr. McGuire is Professor Emerita of Special Education, and Senior Reserach Scholar and Associate Director of the Center on Postsecondary
Education and Disability at the
University of Connecticut. She is the recipient of the University's American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Excellence
Award for Teaching Mentorship and the Inaugural Communication Award from the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
for commitment to scholarship in the development of the profession of postsecondary disability services. Dr. McGuire is the author
of more than 80 published refereed journal articles as well as two books and eight book chapters. She was the Co-Editor of the
Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability and serves on the editorial boards of three peer reviewed journals.
She authored and co-authored proposals resulting in more than $4.8 million in federal and state grants including $3 million for
demonstration projects focusing on Universal Design for Instruction (UDI). Dr. McGuire serves as a consultant to Educational
Testing Service and conducts independent program and project evaluations for grant funded activities and disability services.
Her research interests include:
- Universal Design for Instruction (UDI);
- Postsecondary disability program development, administration, and evaluation;
- Adults with learning disabilities including outcomes of postsecondary education and employment data; and
- Formative and summative evaluation of programs and projects such as postsecondary disability initiatives and UDI including impact
analysis.
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