Joan M. McGuire
Professor Emerita
Senior Research Scholar, Associate Director, Center on Postsecondary Education and Disability

Dr. Joan M. McGuire is a Professor Emerita, Senior Research Scholar and Associate Director of the Center on Postsecondary Education and Disability, a University recognized Center of Excellence. She is the recipient of the University’s AAUP Excellence Award for Teaching Mentorship, the Council for Exceptional Children Division for Career Development and Transition's Oliver P. Kolstoe Award presented to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the field of career development and transition through means other than direct classroom instruction, 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 has coauthored two books on postsecondary education for students with learning disabilities and has more than 80 published refereed journal articles and book chapters in the fields of postsecondary education for students with learning disabilities and Universal Design for Instruction (UDI). She has presented over 150 papers at international, national, and state professional conferences. In addition to serving as the Director of the University of Connecticut Program for College Students with Learning Disabilities (1986-2000), she has 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 was the Co-Editor of the Journal on Postsecondary Education and Disability and currently serves on the editorial boards of three peer reviewed professional journals. Her current research interests include inclusive instructional strategies for teaching diverse college students based upon Universal Design for Instruction, 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 services and UDI including impact analysis.

•Ph.D., Special Education, University of Connecticut, 1982

•Sixth Year Diploma in Professional Education (CAGS), University of Connecticut, 1977

•M.A., Special Education, University of Connecticut, 1972

•B.A., Humanistic Studies, St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN, 1963

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Contact Information: 

Wilbur Cross - 204

Phone: (860) 486-6201
Fax: (860) 486-5799

Email: joan.mcguire@uconn.edu

Mailing Address:
Dept. of Educational Psychology, Neag School of Education, 249 Glenbrook Road, Unit 2064, Storrs, CT

2009, Council for Exceptional Children, Division for Career Development and Transition. Oliver P. Kolstoe Award

2005, American Association of University Professors (AAUP) 2005 Excellence Award, Teaching Mentorship

2005, Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) 2005 Inaugural Communication Recognition Award

2003, Neag School of Education, Outstanding Alumni Research Award

Associations/Committees/Outreach:

Association on Higher Education and Disability

American Educational Research Association

Council on Learning Disabilities

Areas of Expertise:

Universal Design for Instruction

Learning Disabilities

Postsecondary Education for Students with disabilities

Professional Development

Special Education (transition issues)

Funded Research:

Universal Design for Instruction; inclusive instructional methods for diverse college students; teaching strategies of effectice college faculty

Formative and summative evaluation of postsecondary disability services

Selected Publications/Presentations:

Scott, S.S., & McGuire, J.M. Using a case study approach to promote practical application of Universal Design for Instruction (UDI)(in press). In S. Burgstahler & R. Cory (Eds.), Universal design in postsecondary education: From principles to practice. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.

McGuire, J.M., & Scott, S.S. (2006). An approach for inclusive college teaching: Universal Design for Instruction. Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 14, 21 - 31.

McGuire, J.M., & Scott, S.S. (2005). Test review: Modern Language Aptitude Test. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 23, 96-104.

Embry, P.B., Parker, D.R., McGuire, J.M., & Scott, S.S. (2005). Postsecondary disability service providers’ perceptions about implementing Universal Design for Instruction (UDI). Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 18, 34-48.

Scott, S.S., & McGuire, J.M. (2005). Implementing Universal Design for Instruction to promote inclusive college teaching. In E.E. Getzel and P. Wehman (Eds.), Going to college: Expanding opportunities for people with disabilities (pp. 119-138). Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

McGuire, J.M., Scott, S.S., & Shaw, S.F. (2003). Universal Design for Instruction: The paradigm, its principles, and products for enhancing instructional access. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 17, 11-21.

Scott, S.S., McGuire, J.M., & Foley, T.E. (2003). Universal Design for Instruction: A framework for anticipating and responding to disability and other diverse learning needs in the college classroom. Equity & Excellence in Education, 36, 40-49.

Madaus, J.W., Ruban, L.M., Foley, T.E., & McGuire, J.M. (2003). Attributes contributing to the employment satisfaction of university graduates with learning disabilities. Learning Disability Quarterly, 26, 159-169.

Ruban, L.M., McCoach, D.B., McGuire, J.M., & Reis, S.M. (2003). The differential impact of academic self-regulatory methods on academic achievement among university students with and without learning disabilities. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 36, 270-286.

Brinckerhoff, L.C., McGuire, J.M., & Shaw, S.F. (2002). Postsecondary education and transition for students with learning disabilities (2nd ed.). Austin, TX: PRO-ED.