Hershey, Pennsylvania
New York, New YorkBeijing, China

Vicki Donne

Vicki Donne is a professor in the Education department at Robert Morris University. She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in special education and doctoral level courses in diversity and research methodology. Her previous experience includes 15 years as a special educator. Dr. Donne's research interests involve reading instruction for students who are deaf/hard of hearing, instruction for students with multiple disabilities, and assistive technology use. Additionally, she has served as an evaluator and principal investigator on several grants. She also serves as the director of the RMU Trees Network providing support training and services to parents of children with disabilities.

Publications

Probing the Post-Pandemic Landscape: Use of Technology and Assistive Technology for Students With Disabilities
Probing the Post-Pandemic Landscape: Use of Technology and Assistive Technology for Students With Disabilities
Mary A. Hansen, Vicki Donne. © 2024. 39 pages.
This chapter examines the evolution of technology and assistive technology (AT) across pre-pandemic, pandemic-era, and post-pandemic periods for students with disabilities, who...
Using Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports to Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline: Decriminalizing Childhood Adversity
Using Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports to Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline: Decriminalizing Childhood Adversity
Erin E. Neuman-Boone, Patricia Kardambikis, Vicki J. Donne. © 2023. 28 pages.
Poverty and trauma risks need not create a criminal pathway or pipeline to prison. As the number of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) increase, so does the risk of dropping...
Supporting Writing and the Writing Process Through the Use of Assistive Technology
Supporting Writing and the Writing Process Through the Use of Assistive Technology
Vicki Donne, Mary A. Hansen. © 2023. 34 pages.
Writing is an important skill needed for success in education, social communications, and employment. Yet many students with disabilities struggle with writing. They may...
Trauma in Rural Areas: Implications for Instruction
Trauma in Rural Areas: Implications for Instruction
Georgia Pavlic-Roseberry, Vicki Donne. © 2022. 20 pages.
This chapter provides background on rural culture and the influence it has on the implementation of trauma-informed care. The cultural characteristics create additional obstacles...
Business and Technology Educators: Practices for Inclusion
Business and Technology Educators: Practices for Inclusion
Vicki Donne, Mary A. Hansen. © 2018. 14 pages.
Business educators face the challenge of operationalizing the global converging initiatives of technology integration and inclusion of students with a disability in K-12...
Teachers' Use of Assistive Technologies in Education
Teachers' Use of Assistive Technologies in Education
Vicki Donne, Mary Hansen. © 2017. 16 pages.
Today's educational landscape is complex and ever-changing. Technology continues to develop and advance the quality and scope of instructional methods being utilized across...