Vandy Pacetti Donelson
United States Sports Academy

Dr. Vandy Pacetti-Donelson is a veteran of K-12 education, a former Teacher of the Year, and now the Dean of Undergraduate Studies and professor at the United States Sports Academy, a special mission University in Daphne, Alabama. As a former English teacher, school librarian, and instructional technologist, Vandy is a passionate library advocate, a frequent speaker about instructional technology and school librarianship, and sponsor of professional development.

She has served in various organizations as a committee member, board director, webmaster, and communications officer. She is a member of the AECT, USDLA, and the American Library Association. Her focus has been in developing and facilitating non-profit bylaw revisions and championing policies related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in educational associations.

Her research is focused on the efficiencies of cognitive heuristics in conceptual modeling, network analysis, and the identification and formulation of knowledge domains and bodies of knowledge, which affect our ability to develop professional knowledge and provide quality learning design.