Currently a Senior Lecturer with the University of Central Florida’s School of Performing Arts.

Graduate and undergraduate Theatre Faculty member.

Women’s and Gender Studies Faculty Affiliate.

Courses developed and instructed include various modalities.

Face-to-Face and Web-based

Mixed Mode and Zoom

These various modalities have served national, international, traditional, non-traditional, and students with disabilities to have accessibility and fully engage. I instruct, mentor, and supervise graduate, undergraduate, and honor students. 

Mentor to new faculty in web-based instruction, providing leadership and instruction as well as the supervision of Graduate Teaching Assistants.

A Leader and Innovator of “Firsts” including but not limited to the following:

The first faculty member in the history of UCF Theatre to develop and instruct fully web-based theatre course, along with an interactive digital textbook in collaboration with Kendall Hunt Publishing to compliment the course.

First UCF Theatre faculty member to be recognized by Kendall Hunt Publishing as Author of the Month.

First UCF Theatre faculty member to develop and instruct a Queer Theatre, Theatre of Diversity, Theatre for Social Change, and Women in Theatre course. 

One of the first UCF Theatre Faculty members to successfully complete Peggy MacIntosh’s national SEED program.

The first Theatre UCF Faculty member to develop and instruct a completely web-based theatre survey course for the Florida Prison Education Project.

First UCF Theatre Faculty member to develop programming for K-12, veterans, and community members for the Veteran’s Legacy Program.

First collaborative group member chosen by the provost to re-imagine the General Education Program (not in it's current state, but prior).

First UCF core group to create & develop cultural competencies (prior program, not current).

First members tasked with the new development of a BA track for Socially Engaged Theatre.

First UCF Theatre Faculty member to collaborate with a nationally & internationally recognized grassroots organization in the development of a theatre troupe to bring practitioners together in support of meeting challenges faced by students and community members.

 First UCF Faculty member to develop and facilitate arts ideation activities for grassroots organizations.

A UCF ALLY (completing all workshops and training events).

A Secular Safe Zone participant.

Website: https://www.hollyemcdonald.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holly-e-mcdonald-919a5129/