Emily K. Gaspar, Ph.D.

Emily K. Gaspar, Ph.D., serves as Interim Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs at Coastal Carolina University. Prior to her role as Interim AVP, Gaspar served as the Director of Accessibility and Disability Services and Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Officer at CCU. Her professional experience includes Assistant Dean of Students at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Student Advocacy Coordinator in the Dean of Students Office at the University of Arizona, along with Residence Life experience at Colorado State University (CSU). 

She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Arizona State University, Master of Science from CSU, and a doctorate in education sciences with a specialization in higher education administration from CCU. Gaspar received a Fulbright postdoctoral research award hosted by Deakin University from January through May of 2025. Her Fulbright research explored the employment experiences of disability services practitioners, who identify as disabled, and work at institutions of higher education in Australia.

Listen to the Disability Innovation Institute Podcast season four, episode two to hear me interviewed by Prof Jackie Leach Scully from University of New South Wales. 

https://www.disabilityinnovation.unsw.edu.au/news-events/podcast