Donald Harrell

Donald Harrell is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of History at the University of Central Florida and serves as Director of Arts Education and Integration at the Bronze Kingdom Museum in Orlando, Florida.

He earned a Master of Arts in African Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1983.

His research centers on African Diasporic Studies, African Ethnomusicology, and African Visual and Performing Arts, with specific focus on African musicology, diaspora music history, and African American cultural studies. He integrates arts education, storytelling, and African dance into activism aimed at eradicating racism and oppression through educational frameworks.

His notable recognitions include:

• Union College U.N.I.T.A.S. Diversity and Community Award (2012)
• Walt Disney Company Diversity Award (2006)
• UCLA African-American Student Association Distinguished Graduate Fellow Award

No information is available regarding graduate student advising or research grants.

As co-founder of Orisirisi African Folklore (1986), he leads a nationally acclaimed initiative sharing African and African American heritage through folktales, drumming, dance, and audience participation. His current museum role involves developing arts education programs around a significant African Art collection.