Korey holds her Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance Studies from the University of Maryland.  She earned an M.A. degree in Theatre History and Criticism from the University of Maryland and a M.Ed. degree in Secondary English Education and a B.A. degree in English from the University of Florida.

Korey has taught classes in Communications, Public Speaking, and Theatre History at the University of Florida, the University of Maryland, and American University.  She is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre History at the University of Maryland.

Korey has been associated with the Washington Semester Program since 2003, teaching the Theatre Appreciation class.  In the summer of 2005, she was named the academic director of the Washington Semester Program.  Korey has lived in the Washington, D.C. area for the past nine years and has extensive knowledge of the numerous opportunities for enrichment that await the

students participating in the Washington Semester Program.