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About Belinha De Abreu, PhD.

Belinha S. De Abreu, PhD. is Communications & Media Studies faculty member at Sacred Heart University. She is a global media literacy educator researcher and professor whose work focuses on the impact of learning as a result of media and technology consumed by K–12 students. Dr. De Abreu's research interests include media and information literacy education, educational technology, global perspectives, critical thinking, and privacy & big data.

Dr. De Abreu is the President of the International Council for Media Literacy (IC4ML) and is the founder of the International Media Literacy Research Symposium which has been held in the USA and Portugal and served as an international expert to the Forum on Media & Information Literacy for UNESCO’s Communication & Information Section. She is the recipient of the 2021 National Association for Media Literacy Education’s Media Literacy Research Award. Dr. De Abreu is the author and editor of several books including Teaching Media Literacy, Mobile Learning through Digital Media Literacy and author/co-editor of Global Media Literacy in a Digital Age (Peter Lang, 2016), Media Literacy Education in Action: Theoretical and Pedagogical Perspectives.

Dr. De Abreu holds a B.A. in Communication from Rhode Island College, A MLS from Southern CT State University and a Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction from UCONN. She also completed a certificate in Educational Leadership from SHU.

Positions

2016 - Present Instructor, Brooklyn College ‐ Television and Radio
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Present Adjunct & Administrative Assistant, Sacred Heart University ‐ School of Communication, Media & the Arts
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2012 - 2015 Assistant Professor, Fairfield University
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2009 - 2013 Adjunct, University of New Haven ‐ Education
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2006 - 2013 Assistant Professor, Drexel University ‐ Media Literacy
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Research Interests

Grants

2012 - 2013 Mobile Learning, Media Literacy, and the 21st Century Learner
The NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education
Learning and Leadership Grant
2010 - 2013 A New Birth of Freedom
U.S. Department of Education
Developing Historical Thinking in American History
2005 - 2007 Enhancing Education Through Technology
Connecticut State Department of Education
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2021 - Present President, International Council for Media Literacy
2020 - Present Co-founder, World Media Literacy Forum
2010 - 2020 Vice President, The Journal of Media Literacy
2013 - 2016 Reviewer, Media Literacy Education Journal
Member, International Literacy Association
Board member, National Association for Media Literacy Education- Leadership Council
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Honors and Awards

  • Connecticut Library Association Future Librarian Award
  • Celebration of Excellence Winner
  • H.W. Wilson Foundation Scholar
  • Daughters of the American Revolution Leadership Award

Education

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2001 - 2005 Certificate, Appalachian State University ‐ Media Literacy
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1994 - 1996 MLIS, Southern Connecticut State University
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1989 - 1993 B.A., Rhode Island College ‐ Communication
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Ph.D., University of Connecticut ‐ Education curriculum & instruction
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Contact Information

Communication and Media Studies
Martire Center
203-371-7755

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