Professor of Special Education
Hart Hall, Room 222
Pronouns
he/him/his
BA, College of the Holy Cross
MA, Assumption College
MEd, EdD, Harvard University
Dr. David A. Almeida is Professor of Special Education at Bridgewater State University (BSU). He was previously Associate Professor of Education at Stonehill College (SC). He served as department chair at both BSU and SC as well as Acting Associate Dean. Dr. Almeida was a founding faculty member of the Pedro Pires Institute for Cape Verdean Studies at BSU. Prior to his work in higher education, Dr. Almeida was a special education teacher at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.
Area of Expertise
Literacy instruction for individuals with reading disabilities and/or other reading concerns, reading instruction for disaffected readers; international/global literacy instruction.