Profª Drª Maria Amélia Almeida

Graduated in Literature and Portuguese ? State University of Londrina (1975 ) , MA in Special Education - George Peabody College for Teachers (1980 - USA ) , PhD in Special Education - Vanderbilt University (1987 - USA ) and Post -Doctorate in Special Education the University of Georgia (2002 ) . Is Associate Professor at the Federal University of São Carlos . Professor of the Graduate Program in Special Education and Bachelor's Degree in Special Education . Coordinator of the Master's and PhD. in Special Education . during the periods : 10/2002 to 10/2004 , 10 /2004 a 10/2006 , 10/2006 to 04/ 2008 . Coordinator of the Bachelor's Degree in Special Education. She is Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of International Special Education and the Brazilian Journal of Special Education . Reviewer of several Brazilian journals . President of the Brazilian Association of Researchers in Special Education - ABPEE ? From January 2008 to December 2009 . Vice - President of the Brazilian Association of Researchers in Special Education - ABPEE - : from january /2004-december /2005 and january/2006-december /2007 . Conducts research in the area of Special Education , interested in : intellectual disability , autism, inclusion , professional , alternative communication , teaching and collaborative consultation .

Possui graduação em Letras Anglo Portuguesas pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina (1975), mestrado em Mestrado Em Educação Especial - Vanderbilt University (1980) e doutorado em Programa de PhD em Educação Especial - Vanderbilt University (1987). Atualmente é professor associado da Universidade Federal de São Carlos, professor visitante - Vanderbilt University, professor visitante do Instituto Politecnico do Porto, professor visitante - University of Georgia, professor visitante - Northern Arizona University e associado da Associação Brasileira de Pesquisadores em Educação Especial. Tem experiência na área de Educação, com ênfase em Educação Especial, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: educação especial, deficiência mental, inclusão, autismo e síndrome de down.