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Belinha S. De Abreu

Founder of the International Media Literacy Research Symposium
International Council for Media Literacy/Sacred Heart University

Belinha S. De Abreu, PhD. is a global media literacy educator. She served as an International Expert to the Forum on Media & Information Literacy for UNESCO’s Communication & Information Section. Her research interests include media and information literacy education, educational technology, global perspectives, critical thinking, privacy & big data, civic discourse, young adults, and teacher training. Dr. De Abreu is the founder of the International Media Literacy Research Symposium (IMLRS), and was the recipient of the 2021 National Media Literacy Education’s Media Literacy Research Award. She serves as the President of the International Council for Media Literacy (IC4ML), a national non-profit organization that has been promoting a media-wise, literate, global society since 1953. Dr. De Abreu’s work has been featured in Knowledge Quest, Cable in the Classroom, Civic Media Project, and various other publications. She is the author of Media Literacy for Justice: Lessons for Changing the World (ALA: Neal-Schuman, 2022), Teaching Media Literacy (ALA: Neal-Schuman, 2019), Mobile Learning through Digital Media Literacy (Peter Lang, 2017), author/editor of Media Literacy, Justice and Equity (Routledge, 2023).

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