Debora Ferreira

Faculty Member

Dr. Debora Ferreira

Education

PhD, University of Georgia, 1999

Major: Portuguese

MA, University of Georgia, 1994

Major: Portuguese

All MA coursework, no thesis, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 1992

Major: Linguistics

BA, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 1989

Major: English and Portuguese

Teaching

PORT 3050

Advanced Portuguese LH, Spring 2025

PORT 352G

Brazilian Culture and Civilization GI, Spring 2025

PORT 2010

Intermediate Portuguese I, Spring 2025

Presentations

Ferreira, Debora , American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP), "Incorporating subjunctive in culturally rooted texts_ curriculum development and teaching strategies to speakers of Portuguese", Array, Panama City, Panama. (June 26, 2025)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Ferreira, Debora , (2025) "Resilience in Community When Building Self and a Portuguese Program" (Issue: 1942-0986, vol. 1). United States: Voices of Leadership_ Women in Portuguese Language Programs in US Higher Education, special issue of Portuguese Language Journal, vol. 1, 2025, pp 28-31. . https://doi.org/10.56515/PLJ46481

Awards

Hybrid Instructional Award

Utah Valley University - September, 2014

Trainning and stipend in support of efforts to convert a regular course into a hybrid course

Summer Course in Portugal for US Portuguese Professors

Luso-American Foundation - June, 2013

A scholarship provided to attend a two-week cultural seminar in Portugal for Professors and teachers of Portuguese in the USA.

Center for Engaged Learning

Utah Valley University

A grant in support of the engaged learners initiative, which emphasizes partnerships among faculty, students and community.

Instructional Development Award,

Utah Valley University

Funds awarded by the Faculty Senate Faculty Development Committee to assist faculty in their efforts to improve instruction and to develop instruction at the College.

Academic Service-Learning Fellowship

Utah Valley University

A fellowship designed to assist faculty in developing or enhancing their courses for service-learning designation.

Presidential Faculty Scholarly Grant

Utah Valley State College

A grant awarded by the Scholarly and Creative Activities Council for projects which engaged students as co-investigators and had potential for regional or national presentation