Dr. Negreiros

Melissa Negreiros

Assistant Professor

Education

  • 2017 Doctor of Philosophy, Teaching and Learning; University of South Carolina -Thesis: Elementary Mathematics Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices: Understanding the Influence of Teaching in a STEAM Setting 
  • 2014 Master of Education, Educational Administration; University of South Carolina
  • 2003 Master of Education, Elementary Education; College of Charleston, 
  • 2001 Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education; College of Charleston

Research Interests

Melissa Negreiros, Ph. D. is an experienced teacher, instructional coach, district coordinator, and elementary school administrator. Dr. Negreiros assumed her tenure-track position at the College of Charleston in 2019. She currently teaches pre-service teachers. Her research agenda focuses on infusing technology into teacher education and STEAM instructional approaches. Transdisciplinary and constructionism serve as theoretical frameworks for her research and teaching. 

Courses Taught

  Undergraduate Courses

  • EDEE 323-The Development of Mathematical Thinking 
  • EDFS 326-Integrating Technology Into Teaching  
  • TEDU 436-Using Instructional Technology in Problem-Based Learning 
  • EDEE 490-Application of Curriculum & Instruction: Grades 2-6  
  • EDEE 455-Early Childhood Clinical Practice  
  • EDEE 457-Elementary Grades Clinical Practice 
  • EDEE 365-Teaching Mathematics: Pre K - Grade 3 

  Graduate Courses

  • EDFS 687-Introduction to Educational Technology 
  • TEDU 536-Using Instructional Technology in Problem Based Learning  
  • EDEE 698-Clinical Practice in Early Childhood Education 

Selected Publications

Negreiros, M. C. (pending). Art, technology, and makerspaces--Making the connection to STEAM. In Hunter-Doniger, T. (Ed.), STEAM Education: Transdisciplinarity of Art in the Curriculum. National Art Education Association. 


Negreiros, M. (2017). Elementary Mathematics Teachers' Beliefs and Practices: Understanding the Influence of Teaching in a STEAM Setting (Doctoral dissertation, University of South Carolina). 


Radakovic, N., O’Byrne, W. I., Negreiros, M., Hunter-Doniger, T., Pears, E., & Littlejohn, C. (2022). Toward Transdisciplinarity: Constructing Meaning Where Disciplines Intersect, Combine, and Shift. Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice

Honors & Awards

January 2018 STEM Educator of the Month, Lowcountry STEM Collaborative