Andréa Cabral Leal Ferreira, PhD, Academic Coordinator

Dr. Andréa Cabral Leal Ferreira is the Academic Coordinator at CEA CAPA Sydney. Previously, she worked as Lecturer of Portuguese and Portuguese Undergraduate Coordinator in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies at the University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) from 2016-2022. She served as Affiliate Faculty at the UF Center for Latin American Studies from 2017-2022, and as Director and Lead Instructor of the University of Florida Summer Study Abroad Program in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 2015-2021. She received her Ph.D. in History from the University of Florida in 2022, after earning her M.A. in Brazilian Studies in 2009.

Andréa has taught courses on Brazilian culture and literature, mega-events, contemporary Latin American history, race and national identity, Portuguese language, and Portuguese translation/interpretation. She designed and supervised student internship programs in the US and Brazil. For CEA CAPA, Andréa coordinates courses, supports students in academic matters, serves on scholarship committees, and manages Canvas shells. She also teaches Global Internships courses, preparing students for a global career.