DANIEL J. ALMEIDA 3470 Trousdale Parkway Waite Philips Hall, 701D fax (213) 740-7218 Los Angeles, CA 90089 djalmeid@usc.edu EDUCATION University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Expected May 2016 Ph.D. Urban Education Policy Higher Education concentration Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA May 2005 M.A. Higher Education Administration Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH June 2002 A.B. Psychological & Brain Sciences PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Research Assistant Pullias Center for Higher Education University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 2012 present Assistant Director of Career Counseling 2010 2012 Career Development Services, Los Angeles, CA Career Counselor 2008 2012 Career Development Services, Los Angeles, CA Events Coordinator/Career Advisor 2007 2008 Career Development Center California State University, Long Beach, CA Coordinator of Student Development 2005 2007 Residential Life & Education Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA Project Coordinator 2002 2003 National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, White River Junction, VT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS American Educational Research Association (AERA) Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)
Student Affairs Professional in Higher Education (NASPA) RESEARCH Interests College readiness & completion; first-generation college students; grit; social capital; mixed methods research Book Chapters Almeida, D. J. (2015). The roots of college readiness. In W. G. Tierney & J. C. Duncheon (Eds.). The problem of college readiness. Albany, NY: SUNY Press. Almeida, D. J. (2015). College readiness and low-income youth: The role of social capital in acquiring college knowledge. In W. G. Tierney & J. C. Duncheon (Eds.). The problem of college readiness. Albany, NY: SUNY Press. Almeida, D. J. (forthcoming). Understanding grit in the context of higher education. Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research Peer-Reviewed Articles Almeida, D. J. (in press). Low-income Latino students and California s Early Assessment Program: The role of sensemaking in the use of college readiness information. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education Almeida, D. J. (revise and resubmit). The role of parents in financial literacy and socialization: A qualitative study of graduate students in debt. Review of Higher Education Tierney, W. G. & Almeida, D. J. (in press). Academic responsibility: Toward a cultural politics of integrity. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education. Manuscripts In Progress Almeida, D. J. (in progress). Analyzing grit through social capital lens: A qualitative study of successful first-generation college students of color (to be submitted in Sociology of Education) Almeida, D. J. (in progress). Using qualitative methods to inform educational policy: The case of examining grit. (to be included as a chapter in Qualitative methods in policy and organizational research V. Lechuga & P. Pasque (Eds.)) Other Scholarly Work Almeida, D. J. (2015). California s Early Assessment Program: Improving Latino students college readiness and completion, or waste of time and money? [Infographic]. Pullias Center for Higher Education
Almeida, D. J. (2014, July 22). Graduate students in debt and the money taboo. [Web log post]. 21 st Century Scholar: A Progressive Look at Education. Almeida, D. J. (2014, June 26). Ivory Tower sounds the alarm and is a call to action to address the student loan crisis. [Web log post]. 21 st Century Scholar: A Progressive Look at Education. Almeida, D. J. & Rodriguez, B. A. (2013, September 25). Hope for us yet? Analyzing covert prejudices in higher education. [Web log post]. 21 st Century Scholar: A Progressive Look at Education. RESEARCH CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Almeida, D. J. (2014, November). Using mixed methods to inform educational policy: The case of examining grit. [Presidential Session] Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Washington, D.C. Almeida, D. J. & Ching, C. D. (2014, November). Perceptions of racial prejudice and college student persistence at highly selective institutions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Washington, D.C. Almeida, D.J. (2014, April). Grit in the context of higher education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA. Almeida, D.J. (2013, November). First-generation, low-income students and the Early Assessment Program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, St. Louis, MO. PRACTITIONER CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Almeida, D., Rose, L. (2010, December). Using StrengthsQuest to increase visibility and build partnerships on campus. Presented at the annual meeting of Mountain Pacific Association of Colleges & Employers, Newport Beach, CA Almeida, D., DeVoe, N. (2008, December) Building bridges for others (Outreach program to underserved high school in Los Angeles). Presented at the annual meeting of Mountain Pacific Association of Colleges & Employers, San Diego, CA TEACHING EXPERIENCE Grit: Persistence & Overcoming Obstacles in College (Summer 2014) Instructor and Curriculum Developer SummerTIME Summer Bridge Program, Pullias Center for Higher Education University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
EDPT 652: Multiple Regression (Spring 2014) Doctoral Level Graduate Teaching Assistant with Dr. Morgan Polikoff EDUC 640: The Research University in the 21 st Century (Fall 2013) Doctoral Level Graduate Teaching Assistant with Dr. William G. Tierney Financial Literacy: Money Matters in College (Summer 2013) Instructor and Curriculum Developer SummerTIME Summer Bridge Program, Pullias Center for Higher Education University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA EDLA 489: Individual Values of Leadership (Fall 2009) Instructor, Los Angeles, CA PSY 251: Group Activities Lab (Spring 2007) Instructor and Diversity Curriculum Developer Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA ED 100: First-Year Professional Development Seminar (Spring 2004) Instructor Lynch School of Education, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA INVITED LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS Understanding college readiness (2015) Doctoral Level Seminar Guest Lecturer for Complexity of Educational Systems: Emerging Ideas, Emerging Markets Career Exploration and Presentation Skills 101 (2014) Conference for High School Students Career and Academic Preparation Academy University of California, Los Angeles, CA Unpacking and conceptualizing grit: From research and theory to practice (2014) Conference for Educators Stand and Deliver Summit
Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA Conducting qualitative research: Lessons learned (2014) Masters Level Course Guest Lecturer for Applied Educational Ethnography Beginning to understand innovation (2014) Doctoral Level Seminar Guest Lecturer for Complexity of Educational Systems: Emerging Ideas, Emerging Markets INVITED MANUSCRIPT REVIEWER Educational Researcher Teachers College Record PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC SERVICE Member, Tenure-Track Faculty Search Committee 2014 2015 Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California Mentor, Mentor Match Initiative 2014 American Educational Research Association Mentor, I AM Mentoring Program Pullias Center for Higher Education, University of Southern California 2012 present Member, Student Affairs Research and Assessment Committee 2010 2012 Mentor, First-to-Go Program 2010 2012 Judicial Affairs Officer 2009 2012 Resident Minister 2009 2011 GRADUATE INTERNSHIPS Office of Undergraduate Academic Affairs 2004 2005 Brandeis University, Waltham, MA Donovan Urban Teaching Scholars 2003 2005
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, CA Student Activities Office 2003 2005 Boston University, Boston, MA HONORS AND AWARDS Dean s Fellowships in Urban Education Policy Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California 2012 present Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education (EDGE) Fellowship 2012 The Graduate School, University of Southern California Rising Star Award 2008 Mountain Pacific Association of Colleges & Employer INTERESTS & ACTIVITIES President, Cape Verdeans of Southern California Cellist, USC Concert Orchestra Leadership Development & Career Development Mentoring & Coaching