Nora Almeida

Nora Almeida is a Visiting Assistant Professor at the School of Information (iSchool) at Pratt Institute and an Associate Professor in the Library Department at New York City College of Technology (City Tech), CUNY. Her work bridges library science, critical pedagogy, and community-based art practices. She is deeply involved in teaching, outreach, and public scholarship, particularly through her engagement with Interference Archive, an all-volunteer community archive of social movement materials.

Education:

• MSLIS and Archives Certificate, Pratt Institute
• MFA in Poetry, Brooklyn College
• BFA in Poetry, Roger Williams University

Her research focuses on critical pedagogy, social justice, performance, neoliberalism, and place-based learning. She explores how libraries function as sites of resistance, identity, and cultural transformation. Her interdisciplinary work often integrates artistic practice with scholarly inquiry, emphasizing embodied research and community engagement.

The trends in her recent publications reflect a sustained commitment to critical librarianship, user experience, information literacy, and the role of archives in social movements. Her work interrogates institutional structures, particularly within neoliberal higher education, and advocates for more equitable, accessible, and participatory knowledge systems. She frequently employs mixed methods and qualitative research, often in collaborative projects.

Scientific Awards:

• No awards explicitly mentioned in the text.

Nora Almeida is actively involved in mentoring and curriculum development, though no formal list of advisees is provided. She has contributed to numerous collaborative teaching initiatives and public programs. Her work with Interference Archive and her publications suggest a strong commitment to public scholarship and community-based knowledge production. She has not received mention of grant funding in the provided texts.

Labs, Teams, and Affiliations: She is a member of the instruction and reference team at City Tech’s Library Department and actively collaborates with colleagues such as Jen Hoyer and Junior Tidal. Her involvement with Interference Archive highlights her commitment to volunteer-driven, non-hierarchical knowledge spaces.