{"id":20678,"date":"2021-08-31T15:21:40","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T19:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/?page_id=20678"},"modified":"2026-03-30T09:31:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T13:31:14","slug":"melissa-cuba","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/facultystaff\/melissa-cuba\/","title":{"rendered":"Melissa J. Cuba"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Assistant Professor of Special Education<\/strong>
melissa.cuba@maine.edu<\/a>
207.581.2459<\/p>\n\n\n\n

306 Shibles Hall
University of Maine
Orono, Maine 04469-5766<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bio:<\/strong> Melissa Cuba is an Assistant Professor of Special Education and a multilingual scholar at the University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development. Her research centers on developing and enhancing evidence-based practices and policies to mitigate the disproportionality of multilingual learners in special education, with a focus on improving educational outcomes. She has published extensively on factors influencing opportunities and outcomes for multilingual learners and has contributed articles on instructional strategies that effectively support these students. Drawing on 15 years of PreK-12 practitioner experience, Melissa brings deep expertise in working with multilingual learners with and without disabilities, as well as collaborating with the school professionals who support them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education<\/strong>
Ph.D. in Education, Concentration in Curriculum, Culture and Change, 2020, Virginia Commonwealth University
M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction in ESOL, Special Education and Spanish, 2012, George Mason University
B.A. in World Politics, Philosophy and Spanish Literature, 2002, Catholic University of America<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Courses taught at UMaine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n