Profile
My professional experience spans academic research, institutional leadership, higher education, international cooperation and expert evaluation. The following overview presents my current positions, key responsibilities and professional contributions. My professional experience across research, education and institutional collaboration continues to shape my approach: interdisciplinary, attentive to lived experiences and committed to connecting scientific knowledge with social change.
Current Positions and Responsibilities
CICS.NOVA – Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences, NOVA University Lisbon
- Deputy Director (since 2024), contributing to the Centre’s strategic development, institutional coordination and research activities.
- Researcher, working on gender, sexualities, digital technologies, education and social inequalities.
- Coordinator of Research Group 1 – Inequalities, Citizenship and Gender, bringing together research activities across gender and sexualities, social vulnerabilities, artistic practices and civic participation, migration and racism, rights and justice, and childhood and youth.
Institute on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies (ICAD)
- National focal point for behavioural addictions, with a focus on internet use and screen-related behaviours.
- Contributing expertise to prevention, digital wellbeing and the understanding of online and digital addictive behaviours.
Research and International Collaboration
Council of Europe – Pompidou Group
- Expert (Portugal representant and Gender Rapporteur) – Drafting Committee on Risks and Harms of Online and Digital Addictions (BIO-ALN) – Council of Europe
- Expert on online and digital addictions, contributing to international cooperation on behavioural addictions, digital environments and their associated risks and harms.
- Participation in expert discussions and the development of evidence-informed approaches to prevention and digital wellbeing.
EU Kids Online Portugal
- Member of the national research team (since 2017).
- Research on children’s and young people’s online experiences, digital opportunities and risks, online safety and wellbeing.
- Contribution to research dissemination and the communication of findings to professionals, families and policy stakeholders.
CriA.On – Children and Adolescents Online
- Co-coordinator of a knowledge-sharing and science communication platform focused on children’s and young people’s digital lives.
- Development and dissemination of research-informed resources for families, educators, professionals and other stakeholders.
- Promotion of dialogue between researchers, practitioners and young people.
European Evaluation and Expert Work – European Commission CERV Programme
- External expert evaluator (since 2021), contributing to the assessment of proposals under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme.
- Evaluation of projects addressing gender equality, LGBTIQ equality, children’s rights, social inclusion and the prevention of gender-based violence.
- Preparation of individual evaluations and participation in consensus assessment processes.
Teaching and Academic Activities
- Educational Psychologist at Sebastião da Gama School Cluster, Setúbal
- Invited Assistant Professor at NOVA University Lisbon, contributing to postgraduate teaching in gender studies, digital technologies, digital wellbeing and behavioural addictions.
- Teaching and academic collaboration at Master’s and PhD levels.
- Supervision and academic support in research on gender, digital practices and social inequalities.
Academic Background
- PhD in Human Geography, NOVA University Lisbon.
- Master’s degree in e-Learning Management Systems, NOVA University Lisbon.
- Degree in Psychology, University of Lisbon.
