University degrees, diplomas and academic public assessments

2011 - Post-Doctoral Researcher, "Transforming mourning into fighting: survivors of armed violence". Supervision by José Manuel Pureza. Support: FCT/Portugal., Centre for Social Studies

2009 - Phd, Program "Peace, Conflicts and Democracy" (Paz, Conflictos y Democracia), "Masculinities and feminilities between newest wars and newest peaces", Universidad Jaume I, Espanha

2003 - MA in Sociology, "As Sociedades Nacionais perante o processo de Globalização", Between Athens and Sparta: women, peace and armed conflicts, School of Economics, University of Coimbra

2000 - Post graduation in Human Rights, Course in Human Rights and Democratisation, School of Law, University of Coimbra

1999 - Undergraduation in International Relations, specialisation in Cooperation, School of Economics, University of Coimbra

Field of specialisation

Feminism and International Relations

Masculinidades, cuidado e não violência

Peace Studies

Violência armada urbana, novíssimas guerras

Other fields

Masculinities, femininities and armed violence