Current research interests

Cross-national methods and data analysis

Economic morality and consumers' fraud

Multilevel modeling

Consumers' indebtedness and overindebtedness

Research Projects

2016 - 2017 - "Socio-cultural factors in Zika virus outcomes in Lusophone African countries", coordinated by Dr S. Srinivasan, sponsored by Wellcome Trust.

2013 - 2014 - "Politics and Interactive Media in Africa", coordinated by Dr Sharath Srinivasan e Dr Fred Mudhai, sponsored by ESRC e DFIF.

2012 - 2013 - "Africa's Voices", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by Universidade de Cambridge.

2011 - 2016 - "FESSUD - Financialisation, economy, society and sustainable development", coordinated by Malcolm Sawyer, sponsored by European Comission.

2011 - 2013 - "BEHAVE - Uma abordagem comportamental às decisões de crédito ao consumo (PTDC/PSI-PSO/114257/2009)", coordinated by Ana Cristina Cordeiro dos Santos, sponsored by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia .

2010 - 2012 - "Evasão fiscal, evitamento fiscal e cumprimento fiscal: Factores individuais, económicos e sociais (PTDC/CS-SOC/102706/2008)", coordinated by João Graça, sponsored by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia.

2010 - 2012 - "Promoting civic education and political participation among Afghan people", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by BBC Media Action.

2010 - 2011 - "Radio, Convergence and Development in Africa", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by Centre for Media and Transitional Societies at Carleton University (Canada).

2007 - 2010 - "Adaptação e Estandardização Portuguesa de Testes Neuropsicológicos: Estudos Normativos e de Validade (Projecto 35410/PSI/2000, SAPIENS/POCTI)", coordinated by Mário R. Simões, sponsored by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia.

2005 - 2008 - "A regulação do consumo e partilha do risco do endividamento (POCTI/JUR/40069/2001)", coordinated by Catarina Frade, sponsored by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia.

2004 - 2006 - "Desemprego e endividamento das famílias (PIQS/ECO/50119/2003)", coordinated by Catarina Frade, sponsored by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia.