University degrees, diplomas and academic public assessments

2011 - Doutoramento (PhD), Social Citizenship and Collective Action: The Case of the Portuguese Disabled People's Movement, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds - UK

2006 - Mestrado [MA], Deficiência na Infância [Disabled Children and social policies in Portugal], Faculdade de Economia, Universidade de Coimbra [University of Coimbra - Portugal]]

1999 - Licenciatura em Sociologia [BA (Honours) in Sociology], Descobrindo o Arco-íris: Identidades Homossexuais em Portugal, Faculdade de Economia, Universidade de Coimbra [University of Coimbra - Portugal]]

Field of specialisation

Cidadania Social / Social Citizenship

Disability Studies

Novos movimentos sociais / New Social Movements

Social Policy

Violência e crimes de ódio / violence and hate crimes