Research Fields
NEET youth in rural areas
Inequalities
Social Inclusion
Adolescents' social support, social development and well-being
Agriculture and community development
Youth mentoring
CV
Ph.D.
in
Psychology
at
the
University
of
Coimbra.Associate
Researcher
at
and
Full
Member
of
the
Centre
for
Social
Research
and
Intervention
(CIS).Cocoordinator
of
the
thematic
line
"Promoting
Inclusion,
Equality
and
Citizenship"
of
the
SociDigitalLab
for
Public
Policy.Co-coordinator
of
the
research
group
Community,
Education,
and
Development
(CED),
between
2017
and
2021.Chair
of
COST
Action
18213
–
Rural
NEET
Youth
Network,
funded
by
the
European
Commission,
through
the
COST
Association
(2019-2024).Principal
Investigator
of
the
project Tr@ck-IN
-
Public
employment
services
tracking
effectiveness
in
supporting
rural
NEETs,
funded
by
the
Youth
Employment
Fund
(EEA
&
Norway
Grants)
(2021-2024). Member
of
the
EU
Rural
Pact
Coordination,
promoted
by
the
European
Commission,
as
well
as
from
the
Pool
of
European
Youth
Researchers
(PEYR),
from
the
Council
of
Europe.Editorial
board
member
of
the
Journal
of
Community
and
Applied
Social
Psychology.My
work
focuses
on
a
psychosocial
analysis
of
the
school-to-work
transition,
namely
social
inclusion,
well-being,
and
access
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