"Learning"
Drawing from
Benjamin Chee Chee
(Canadian artist)








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Activism
BACKGROUND

Academic

2009 - 2013 (expected date)
PhD in Human Geography
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas da Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Research project: Reconceptualising Public Spaces of (In)Equality: Sensing and Creating Layers of Visibility

Researcher in e-GEO Centre for Geographical and Regional Planning Studies

Committee member of Space, Sexualities and Queer Research Group of the Royal Geographical Society

2007 - 2009
Master in eLearning Systems Management
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas da Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Research project: Youth, mobile phones and school

1982 - 1986
Graduate in Psychology with specialization in Clinical and Educational areas
Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Lisboa


Professional

2011 / 2012
Lecturer | Curricular Unit "Geography, Gender and Sexuality"
» Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas da Universidade Nova de Lisboa

April 2004 onwards
Independent consultant | External evaluator on the final jury of validation (after the process of recognition of non-formal and informal lifelong learning)
» Government's project "New Opportunities" - Centres for the Recognition, Validation and Certification of Competencies

1997 / 2008
Trainer | Training of Trainers | Interpersonal, Intercultural and Social Competences | Equal Opportunities
» Training companies (CNS, INIS, FORPOLIS, IEFP, EUROSET)

September 1992 onward
Educational Psychologist | Psychological and pedagogical counselling | Training planning and implementation | Participation and promotion of educational projects in school | Organization of spaces for dialogue school/family | Development of programs of educational and vocational guidance.
» Direcção Regional de Educação de Lisboa (Education Regional Direction of Lisbon): Escola Secundária de Moita - 1992/99 e Escola Secundária de Sebastião da Gama de Setúbal - 1999/2009

1988 / 1992
Educational Psychologist | Psychological and pedagogical counselling | Implementation of training courses for elementary school teachers | Participation in interdisciplinary teams for development of educational projects | Promotion of spaces of interconnection school/community | Organization and monitoring of programs to start pre-training for young people.
» Programa Interministerial de Promoção do Sucesso Educativo (Program for the Promotion of Educational Success) - Ministry of Education


Other activities

2009 - 2012: Executive board member of Associação para o Planeamento da Família (APF) a NGO accredited member of IPPF - International Planned Parenthood Federation

2008 - onward: founding member of LES - Lesbian issues discussion group

2007: Member of the National Implementing Body of the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All

2002 - 2008: Executive board member of Associação Clube Safo, a national organization of lesbian rights