Research Projects
Collaborative research with national and international impact
Projects funded by the European Commission, the European Institute for Gender Equality, Erasmus+, the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, and other competitive programmes, bringing together research, training, and knowledge transfer to inform public policy and professional practice.
26+
projects
PT · EU
national and European scope
I · C · C
research, coordination and scientific consultancy
Ongoing projects
INSPIRE
2025 – … · Ongoing
Researcher
European Commission · Erasmus+
Preventing and responding to sexual violence in European higher education.
LeadHER
2025 – … · Ongoing
Portuguese Team Coordinator
European Commission · Erasmus+
Advancing digital literacy and girls' leadership in ICT.
Blossom Beyond Borders
2025 – … · Ongoing
Portuguese Team Coordinator
European Commission · Erasmus+
Empowerment and entrepreneurship for migrant women.
CONECTA
2025 – … · Ongoing
Researcher
Pessoas 2030
Research and capacity building for equality and violence prevention.
Uni4Equity
2023 – … · Ongoing
Advisory Group Member
European Commission · CERV-DAPHNE
University responses to sexual harassment.
Completed projects
CHILD
2024 – 2026 · Completed
Portuguese Team Coordinator
European Commission · CERV
Child-friendly justice and protection of child victims.
Contextual Factors to VAW
2020 – 2022 · Completed
Project Coordinator
European Institute for Gender Equality – EIGE
Contextual factors of violence against women in the EU.
TRUST
2022 – 2024 · Completed
Portuguese Team Coordinator
European Commission · REC Programme
Improving responses to victims of violence in crisis contexts.
HomeWork
2023 – 2024 · Completed
Researcher
EEA Grants
Gender inequalities in telework and cohabitation.
FREE-CHOICES
2022 – 2024 · Completed
Project Coordinator
EEA Grants
Choices free from gender stereotypes.
FEM-UnitED
2021 – 2022 · Completed
Researcher
European Commission · REC Programme
Femicide prevention through European cooperation.
Legal Responses to Counter Femicide
2020 – 2022 · Completed
Coordinator and Senior Researcher
European Institute for Gender Equality – EIGE
Legal responses to femicide in Europe.
Social|HaterS
2021 – 2022 · Completed
Researcher
Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology – FCT
Online hate speech during the pandemic.
Country Factsheets on Measuring Femicide
2020 – 2021 · Completed
Coordinator and Senior Researcher
European Institute for Gender Equality – EIGE
28 factsheets on femicide across the European Union.
COVID-19 & Intimate Partner Violence
2020 · Completed
Senior Researcher
European Institute for Gender Equality – EIGE
Impact of COVID-19 on support services for victims across Europe.
Witness Reporting of IPV
2019 – 2020 · Completed
Senior Researcher
European Institute for Gender Equality – EIGE
Understanding what motivates witnesses to intervene.
BO(U)NDS
2018 – 2020 · Completed
Researcher
Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology – FCT
Longitudinal evaluation of school-based gender violence prevention programmes.
BYSTANDERS
2016 – 2018 · Completed
Researcher
European Commission
Preventing sexual harassment through bystander intervention.
ARTWAYS
2014 – 2016 · Completed
Researcher
EEA Grants
Educational programmes to prevent violence and juvenile delinquency.
Mudanças com Arte II
2014 – 2016 · Completed
Researcher
Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality – CIG · POPH
Young people leading gender violence prevention.
Counting Femicide
2020 · Completed
Researcher
University of Liverpool
Global data collection on femicide during the pandemic.
ATHENA BEGIN
Researcher and Trainer
European Commission
Preventing gender-based violence against women with intellectual disabilities.
CHAPTER
Researcher and Trainer
European Commission
Preventing child maltreatment through positive parenting.