Biography

Magno Nunes Farias is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Social Studies (CES), University of Coimbra, Portugal. He is an Associate Professor at the University of Brasília (UnB), where he teaches in the Occupational Therapy program at the Faculty of Health Sciences and Technologies (FCTS) and in the Graduate Program in Public Policies for Children and Youth (PPGPPIJ/CEAM). He holds a Ph.D. in Education from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), a Master's degree in Education and a specialization in Public Management from the Federal University of Goiás (UFG), and a Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Brasília (UnB). His teaching, research, and outreach activities focus on social occupational therapy, anti-oppressive and anti-racist practices, education, youth studies, and the lives of populations experiencing social, economic, and cultural vulnerability. He coordinates the Metuia Cerrado Center: Study and Practice Group in Social Occupational Therapy (FCTS/UnB) and leads the Metuia Cerrado Research Group: Social Occupational Therapy and Youth (FCTS/UnB).