Research
Current research interests
Family change and resilience, flourishing and well-being processes
Complex Thinking
Family assessment and intervention
Family Complexity and Change
Community development and interventions
Positive parenting and child development
Complexity and human systems
Methodologies and Research Methods
Philosophy of Science and Epistemology
Interdisciplinarity and Transdisciplinarity
Program and intervention evaluation
Collaborative interventions
Research Projects
2022-12-01 - 2026-11-30 - "BIOTraCes - Biodiversity and transformative change for plural and nature-positive societies", coordinated by Rosalie Van Dam (Stichting Wageningen Research ), sponsored by European Comission, grant 101081923..
Project Partnership:
- Stichting Wageningen Research (Coordinator) ; Goeteborgs Universitet ; Okologiai Kutatokozpont; Asociaion Bc3 Basque Centre for Climate Change - Klima Aldaketa Ikergau; Mykolo Romerio Universitetas Universita Degli Studi di Catania; Universitatea Babes B
2022-02-01 - 2025-07-31 - "PHOENIX: The Rise of Citizens Voices for a Greener Europe", coordinated by Giovanni Alegretti, sponsored by European Comission.
2019-12-01 - 2021-03-31 - "Complexity, Family Change and an Integrated Family Assessment and Intervention Model", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by CES.
2019-08 - 2019-11-30 - ""Sustainable Community Laboratory" [awarded] submitted for funding to the program JUNTAr+application 195, (Fundo Ambiental, Portuguese Government), targeting projects of Circular Economy in Freguesias [local governments], with the Junta de Freguesia de Arcozelo, as the promoting entity [competitive funding, awarded 25000/ total cost of the project 29709,99 ]. [Co-author of the proposal and appointed scientific coordinator. Did not integrate the execution team]", coordinated by Junta de Freguesia de Arcozelo, sponsored by JUNTAr+, Fundo Ambiental.
2018-07 - 2018-09 - "Diffusion of Complexity Concepts: An Interdisciplinary Mapping. [This is a sub-project integrated in the project Building Foundations for Complex Thinking- cf. Integrated in the Summer School ofYork Cross-Disciplinary Centre for Systems Analysis, University of York, United Kingdom]", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by Funding awarded by Summer School of the York Cross-Disciplinary Centre for Systems Analysis for three studentships(3 x 4,425.50 GBP).
Project Partnership:
- Leo Caves (Co-I), York Cross Disciplinary Centre for Systems Analysis, University of York
- Philip Garnett (Co-I), York Management School, York Cross-Disciplinary Centre for Systems Analysis, University of York
2018-04-01 - 2024-03-31 - "RISCOS PSICOSSOCIAIS E VULNERABILIDADES - AÇÃO COLETIVA, FAMÍLIAS, REDES E FORMAS ORGANIZATIVAS PERANTE PROCESSOS DE MUDANÇA, ADAPTAÇÃO E RESILIÊNCIA FAMILIAR", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia [DL57/2016/CP1341/CT0011].
2018-01-01 - 2022 - "Building Foundations For Complex Thinking To Promote Positive Change In Complex Systems (Co-lead by Dr. Leo Caves and Dr. Phil Garnett of the York Cross-Disciplinary Centre for Systems Analysis)", as coordinator researcher.
Project Partnership:
- Dr. Leo Caves (Co-I), independent researcher, Portugal, Associate of York Cross-Disciplinary Centre for Systems Analysis, United Kingdom
- Dr. Phil Garnett (Co-I), York Cross-Disciplinary Centre for Systems Analysis and York Management School of the University of York, United Kingdom
- Consultant collaborators from the University of York (Depts. Computer Science, Management School, Health Sciences, Environment), Sheffield ,Open University, the Centre for Policy Modelling, of the Metropolitan University of Manchester
- Rita Campos (Co-I), Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra
2015 - 2017 - "Projecto de investigação de pós-doutoramento "Percursos de mudança em contextos de múltiplos desafios: Análise integrada de fatores e processos facilitadores da mudança das famílias e dos profissionais" (2º triénio)", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (SFRH/BPD/77781/2011).
2012 - 2014 - "Projecto de investigação de pós-doutoramento "Percursos de mudança em contextos de múltiplos desafios: Análise integrada de fatores e processos facilitadores da mudança das famílias e dos profissionais"", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (SFRH/BPD/77781/2011) .
2007-07 - 2009 - "Famílias em Missão ", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by Programa de Intervenção Focalizada, Instituto da Droga e da Toxicodependeência.
2007 - 2011 - "Projecto de investigação de doutoramento "As forças dos profissionais e da família multidesafiada na protecção da criança. Um modelo de avaliação e intervenção familiar integrada para os CAFAP"", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (SFRH/BD/39912/2007).
2004-07 - 2007-12 - "Avaliação, formação e supervisão do programa Em Busca do Tesouro das Famílias", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by Gabinete de Atendimento à Família/Instituto da Drogra e da Toxicodependência (financiamento dos materiais do programa avaliado).