Maria Jo?o Gon?alves is an intern at the ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ International Institute for Global Health (²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-IIGH).
She holds a Bachelor¡¯s degree in Psychology from the University of Coimbra, Portugal, having graduated in 2023, and is now in the final year of her Master¡¯s degree in Psychological Sciences at the same institution.
In addition to her internship at ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-IIGH, Maria Jo?o is the president of Alvorada Pr¨®spera ¨C Associa??o, a youth association dedicated to social and cultural causes. Her academic work is complemented by her multidisciplinary Master¡¯s thesis titled ¡°How do women¡¯s roles shape collective resistance and empower incarcerated displaced people.¡± This research delves into the feminist struggle of displaced women worldwide, while also exploring the cultural and ethnographic dimensions of women¡¯s resistance, with a particular focus on the role of art. The thesis aims to critique the kyriarchal systems perpetuated through border regimes and incarceration on a global scale.
Research Interests:?
- Social Psychology?
- Political Psychology?
- Political Ecology?
- Ethnography
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