CV Summary

Sandra Palma Saleiro (sandra.saleiro@iscte-iul.pt) holds a Ph.D. in Sociology, is an assistant professor at Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, and a researcher at CIES-Iscte – Center for Research and Studies in Sociology. She is the vice-director of the Sociology Bachelor’s Program and a member of the Scientific Council of the Department of Sociology. She has worked on research projects regarding gender, gender equality, and gender-based violence; transgender identities and gender diversity; social inequalities, poverty, and social exclusion; and evaluation methodologies, as well as the evaluation of public policies, programs, and projects. In her doctoral thesis, titled “Trans Genders: A Sociological Approach to Gender Diversity,” she mapped the diversity of (trans)gender identities and expressions in Portuguese society. Among her most recent projects, she coordinated the “National Study on the Needs of LGBTI People and Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics,” commissioned by the CIG and funded by POISE (2021–2022); the project “Cávado + Igual. Equality and Work-Life Balance in Personal, Family, and Professional Life,” promoted by the Intermunicipal Community of Cávado, in partnership with KUN—Centre for Equality and Diversity in Norway, funded by the EEA Grants; and the project “Gender Diversity, Citizenship, and Health”,  FCT (2016–2022).

 

Research Interests
Transgénero, diversidade de género, identidade de género
Género, igualdade de género, violência de género
Avaliação de políticas públicas, avaliação de programas e projetos
Desigualdades sociais, pobreza e exclusão social