Joana Topa is a Psychologist with a PhD degree in Social Psychology from the University of Minho, Portugal. She is currently an Auxiliar Professor at the University of Maia and an integrated researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Gender Studies (CIEG) that belongs to the Higher Institute of Social and Political Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Portugal. She is also a collaborator researcher at the Psychology Centre of the University of Porto, integrated into the research field "Culture, Normativity and Diversity". Specialist in Social, Educational and Community Psychology by the Portuguese Psychologists Association and specialist in Gender Equality, Gender Violence and Migration, she is part of the list of specialists of the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (CIG). She is a certified trainer for the Scientific Pedagogical Council for Continuing Education. Author of a book, several book chapters, and articles in national and international scientific journals, her main areas of research are focused on gender, migrations, health, gender violence, intersectionality and social inequalities. More recently she has also been focused on topics such as etnicities, racism and citizenship. Simultaneously, she participated in diverse international and national conferences and integrated diverse scientific committees and events organization. She has actively participated in several funded research projects, both academic and social (FCT; EEA GRANTS/FSE/CIG; Rights, Equality & Citizenship Programme of the European Union, European Cooperation in Science and Technology). In this moment she participates in the transdisciplinary network "Women on the Move" (CA19112), financed within the framework of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST). Along these years she also took part in different networks, namely IMISCOE, GENDER & COVID-19 and Immigration, Crime and Citizenship of the European Society of Criminology. Feminist activist, she cooperates with several portuguese NGOs for gender equality and human rights.
| Migration Reasearch Hub ID: 875 | |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0663-973X |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/joana-topa-83a08025/ | |
| Researcher ID | AAD-8905-2019 |
| ResearchGate | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joana_Topa2 |
Expertise
Migration processes
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Migration drivers
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Migration forms
Migration consequences (for migrants, sending and receiving countries)
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Socio-cultural consequences
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Transversal consequences
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Legal-political consequences
Cross-cutting topics in migration research
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Transversal themes
Disciplines
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Disciplines
Methods
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Qualitative research
Geographies
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Scope
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UN Countries
Roles
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ISMAI- Instituto Universitário da Maia
University, Maia, Portugal
Assistant Professor -
Interdisciplinary Center of Gender Studies
Research Institute, Lisbon, Portugal
Researcher -
Center for Psychology at the University of Porto
University, Porto, Portugal
Colaborator Researcher -
Universidade da Maia
Other, Maia, Portugal
Assistant Professor and Researcher -
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas
Other, Lisboa, Portugal
Integrated Researcher -
ADEIMA
Other, Matosinhos, Portugal
Psychologist -
Instituto Universitário da Maia
Other, Castelo da Maia, Portugal
Guest lecturer and Researcher -
Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Paredes
Other, Paredes, Portugal
Psychologist
Research
Intimate Partner Violence in Portugal
| Authors | Ariana Correia, Mafalda Ferreira, Joana Topa, ... |
| Year | 2024 |
| Book Title | Investigating and Combating Gender-Related Victimization | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Sexual Violence against LGBT People in Portugal: Experiences of Portuguese Victims of Domestic Violence
| Authors | Sofia Neves, Mafalda Ferreira, Edgar Sousa, ... |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Using cinema voice to promote positive intimate relationships among European youth: The Lights4Violence Project
| Authors | Sofia Neves, Francesca Ieracitano, Joana Topa, ... |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | Children & Society | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Proceedings of the 4th IPLeiria’s International Health Congress
| Year | 2018 |
| Journal Name | BMC Health Services Research |
Maternal health services: an equal or framed territory?
| Authors | Joana Bessa Topa, Conceição Oliveira Nogueira, Sofia Antunes Neves |
| Year | 2017 |
| Journal Name | International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Mulheres imigrantes em Portugal: uma análise de género
| Authors | Ana Sofia Antunes das NEVES, Maria da Conceição Oliveira Carvalho NOGUEIRA, Joana Bessa TOPA, ... |
| Year | 2016 |
| Journal Name | Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas) | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
The ORL from the 3rd millennium B.C. to the 3rd millennium A.D. in the Americas
| Authors | Milton Rizzi, Sandra Burgues |
| Year | 2003 |
| Journal Name | International Congress Series |
I Was the Violence Victim, I Am the Perpetrator: Bullying and Cyberbullying Perpetration and Associated Factors among Adolescents
| Authors | Barbara Jankowiak, Sylwia Jaskulska, Vanesa Pérez-Martínez, ... |
| Year | 2024 |
| Journal Name | Social Sciences | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
As mulheres e as semelhantes situações de violência em Brasil e Portugal
| Authors | Priscila Mazza de Faria Braga, Dora Mariela Salcedo Barrientos, Lislaine Aparecida Fracolli, ... |
| Year | 2024 |
| Journal Name | CONTRIBUCIONES A LAS CIENCIAS SOCIALES | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
The Trajectories That Remain to Be Told: Civic Participation, Immigrant Organizations, and Women’s Leadership in Portugal
| Authors | Joana Topa, Joana Topa, Carla Cerqueira, ... |
| Year | 2023 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Captar y comprender la realidad de los inmigrantes sudamericanos a partir del análisis del discurso
| Authors | Dora Mariela Salcedo Barrientos, Olivier Gérard Angel Méric, Luiza Lopes Romero, ... |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | CONTRIBUCIONES A LAS CIENCIAS SOCIALES |
“We Are Tired”—The Sharing of Unpaid Work between Immigrant Women and Men in Portugal
| Authors | Estefânia Silva, Cláudia Casimiro, Cristina Pereira Vieira, ... |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | Social Sciences | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Domestic Violence against LGBTI People: Perspectives of Portuguese Education Professionals
| Authors | Edgar Sousa, Sofia Neves, Mafalda Ferreira, ... |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Trans Women’s Body Self-Image and Health: Meanings and Impacts of Sex Work
| Authors | Joana Topa, Eduarda Moreira, Sofia Neves, ... |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | Social Sciences | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
The Implementation of Dating Violence Prevention Programmes in Portugal and Their Effectiveness: Perspectives of Professionals
| Authors | Sofia Neves, Inês Santos, Joana Topa |
| Year | 2022 |
| Journal Name | Social Sciences | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Violent intimate relationships of Brazilian women in Portugal
| Authors | Estefânia Silva, Mafalda Mendes, Sofia Neves, ... |
| Year | 2022 |
| Journal Name | Migraciones. Publicación del Instituto Universitario de Estudios sobre Migraciones | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Bullying and Cyberbullying Victimization and Associated Factors among Adolescents in Six European Countries
| Authors | Sylwia Jaskulska, Barbara Jankowiak, Vanesa Pérez-Martínez, ... |
| Year | 2022 |
| Journal Name | Sustainability | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Death Threats and Attempted Femicide in the Context of Domestic Violence in Portugal
| Authors | Sofia Neves, Emília Silva, Joana Topa, ... |
| Year | 2022 |
| Journal Name | Social Sciences | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
The Role of School Social Support and School Social Climate in Dating Violence Victimization Prevention among Adolescents in Europe
| Authors | Barbara Jankowiak, Sylwia Jaskulska, Belén Sanz-Barbero, ... |
| Year | 2020 |
| Journal Name | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Rede Bayesiana para previsão de Evasão Escolar
| Authors | Willian Maria, João Luccas Damiani, Max Pereira |
| Year | 2016 |
| Journal Name | Anais dos Workshops do V Congresso Brasileiro de Informática na Educação (CBIE 2016) |
Vivências de Mulheres Brasileiras nos Serviços de Saúde Materna
| Authors | J.B. Topa, C. Nogueira, S. Neves |
| Year | 2016 |
| Journal Name | Gênero & Direito |
Suggested Research
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Postpartum Experiences of Racialised Brazilian Women in Portugal: An Analysis of Obstetric Violence as Gender-Based Violence
| Authors | Mariana Holanda Rusu, Conceicao Nogueira, Joana Topa |
| Year | 2024 |
| Citations (WoS) | 1 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
Racism in Football in Portugal: Perceptions of Multiple Actors
| Authors | Sofia Neves, Joana Topa, Janete Borges, ... |
| Year | 2023 | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |