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Raquel Matos is an Associate Professor, researcher at the Research Centre for Human Development and Dean of the Faculty of Education and Psychology at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa. She completed her PhD in Psychology in 2007 at the University of Minho, where she presented the thesis "Unusual lives of usual girls: life pathways, meanings of crime and identity construction". In the last decades she has developed research projects on gender, crime and imprisonment and published articles and book chapters on women in prison, as well as on gender and migration control. She has also been researching on the life paths and experiences of young people in the justice system. In this context, she has coordinated several European projects in Portugal. Raquel Matos is currently working on the impact of gender equality movements on public policies and practices in the justice, health, and education systems, in Portugal. Throughout her career, she has networked with academics from other scientific areas, in particular sociology, anthropology, and law, and with academics and professionals from other countries. She has been a visiting researcher at the Universities of Bath, Toronto and Oxford.
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Unusual Lives of Usual Girls: Life pathways, meanings of crime and identity construction in young women inmates, University of Minho
Award Date: 25 Jan 2007
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UCP2 MH: UCP2 Mental Health: Integrated Mental Health Promotion System
Campos, L. (PI), Matos, R. (Researcher), Lima, V. S. (Researcher), Veríssimo, L. (Researcher), Costa, D. (Researcher), Branquinho, C. (Researcher), Gonçalves, A. (Researcher), Dias, C. A. C. (Researcher), Leite, Â. (Researcher), Ribeiro, C. (Researcher), Cabral, E. (Research Assistant), Cunha, A. (Research Assistant) & Costa, M. (Researcher)
Direção-Geral de Ensino Superior
1/06/24 → 30/11/26
Project: Research
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Contrato de prestação de serviços - Conselho Nacional de Juventude
Matos, R. (PI)
1/11/21 → 31/05/22
Project: Consultancy
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SUCCESS: Strengthening Criminology teaching through Cooperation among European and South-american universitiS
Matos, R. (Researcher), Carvalho, M. C. (Researcher), Peixtoto, C. E. (Researcher), Ribeiro, C. (Assistant Professor) & Cunha, M. D. C. (Researcher)
15/01/20 → 14/01/24
Project: Research
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SAFEZONE: SAFE ZONE
Barbosa, M. (PI), Matos, R. (Associate Professor), Ribeiro, C. (Assistant Professor), Carneiro, A. (Assistant Professor), Negrão, M. (Assistant Professor) & Lira, A. R. (Researcher)
1/01/20 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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CEDH: Research Centre for Human Development
Dias, P. (Assistant Professor), Matos, R. (Associate Professor), Carvalho, M. C. (Assistant Professor), Peixtoto, C. E. (Researcher), Pires, C. V. (Researcher), Carneiro, A. (Invited Assistant Professor), Ribeiro, L. M. (Assistant Professor), Barbosa, M. (Assistant Professor), Martins, F. (Invited Assistant Professor), Moreno, A. (Researcher), Costa, M. (Researcher), Andrade, A. (Assistant Professor), Fonseca, A. M. (Associate Professor), Silva, A. (Researcher), Gaspar, A. (Invited Assistant Professor), Machado, B. C. (Assistant Professor), Morais, C. (Invited Assistant Professor), Ribeiro, C. (Assistant Professor), Ribeiro, C. (Assistant Professor), Palmeirão, C. (Assistant Professor), Mesquita, D. (Invited Assistant Professor), Soares, D. (Invited Assistant Professor), Veiga, E. (Assistant Professor), Palha, F. (Assistant Professor), Sobral, F. (Assistant Professor), Cabral, I. (Assistant Professor), Baptista, I. (Associate Professor), Pinto, J. C. (Assistant Professor), Azevedo, J. (Full Professor), Machado, J. (Researcher), Lagarto, J. R. (Researcher), Alves, J. M. (Invited Associate Professor), Ribeiro, L. (Invited Assistant Professor), Campos, L. (Assistant Professor), Orvalho, L. (Researcher), Veríssimo, L. (Assistant Professor), Roldão, M. D. C. (Researcher), Xavier, M. R. (Assistant Professor), Negrão, M. (Assistant Professor), Carvalho, M. (Invited Assistant Professor), Oliveira, M. (Adjunct Professor), Batista, P. (Contracted Doctorate), Oliveira-Silva, P. (Assistant Professor), Pereira, P. (Assistant Professor), Serrão, R. (Researcher), Lima, V. S. (Assistant Professor), Ribeiro, P. (PI) & Rocha, M. M. M. (PI)
1/01/20 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Penal policy in practice in Portugal: gender blind approaches persist alongside limited feminist impact
Matos, R., Soares, M., Castro, M. M. V. D. & Ribeiro, C., 2025, (Accepted/In press) Gender equality behind bars: a feminist approach to penality policies worldwide. Springer Nature Switzerland AGResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Jovens adultos
Matos, R. & Carvalho, M. J. L. D., 18 Dec 2024, Manual de justiça juvenil e de justiça penal. Carvalho, M. J. L. D., Duarte, V., Gomes, S. & Granja, R. (eds.). Vila Nova de Famalicão: Edições Humus, p. 337-350 13 p. (Debater o Social; no. 62).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Políticas penales, prisión y género: debates feministas contemporáneos y miradas cruzadas desde diferentes latitudes
Translated title of the contribution :Penal policies, prison, and gender: contemporary feminist debates and intersecting perspectives from different latitudes Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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At the ‘risky’ end of things: labelling, self-concept and the role of supportive relationships in young lives
Matos, R., Campos, L., Martins, F., Deakin, J., Carneiro, A., Fox, C. & Markina, A., 20 Feb 2023, In: Journal of Youth Studies. 26, 3, p. 313-330 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Estudo sobre a participação política juvenil em Portugal: resultados de um inquérito online e de grupos de discussão com jovens: relatório final
Translated title of the contribution :Study on youth political participation in Portugal: results of an online survey and focus groups with young people Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Activities
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Palavras que Magoam: Um Modelo Preditivo da Agressividade Verbal com Base em Variáveis Psicossociais numa Amostra Comunitária
Matos, R. (Main Examiner)
20 Oct 2025Activity: Examination
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Juventude e extrema-direita: Padrões de participação política, comunicação digital e hipóteses explicativas
Soares, M. C. (Speaker) & Matos, R. (Speaker)
Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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A INTEGRAÇÃO DE CRIANÇAS E ADOLESCENTES REFUGIADOS NO ÂMBITO DA SAÚDE MENTAL: AS REALIDADES DO BRASIL E DE PORTUGAL
Matos, R. (Main Examiner)
6 Mar 2025Activity: Examination
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Gender-Sensitive practices in the Portuguese Prison System: A critical analysis based on the perspectives of prison staff and inmates
Matos, R. (Speaker), Castro, M. M. V. D. (Speaker), Ribeiro, C. (Speaker) & Soares, M. C. (Speaker)
4 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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University of Saint Joseph
Matos, R. (Lecturer)
20 Nov 2024 → 2 Dec 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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O papel da sociedade civil na (des)legitimação da violência de Estado
2/03/14
1 Media contribution
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Impacts
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Contrato de prestação de serviços - Conselho Nacional de Juventude
Matos, R. (Consultant)
Impact: Social impacts