Ana Luísa Costa holds a PhD in Education Sciences and an Integrated Master in Psychology - FPCEUP. Her main research interests and professional activities focus on professional activism (advocacy), political participation and political education, activist learning and knowledge production, educational, social and community intervention, professionals' practices and knowledge to work with people in situations of vulnerability, social justice, adult education, community psychology, and harm reduction. She is the author and co-author of scientific papers and book chapters on these topics. Recently, she won an FCT highly competitive FCT tender (CEEC IND) to develop the individual project 'Know-how to speak out: Education for and in professional activism' (2024-2030; 2023.06314.CEECIND) and became part of the Portuguese team of the Horizon Europe project SINCRONY - interSectIonal iNClusion in delibeRation and participatiON with Youth (2024-2027; Grant ID: 101132459). Ana's FCT-funded PhD (PD/BD/135472/2017, COVID/BD/152738/2022) was about professional activism (e.g., advocacy, social activism) in educational, social, and community intervention with people in situations of vulnerability. Before the PhD, she had a research scholarship in ADVENUS - Developing On-line Training Resources for Adult Refugees (2016-1-NO01-KA204-022090); and ReGap - Reducing the Educational Gap for Migrants and Refugees in EU Countries with Highly Relevant e-Learning Resources Offering Strong Social Belonging (2017-1-NO01-KA204-034182). Both projects aimed to create culturally and gender-sensitive educational resources for refugees, migrants, and educators. During and after the PhD she was a researcher in the project LIDA - Learning Inclusion in a Digital Age: to Belong and Find a Voice in a Changing Europe (2020-1-NO01-KA204076518), focused on learning inclusion and active citizenship, engaging people in poverty or social exclusion, and professionals. She was also involved in a study about the impact of NGDO's non-formal education practices for social transformation and in the writing/development of dissemination outputs of the project ClimActiC - Citizenship for Climate: Building Bridges between Citizenship and Science for Climate Adaptation (NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000071). All developed at CIIE, FPCEUP. Between 2008 and 2016, Ana worked at APDES - an NGO that implements action-research projects with communities and people in situations of vulnerability. At APDES, she was a member of the coordinating council, general coordinator of national and European action-research projects, outreach worker and representative of the organization in national and European networks.
SINCRONY: interSectIonal iNClusion in delibeRation and participatiON with Youth
[Accepted for funding] Know-how to speak out: Education for and in professional activism (2023.06314.CEECIND)
ClimActiC: Citizenship for Climate – Building Bridges between Citizenship and Science for Climate Adaptation
Participation in the writing and development of a Policy Brief and a Toolkit based on the Collaborative Climate Laboratories (CiCli-Labs) implemented in this project.
The impact of NGDOs' non-formal education practices for social transformation, within the framework of the EDCG in Portugal
LIDA -Learning Inclusion in a Digital Age: to Belong and Find a Voice in a Changing Europe
The professional is political: professional activism in educational, social and community intervention [O profissional é político: o ativismo profissional na intervenção educativa, social e comunitária]
ADVENUS - Developing on-line training resources for adult refugees
REGAP - Reducing the Educational Gap for Migrants and Refugees
NPS in Europe - New Psychoactive Substances among People who use drugs heavily - towards effective and comprehensive health responses in Europe
INDOORS - Empowerment and Skill Building Tools for National and Migrant Female Sex Workers Working in Hidden Places
SINCRONY: interSectIonal iNClusion in delibeRation and participatiON with Youth
[Accepted for funding] Know-how to speak out: Education for and in professional activism (2023.06314.CEECIND)
ClimActiC: Citizenship for Climate – Building Bridges between Citizenship and Science for Climate Adaptation
Participation in the writing and development of a Policy Brief and a Toolkit based on the Collaborative Climate Laboratories (CiCli-Labs) implemented in this project.
The impact of NGDOs' non-formal education practices for social transformation, within the framework of the EDCG in Portugal
LIDA -Learning Inclusion in a Digital Age: to Belong and Find a Voice in a Changing Europe
The professional is political: professional activism in educational, social and community intervention [O profissional é político: o ativismo profissional na intervenção educativa, social e comunitária]
ADVENUS - Developing on-line training resources for adult refugees
REGAP - Reducing the Educational Gap for Migrants and Refugees
NPS in Europe - New Psychoactive Substances among People who use drugs heavily - towards effective and comprehensive health responses in Europe
INDOORS - Empowerment and Skill Building Tools for National and Migrant Female Sex Workers Working in Hidden Places
Porto G - Education for health and citizenship in sex work [Educação para a saúde e cidadania no âmbito do trabalho sexual]
CHECK!N Lisbon - project to reduce the risks of drug use and sexuality in party contexts
CHECK!N Viseu - project to reduce the risks of drug use and sexuality in party contexts
INDOORS - Empowerment and Skill Building Tools for National and Migrant Female Sex Workers Working in Hidden Places
Porto G - Education for health and citizenship in sex work [Educação para a saúde e cidadania no âmbito do trabalho sexual]
INDOORS - Support and Empowerment for Female Sex Workers and Trafficked Women Working in Hidden Places
NEWIP - Nightlife Empowerment & Well-being Implementation Project
CHECK!N Viseu - Harm reduction in party settings [Redução de riscos em contextos festivos]
CHECK!N - Harm reduction in party settings [Redução de riscos em contextos festivos]
CHECK!N - Harm reduction in party settings [Redução de riscos em contextos festivos]
Book chapter
Joining Voices for Social Inclusion: Activism and Resilience of Professionals Working with People in Situations of Vulnerability
Costa, Ana Luísa; Coimbra, Susana. Corresponding author: Costa, Ana Luísa
Book chapter
Fostering Social Inclusion of People in Situations of Vulnerability: Experiences from the Italian and Portuguese Contexts
Damiani, Valeria; Coimbra, Susana; Costa, Ana Luísa. Corresponding author: Damiani, Valeria
Manual
LIDA Handbook. Learning Inclusion in a Digital Age
Teixeira, Elsa Guedes; Coimbra, Susana; Caramelo, João; Costa, Ana Luísa
Conference abstract
[Dissertations and Theses Summary - The professional is political: professional activism in educational, social and community intervention] Resumo de Dissertações e Teses - O profissional é político: o ativismo profissional na intervenção educativa, social e comunitária
Costa, Ana Luísa
Test
Escala da Tipologia de Ativismo Profissional (ETAP)
Costa, Ana Luísa; Vaz, Henrique; Menezes, Isabel
Report
Brief [Non-formal education within the framework of EDCG in NGDOs in Portugal] Educação Não Formal no quadro da EDCG nas ONGD em Portugal: potencialidades, dificuldades e caminhos de ação
Dalila Margarida Pinto Coelho; Ana Beatriz Pinho; Caramelo, João; Costa, Ana Luísa. Corresponding author: Dalila Margarida Pinto Coelho
Conference abstract
[The place of the political in educational, social and community intervention: meanings, knowledge and practices of professional activism] O lugar do político na intervenção educativa, social e comunitária: sentidos, saberes e práticas do ativismo profissional
Costa, Ana Luísa; Vaz, Henrique; Menezes, Isabel
Report
[Non-formal education within the framework of EDCG in NGDOs in Portugal] Educação Não Formal no quadro da EDCG nas ONGD em Portugal: potencialidades, dificuldades e caminhos de ação.
Dalila Margarida Pinto Coelho; Ana Beatriz Pinho; Caramelo, João; Costa, Ana Luísa. Corresponding author: Dalila Margarida Pinto Coelho
Thesis / Dissertation
[The professional is political: professional activism in educational, social and community intervention] O profissional é político: o ativismo profissional na intervenção educativa, social e comunitária
Dalila Margarida Pinto Coelho; Ana Beatriz Pinho; Caramelo, João; Costa, Ana Luísa. Corresponding author: Dalila Margarida Pinto Coelho
Journal article
UMA TIPOLOGIA DO ATIVISMO PROFISSIONAL NA INTERVENÇÃO EDUCATIVA, SOCIAL E COMUNITÁRIA [A TYPOLOGY OF PROFESSIONAL ACTIVISM IN EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY INTERVENTION]
Costa, Ana Luísa; Vaz, Henrique; Menezes, Isabel. Corresponding author: Menezes, Isabel
Manual
LIDA Handbook. Learning Inclusion in a Digital Age
Teixeira, Elsa Guedes; Coimbra, Susana; Caramelo, João; Costa, Ana Luísa
Conference abstract
[Dissertations and Theses Summary - The professional is political: professional activism in educational, social and community intervention] Resumo de Dissertações e Teses - O profissional é político: o ativismo profissional na intervenção educativa, social e comunitária
Costa, Ana Luísa
Book chapter
Joining Voices for Social Inclusion: Activism and Resilience of Professionals Working with People in Situations of Vulnerability
Costa, Ana Luísa; Coimbra, Susana. Corresponding author: Costa, Ana Luísa
Book chapter
Fostering Social Inclusion of People in Situations of Vulnerability: Experiences from the Italian and Portuguese Contexts
Damiani, Valeria; Coimbra, Susana; Costa, Ana Luísa. Corresponding author: Damiani, Valeria
Test
Escala da Tipologia de Ativismo Profissional (ETAP)
Costa, Ana Luísa; Vaz, Henrique; Menezes, Isabel
Conference abstract
[The place of the political in educational, social and community intervention: meanings, knowledge and practices of professional activism] O lugar do político na intervenção educativa, social e comunitária: sentidos, saberes e práticas do ativismo profissional
Costa, Ana Luísa; Vaz, Henrique; Menezes, Isabel
Test
Escala da Tipologia de Ativismo Profissional (ETAP)
Costa, Ana Luísa; Vaz, Henrique; Menezes, Isabel
Report
[Non-formal education within the framework of EDCG in NGDOs in Portugal] Educação Não Formal no quadro da EDCG nas ONGD em Portugal: potencialidades, dificuldades e caminhos de ação.
Dalila Margarida Pinto Coelho; Ana Beatriz Pinho; Caramelo, João; Costa, Ana Luísa. Corresponding author: Dalila Margarida Pinto Coelho
Report
Brief [Non-formal education within the framework of EDCG in NGDOs in Portugal] Educação Não Formal no quadro da EDCG nas ONGD em Portugal: potencialidades, dificuldades e caminhos de ação
Dalila Margarida Pinto Coelho; Ana Beatriz Pinho; Caramelo, João; Costa, Ana Luísa. Corresponding author: Dalila Margarida Pinto Coelho
Conference abstract
[The place of the political in educational, social and community intervention: meanings, knowledge and practices of professional activism] O lugar do político na intervenção educativa, social e comunitária: sentidos, saberes e práticas do ativismo profissional
Costa, Ana Luísa; Vaz, Henrique; Menezes, Isabel
Journal article
The professional becoming political: exploring predictors of engagement with professional activism(s).
Costa, Ana L.; Vaz, Henrique; Menezes, Isabel. Corresponding author: Menezes, Isabel
Journal article
UMA TIPOLOGIA DO ATIVISMO PROFISSIONAL NA INTERVENÇÃO EDUCATIVA, SOCIAL E COMUNITÁRIA [A TYPOLOGY OF PROFESSIONAL ACTIVISM IN EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY INTERVENTION]
Costa, Ana Luísa; Vaz, Henrique; Menezes, Isabel. Corresponding author: Menezes, Isabel
Thesis / Dissertation
[The professional is political: professional activism in educational, social and community intervention] O profissional é político: o ativismo profissional na intervenção educativa, social e comunitária
Conference abstract
The professional is political: the place and form of professional activism in educational, social and community intervention
Costa, Ana Luísa; Vaz, Henrique; Menezes, Isabel
Conference abstract
The professional is political: the place and form of professional activism in educational, social and community intervention
Costa, Ana Luísa; Vaz, Henrique; Menezes, Isabel
Conference abstract
Meanings and Pedagogy of Professional Activism.
Costa, Ana L.; Vaz, Henrique; Menezes, Isabel
Journal article
Exploring the meanings of professional activism
Ana L. Costa; Vaz, Henrique; Menezes, Isabel. Corresponding author: Menezes, Isabel
Conference poster
The Activist Craft: Learning Processes and Outcomes of Professional Activism
Costa, Ana L.; Vaz, Henrique; Menezes, Isabel. Corresponding author: Menezes, Isabel
Journal article
The Activist Craft: Learning Processes and Outcomes of Professional Activism
Costa, Ana L.; Vaz, Henrique; Menezes, Isabel. Corresponding author: Menezes, Isabel
Journal article
Professionals’ key knowledge, competences and practices to promote social inclusion of refugees
Costa, Ana Luísa; Coimbra, Susana; Pinto, Marta; Teixeira, Elsa Guedes; Caramelo, João
Manual
Reducing educational gap for migrants and refugees in EU countries. Booklet for Educators (co-author)
Caramelo, João; Coimbra, Susana; Teixeira, Elsa; Costa, Ana Luísa; Pinto, Marta
Book chapter
Community-Based Full-Spectrum Harm Reduction hen caring for Psychoactive and Psychedelic-Related Problems at a Transformational Festival.
Carvalho, M. C.; Vale Pires, Cristiana; Costa, Ana L.; Martins, D.; Valente, H.; Macedo, I.; Frango, P.; Lira, R.
Report
Intellectual output 1: Design of the REGAP educational model and course template (REGAP “Reducing the Educational Gap for migrants and refugees in EU countries with highly relevant e-learning resources offering strong social belonging)
Pinto, Marta; Teixeira, Elsa ; Costa, Ana Luísa; Caramelo, João; Coimbra, Susana
Conference poster
Conceptions and Meanings of Professional Activism
Costa, Ana L.; Vaz, Henrique; Menezes, Isabel
Journal article
NPS policy: Moving Forward, Reporting the Seminar
Costa, Ana L.; Vale Pires, Cristiana; Helena Valente
Conference poster
NPS in Europe project: 5-country Rapid Assessment & Result,
Costa, Ana L.; Vale Pires, Cristiana; Queiroz José
Report
Rapid Assessment & Response of the NPS situation in Portugal.
Costa, Ana L.; Pires, Cristiana; Valente, Helena; Martins, Daniel; Rodrigues, Cláudia; Queiroz, José; Oliveira, M.
Conference poster
Outreach Project to support Indoor Sex Workers
Soares, Isabel; Costa, Ana L.; Dias, Sandrine; Guedes, Rui; Vale Pires, Cristiana
Conference abstract
Empathy in Harm Reduction Professionals [Empatia em Técnicos de Redução de Riscos].
Costa, Ana L.; Queirós, Cristina
Thesis / Dissertation
Personality Traits in Harm Reduction Technicians: an exploratory study on empathy and sensation seeking [Traços de personalidade em técnicos de redução de danos: um estudo exploratório sobre empatia e sobre procura de sensações]