Ana Luísa Costa holds a PhD in Educational Sciences and an Integrated Master in Psychology - FPCEUP. Her main research interests and professional activities focus on professional activism (advocacy), political participation and education, educational, social and community intervention with people in situations of vulnerability, social justice, community psychology, and harm reduction. She is author and co-author of scientific papers and book chapters about these topics.
From 2017 to 2018, Ana worked as a research fellow 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.
She is currently collaborating as 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; and in a study about the impact of NGDO's non-formal education practices for social transformation. All developed at CIIE, FPCEUP.
Between 2008 and 2016 Ana worked at APDES - a non-governmental organization that implements action-research projects with communities and people in situations of vulnerability. At APDES, she was: 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.
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
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 - Support and Empowerment for Female Sex Workers and Trafficked Women 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]
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]
Book chapter
Fostering social inclusion of people in situations of vulnerability: experience from the Italian and Portuguese contexts.
Damiani, Valeria; Coimbra, Susana; Costa, Ana L.
Book chapter
Joining voices for social inclusion: Activism and resilience of professionals working with people in situations of vulnerability.
Costa, Ana L.; Coimbra, Susana
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]
Costa, Ana L.; Coimbra, Susana
Journal article
A Typology of Professional Activism in Educational, Social and Community Intervention [Uma Tipologia do Ativismo Profissional na Intervenção Educativa, Social e Comunitária].
Costa, Ana L.; Vaz, Henrique; Menezes, Isabel. Corresponding author: 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
Exploring the meanings of professional activism
Ana L. Costa; 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
Conference poster
The Activist Craft: Learning Processes and Outcomes of Professional Activism
Costa, Ana L.; Vaz, Henrique; Menezes, Isabel. Corresponding author: Menezes, Isabel
Conference abstract
Meanings and Pedagogy of Professional Activism.
Costa, Ana L.; Vaz, Henrique; Menezes, Isabel
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.
Book chapter
Fostering social inclusion of people in situations of vulnerability: experience from the Italian and Portuguese contexts.
Damiani, Valeria; Coimbra, Susana; Costa, Ana L.
Book chapter
Joining voices for social inclusion: Activism and resilience of professionals working with people in situations of vulnerability.
Costa, Ana L.; Coimbra, Susana
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
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]
Journal article
A Typology of Professional Activism in Educational, Social and Community Intervention [Uma Tipologia do Ativismo Profissional na Intervenção Educativa, Social e Comunitária].
Costa, Ana L.; Vaz, Henrique; Menezes, Isabel. Corresponding author: Menezes, Isabel
Journal article
Exploring the meanings of professional activism
Ana L. Costa; 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
Conference poster
The Activist Craft: Learning Processes and Outcomes of Professional Activism
Costa, Ana L.; Vaz, Henrique; Menezes, Isabel. Corresponding author: Menezes, Isabel
Conference abstract
Meanings and Pedagogy of Professional Activism.
Costa, Ana L.; Vaz, Henrique; 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. Corresponding author: Costa, Ana Luísa
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.
Conference poster
Conceptions and Meanings of Professional Activism
Costa, Ana L.; Vaz, Henrique; Menezes, Isabel
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]
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