Fernanda P. Rodrigues, member of the CIIE and Affiliate Professor at FPCEUP, took office as President of the Order of Social Workers on December 13, 2024.

Fernanda P. Rodrigues has a degree in Social Work and Sociology from the Instituto Superior de Serviço Social do Porto and the Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e Empresa, Lisbon. She has a PhD in Social Work, Social Policies and Social Movements from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil.

Her professional activity is mainly concentrated in the field of Social Assistance/Social Security, as well as in administrative positions at the local level. She has held various positions coordinating policies, measures and projects in the Poverty and Social Exclusion field at national and European levels.

She has taught and coordinated I, II and III cycle Social Work courses in public and private schools. She has experience in evaluating and monitoring social and local development projects and consulting on public policies. She has published several papers individually and as a member of research and intervention groups.

At FPCEUP, she has taught several courses on the Master's programme in Educational Sciences and has been a team member on various research projects integrated into the CIIE.