Joana Sousa

  • Lecturer
  • Assistant Professor
Biographical note

Nutritionist since 2001 and PhD in Public Health, specialty in Health Promotion (nutrition branch) since 2010. Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (Nutrition Laboratory). Teaching and research experience since 2001 with a focus on nutrition and public health and particular interest in childhood and adolescence.  Member of the Board of Ordem dos Nutricionistas since 2012. Between 2001 and 2017 she was Professor at the Lisbon School of Health Technology (scientific area of dietetics). Integrated member of the FCT Research Unit - Institute of Environmental Health of Lisbon School of Medicine. Author and co-author of national and international scientific publications and communications with predominance in the theme of public health and nutrition and member of the organizing and / or scientific committee of several national and international scientific events in the area of nutrition. Integrates and has integrated national and European funded projects.