Maria Júlia da Cruz Souza

She is a student in Gerontology at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Intern in Gerontology at the Américo Brasiliense State Hospital (HEAB), member of the Research Group 'Functional and multiprofessional approach to Gerontology', certified by the CNPq Directory, and Undergraduate student at the Laboratory for the Study of Pain and Functioning in Aging (LADORFE/UFSCar). She carried out a Scientific Initiation funded by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP). (FAPESP) (2020-2021) and was a fellow of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) (Cycle 2019-2020). He worked as Financial Administrative Analyst (06/2019-07/2019) and Vice-President (07/2019-08/2020) of Envehescence - Junior Company of Gerontology, as well as participated in the Reference Center in Interdisciplinary Care in Pain (Clínica da Dor - UFSCar) (2019-2022). Effective member of the Interdisciplinary League for the Study of Pain (LIED-Curitiba). In addition, she is a fellow of the Extension Project entitled "Qualification of care offered to the elderly in primary health care", funded by the Ministry of Health. Associate member of the Brazilian Association of Gerontology (ABG803). She is interested in the field of Gerontology, focusing mainly on the following topics: Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain, Pain Neuroscience Education, Use of Educational Technologies, Health Prevention and Promotion, and Aging. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)