Beatriz Besen de Oliveira

Psychologist, researcher, and project analyst. Postdoctoral researcher at the Center for the Study of Violence at the University of São Paulo. Holds a PhD from the Graduate Program in Social Change and Political Participation at the University of São Paulo (USP). Masters degree in Social Psychology from USP and in State, Government, and Public Policies from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO). Was a visiting researcher at the Center for Discourse Studies in Barcelona from March to May 2023 and a DAAD scholarship holder for a sandwich doctorate at Goethe University Frankfurt and Humboldt University of Berlin from October 2021 to September 2023. Fluent in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, with intermediate proficiency in German. Experienced as a researcher and lecturer, conducting seminars on youth political participation; fundamentals of psychology; society, environment, and human rights. Worked as a coordinator of cultural and educational projects and as an analyst of social development projects focusing on youth, political and state violence, and the Radical Right. Has been practicing as a psychoanalyst in private practice since 2014. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)