Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Postpartum Experiences of Racialised Brazilian Women in Portugal: An Analysis of Obstetric Violence as Gender-Based Violence

Dr. Joana Topa is an Assistant Professor at the University of Maia (UMAIA), an Integrated Researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Gender Studies (CIEG) of the Higher Institute of Social and Political Sciences of the University of Lisbon, and an Associate Researcher at the Centre for Psychology of the University of Porto. She holds a Ph.D. in Social Psychology (2013) from the University of Minho. She has been a university lecturer since 2011 and is currently a member of the scientific council of the University of Maia (Portugal). She is a member of the Portuguese Board of Psychologists, recognised as a social and educational psychology specialist with advanced specialisation in community psychology. She is also a specialist in gender equality and migration for the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (CIG) and a certified trainer for the Scientific Pedagogical Council for Continuing Education. She is currently a member of the Portuguese team of the Uni4Equity project—Strengthening Universities' Response to Sexual Harassment with an Equity Approach, funded by the European Commission. She also participates in the transdisciplinary network “Women on the Move” (CA19112), funded by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST). Her main research interests are migration issues, gender-based violence, maternal health, diversity, and discrimination through a feminist, decolonial, and critical lens.