Samira Lima Da Costa

Biography

She is currently Assistant Professor IV of the Department of Occupational Therapy at UFRJ and the Graduate Program in Psychosociology of Communities and Social Ecology at UFRJ. He has acted, taught, guided and researched the relations between memory, territory, culture, communities and occupation. He holds a degree in Occupational Therapy from the Federal University of São Carlos (1995), a specialization in Public Health from the Federal University of São Carlos (1996), a Master's degree in Education from the Federal University of São Carlos (2000) and a PhD in Community Psychology and Social Ecology by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2007). She was Professor of the Occupational Therapy course and Postgraduate Program in Health Education of UNIFESP-BS from 2008 to 2013. She is a member of the CNPq Research Group "Communities, Environment and Development - UFRJ"; since 2005, with research focused on community attention, valorization of local memory and development impacts. She is also a member of the CNPq Research Group "Laboratory for Studies and Research in Training and Work in Health - LEPETS" of UNIFESP Baixada Santista since its inception (2009), with research on interprofessional training and care production in territorial networks.

Research Interest

Areas of interest: Psychosociology; Occupational Social Therapy; Social Public Policies; Traditional Occupations; communities in social vulnerability, the social role of the university.