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Cássia Ayres

Also known as: Cássia Ayres

UNICEF, Green Innovations, Malmö University, Universidade Lusófona do Porto, Posintra, Aston University

ORCID iD 0000-0003-1080-1103
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About

Cássia is a Ph.D.​ candidate (thesis submitted) in Communication for Development Studies at University Lusófona do Porto-(Portugal). Her research is about the use of digital media for political participation towards social changes amongst young people in Brazil. She holds a Master's in Sustainable Development from Aston University (England) and Advanced Studies in Communication for Development at Malmö University (Sweden). Cássia has been working with communication and sustainable development for more than 16 years in the public and private sectors and in non-profit organizations, such as European Union, UNICEF, and UNDP, between Brazil, Angola, United Kingdom, Finland, Thailand, and Portugal.
Some of Cassia’s works can be found in this link: https://bit.ly/2HKVwLZ

Employment

  • UNICEF Manager
    2019 - Present
  • Green Innovations Communication for Development Specialist
    2017 - Present
  • UNICEF Communication Consultant
    2015 - 2016
  • Posintra Consultant
    2015 - 2015
  • Sustainability West Midlands Consultant
    2015 - 2015
  • European Union Communication Consultant
    2014 - 2014
  • Mitrelli Communication Director
    2010 - 2014
  • Fundação Arte e Cultura Deputy Director
    2010 - 2013
  • Mlink Communications and Advertisement Coordinator
    2007 - 2010

Education

  • Malmö University Advanced Studies Communication for Development and Social Change
    2017 - 2018
  • Universidade Lusófona do Porto PhD/Candidate
    2016 - Present
  • Aston University Masters Corporate Social Responsibility / Sustainability
    2014 - 2015
  • Universidade Católica do Salvador Social Communication
    1995 - 1999

Projects & Funding

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Publications (6)

  • The Views of the Youth on the Potential for Dialogue by Means of Digital Media through Paulo Freire’s Perspective
    Revista De Comunicación Y Ciudadanía Digital 2020
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  • POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, DIGITAL MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL CHANGE
    International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development 2020
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  • Um novo pensamento da comunicação para a mudança social
    Intercom: Revista Brasileira de Ciências da Comunicação 2019 DOI: 10.1590/1809-58442019312
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  • Some thoughts about youth, digital and the critical media literacies
    2019
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  • Vigilância, hostilidade e desinformação:as críticas dos jovens aos meios digitais e as contribuições das literacias críticas
    Congresso de Literacias Críticas, Media e Cidadania: tecnologia, desinformação e ética, Aveiro 2019
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  • Public space and network activism : the case Maka Angola
    Communication, technologies et développement 2018
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