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Ana Caetano is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Research Methods at ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, within the School of Sociology and Public Policy. She is an integrated researcher at CIES-Iscte (Center for Research and Studies in Sociology), affiliated with the Gender, Life Course and Health research group. Her work focuses on biographical crises, individual reflexivity, and structure-agency dynamics, employing qualitative methodologies.
Education:
- PhD in Sociology (ISCTE-IUL, 2013)
- Postgraduate Degree in Data Analysis in Social Sciences (ISCTE-IUL, 2009)
- Bachelor's degree in Sociology (ISCTE-IUL, 2005)
Research Interests: Her research explores biographical disruptions, self-reflection in life paths, and the interplay between societal structures and individual agency. Recent projects include studying linked family lives, biographical triangulation methods, and self-help narratives addressing crises. She has coordinated projects funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).
Grants & Projects:
- "Biographical echoes: triangulation in the study of life paths" (2018–2022)
- "LINKED - Linked lives: a longitudinal and mixed multilevel approach to the family life course" (2018–2022)
- "Resurfacing: narratives of overcoming biographical crises in self-help literature" (2018–2019)
Publications: Her work addresses themes like pandemic impacts on biographies, methodological challenges in qualitative research, and youth experiences of contingency. Recent articles emphasize crises, reflexivity, and sociological narratives.
