Andreia Garcia

Andreia Garcia serves as an Invited Assistant Professor in the Public Relations and Organizational Communication section at the School of Social Communication, Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon. Her academic work centers on Portuguese healthcare communication systems with emphasis on primary care institutions and public health entities. Her office is located in room 2G8 at ESCS.

Dr. Garcia's research spans health communication, organizational communication, and public relations with specialized focus on social media utilization by health institutions, crisis communication during pandemics, and risk messaging in primary healthcare settings. Her work consistently examines Portuguese case studies including pharmaceutical companies, national health service users, and family health units, revealing systemic challenges in health information dissemination and patient-provider communication dynamics.

Analysis of her 2021-2025 publications shows dominant trends in pandemic-era health communication, particularly examining social media strategies of European public health institutions, quality assessment of health information materials, and psychological impacts of workplace conditions in Brazilian public services. Her methodological approach combines case studies, content analysis, and user perspective evaluations across Portuguese healthcare contexts.

No scientific awards were identified in the available documentation.

While active in academic communication research, no information was provided regarding student advising activities, doctoral supervision, or research grant acquisitions.

The available sources contain no references to laboratory affiliations, research teams, or collaborative institutional partnerships beyond institutional case studies.