Catarina Marques dos Santos

Catarina Marques dos Santos is an Assistant Professor in the School of Business and Economics at Maastricht University, specializing in Organisation, Strategy & Entrepreneurship. She holds a double PhD from Maastricht University and ISCTE-IUL, focusing on Human Resources Management and Development. Her research explores team dynamics, temporal aspects of teamwork, and human-AI collaboration. She has been awarded a prestigious Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship and has published in top journals like The Leadership Quarterly and Group & Organization Management.

• Education: Double PhD (2016), MSc in Social & Organizational Psychology (2010), BSc in Psychology (2008)
• Roles: Programme Leader for Master in International Business (Organisation specialization), Course Coordinator (Managers@Work, Crisis Management in Organisations)

Her research emphasizes strategies to enhance team mental models, conflict management, and adaptive leadership. Recent work examines Generative AI's impact on education and organizational contexts. She co-edited a special issue on team virtuality and serves on the University Fund Limburg/SWOL grants committee.

Publications highlight interventions for team performance, leadership transitions, and shared mental models. She designs educational projects like 'Fostering critical thinking in Generative AI-intensive education' supported by grants from Maastricht University.