Filipe Barrocas Lima

Filipe Barrocas Lima serves as an Associate Professor at the Lisbon School of Social Communication (ESCS-IPL) within the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon and maintains a secondary affiliation with the Leiria School of Education and Social Sciences (ESECS-IPL) at the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria. His instructional focus includes multimedia communication, content production, and communication design within the Department of Audiovisual and Multimedia.

Educational background:

• Bachelor's degree in Audiovisual and Multimedia from ESCS-IPL
• Specialist Degree in Audiovisual and Multimedia Communication from Polytechnic of Lisbon (IPL)
• PhD candidate in Communication Sciences at NOVA FCSH (Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universidade Nova de Lisboa)

His research examines mental health literacy in streaming content, bridging academic theory with over a decade of professional communications consulting experience. Primary research domains include Communication, Multimedia Communication, Health Communication, Mental Health Literacy, and Streaming Media, with significant contributions to health and wellness communication applications.

Professional narrative: Combines academic instruction with extensive industry experience in health communication consulting, focusing on practical applications of streaming media for mental health awareness. Current doctoral research at NOVA FCSH represents his primary scholarly contribution, investigating how streaming platforms influence mental health literacy.