Sandra Borges Tavares

Sandra Borges Tavares is an Invited Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Human Sciences, Portuguese Catholic University since 2023, and a Researcher at the Research Centre for Communication and Culture (CECC). She holds a PhD in Youth, Media and Memory Studies from King's College London (2014–2019) and a Master's degree from the University of Minho (2004–2008). Her research focuses on youth identity, media's role in citizenship, and memory, particularly in the context of global events like the Olympic Games. She has received a grant from the International Olympic Committee (2015) and contributed to projects like 'Comunicação e Inteligência Artificial' (2023–2025). Her work intersects AI's impact on youth and UN Sustainable Development Goals related to education.

• Educations:
  • PhD in Youth, Media and Memory Studies, King's College London (2014–2019)
  • Master's in Communication, University of Minho (2004–2008)
• Research Interests: Youth studies, media literacy, citizenship education, memory studies, and AI in youth contexts.
• Key Projects:
  • Comunicação e Inteligência Artificial (2023–2025)
  • Analysis of Olympic legacies on youth identity

Her publications explore topics like youth policy, Olympic legacies, and AI's societal impact. She has supervised a Master's thesis on corporate engagement strategies and serves as a peer-reviewer for the Journal of Youth Studies. She is affiliated with the Portuguese Literacy Association for Media and Journalism and the Digital Media Nation Project (CEcomp-FLUL).