CURRICULUM VITAE
Maria de Nazaré Oliveira Roca
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Avenida de Berna, 26-C, 1069-061 Lisboa – Portugal
Phone: (+351) 217908300; Fax: (+351) 217908308
E-mail: [email protected].
Academic Degrees
1995: Doctorate Equivalence in Geography and Regional Planning, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon
1987: Doctorate in Geography (Fields of study: Population Geography and Development Studies), University of
Zagreb, Croatia
1975: Master of Arts in Geography (Fields of study: Labour Migration and Regional Development), The Ohio State
University, EUA.
1970: Bachelor’s degree in Geography, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Employment Record
Since 1993: Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Regional Planning, Universidade Nova de Lisboa;
Since 2008: Director and Scientific Coordinator of e-GEO Geography and Regional Planning Research Centre,
Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
1998-2003: Director and Scientific Coordinator of e-GEO Geography and Regional Planning Research Centre,
Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
1984-1992: Senior Researcher and Project Co-ordinator in the area of Population and (rural, local, regional)
development, Institute for Social Research, the University of Zagreb, Croatia
1977 – 1983: Project coordinator in the area of migration studies, Centre for Migration Studies, University of Zagreb,
Croatia
1973 –1975: Teaching Assistant, Geography Department, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Research Projects (2000 on)
2006-2010 –Project “Transnational Migration: A Challenge to the Croatian Society”. Coordinator: Institute for
Migration and Ethnic Studies, Zagreb, Republic of Croatia, financed by the Scientific Fund of Croatia. (International
Consultant)
2008 – 2011 –project "SEGREX - Second Home Expansion and Spatial Development Planning in Portugal" - e-GEO
Geographical and Regional Planning Research Centre, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade
Nova de Lisboa, Other institutions: Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias (Research team
member)
2006-2008: Projects: "Family Farming, Employment and Income in the North-eastern Region of Brazil, Centresouthern Region of Portugal and on the Santiago Island of Cape Verde" and, “Identification and diffusion of family
farming livelihood strategies: The cases of North-eastern Brazil, Centre-Southern Portugal and the Island of Santiago
on the Capeverdian Archipelago, in the scope of the Co-operation Programme in Social Sciences for the Community
of Portuguese Spoken Countries – CPLP, financed by the National Council for Scientific and Technological
Development of Brazil – CNPq. (Co-ordinator of the Portuguese team)
2004-2008: •Project DENTERRA: “Territorial Identity in Regional and Local Development: the «Oeste» Region of
Portugal. Funding: EU SAPIENS Programme – EFRD Structural Fund. (Research team member)
2005- 2008: of the project "South Atlantic Network: Territorial and Public Policies", EU Programme ALFA (teams from
Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Italy, Portugal and France). (Research team member)
2003-2007: “Development Sustainability of the Portuguese Regions, e-GEO Geography and Regional Planning
Research Centre, Universidade Nova de Lisboa. (Project Co-ordinator)
2001-2005: Porject Sociological Aspect of the Urban Network in the Transition Context, Coordinator: Institute of
Socila Sciences, Zagreb, financed by the Scientific Fund of Croatia (International Consultant).
Publications
Author or editor of 6 books, author of 13 chapters in books, 24 articles and 33 papers in proceedings.