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Carla Sousa
Carla Sousa is a Ph.D. in communication sciences from Lusófona University in Lisbon. Carla also has a bachelor’s degree in psychology, a master’s degree in clinical and health psychology and a post-graduate degree in applied neuropsychology from the same university, where she is part of the Centre for Research in Applied Communication, Culture, and New Technologies (CICANT) and is an assistant professor of the bachelor’s degrees in video games, psychology and computer engineering. Carla has published several papers as the author and co-author in peer-reviewed journals and has done communications in national and international conferences in the field of communication, media, social inclusion and games. She was part of several national and international funded projects such as ‘Co-Create Assistive Games for People with Intellectual Disability: ID Games’, ‘Game-Based Learning for Deaf Students: GBL4deaf’, ‘Jogos Digitais para a Literacia Mediática e Informacional – GamiLearning’ and ‘Eco for Life: ECFOLI’ (2014-2-CY02-KA205-000406). Carla has also been involved in the organization of scientific events, in referee activities and is the grant awarding coordinator of the COST Action (CA 19104) – advancing social inclusion through technology and empowerment (a-Step).
Contact: Lusófona University, CICANT, Campo Grande, 376, 1749-024, Lisbon, Portugal.