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Carlos Barros holds a PhD in Psychology, with specialisation in Social Psychology from the University of Lisbon. He has completed a post-doctoral programme in Integral Human Development at the Portuguese Catholic University. Currently works on well-being, resilience, digital connection and intergenerational solidarity in Portuguese migrants and their families/communities. Postdoctoral Researcher at the Research Centre for Communication and Culture of the Portuguese Catholic University. He is an Expert in the evaluation of Science and Technology projects at COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology (since 2020). It is the Portuguese representative on the management committee of the COST Action TraFaDy - Transnational Family Dynamics in Europe action, being Co-Leader of the Health and Well-being Group (until 2026). Received scientific support as a visiting scholar in Athens, Greece (2023); Medal of Merit from the House of Portugal in São Paulo (2023) and from the Municipality of Valongo, Porto (2021); participated in several international projects, having received COST support for the dissemination of science and participation in international research (2016, 2018 and 2023); he has been a guest lecturer and researcher on various institutional projects, in particular, his participation in the University Pact for the Promotion of Respect for Diversity, Culture of Peace and Human Rights of the Brazilian Federal Government (2018); he received a Distinction of Praise for the democratisation of Culture and Education from the Noble House of Citizenship (2014). Interests and research topics: Resilience in contexts of transition; Social norms, values and prejudices; Adaptation and Digital Connection; Human Migrations; Work-life balance; Transnational Families; Intercultural Studies.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Carlos Daniel Moreira de Barros

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1A1B-AF9E-EFB9
ORCID iD
0000-0001-5498-068X
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/02/01 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade Catolica Portuguesa Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Cultura, Portugal
2022/03 - 2024/02 Postdoc (Research) Universidade Catolica Portuguesa Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Cultura, Portugal
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2022/02 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Ciência Psicológica, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/02 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Faculdade de Ciências Humanas, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/02/14 - 2024/02/14 Mais Conexão: Resiliência em Famílias Transnacionais | More connection: Resilience in Transnational Families
GR-074770
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade Catolica Portuguesa Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Cultura, Portugal
 Porticus Amsterdam CV

Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Concluded
2020/01 - 2023/12 Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Cultura
157286UID
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2020/01 - 2023/12 Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Cultura
157741UID
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/02/01 - Current Connection and Well-being: Importance of social contexts in members of transnational families
UID/ELT/00126/2023-CECC-1
Principal investigator
Universidade Catolica Portuguesa Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Cultura, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2015/03/01 - Current Research Center in Psychological Science
UID/PSI/04527/2019
SFRH/BPD/110695/2015
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Psicologia, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Ciência Psicológica, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/09 - 2022/02 Centro de Investigação em Ciência Psicológica
UID/PSI/04527/2019
SFRH/BPD/110695/2015
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Psicologia, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Ciência Psicológica, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/10/01 - 2021/09/13 Famílias pelo Mundo: Solidariedade Intergeracional em Famílias Transnacionais
PD/BD/128345/2017
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Ciência Psicológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Strategic project for the Center for Research in Psychological Science (2019-2023)
UID/PSI/04527/2019
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Psicologia, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Ciência Psicológica, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Barros, Carlos. Entre Gerações e Fronteiras. Portugal: UCP Press. 2025.
    In press
  2. Carlos Barros. Por mais que me digam. Crónicas de uma ovelha negra. Livpsic. 2015.
  3. Carlos Barros. Teatro como ferramenta educativa psicossocial. Livpsic. 2014.
Book chapter
  1. Barros, Carlos; Ana Sofia Santos; Albert, Isabelle; Elke Murdock; Olivia watson; Hanenberg, Peter. Corresponding author: Barros, Carlos. "Multi-Generational Adaptation: The Case of Portuguese Transnational Families". In Navigating aging, Social Well-being and Cultural Expectations Among Migrant and Transnational Families.. Palgrave Macmillan Cham., 2025.
    Accepted
  2. Cynthia Cassoni; Edna Maria Marturano; Anne Marie Fontaine; Carlos Barros. "Transição escolar na perspectiva da criança". edited by Correia-Zanini, {Marta Regina Gon{\c c, 174-196. Editora UNIFAE, 2023.
Conference abstract
  1. Carlos Barros; Ana Sofia Santos; Magda Sofia Roberto; Jennifer McGarrigle Carvalho. "Rethinking intergenerational solidarity during migration. The case of Portuguese transnational families". 2020.
  2. Carlos Barros; Luana Cunha Ferreira; Carla Crespo. "Famílias Transnacionais: Construção de projetos migratórios entre stress e adaptação". 2018.
  3. Carlos Barros; Luana Cunha Ferreira; Carla Crespo. "Negotiating the construction of a migratory project: Personal, family and context factors". 2018.
  4. Carlos Barros. "Postura Crítica e Interdisciplinar no Estudo das Migrações. Desafios à Investigação em Psicologia". 2017.
  5. Carlos Barros. "Rethink citizenship: school theater groups to psychosocial development". 2015.
  6. Carlos Barros. "City of Professions, Project Grow and Show Up. Early intervention for the academic and professional success". 2014.
Conference paper
  1. Carlos Barros. "Diversidade enquanto potencial. Crescimento no todo". 2023.
    10.5281/zenodo.7823525
Conference poster
  1. Carlos Barros. "Space and Presence: the importance of digital space in ageing". 2023.
  2. Carlos Barros; Ana Sofia Santos; Magda Sofia Roberto; Jennifer McGarrigle Carvalho. "Intergenerational solidarity in transnational families". 2019.
Journal article
  1. Carlos Daniel Moreira de Barros; Carla Susana Moiteiro Ganito Afonso. "Navigating ageing in transnational families: the role of digital technologies". (2024):
    Accepted
  2. Carlos Daniel Moreira de Barros; Peter Heinrich Hanenberg; Ana Sofia Santos. Corresponding author: Carlos Daniel Moreira de Barros. "Reframing Relational Space. Migration From The Perspective of Those 'Who Stay'". Human Arenas, Springer-Nature (2024): https://doi.org/10.1007/s42087-024-00403-8.
    Open access • Published
  3. Carlos Daniel Moreira de Barros; Peter Hanenberg. "An Integral Approach to Well-being in Transnational Families: a Brief Proposal for Best Practices". Social Sciences 13 3 (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13030131.
    Open access • Published
  4. Santos, A. S.; Jennifer McGarrigle; Barros, Carlos; Albert, Isabelle; Elke Murdock. Corresponding author: Santos, A. S.. "Ambivalence and transnational intergenerational solidarity: The perspective of highly educated Portuguese emigrant daughters.". Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 11 240 (2024): https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-02704-3.
    Published
  5. Carlos Barros; Jennifer McGarrigle; Ana Sofia Santos; Isabelle Albert; Elke Murdock. "Solidarity Typologies in Dynamics Between Portuguese Emigrants and Their Parents". Human Arenas (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s42087-023-00368-0.
    10.1007/s42087-023-00368-0
  6. Carlos Barros. "Connection in Transnational Families. Face-to-Face and Digital Spaces in Portuguese Emigrants". Trends in Psychology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s43076-023-00309-4.
    10.1007/s43076-023-00309-4
  7. Carlos Barros. "Facing uncertainty: The role of the family in the development of identities". Zero-a-Seis (2023): https://doi.org/10.5007/1980-4512.2023.e90678.
    10.5007/1980-4512.2023.e90678
  8. Carlos Barros. "Famílias transnacionais após a grande recessão na Europa". Germinare 2 (2022): 119-133. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/97ef6759-92a1-4624-8ca6-bbda3a822a7c.
    10.5281/zenodo.7467079
Magazine article
  1. Barros, Carlos. "A vida dos cientistas em 2024 [The life of scientists in 2024]", Público & P3, 2024, https://www.publico.pt/2024/05/16/p3/cronica/vida-cientistas-2024-2090233.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Carlos Barros. "Famílias pelo mundo". 2021. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/a5166da5-035d-4481-9b05-4ab9b02ac5c7.
Website
  1. Carlos Barros. Mais conexão. 2022. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/a6feb150-3c44-495b-922a-f7965e3acb02.

Other

Dataset
  1. Barros, Carlos. Database Mais Conexão Project: Resilience in Transnational Families (UCP, 2022 to 2024). https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/datasets/projeto-mais-conex%C3%A3o-resili%C3%AAncia-em-fam%C3%ADlias-trans. 2024.
  2. Barros, Carlos. Database Project Connection and Well-being: Importance of social contexts in members of transnational families (UCP, 2024 to 2025). https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/datasets/connection-and-well-being-importance-of-social-contexts-in-member. 2024.
Other output
  1. Equity Exhibition 2023. Exposição Equidade 2023. 2023. Carlos Barros; Ana Folque; Bruno Marçal; Patrícia Anzini. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/69e78ca8-d12a-4d2b-848b-78ad1980e054.
  2. Human Rights: Dignity, Freedom and Justice for All. 2022. Carlos Barros. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/4f35e35a-e981-415c-b80d-467caf3a72a1.
  3. Science, Development and Integrality. 2022. Carlos Barros. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/19241834-1fbf-4fb5-8373-e5aeab14792c.
  4. Education through Art. The exhibition Equity as a search for Peace. 2022. Carlos Barros. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/fca4e274-1791-4681-a936-309a236aa67d.
  5. Skills for an uncertain future. 2022. Carlos Barros. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/f57dbaf1-7767-43a1-b120-0a01da6ef44c.
  6. Ageing: a social challenge?. 2022. Carlos Barros. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/e78ed54b-b2d1-4119-94e4-7d4ccf129cf0.
  7. From Family to Society: Intergenerational Solidarity for Development. 2022. Carlos Barros. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/f7944c00-ae1f-4a57-94ac-1f747a62b53b.
  8. Equidade. 2022. Carlos Barros; Ana Folque; Bruno Marçal; João Matias; José Zacarias; Ricardo Cunha; Patrícia Anzini; et al. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/51e07a02-79f7-4ed2-bc6f-078477fe12d3.
  9. Sem Fronteiras, Ep. 9, T1. Augusta Carvalho & José Mota. 2019. Carlos Barros; Cláudia Alves. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/0c29f112-a89a-46fa-ba34-2c3d867e2033.
  10. Sem Fronteiras, Ep. 10, T1. Dulce. 2019. Carlos Barros; Cláudia Alves. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/464b05b4-f745-4706-80ca-71036772cc10.
  11. Sem Fronteiras, Ep. 7, T1. Filipe Gouveia. 2019. Carlos Barros; Cláudia Alves. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/5777bf06-7bac-406d-ba51-380729d22db2.
  12. Sem Fronteiras, Ep. 8, T1. Adriana Mota. 2019. Carlos Barros; Cláudia Alves. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/fd6aaf6b-ffd2-4da3-8986-918478e30b31.
  13. Sem Fronteiras, Ep. 5, T1. Tiago Baeta. 2019. Carlos Barros; Cláudia Alves. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/b3fb92b7-f852-4026-8359-37235d2029ae.
  14. Sem Fronteiras, Ep. 6, T1. Pedro Magalhães. 2019. Carlos Barros; Cláudia Alves. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/cee15f14-8f17-49bc-bee1-29a1577ac993.
  15. Sem Fronteiras, Ep. 3, T1. Daniela Freitas. 2019. Carlos Barros; Cláudia Alves. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/2c5189ac-afb7-4af5-8af0-dcf1cc9a09b9.
  16. Sem Fronteiras, Ep. 4, T1. Maria José Eusébio. 2019. Carlos Barros; Cláudia Alves. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/0ad2583c-3faa-4a64-b0b5-8d320045cb34.
  17. Sem Fronteiras, Ep. 1, T1. Kristine Almeida. 2019. Carlos Barros; Cláudia Alves. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/575d51a1-e6c5-4c7d-897d-f1a2067321c4.
  18. Sem Fronteiras, Ep. 2, T1. Telma Costa. 2019. Carlos Barros; Cláudia Alves. https://ciencia.ucp.pt/en/publications/e5f46aed-2294-4984-bfed-299380d367b2.
Distinctions

Award

2023 Medalha de Mérito Comendador Pereira Queiroz, em prol dos valores da Liberdade, Humanidade e do Impacto Social
Casa de Portugal. São Paulo, Brasil, Brazil
2021 Medalha de Mérito
Município de Valongo, Portugal
2014 Distinção honorifica de Louvor
Nobre Casa da Cidadania, Portugal