Dr. Gabriela Mesquita Borges is a criminologist and interdisciplinary researcher whose work bridges criminology, victimology, feminist studies, sociology, and law to illuminate the lived experiences, intersubjective narratives, and perspectives of refugee women across global contexts. She holds a PhD in Criminology (2023) from the University of Porto, Portugal, where her doctoral research offered a groundbreaking exploration of refugee journeys—from departure and displacement to resettlement—through a deeply gender-informed and human-centered lens. Her scholarship critically examines reception and integration practices within the Portuguese asylum system, situating these dynamics within broader European, African, and Middle Eastern contexts. Through her work, Dr. Borges advances a global and intersectional understanding of forced migration, revealing how structural inequalities, policy frameworks, and gendered power relations shape the refugee experience. In 2023, she joined the Center for Legal, Economic and Environmental Studies (CEJEIA) at the University of Lusiada as a researcher, while continuing her collaboration with the Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS) at the University of Minho. She has a robust publication record, including book chapters for Springer and IGI Global, and articles in top-tier journals such as the Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice and Criminology, Journal of International Migration and Integration, Critical Criminology, and International Criminology. Her editorial expertise includes serving as editor of two IGI Global volumes and conducting nine peer reviews for International Criminology and the Journal of International Migration and Integration. Dr. Borges’s current research explores the intersection of refugee populations and digital technologies, focusing on the implications of big data for human rights, surveillance, and social justice. Her interdisciplinary projects have been supported by international collaborations and research networks, notably through her participation in the COST Action CA16111 – International Ethnic and Migrant Minorities’ Survey Data Network (2018–2023). She has also played a prominent role in the European Society of Criminology’s Working Group on Qualitative Research Methodologies and Epistemologies serving as co-chair during 2023–2024, and continuing to support the group’s initiatives as an active member. An experienced educator and academic mentor, Dr. Borges has taught across undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels at both the University of Minho and the University of Lusiada Norte, where she currently serves as Assistant Professor of Criminology. She teaches a diverse portfolio of courses—including Victimology, Clinical Criminology, Crime and Gender, and Qualitative Research Methods—and supervises master’s and PhD students exploring topics in migration, victimization, and gender-based violence. Her teaching and mentorship reflect a commitment to critical pedagogy, interdisciplinarity, and social transformation. Driven by intellectual curiosity and a passion for ethical scholarship, Dr. Borges seeks to advance criminology and victimology as transformative disciplines, capable of bridging academic inquiry with real-world change. Her long-term vision is to contribute to a more inclusive and human-centered understanding of justice, migration, and vulnerability in a globalized world.