Patrícia Coelho has a degree in Sociology from ISCTE-IUL (1999), a Master's and a PhD in Sociology from the University of the Algarve (2014, 2019). She is a visiting assistant professor at the Faculty of Economics of the University of the Algarve, where she teaches the Sociology of the Family and the Sociology of Ageing courses in the Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Sociology. She has also been a senior technician at the Municipality of Faro since 1999. Her main research interests are the well-being and quality of life of elderly and very elderly people, with an emphasis on the life course perspective and the role of interconnected lives with family members. In May 2023, she was elected a member of the coordinating team of the “Families and Life Course” section (ST-FCV) of the Portuguese Sociological Association (APS) for 2023-2027.
