Susana Batista is a sociologist, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Autonomous Section of Education and Training at NOVA FCSH and an integrated researcher at CICS.NOVA.
She has carried out research in the area of public action in education, including participation in the ESCXEL Project - School of Excellence Network and in various consultancy projects for local councils on the construction and monitoring of Strategic Education Plans. She also works on issues related to young people and the media, namely in terms of citizenship and digital skills, particularly through her participation in the European ySKILLS (youth Skills) project and the Portuguese EU Kids Online team.
Since 2023, together with Eva Gonçalves (Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa) and Lia Pappámikail (ESE-Santarém), she has coordinated the “Sociology of Education” Thematic Section of the Portuguese Sociological Association (APS).