Filomena Parada

Filomena Parada is an Auxiliary Researcher at Lusófona University, CeiED. Her PhD in Psychology was awarded by the University of Porto, in 2008.

She is (1) a research collaborator at Minds Hub Research Group, University of Helsinki, and the Research Group Relationships, Change Processes and Wellbeing, Centre for Psychology at the University of Porto; (2) a member of the Associates Network at International Centre for Guidance Studies, University of Derby; and (3) an Associate Member of the Education Social Justice and Transformation Research Group at the University of Portsmouth.

She (1) coordinates a WP in the Horizon Europe-RIA project EDU-LAB, European youth in education and in transition to the labour market; (2) is an MC member of the COST Action Critical Perspectives in Career and Career Guidance; (3) is a member of the EARA Executive Council, being the Chair of the EARA national representatives’ network; (4) is an editorial advisory member of the Journal of Vocational Behavior, (5) a member of the Career Lead network.

She worked on 14 research projects in different capacities (PI/Lead, Co-PI, research coordinator, and research team member/collaborator), and was awarded 4 fellowships, including an MSCA Standard Individual Fellowship. She worked in 3 countries: Portugal (Lusófona University, University of Porto, and University of Coimbra), Finland (University of Helsinki and University of Jyväskyla), and Canada (University of British Columbia). Her Google Scholar h-index is 12 and her i-10 index is 14. She has 625 citations and 53 publications.

• Youth transitions to work and adulthood, positive youth
• Development and the development of sustainable careers
• Contextual Action Theory, career counselling and development
• Lifelong learning, and researcher careers.