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ACADEMIC STUDIES
2009-Present
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, USA
Postdoc (SFRH/BPD/40688/2007)
Theme: “Towards a global invertebrate conservation framework”
2007-2009
University of Azores, Portugal
Postdoc (M112/F/014/2007)
Theme: “Agriculture, habitat fragmentation, indicator species and conservation of endemic fauna and flora in the Azores – the 2010 Target”
2005-2007
Natural History Museum and Center for Macroecology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Postdoc (SFRH/BPD/17351/2004)
Theme: “Towards a conservation oriented biodiversity rapid assessment protocol for Mediterranean spiders”
2000-2005
Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal
PhD in Biology - ecology and biosystematics (SFRH/BD/1195/2000)
Thesis: “The use of arachnids (class Arachnida) in biodiversity assessment and monitoring of natural areas”
Grade: Summa Cum Laude (Maximum grade)
1993-1998
Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal
BSc in Biology
Grade: 16 (0-20)
Thesis: “Spiders of Arrábida mountain chain”
Grade: 19 (0-20)
RESEARCH INTERESTS