Degree and Year in Program

2-year PhD in Sociology focused on Women and Gender Studies.

Areas of Specialization

Gender and sexuality; domestic and sexual violence; heterosexual masculinity; pornography consumption.

About Me

My first contact with scientific research took place during my bachelor's degree in business administration in Brazil (where I was born and raised). In that time, I was able to carry out using different methods, such as case studies, interviews, content analysis and virtual questionnaires application.

After college, I could work as a professional researcher at Micro and Small Business Support Service (Sebrae), on a project that implements innovative solutions in companies with management problems.

In parallel with my industrial research, I completed my master's degree in education, focused on society and culture. Right there, I investigated how teachers and young students in public schools perceived affection and sexual education. Furthermore, I interviewed several people who had suffered sexual violence, which made me even more interested in the broad topic related to gender and sexuality.

When I complete my PhD, I intend to work as a professor and researcher.

Courses Taught

- Introduction to Sociology.

- Introduction to Social Statistics.

Selected Publications

Book Chapters:

Mendes, D.S.; Rodrigues, D.J.S. The Barbarism of Media on Mass Sexuality. In.: Critical Theory of Society and Education. (In Portuguese). 2024. ISBN: 978-65-250-5466-7.

Mendes, D.S.; Rodrigues, D.J.S. The Support of Dialectical Materialism as a Research Method with Young People. In.: Research methods and procedures in education: contemporary dialogues. (In Portuguese). 2022, 53-73. ISBN: 978-65-251-3588-4.

Mendes, D.S.; Rodrigues, D.J.S. The Historical Trajectory of Sexual Education in Brazil. History of education: interface in different fields of knowledge (In Portuguese), 2021, 275 – 289. ISBN: 978-85-928-9025-4.

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