Raquel Leitão

Raquel Leitão has a Degree in Nutrition Sciences from the Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences of the University of Porto, a Master's degree in Quality Control, specialization in Water and Food, from the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto, and a PhD in Child Studies, in the specialty of Child Health, from the University of Minho. She carries out her professional activity as Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (IPVC), teaching Human Nutrition and related sciences. Diet and human nutrition, food as cultural heritage, the life course approach to health, health promotion, health education and science communication are her main areas of academic interest and activity. She has editorial and reviewer experience for international scientific journals. She has been participating in funded projects such as NUTRIAGE- Advanced solutions for healthy aging through nutrition within the framework of the Galicia-Northern Portugal Euroregion (FEDER); Viana do Castelo Coastal Geopark (NORTE2020 Program); Health status and physical activity in the elderly population (FCT); Obesity from childhood to adolescence: a longitudinal study in school environment (FCT). She was Coordinator of the Master's Degree in Pre-School Education, the Postgraduate Degree in Education, Science and Local Heritage and the Higher Professional Technical Course in Educational Intervention in Child Care (ESE-IPVC). She is member of the Order of Nutritionists, the Scientific Council of Viana do Castelo Coastal Geopark and the Center for Research and Innovation in Education (inED). She is Coordinator of the Eco-Schools Program at ESE-IPVC.