Sofia Castro Lopes
Cape Town
Summary
Sofia Castro Lopes has over 10 years of experience in global public health research and project coordination, specializing in women's and young people's health. She has a PhD in Public Health from the University of Cape Town and a Master's in health and development from the Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine of the University of Lisbon. Sofia has extensive experience in research projects, data analysis, and project management, working with organizations like WHO, UNFPA, and universities. She is fluent in Portuguese and English, with an intermediate level of Spanish. Sofia's strong skills include quantitative and qualitative research methods, data analysis, and report writing.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Consultant
UNFPA, WHO, Novametrics
10.2018 - Current
- Collaborated in different consultancies in the public health field, with special focus on access, utilisation, and quality of sexual and reproductive healthcare for women and young populations
- Conducted data analysis, programme development, policy briefs, and knowledge dissemination.
Project Coordinator
University of Cape Town
03.2018 - 08.2019
- Coordinated a randomized controlled trial on contraceptive practices and managed data collection, database setup, and developed process evaluation methodologies.
Research associate
University of Porto
05.2017 - 02.2018
- Managed the baMBINO project on migrants' perinatal health, including data collection, analysis, and publication preparation.
- Collaborated and coordinated multidisciplinary teams to drive project success and achieve objectives.
Research associate
ICS Integrare
03.2014 - 07.2016
- Conducted literature reviews, data analysis, and synthesis, produced reports and policy briefs.
- Contributed to interdisciplinary collaborations by providing subject matter expertise and analytical support.
Research fellow
University of Porto
09.2011 - 03.2014
- Coordinated the MOMI activities, a project focusing on maternal and child health in African countries, including the development of research methodologies, data collection, analysis, and evaluation.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to tackle complex research questions from various perspectives.
Education
PhD in Public Health -
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa09.2023
Master's in health and development (Global health) -
Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine of the University of Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal07.2011
Nursing Graduation (Licenciatura, 4 years) -
Santa Maria School of Nursing in Porto
Porto, Portugal07.2006
Skills
- Data collection tools
- Project Implementation
- Data analysis
- EXCEL
- NVivo
- Powerpoint
- REDCap
- STATA
- Good communication
- Team player
- Autonomous and independent
- Research Skills
- Project Management
Accomplishments
Authored numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals. Contributed to several technical reports (list of publications: Https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3482-1718)
Languages
Portuguese
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Spanish
Upper intermediate (B2)
Timeline
Consultant
UNFPA, WHO, Novametrics
10.2018 - Current
Project Coordinator
University of Cape Town
03.2018 - 08.2019
Research associate
University of Porto
05.2017 - 02.2018
Research associate
ICS Integrare
03.2014 - 07.2016
Research fellow
University of Porto
09.2011 - 03.2014
PhD in Public Health -
University of Cape Town
Master's in health and development (Global health) -
Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine of the University of Lisbon
Nursing Graduation (Licenciatura, 4 years) -
Santa Maria School of Nursing in Porto
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