Ana Patrícia Hilário is an Assistant Researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon. At ICS-ULisboa, she teaches in the PhD Programme OPEN-SOC. She is Coordinator of the LIFE Research Group.

She is founder-member of the European Association of Graphic Medicine. She is a member of the CHARM Chair, the Task Force on LGBT+ Inclusive Palliative & End-of-Life Care of the European Association for Palliative Care, and the COST Action Participatory Approaches with Older Adults.

She has participated in several research projects funded by national and international bodies. In 2021, she received the University of Lisbon Scientific Award in the Social Sciences. Her articles have also received multiple distinctions (including five ERICS awards from ICS-ULisboa).

She is an editorial board member of the journals Análise Social and Sociology of Health & Illness.

She is Co-Coordinator of the Sociology of Health and Medicine Section of the European Sociological Association.

Ana Patrícia Hilário obtained her PhD in the Sociology of Health and Illness from Royal Holloway, University of London, in 2015.

Her main research interests include the Sociology of Health and Illness, Gender Sociology, Childhood Sociology, Research Methods and Techniques, research with vulnerable populations, and research on sensitive topics.

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