New PhD in Sociology: Mariana Carvalho Soares

Mariana Carvalho Soares’s  PhD Viva in Sociology took place on April 28, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in the Auditorium of the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Minho. The thesis, supervised by Vera Duarte and José Cunha Machado, is titled “Adolescence and the mistreatment of companion animals: a sociological portrait.”

The jury, chaired by Ana Paula Marques, was composed of:

– Susana Silva, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Minho;
– José Cunha Machado, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Minho;
– Mauro Paulino, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences, European University;
– Susana Marques, Research Assistant at the Center for Social Studies, University of Coimbra

[Posted: April 28, 2026]