Nelson Alves Ramalho has a Degree (UCP, 2004) and Doctorate (ISCTE-IUL, 2019) in Social Work. Assistant Professor at the Institute of Social Work of the Lusófona University – University Center of Lisbon. Integrated researcher at CISIS and associate researcher at CIES-Iscte, having an interest in research areas related to sexuality, gender, transgender, sex work, poverty, social exclusion, and social work.