
Mariana Santos
Psychologist graduated from the Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA). She has research experience in Social Psychology, collaborating on projects focused on youth, public policies, and socio-educational services, as well as experience working within public health and social assistance services.
She is part of the Conexão Mentes do Futuro Project team, affiliated with CISM, as Research Logistics Support, assisting in the organization of the study’s operational workflows and in the coordination between its different stages. In parallel, she works as a psychoanalytically oriented clinical psychologist, providing care to children, adolescents, and adults. She is currently pursuing a postgraduate specialization in Psychoanalysis: Theory and Clinical Practice.
She seeks to establish a dialogue between research and clinical practice, understanding both fields as complementary approaches for the production of knowledge on processes of subjective constitution, psychological distress, and mental health. Her interests focus on the intersections between mental health, youth, public policies, and psychoanalytic clinical practice.