Bárbara Oliveira Soares is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, under the supervision of Dr. Krisztina Varró, Dr. Irina van Aalst, and Dr. Ilse van Liempt. Her research focuses on exploring current gender-sensitive and feminist planning practices in the Netherlands.
Bárbara holds a B.Sc. in Politics, Psychology, Law, and Economics (PPLE) from the ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ of Amsterdam, and M.Sc. degrees in Urban Geography as well as Urban and Regional Planning, also from the ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ of Amsterdam. Before joining Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, she received a research fellowship at the Urban Cycling Institute and worked as a visiting fellow at the ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ of Amsterdam, where she investigated equity and mobility justice in active transportation in Amsterdam.