Susana Colaço

Susana Colaço is a Coordinating Professor at the School of Education of Santarém Polytechnic
University and a researcher at CIAC, within the Digital Literacy and Social Inclusion Hub (PLDIS). She
holds a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Lisbon and is a specialist in teacher education (1st
and 2nd cycles of basic education). She has been involved in higher education, research, and teacher
education for approximately three decades.
Her research interests focus on Mathematics Education, initial and continuing teacher education,
integrated STEM/STEAM education (iSTEM), educational administration, organisation and leadership,
citizenship and democracy education, sustainability, inclusive education, and statistics in education. She
has participated in and institutionally coordinated national and international projects, with a particular
focus on teacher education and the development of interdisciplinary educational approaches oriented
towards participation, citizenship, and sustainability.
Throughout her academic career, she has held several management and leadership positions in higher
education, including serving as Deputy Director of the School of Education from 2014 to 2018 and as
Director from 2018 to 2022. She is currently Head of the Department of Mathematical and Natural
Sciences and Coordinator of the Master's Degree in Educational Administration, and is also a member of
the editorial leadership of the scientific journal Interacções.

Mathematics Education; Initial and Continuing Teacher Education; Integrated STEM/STEAM Education
(iSTEM); Educational Administration and Organisation; Educational Leadership; Citizenship and
Democracy Education; Education for Sustainability; Digital Literacy and Social Inclusion; Statistics in
Education.