Carla Martins studied Philosophy at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Coimbra, and holds a PhD in Communication Sciences, specialization in Media and Journalism, from the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of the New University of Lisboa.
Professor in the areas of Communication and Journalism at the Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies.
Head of the Media Transparency Unit of the Portuguese Regulatory Authority for the Media.
With particular research interests in the fields of Politics, Gender and Media, she is co-author of Feminine Politics (2016) and author of Women, Political Leadership and Media (2015) and Public Space in Hannah Arendt (2005).
