Staff profile
Overview

Affiliation | Telephone |
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Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology | |
Co-Director in the Institute for Medical Humanities | |
Fellow of the Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing |
Research interests
- Areas
- Social studies of science and medicine
- Sociology, history and anthropology of health
- Ethnography and Multimodal methods
- Global social theory and ecosocial systems theory
- Environmental and health humanities
- Topics
- Ecoanxiety, climate activism, ecological feelings, and futures
- Diagnostic psychiatric and globalisation of ADHD
- Knowledge co-production and interdisciplinary collaboration
- Childhood, youth, family, and social inequality
Esteem Indicators
- 2025: Leverhulme Trust Research Fellow 2025-26:
- 2024: Member of the RENKEI Network UK-Japan:
- 2024: Wellcome's Early-Career Awards and Interviews Committee Member (UK):
- 2024: Member of the Planetary Health Alliance:
- 2024: Editorial Board, Sociology of Health and Illness:
- 2023: Grant Reviewer, National Science Foundation (USA):
- 2023: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Advance HE UK:
- 2022: Associate member, Social Dimensions of Biomedicine, University of Edinburgh:
- 2022: Founding member of steering committee for Mental Health Observatory, Portuguese Society of Psychiatry and Mental Health:
- 2021: Fellow of the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, USA:
- 2021: 101 Mulheres na Ciência | Women in Science, Agência Ciência Viva (honours list, 3rd ed., Portgual):
- 2021: Visiting Scholar, Usher Institute (CBSS), University of Edinburgh:
- 2020: Associate member, Culture, Mind and Brain Programme (DSTP), McGill University:
- 2019: Scientific editor, Transcultural Psychiatry:
- 2019: Editorial board, Canadian Journal of Bioethics:
- 2019: Member and grant collaborator, Biosocial Birth Cohort Research Network, UCL:
- 2018: Member, Training and Research Advisory Committee, Kids Brain Health Network, Canada:
- 2018: Rising Star Prize | Prix Relève Étoile, Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et Culture (FRQSC, Canada):
- 2015: King's College London and Elsevier Prize for Outstanding PhD Thesis (UK):
- 2013: KCL Social Science & Public Policy Award for Postgraduate Students:
- 2010: Fellow of Science & Technology Foundation, FCT-Portugal:
- 2009: Visiting Researcher, Centre de sociologie de l'innovation, École des Mines Paris:
Publications
Book review
- Adams, V. (ed). Metrics: What Counts in Global Health. Durham: Duke University Press. 2016. 258pp. $24.95 (pbk) ISBN 978–0‐8223–6097–1Filipe, A. M. (2017). Adams, V. (ed). Metrics: What Counts in Global Health. Durham: Duke University Press. 2016. 258pp. $24.95 (pbk) ISBN 978–0‐8223–6097–1. Sociology of Health & Illness, 39(8), 1575-1577. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12602
- Raising Generation Rx: Mothering Kids with Invisible Disabilities in an Age of Inequality. By Linda M. Blum. New York: New York University Press, 2015. Pp. viii+310. $79.00 (cloth); $27.00 (paper).Filipe, A. M., & Singh, I. (2016). Raising Generation Rx: Mothering Kids with Invisible Disabilities in an Age of Inequality. By Linda M. Blum. New York: New York University Press, 2015. Pp. viii+310. $79.00 (cloth); $27.00 (paper). American Journal of Sociology, 122(3), 985-987. https://doi.org/10.1086/688472
Chapter in book
- Situer la vie sociale des TDAH: Entre le médical, le local et le globalRojas Navarro, S., & Filipe, A. M. (2023). Situer la vie sociale des TDAH: Entre le médical, le local et le global. In C. L. Vieira, C. Yves, & P. M. M. Renata (Eds.), L’attention médicamentée: La Ritaline à l’école (pp. 57-76). PUR.
- Bioética [bioethics]Ferreira, P., & Filipe, A. M. (2019). Bioética [bioethics]. In ALICE Dictionary. CES/ALICE.
- ADHD in a global context: An introductionBergey, M., & Filipe, A. M. (2018). ADHD in a global context: An introduction. In M. R. Bergey, A. M. Filipe, P. Conrad, & I. Singh (Eds.), Global Perspectives on ADHD: Social Dimensions of Diagnosis and Treatment in Sixteen Countries (pp. 1-8). Johns Hopkins University Press. https://doi.org/10.1353/book.56717
- The emergence and shaping of ADHD in Portugal: Ambiguities of a diagnosis “In the making”Filipe, A. M. (2018). The emergence and shaping of ADHD in Portugal: Ambiguities of a diagnosis “In the making”. In M. R. Bergey, A. M. Filipe, P. Conrad, & I. Singh (Eds.), Global Perspectives on ADHD: Social Dimensions of Diagnosis and Treatment in Sixteen Countries (pp. 118-137). Johns Hopkins University Press.
- BiopoliticsFilipe, A. M. (2014). Biopolitics. In The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Health, Illness, Behavior, and Society. Editors: W. C. Cockerham, R. Dingwall, S. Quah (pp. 142-145). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118410868.wbehibs255
- Coletivos sociais na saúde: o ativismo em torno das doenças raras e do parto em PortugalFilipe, A. M., Roriz, M., Neves, D., Matias, M., & Nunes, J. A. (2014). Coletivos sociais na saúde: o ativismo em torno das doenças raras e do parto em Portugal (pp. 175-194). CES Almedina.
Edited book
- Global Perspectives on ADHD: Social Dimensions of Diagnosis and Treatment in Sixteen CountriesBergey, M. R., Filipe, A. M., Conrad, P., & Singh, I. (Eds.). (2018). Global Perspectives on ADHD: Social Dimensions of Diagnosis and Treatment in Sixteen Countries. Johns Hopkins University Press. https://doi.org/10.1353/book.56717
- The dynamics of patient organizations in EuropeAkrich, M., Nunes, J., Patterson, F., & Rabeharisoa, V. (Eds.). (2008). The dynamics of patient organizations in Europe. Presses des Mines. https://doi.org/10.4000/books.pressesmines.1577
Journal Article
- New frontiers for Biosocial Birth Cohort Research: interdisciplinary approaches to exposure, harmonisation and collaborationGibbon, S., Roberts, E., Hardy, R., Béhague, D., Téllez Rojo, M., Goncalves-Soares, A., Mathers, R., Penkler, M., Fraga, S., Wooyoung Kim, A., Pentecost, M., Tabor, E., Jeffries-Hein, R., Lappé, M., Borra, C., Rossmann, S., Lloyd, S., Filipe, A., & Silva, S. (2024). New frontiers for Biosocial Birth Cohort Research: interdisciplinary approaches to exposure, harmonisation and collaboration. Wellcome Open Research, 9, Article 355. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.21734.1
- Pandemic Life-lines: A Multimodal Autoethnography of COVID-19 Illness, Isolation, and Shared ImmunitiesFilipe, A. (2024). Pandemic Life-lines: A Multimodal Autoethnography of COVID-19 Illness, Isolation, and Shared Immunities. Medicine Anthropology Theory, 11(1), 1-32. https://doi.org/10.17157/mat.11.1.7359
- How and why to use ‘vulnerability’: an interdisciplinary analysis of disease risk, indeterminacy and normalityFord, A., De Togni, G., Erikainen, S., Filipe, A. M., Pickersgill, M., Sturdy, S., Swallow, J., & Young, I. (2024). How and why to use ‘vulnerability’: an interdisciplinary analysis of disease risk, indeterminacy and normality. Medical Humanities, 50(1), 125-134. https://doi.org/10.1136/medhum-2023-012683
- The other face of medical globalization? Pharmaceutical data, prescribing trends, and the social localization of psychostimulantsFilipe, A. M. (2023). The other face of medical globalization? Pharmaceutical data, prescribing trends, and the social localization of psychostimulants. BioSocieties, 18(2), 335-357. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41292-022-00271-x
- Mapping of Financial Support Programs for Children With Neurodisabilities Across Canada: Barriers and Discrepancies Within a Patchwork SystemSalvino, C., Spencer, C., Filipe, A. M., & Lach, L. M. (2022). Mapping of Financial Support Programs for Children With Neurodisabilities Across Canada: Barriers and Discrepancies Within a Patchwork System. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 33(3), 168-177. https://doi.org/10.1177/10442073211066776
- The Allegory of "Navigation" as a Concept of Care: The Case of Child Neurodevelopmental DisabilitiesMcCrossin, J., Filipe, A. M., Nicholas, D., & Lach, L. M. (2022). The Allegory of "Navigation" as a Concept of Care: The Case of Child Neurodevelopmental Disabilities. Journal on Developmental Disabilities, 27(2), Online-first. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7017122
- Towards a feminist philosophy of engagements in health-related researchErikainen, S., Stewart, E., Filipe, A. M., Chan, S., Cunningham-Burley, S., Ilson, S., King, G., Porteous, C., Sinclair, S., & Webb, J. (2022). Towards a feminist philosophy of engagements in health-related research. Wellcome Open Research, 6, 58. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16535.2
- Developing a Canadian framework for social determinants of health and well-being among children with neurodisabilities and their families: an ecosocial perspectiveFilipe, A. M., Bogossian, A., Zulla, R., Nicholas, D., & Lach, L. M. (2021). Developing a Canadian framework for social determinants of health and well-being among children with neurodisabilities and their families: an ecosocial perspective. Disability and Rehabilitation, 43(26), 3856-3867. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2020.1754926
- Troubling Neurobiological Vulnerability: Psychiatric Risk and the Adverse Milieu in Environmental Epigenetics ResearchFilipe, A. M., Lloyd, S., & Larivée, A. (2021). Troubling Neurobiological Vulnerability: Psychiatric Risk and the Adverse Milieu in Environmental Epigenetics Research. Frontiers in Sociology, 6, Article 635986. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2021.635986
- Situar a hiperatividade e déficit de atenção em Portugal: dimensões sociais, históricas e éticas de um tema emergente na saúde globalFilipe, A. M. (2020). Situar a hiperatividade e déficit de atenção em Portugal: dimensões sociais, históricas e éticas de um tema emergente na saúde global. Cadernos De Saúde Pública, 36(12), Article e00056420. https://doi.org/10.1590/0102-311x00056420
- Situated Interventions in Health Care? Refiguring the Normative Place and Experimental Practice of Social ScienceFilipe, A. M. (2017). Situated Interventions in Health Care? Refiguring the Normative Place and Experimental Practice of Social Science. Science As Culture, 26(3), 418-423. https://doi.org/10.1080/09505431.2017.1315930
- The co-production of what? Knowledge, values, and social relations in health careFilipe, A., Renedo, A., & Marston, C. (2017). The co-production of what? Knowledge, values, and social relations in health care. PLOS Biology, 15(5), e2001403. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2001403
- Collaborating for better health: the role of qualitative researchMarston, C., Renedo, A., Matthews, R., Filipe, A., & Reed, J. (2017). Collaborating for better health: the role of qualitative research. BMJ Open, 7(Suppl 2), bmjopen-2017-016492.2. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016492.2
- Making ADHD Evident: Data, Practices, and Diagnostic Protocols in PortugalFilipe, A. M. (2016). Making ADHD Evident: Data, Practices, and Diagnostic Protocols in Portugal. Medical Anthropology, 35(5), 390-403. https://doi.org/10.1080/01459740.2015.1101102
- From ‘politics of numbers’ to ‘politics of singularisation’: Patients’ activism and engagement in research on rare diseases in France and PortugalRabeharisoa, V., Callon, M., Filipe, A. M., Nunes, J. A., Paterson, F., & Vergnaud, F. (2014). From ‘politics of numbers’ to ‘politics of singularisation’: Patients’ activism and engagement in research on rare diseases in France and Portugal. BioSocieties, 9(2), 194-217. https://doi.org/10.1057/biosoc.2014.4
- The Rise of Child Psychiatry in Portugal: An Intimate Social and Political History, 1915-1959Filipe, A. M. (2014). The Rise of Child Psychiatry in Portugal: An Intimate Social and Political History, 1915-1959. Social History of Medicine, 27(2), 326-348. https://doi.org/10.1093/shm/hku006
- Globalization and Cognitive Enhancement: Emerging Social and Ethical Challenges for ADHD CliniciansSingh, I., Filipe, A. M., Bard, I., Bergey, M., & Baker, L. (2013). Globalization and Cognitive Enhancement: Emerging Social and Ethical Challenges for ADHD Clinicians. Current Psychiatry Reports, 15(9). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-013-0385-0
- Entre bios e polis? Debates contemporâneos sobre saúde, biomedicina e biocidadaniaFilipe, A. M. (2010). Entre bios e polis? Debates contemporâneos sobre saúde, biomedicina e biocidadania. Prisma Jurídico, 9(1), 75-89.
- Os novos actores colectivos no campo da saúde: o papel das famílias nas associações de doentesNunes, J., Filipe, A. M., & Matias, M. (2010). Os novos actores colectivos no campo da saúde: o papel das famílias nas associações de doentes. Alicerces, 3, 119-128.
- Actores colectivos e os seus projectos para a saúde: o caso das associações de doentes em PortugalFilipe, A. (2009). Actores colectivos e os seus projectos para a saúde: o caso das associações de doentes em Portugal. Eä: Revista De Humanidades Médicas Y Estudios Sociales De La Ciencia Y La Tecnología, 1(2), 1-48.
- Patient organizations as emerging actors in the health arena: the case of PortugalNunes, J. A., Matias, M., & Filipe, Ângela M. (2007). Patient organizations as emerging actors in the health arena: the case of Portugal. Revista Eletrônica De Comunicação, Informação E Inovação Em Saúde, 1(1), 105-108. https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v1i1.894
Other (Digital/Visual Media)
- Paying attention: Diagnosis, values, and meaning-making in the ADHD clinicFilipe, A. (2020, October 12). Paying attention: Diagnosis, values, and meaning-making in the ADHD clinic. Somatosphere: Science, Medicine, and Anthropology [Academic blog].
- Epistemic and Temporal Disjunctions: (Re)Mapping "Suicide Risk" Epigenetics Through Birth CohortsLloyd, S., Filipe, A., & Larivée, A. (2020, June 26). Epistemic and Temporal Disjunctions: (Re)Mapping "Suicide Risk" Epigenetics Through Birth Cohorts [Academic Blog Post]. Somatosphere: Science, Medicine, and Anthropology.
Working Paper
- The dynamics of causes and conditions: the rareness of diseases in French and Portuguese patients’ organizations’ engagement in researchRabeharisoa, V., Callon, M., Filipe, A., Nunes, J. A., & Paterson, F. (2012). The dynamics of causes and conditions: the rareness of diseases in French and Portuguese patients’ organizations’ engagement in research (Nos. 26; pp. 1-39). Papiers De Recherche Du CSI - CSI Working Papers Series.
- A vida como política? Debates contemporâneos sobre saúde, (bio)medicina e cidadaniaFilipe, A. (2010). A vida como política? Debates contemporâneos sobre saúde, (bio)medicina e cidadania (Nos. 338). Oficinas do CES.
Supervision students
Andrea Olmos
Emma Gratte
Postgraduate Research Student