Carla A. Arena Ventura, PhD, MBA, MS

Professor

São Paulo

Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean

Cohort Year:

2017

Bio

Carla A. Ventura is a Full Professor at the Department of Psychiatric Nursing and Human Sciences from the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing. She coordinates an interdisciplinary Research Group on Global Health, Law and Development (GEPESADES), leading a team of undergraduate, Master, Doctoral and Postdoctoral students.

Since June 2017, she is the Director of the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development at the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, Brazil. She develops research on human rights, mental health and drugs, health equity, stigma and human rights, health law, global health and development, human rights education, social participation, and control.

Professional Interests & Expertise

Advocacy,Environmental Health,Human Rights,Immigrant and Refugee Health,Law & Policy

Organization

University of São Paulo

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Learn more about Carla's work:

Article

Health Education for Women Released from Prison in Brazil: Barriers and Possibilities for Intervention

Journal Article

Prioritization criteria in policies and management of human resources for health: a proposal for a validated methodology

Journal Article

Prevention of Illicit Drug use from the Users’ Perspective

Scoping Review

Global Health Education Programs in the Americas: A Scoping Review

Journal Article

Exercise of human rights of institutionalized persons: perception of psychiatric hospital professionals

Journal Article

Mental Illness, Mental Disability, and the Exercise of Human Rights: Key Differences and Similarities According to Mental Health Administrators and Managers Within Brazil

Case Study

Public Defenders’ Office of the State of São Paulo, social participation and access to justice

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