Portuguese Institute of International Relations (IPRI) – NOVA University, Lisbon, Portugal.

Teresa Ferreira Rodrigues is an associate professor of International Relations at the Department of Political Studies and a visiting professor at the Information Management school, both at NOVA University of Lisbon (Portugal). She teaches Security Studies, Demography, Human Ecology and Globalization Studies. She holds a PhD in Contemporary History (1993) and Tenure in Political Science and International Relations (2002), both at NOVA University. She is a National Defense Adviser (2009). She is head of the PhD program in International Relations at the NOVA University. She is also Head of the postgraduate programs in a) Strategic Studies and Security, a partnership between NOVA and the Portuguese Ministry of National Defense; b) Globalization, Diplomacy and Security, a partnership between NOVA and the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and National Defense and c) Information Management and Security, a partnership between NOVA, the Portuguese Republic intelligence System and the Ministry of National Defense. She had authored more than 150 articles and twelve books, she is a senior researcher for national and international projects focused on migration, mortality, health, forecast analysis and planning, security studies.