Catarina Vasques Rito completed her PhD in Fashion Design (joint degree) on 2019/09/17 at the University of Beira Interior and the University of Minho – Azurém Campus. She also holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication and Journalism, obtained on 1999/07/31 from the Portuguese Institute of Higher Studies (Instituto Português de Estudos Superiores). She is an Assistant Professor at Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias.
She has authored 2 book chapters and has organized 1 event. She has supervised 11 master’s theses and 6 undergraduate/final year projects. She is or has been a Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) in 1 research project.
In her Ciência Vitae curriculum, the most frequently used terms contextualizing her scientific, technological, and artistic-cultural output are: Fashion Design – Sociological aspects – Portugal; Fashion Design – Cultural aspects – Portugal; Fashion Design – Marketing – Portugal; Fashion Design – Internationalization policy – Portugal; Scientific Domain/Area: Engineering and Technology: Fashion Design.