Education for sustainability / sustainable development
Health-related SDGs
Public policy analysis
Public policy feedback
SDG localization
The role of AI in sustainable development
Policy frameworks for ethical AI implementation
AI in Public Governance
AI-driven solutions for social equity & digital inclusion
Social implications of AI in public services
Principal Investigator, "Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals in Windsor, Ontario" (Funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Canada, Insight Development Grant, $51,596.00 CAD, 2022-2024)
Principal Investigator, "Exploring Social Work Engagement with the Sustainable Development Goals in Nepal (2022-2023)" (UWindsor Research Grant, 2022)
Grant (UWindsor Exchange Grant (Knowledge Mobilization), $1000.00 CAD, 2022)
Grant (UW-SSHRC Explore Grant, $5000.00 CAD, 2021)
Grant (University of Windsor Startup Grant, $10,000.00 CAD, 2019)
Duarte, F. (2019, January). The Politics of Austerity and Social Citizenship Rights: A Case Study of the Impact of the 2008 Financial Crisis on the Welfare State in Portugal (Doctoral Thesis). Available at Carleton Curve open-access repository. https://doi.org/10.22215/etd/2019-13478
Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination (2015, January): Social Citizenship Rights, Welfare State Typologies, Political Economy of Austerity.
Supervision/Committee Members: Allan Moscovitch, Hugh Shewell and Achim Hurrelmann (Carleton University).
Examiners: Randall Germain (Carleton University) and Romana Xerez (ISCSP – University of Lisbon).