Afonso Borja Santos

Afonso Borja Santos
Ph.D. Student
Health Team

Afonso Borja Santos is a PhD student in Clinical Psychology at Ispa – Instituto Universitário. He completed his Master’s thesis was on the topic of conformity to masculine norms and its association with delinquent behavior in young men. In 2021, he also completed a post-graduate degree in Criminology at Ispa. In 2023 he concluded the professional internship for Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, now being a member of the organization, with the ID Nº 28818. His research focuses on how conformity to masculine gender norms is associated with criminal behavior.



Supervised at WJCR by: Andreia de Castro Rodrigues

Main publications

Borja-Santos, A. (2021, September 8-10). Behind the masc: The role of childhood experiences and conformity to masculine norms in deviant behavior [Individual Presentation]. EUROCRIM 2021: 21st Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, online edition.