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Blenda Batista de Oliveira is an Adjunct Professor at Centenary University (New Jersey - US) in the Master's Degree program in Happiness Studies. Currently pursuing her doctorate in Human Ecology and Positive Psychology at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. She completed her Master's in Educational Sciences from SUNY Buffalo State College (2021); and is a specialist in Innovation in Educational Technologies and Distance Learning (Anhembi Morumbi University - 2019), a specialist in Positive Psychology (Happiness Studies Academy) with former Harvard Professor Tal Ben-Shahar (2022), and a licensed Portuguese teacher (Universidade de Brasília - 2013). Most recently, she worked as a Junior Researcher at a federal project in partnership with the University of Brasília: Digital transformation of Brazilian government public services, in which she led online workshops on agile methodology and conducted research on technological innovation for the public sector. One of the apps developed already has 70 million users - the Brazilian Digital Work Card, and the second app was awarded as the “Best Citizen-oriented Governmental digital solution” in 2022. She worked previously as the Education and Technology Coordinator at Escola das Nações, managing and training teachers in Educational Technology in: Portuguese, English, and Spanish, either in person or online. She also worked as the Latin America Sales Manager for EduConsulting in Israel and had international experience in presentations and training in England, Israel, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Peru, and Chile. She has Project Management experience in startups and business acceleration, innovation in education, and implementation of technological projects. Blenda is the co-founder of Happiness Revolution, an innovative company in the area of social well-being, quality of life, and promotion of practices that generate higher levels of happiness. And she also founded the company Alikia, Holistic Nutrition, which was classified among the 25 most innovative companies in Brasília in 2015 by SEBRAE-DF.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Blenda Batista de Oliveira

Citation names

  • Batista, Blenda
  • Oliveira, Blenda Batista

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
081B-D30B-7A0B
ORCID iD
0000-0001-8626-7918

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (49) 1575271497 Ext.: 9 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Rua Dom António Caetano Sousa, 1, 5 Esq., 1500222, Lisboa, Benfica, Portugal (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Educational Sciences
  • Social Sciences - Educational Sciences
  • Social Sciences - Psychology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Upper intermediate (B2) Proficiency (C2) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Hebrew Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/09/17 - 2026/10/31
Ongoing
Doctorate in Human Ecology (Doutoramento)
Major in Human Ecology
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
"Collaborator Happiness Index (CHI)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1
2020/02/17 - 2022/02/06
Concluded
Certificate in Happiness Studies (Postgraduate Certificate)
Major in Positive Psychology
Happiness Studies Academy, Israel
1
2018/10/10 - 2021/06/17
Concluded
Master of Science - Education (Master)
Major in Educational Sciences
SUNY Buffalo State College, United States
"The surprising benefits of participatory decision-making in an educational environment" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1
2018/02/21 - 2019/06/06
Concluded
Innovation in Educational Technology and Distance Learning (Postgraduate Certificate)
Major in Distance Learning
Universidade Anhembi Morumbi, Brazil
1
2008/07/21 - 2013/03/02
Concluded
Portuguese Language and Respective Literature (Licence)
Major in Portuguese Language Literature
Universidade de Brasília, Brazil
"The military dictatorship in Benjamin of Chico Buarque de Holanda" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2024/03/05 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro Interdisciplinar de Ciências Sociais, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro Interdisciplinar de Ciências Sociais, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2023/08/08 - 2025/05/01 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Centenary University, United States
Centenary University, United States
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/11/01 - 2021/06/28 Digital transformation of Brazilian government public services
Master Student Fellow
Universidade de Brasília, Brazil

Ministério da Economia, Brazil
Ministério da Economia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "The surprising benefits of participatory decision-making in an educational environment". Master, SUNY Buffalo State College, 2021.
  2. Oliveira, Blenda Batista de. "A ditadura militar em Benjamim de Chico Buarque de Holanda". Degree, 2013. http://bdm.unb.br/handle/10483/5319.
  3. "Memorial de Leitura: a intertextualidade da/na palavra mundo". Degree, Universidade de Brasília, 2012.
Website
  1. Batista, Blenda. Best Practices - School of the Nations - YouTube. 2020. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLck38GgyeoNun3GxDfaDdwGHIHhOvX4v8.
  2. Batista, Blenda. Online course - Onboarding Program. 2019. https://2122.teachable.com/.
  3. Batista, Blenda. Website - Nations Academy. 2018. https://nationsacademyuni.wixsite.com/nationsacademy.

Artistic / Performance

Video recording
  1. Batista, Blenda; Ronaldo Fernandes (Producer); Ronaldo Fernandes (Director). 2021. Happiness - the next step for organizational innovation. ICESP.
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role
Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2020 - 2020 Desenvolvimento de Software para melhoria dos níveis de felicidade e bem-estar da população
Co-supervisor
Software Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Brasília, Brazil

Committee member

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization
2021 - Current Business Club - Happiness Studies Academy - Member of the Educational Committee. Responsible for the digital infrastructure of educational services.
Member

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2016/10 - 2017/06 Responsible for designing robotics and programming curriculum, training personnel on 21st Century Skills and programming. Consultant regarding Ed-Tech implementation in schools.
Distinctions

Award

2023 Best interdisciplinary project - Eutopia 2023
Eutopia - European University, Portugal
2015 25 Most Innovative Companies of 2015
Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio às Micro e Pequenas Empresas, Brazil