Violence Against Children: Contributions of the Bioecological Theory of Human Development to Research and Intervention

Luísa Fernanda Habigzang is a professor in the undergraduate course of psychology and in the Graduate Program in Psychology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil, where she is also the coordinator of the Violence, Vulnerability and Clinical Interventions Research Group (GPeVVIC). She holds a master’s degree in developmental psychology and a PhD in psychology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil, and a research productivity grant level 1C from the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). She was vice president of the Brazilian Association of Developmental Psychology (2023-2025) and board member of the Brazilian Society of Psychology (2023-2025).

Alex Sandro Gomes Pessoa is a professor in the Department of Psychology and in the Graduate Program in Psychology at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil. He is also a researcher at the Laboratory for Analysis and Prevention of Violence (LAPREV) and holds a research productivity grant level 2 from the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). He is the current president of the Brazilian Association of Developmental Psychology (2023-2027). Dr. Pessoa acted and is currently aas a Visiting Scholar at the University of Sydney, Australia (2024-2025) with a scholarship from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).

Silvia Renata Lordello is a professor in the Department of Clinical Psychology and in the Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology and Culture at the University of Brasilia (UnB), Brazil, where she coordinates the Laboratory of Families, Groups and Communities (LABFAM). She holds a Master’s degree in developmental psychology and a PhD in clinical psychology and culture from the University of Brasília.