Irene Rizzini

Irene Rizzini, an internationally known and respected researcher in child and youth studies, will hold the Visiting Chair in the Study of Brazilian Culture, through support from the Brazilian Ministry of Culture.

Rizzini is a professor in the Department of Social Work at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC). She is also the director of the International Center for Research and Policy on Childhood at PUC and is the board President of Childwatch International, a consortium of children's research centers in over 40 countries.
Rizzini will conduct research for a project titled, “Perceptions and Experiences of Citizenship Among Young People in Urban Brazil” during the fall 2006.

She holds as PhD in sociology from the Rio de Janeiro Institute of Research (IUPERJ).