Maressa Pavuna

Maressa Pavuna

Anti-trafficking Support

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Criminologist | Trainee at Institute of Anthropological Research of Zagreb

  • Education

    • ICBAS- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar

      2020 - 2022
      Master's degree Forensic Medicine

      Acquired skills so far:- Knowledge related to the application of medicine in legal matters.- How to differentiate and analyse different types of evidence and how they are used in court.

    • Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias

      2012 - 2014
      Bachelor's degree Biotechnology

      Activities and Societies: volleyball player unfinished

    • Escola de Direito da Universidade do Minho

      2020 - 2022
      Master's degree Criminal Sciences

      Acquired skills so far:- Knowledge about the prison and correctional models in Portugal.- Greater understanding of how crime influences different criminal justice policies at national and international levels.- Ability to identify issues surrounding evidence, truth and justice and their criminal validity.- Understand the importance of the victim in criminal sciences. - Reflection on crime as a social phenomenon and the challenges it poses to criminology.- Knowledge of… Show more Acquired skills so far:- Knowledge about the prison and correctional models in Portugal.- Greater understanding of how crime influences different criminal justice policies at national and international levels.- Ability to identify issues surrounding evidence, truth and justice and their criminal validity.- Understand the importance of the victim in criminal sciences. - Reflection on crime as a social phenomenon and the challenges it poses to criminology.- Knowledge of the role that criminology has in the prevention and repression of crime. Show less

    • Instituto Universitario de la Policía Federal Argentina (IUPFA)

      2021 - 2021
      Specialization course Forensic Facial Analysis

      Acquired skill:- Knowledge about the bone and muscle constitution that defines the facial morphology, the incidence of its growth and aging process, the endogenous and exogenous factors that affect it.- Knowledge about the work covered by Forensic Art, it's uses, limitations, characteristics and technologies involved.- Capacity to work with images in a forensic environment, knowing their extrinsic and intrinsic characteristics and thus achieving the necessary knowledge to accurately… Show more Acquired skill:- Knowledge about the bone and muscle constitution that defines the facial morphology, the incidence of its growth and aging process, the endogenous and exogenous factors that affect it.- Knowledge about the work covered by Forensic Art, it's uses, limitations, characteristics and technologies involved.- Capacity to work with images in a forensic environment, knowing their extrinsic and intrinsic characteristics and thus achieving the necessary knowledge to accurately assess their ability to be used for human individualization purposes.- Analytical look at video surveillance and facial recognition systems, their incidence in criminal investigation and the debates that currently exist at the social level about their use.- Knowledge of the importance of good practices in the various fields covered by Facial Forensic Analysis, and their impact on the validation of forensic practices and the reduction of biases. Show less

    • Univerza v Mariboru

      2018 - 2019
      Bachelor's degree Criminology

      - Exchange year My exchange year gave me the opportunity to learn more about criminology in a foreign country and work together with students from different backgrounds within the criminology field, exploring new methodologies.During this exchange year, I had the chance to visit the Forensic Center of Podgorica (Montenegro) and attend the 3rd international Student Conference - “Safety in Local Communities, Legal and Criminological Perspectives” at the University of Montenegro, where I… Show more - Exchange year My exchange year gave me the opportunity to learn more about criminology in a foreign country and work together with students from different backgrounds within the criminology field, exploring new methodologies.During this exchange year, I had the chance to visit the Forensic Center of Podgorica (Montenegro) and attend the 3rd international Student Conference - “Safety in Local Communities, Legal and Criminological Perspectives” at the University of Montenegro, where I presented the Portuguese strategies to keep the local community safe. Show less

    • Instituto Universitário da Maia - ISMAI

      2016 - 2019
      Bachelor's degree Criminology

      Activities and Societies: volleyball player Acquired skills:- Knowledge about crime prevention and the various factors that are at the origin of delinquent behavior.- How to assess the needs of the victims.- Learning specific knowledge and skills of care, assessment and intervention with victims.- Conflict resolution, risk assessment and management

  • Experience

    • British Red Cross

      Sept 2021 - Jan 2022
      Anti-trafficking Support

      Part of the European Solidarity Corps Program.

    • Institute of Anthropological Research of Zagreb

      Feb 2022 - now
      Trainee in Anthropology

      - Paleopathological analysis and stature reconstruction from long bones;- Analysis and reconstruction of human skeletal remains; - Analysis and inventorying of human dental remains; - 3D scanning of human skeletal remains; - Radiological imaging of human remains (CT).

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Seminário final do UNigualdade - Programa de Promoção da Igualdade e da Diversidade e de Combate e de Género

      Dec 2017
    • Fiabilidade da Investigação Criminal

      ULHT
      Oct 2019
    • 2016 NSAPS: Panel 3- Investigating Sexual Assault

      Forensic Technology Center of Excellence
      Jul 2018
    • The Crime Scene is Fluid: Land to Water-Based Scenes

      Forensic Technology Center of Excellence
      Aug 2018
    • Best Practices Guidance for Advancing Research Initiatives and Combatting the Synthetic Drug Epidemic

      Forensic Technology Center of Excellence
      Jul 2018
    • 2018 International Association of Coroners & Medical Examiners Training Symposium

      Forensic Technology Center of Excellence
      Jul 2018
    • Understanding Basic Statistical Concepts: Fingerprints

      Forensic Technology Center of Excellence
      Jul 2018
    • Conferência Morte, Autópsia e Toxicodependência (Porto)

      Instituto CRIAP
      Mar 2018
    • V Edição- Semana da Criminologia

      Instituto Universitário da Maia - ISMAI
      May 2017
    • The Basics of Error Rates in Pattern Evidence

      Forensic Technology Center of Excellence
      Jul 2018
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Maressa Pavuna
      Bolsa de Mérito DGES 2018/2019 Direção-Geral do Ensino Superior Jul 2020