Teresa Silva
Dr. Teresa Silva is an Associate Professor in Criminology at Mid Sweden University. With a background in health sciences and psychology, the focus of her research has been on child development and the risk factors for children’s and adolescents’ mental health and problematic behaviour, including delinquency and violence. Initially in Spain, and after in Canada and Sweden, Dr. Silva researched different parenting areas such as child maltreatment, dysfunctional families, harsh and warm parenting, parental monitoring, parental alienation, and family migration processes, among other topics. In her academic career, she has always advocated for children’s rights and the necessity of improving the support and assistance that public administration and private organisations provide for them and their families.