Dr Maria Luiza Tanure Alves
IAS Open Programme
University of Campinas
Maria Luiza Tanure Alves is an Associate Professor at the School of Physical Education at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil. She is a leading scholar in inclusion in physical education and sport, recognised for her influential research on disability, exclusion, and equity in school and sport settings.
Drawing on Critical Disability Studies, her work aims to challenge ableist structures to promote inclusion in Brazilian physical education and Paralympic sport, with a focus on disabled children and young people. Maria is the Coordinator of the Centre for Research and Innovation in Equity, Inclusive Physical Education and Paralympic Sport at UNICAMP.
During their IAS Fellowship, Dr Alves will be collaborating with Professor Richard Giulianotti & Dr Janine Coates from the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences.