Marilia Coutinho is a biologist, ecologist, biochemist, a Ph.D. in sociology and a POWERLIFTING athlete and writer. She has completed the early stages of her academic career at the University of São Paulo, in Brazil. Her post-doc was done at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, in Blacksburg, VA, and she was a visiting professor at the University of Florida, in Gainesville. Marilia Coutinho has conducted research projects with different and complementary methodologies, including on-line surveys, in-depth interviews and ethnography. She has produced many articles, reports and books. Marilia Coutinho is a World, national and South American champion and record holder in Powerlifting, a certified personal trainer and physical activity professional and a writer on sports and physical activity. Marilia Coutinho’s Specialties: Consultancy in technical information in sports, powerlifting, the health sciences, continued education in physical activity , qualitative research, digital ethnography DIREITOS AUTORAIS - Todo o conteúdo publicado neste perfil pertence à sua autora, Marília Coutinho, conforme CÓDIGO DO DIREITO DE AUTOR E DOS DIREITOS CONEXOS. Caso qualquer postagem seja compartilhada, deve ser feita de maneira a reter a autoria original, como garante a própria presente plataforma. Caso algum conteúdo seja copiado, deve ser feita a citação correta de sua fonte.