Dr. Simone Gomes is an associate professor in Sociology at Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel) since 2018. Gome's research interests are Social Movements, Crime and Violence and Gender Theory. She holds a PhD in Sociology (IESP-UERJ), a MSc in Sociology (Paris 7) and Social Psychology (UERJ) and a BA in Psychology (UFRJ) . Also, she was visiting scholar at UNAM- Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (2014-2015). She is currently interested in how violence shapes feminist trajectories in Latin America, focusing on how narcotrafficking, police violence, and State repression inhibit gender mobilizations.