Maria João Pereira de Melo Tedim Cruz is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law and Political Science at Universidade Lusófona - Centro Universitário do Porto, currently teaching the course "Introduction to Law."
She is an Associate Researcher at CEAD - Center for Advanced Studies in Law Francisco Suárez, at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Lusófona, and a Guest Researcher at the University of Graz. She is a PhD candidate in Law at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Lusófona, holds a Master's degree in Law from Universidade Católica Portuguesa, and a Bachelor's degree in Law from Universidade do Minho.