Neuropsychologist and Clinical Psychologist. She has a PhD in Psychological Assessment from the University of Coimbra. She also has a degree in Applied Psychology - Clinical (ISPA) and completed her research studies in Psychobiology at the University of Salamanca. She is a specialist recognised by the Portuguese Psychologists' Association in the areas of Neuropsychology and Clinical and Health Psychology. She is also a certified psychologist by the European Federation of Psychologists' Associations, carrying out clinical work in the area of psychological and neuropsychological assessment. She is a member of excellent research units, such as CINEICC (Centre for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive-Behavioural Intervention), at the University of Coimbra, and is a member of the Neuropsychological Assessment and Ageing Processes (NAAP) group. She is also a member of the Psychological Assessment and Psychometrics Laboratory (PsyAssessmentLab) at the University of Coimbra. She is a researcher in funded scientific projects and the author of chapters and scientific articles in national and international journals in the field of psychological and neuropsychological assessment. She is coordinator of the master's degrees in Neuropsychology and Clinical and Health Psychology at the Faculty of Health Sciences of the European University, as well as a guest professor at several higher education and training institutions. With teaching experience in higher education since 2005, she has taught courses in psychological and neuropsychological assessment at different stages of the life cycle and supervised theses and dissertations.