Patrícia de Oliveira Ribeiro holds a PhD in Educational Sciences and a Master’s degree in Adult Education and Training from the Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação da Universidade do Porto, and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the same institution. She also completed a postgraduate qualification in School Conflict Mediation at the Universidade Lusófona do Porto. She is a licensed psychologist and a certified trainer (IEFP and CCPFC), with over 3,000 hours of accredited training delivered to education and social sector professionals. She is currently Invited Assistant Professor and Director of the Bachelor’s Degree in Social Education at the Escola Superior de Educação Paula Frassinetti, where she teaches in undergraduate and master’s programmes in Social Pedagogy, Community Psychology, Emotional Education, Inclusive and Pro-social Environments, and Social Intervention. Her academic work is strongly grounded in the articulation between theory, research, and community-based practice. Between 2019 and 2025, she served as Project Manager and later Coordinator of the Global Citizenship and Development Unit at Rosto Solidário. She coordinated around 20 national and international projects funded by Erasmus+, CERV, and Camões, I.P., focusing on Global Citizenship Education, social inclusion, gender equality, prevention of bullying and dating violence, mental health promotion, and non-formal education. She led multidisciplinary teams, developed pedagogical resources, implemented quality assurance and impact evaluation processes, and delivered training for teachers, psychologists, social workers, youth workers, and municipal technicians. Her work combines research-based approaches with field-tested methodologies in diverse community settings. In the area of intercultural mediation, she collaborates with the Instituto de Mediação da Universidade Lusófona as a trainer, lecturer, and scientific supervisor of municipal mediation teams in Northern Portugal. She has provided technical supervision, impact evaluation, and certified training in mediation, communication, and conflict management, contributing to strengthened local mediation practices. Her previous experience includes working as a school psychologist and Coordinator of the Multidisciplinary Team for Inclusive Education at JOBRA – Escola Profissional de Artes Performativas, where she developed psychological and psychoeducational interventions with adolescents and young adults, promoted socioemotional learning, supported students with anxiety, and conducted psychoeducational assessments, including ADHD and dyslexia screening. She also worked in community and clinical contexts with vulnerable populations, including individuals experiencing poverty, social exclusion, substance dependence, and HIV, coordinating reintegration and community-based prevention projects. She is an Integrated Researcher at the Centro de Investigação em Psicologia para o Desenvolvimento da Universidade Lusíada and a Collaborating Researcher at the Centro de Estudos Interdisciplinares em Educação e Desenvolvimento da Universidade Lusófona. Her research and publications focus on social inclusion, poverty and exclusion, employability measures, intercultural mediation, relational education, global citizenship, and prevention of behavioral addictions among adolescents. Her professional and academic path reflects a sustained commitment to social justice, inclusion, democratic participation, and relational, community-based approaches to education and psychosocial intervention.