Maria Cristina Canavarro is Full Professor at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Coimbra (FPCE-UC), researcher, coordinator of the Unit of Cognitive-Behavioral Clinical Psychology (UPC3) of University of Coimbra and coordinator of the Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC) and the Research Group Relationships, Development & Health of CINEICC. She is also member of the National Ethical Committee for Clinical Research (CEIC). She is member of the Portuguese College of Psychology, recognized as expert psychologist in Clinical and Health Psychology, with advanced expertise in Psychotherapy and Early Intervention. She was also recognized by the Ministry of Health as Clinical Psychologist equivalent to the special career in the National Health Service, and certified as Psychotherapist and Cognitive-Behavioral Supervisor. She was, for twenty-one years, responsible for the Unit of Psychological Intervention (UnIP) of the Daniel de Matos Maternity, Coimbra Hospital and University Center (CHUC, EPE). She has been teaching several curricular unities on matters of Clinical Psychology (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies), Psychology of Health and Illness, and Research in Clinical Psychology on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd cycle of studies. She has also exercised coordination functions (e.g., of the Integrated Master in Psychology [MIP] and the PhD in Psychology, Cognitive- Behavioral Interventions field). She has participated, as principal researcher, member and consultant, in different R&D research projects and other scientific projects. She has published more than 190 articles in international peer review scientific journals and more than 90 articles in national peer review scientific journals as well as several book chapters and books. She has participated on a regular basis in the external evaluation panels of, for example, the Assessment and Creditation of Higher Education (A3ES) and the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). She has won several awards, honorable mentions, and nominations of scientific merit. Until now, she has supervised 10 post-doctoral projects (6 corresponding to FCT post-doctoral grants; 1 Science 2008; and 1 Welcome II-Marie Curie); 22 PhD thesis 22 concluded; 18 correspond to FCT doctoral grants. Her current research interests include: Clinical and Health Psychology, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies, Psychopathology, Perinatal Period, Health Communication, Transdiagnostic processes and Unified Treatment Protocol.