Catarina Joaquim Gonçalves (D11B-F450-EEF7)

Curriculum Vitae

Catarina Joaquim Gonçalves

Catarina Gonçalves is an Invited Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Beja and a researcher at the Sport Physical Activity and Health Research & Innovation Centre (SPRINT) and the Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC). She completed her PhD in Human Kinetics at the University of Évora in 2024, with distinction and honours, funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, focusing on cardiac rehabilitation and exercise prescription in cardiovascular diseases. Her research focuses on exercise physiology, cardiovascular rehabilitation, active ageing, and health promotion, with particular emphasis on clinical trials, systematic reviews with meta-analyses, and exercise-based interventions in clinical and older populations. She has also developed clinical activity as an exercise physiologist in cardiac rehabilitation and contributed to the implementation of structured cardiac rehabilitation programmes in Portugal. She has teaching experience in higher education since 2018, as well as experience in coordinating and participating in national and international research projects, including Horizon Europe initiatives. She supervises master's dissertations and participates in academic juries. She is the author of scientific publications in international journals, co-author of book chapters, manuscript reviewer and guest editor, and a regular participant in national and international scientific conferences. Her work has been recognised through scientific awards and distinctions in the fields of Sport Sciences and Health.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Catarina Joaquim Gonçalves

Citation names

Gonçalves, Catarina

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: D11B-F450-EEF7
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4909-1412
Scopus Author Id: 57613167800

Email addresses

catarina.goncalves@ipbeja.pt (Professional)
catarina.goncalves@ipbeja.pt (Personal)

Knowledge fields

Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Sport and Fitness Sciences
Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Physiology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
French	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2024 - 2025 Concluded	Teaching and Learning in Higher Education by South and Atlantic Pedagogical Innovation & Excellence Network (SAPIEN) (Outros) Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Portugal
2024/04/03 Concluded	Motricidade Humana (Doutoramento) Universidade de Évora Centro de Investigação em Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal "Phase III Cardiac Rehabilitation in patients with coronary disease: High-intensity interval training or moderate-intensity continuous training?" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2013 - 2015 Concluded	Exercício e Saúde (Mestrado) Universidade de Évora Centro de Investigação em Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal "Comparison of the Effects of a Traditional Exercise Program Vs Traditional Exercise Program + Vibratory Exercise in Overweight or Obese Children" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18
2010 - 2013 Concluded	Desporto (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Beja Departamento de Artes Humanidades e Desporto, Portugal	16

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2024 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Research & Innovation Center in Sport Physical Activity, and Health (SPRINT), Portugal
	Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Portugal
2016 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Comprehensive Health Research Centre Polo di Évora, Portugal
	Universidade de Évora Centro de Investigação em Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
2024/01 - 2025	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Luxembourg Institute of Health Department of Precision Health, Luxembourg
	Horizon Europe, Belgium (...)
2018 - 2023	Researcher (Research)	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal

2016 - 2017	Researcher (Research)	Instituto Português do Desporto e Juventude IP, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2024/09 - Current	Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher)	Instituto Politécnico de Beja Departamento de Artes Humanidades e Desporto, Portugal
	Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Portugal
2018 - 2024	Assistant (University Teacher)	Universidade de Évora Centro de Investigação em Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
	Universidade de Évora Centro de Investigação em Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2016 - Current	Professor / Treinador de Ginástica	Salesianos de Évora, Portugal

2025 - 2026	Professor / Treinador de Ginástica	Academia de Desporto de Beja, Portugal

2013 - 2016	Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer	E-Fit Cascais – Electrostimulation Studio, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2024/01 - 2024/07	HealthyW8 Project (HORIZON-HLTH- STAYHLTH-01-05-twostage) . Horizon Europe Excellent Science, Belgium	Concluded
2018 - 2023	Phase III Cardiac Rehabilitation in patients with coronary disease: High-intensity interval training or moderate-intensity continuous training? SFRH/BD/138326/2018 PhD Student Fellow	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2024 - Current	ExerHeart - Economic Evaluation of Multicenter Blended Physical Activity and Exercise Programs (BEP), within a 24h Activity Cycle Framework, for the Promotion of Cardiometabolic Health . Researcher
2024 - Current	Golden Age Unbound: A Longitudinal Sport-Driven Study on Health and Quality of Life . Researcher
2022 - Current	He@rt.Fit Project CP/312/DD/2018 Researcher Comprehensive Health Research Centre Polo di Évora, Portugal
2020/01/01 - Current	Centro de investigação Integrada em Saúde - Investigação, Educação e Inovação em Investigação Clínica e Saúde Publica UIDB/04923/2020 10.54499/UIDB/04923/2020 Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Comprehensive Health Research Centre, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Universidade de Évora, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2016 - 2017	Surveillance and Monitoring System for Physical and Sports Activity .. Researcher Instituto Português do Desporto e Juventude IP, Portugal
2014 - 2014	Activating . Technical development Mértola Heritage Defense Association (MHDA) , Portugal
2013 - 2013	On Moving . Technical development Mértola Heritage Defense Association (MHDA) , Portugal
2012 - 2012	Rural Dynamics . Technical development

Other

	Designation	Funders
2012 - 2013	(RE)thinking about Gymnastics in the Training of PE graduates . Researcher Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Portugal

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Gomes, Margarida; Bezerra, Pedro; Gonçalves, Catarina; Loureiro, V.. "Recomendações para programas de treino". In GERONTOMOTRICIDADE ENVELHECIMENTO ATIVO E SAUDÁVEL, edited by Rodrigues, Filipe, 613-622. Portugal: História Carmim, Unipessoal Lda, 2025. Published Loureiro, V.; Gonçalves, Catarina; Bento, Pedro; Gomes, Margarida; Loureiro, Nuno Eduardo Marques de. "Avaliação da qualidade de vida". In GERONTOMOTRICIDADE: ENVELHECIMENTO ATIVO E SAUDÁVEL, edited by Rodrigues, Filipe, 245-264. Portugal: História Carmim, Unipessoal Lda, 2025. Published
Conference paper	Gonçalves, Catarina. "High-intensity interval training exercise for ambulatory cardiac patients: preliminary results". Paper presented in ECSS Congress Sevilla 2020, 2020. Gonçalves, Catarina. "Comparison between high intensity interval training (HIIT) and traditional continuous training programs in Phase III of Cardiac Rehabilitation". Paper presented in III Congresso Luso-Extremadurense de Ciências e Tecnologias, 2019. Gonçalves, Catarina. "HIIT en Cardiopatalogias". 2019.
Conference poster	Gonçalves, Catarina; Loureiro, V.. "Efeitos de programa de exercício físico multicomponente tradicional versus baseado em inteligência artificial na funcionalidade, cognição, tempo de reação e marcadores bioquímicos de idosos: um ensaio clínico randomizado". Paper presented in 5º Fórum REDESPP, 2025. Gonçalves, Catarina; Loureiro, V.. "Barriers to Physical Activity Participation Among Older Adults in Baixo Alentejo". Paper presented in SPRINT International Congress – Shaping the Future of Sports, 2025. Gonçalves, Catarina; Abreu, Ana; Bravo, Jorge Duarte dos Santos; Raimundo, A.. "Reviving Hearts Post-Myocardial Infarction: High-Intensity vs. Moderate-Intensity Exercise Training in Coronary Artery Disease Patients – a 6- and 12-Month Follow-up Randomized Controlled Trial". Paper presented in 5th Annual Summit Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), 2024. Gonçalves, Catarina; Bravo, Jorge Duarte dos Santos; Raimundo, A.. "Effects on Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Randomized Controlled Trial comparing HIIT and MICT in Coronary Artery Disease Patients". Paper presented in 4th Annual Summit Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), 2023. Gonçalves, Catarina; Bravo, Jorge Duarte dos Santos; Raimundo, A.. "Physiological responses during two types of training after Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients". Paper presented in 3rd Comprehensive Health Research Centre Annual Summit, 2023.
Journal article	Barkas, F.; Brandts, J.; De Bacquer, D.; Jennings, C.; De Backer, G.G.; Kotseva, K.; Ryden, L.; et al. "Global Variation in Lipoprotein(a) Levels Among Patients With Coronary Heart Disease: Insights From the INTERASPIRE Study and Implications for Emerging Lp(a)-Lowering Therapies". Journal of the American College of Cardiology 85 21 (2025): 2028-2042. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-105005094816&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.jacc.2025.04.010 Gonçalves, C.; Raimundo, A.; Abreu, A.; Pais, J.; Bravo, J.. "Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training vs. Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training on Quality of Life and Mental Health in Post-Myocardial Infarction Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial,Efeitos do treino intervalado de alta intensidade vs. treino contínuo de intensidade moderada na qualidade de vida e na saúde mental de doentes pósenfarte do miocárdio: um ensaio controlado aleatório". Portuguese Journal of Public Health 43 2 (2025): 70-85. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-105006492367&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1159/000545049 Gonçalves, Catarina; Loureiro, V.. "Exercise Prescription and Artificial Intelligence for Older Adults: A Critical Reflection". (2025): Gonçalves, Catarina; Nuno Loureiro; Loureiro, V.. "Self-Reported Functionality and Its Association with Perceived Barriers and Physical Performance in Active Elderly.". Port J Public Health 43 1–45 (2025): Published Bravo, Jorge Duarte dos Santos; Raimundo, A.; Gonçalves, Catarina. "HIIT for low-risk cardiac patients: the impact of a 6-week intervention patients’ cardiometabolic health". European College of Sport Science (ECSS) (2025): Published Gonçalves, Catarina; Bravo, Jorge; Abreu, Ana; Pais, João; Raimundo, Armando. "Comparing high-intensity versus moderate-intensity exercise training in coronary artery disease patients: a randomized controlled trial with 6- and 12-month follow-up". Journal of Public Health (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10389-024-02224-z. Published • 10.1007/s10389-024-02224-z Catarina Gonçalves; Armando Raimundo; Ana Abreu; João Pais; Jorge Bravo. "Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training vs Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training on Body Composition and Blood Biomarkers in Coronary Artery Disease Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial". Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2503102. 10.31083/j.rcm2503102 Catarina Gonçalves; Jorge Bravo; João Pais; Ana Abreu; Armando Raimundo; Kanhua Yin. "Improving Health Outcomes in Coronary Artery Disease Patients with Short-Term Protocols of High-Intensity Interval Training and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training: A Community-Based Randomized Controlled Trial". Cardiovascular Therapeutics (2023): https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/6297302. 10.1155/2023/6297302 Catarina Gonçalves; Jose Parraca; Jorge Bravo; Ana Abreu; João Pais; Armando Raimundo; Vicente Clemente-Suárez. "Influence of Two Exercise Programs on Heart Rate Variability, Body Temperature, Central Nervous System Fatigue, and Cortical Arousal after a Heart Attack". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010199. 10.3390/ijerph20010199 N. V. Silva; Carregosa, Diogo; Gonçalves, Catarina; Vieira, Otília V; Nunes dos Santos, Cláudia; António Jacinto; Lage Crespo, C. "A dietary cholesterol-based intestinal inflammation assay for improving drug-discovery on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases". (2021): Under revision Catarina Gonçalves; Armando Raimundo; Ana Abreu; Jorge Bravo. "Exercise Intensity in Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases: Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18 7 (2021): 3574-3574. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073574. 10.3390/ijerph18073574 Gonçalves, Catarina. "Exercise intensity in Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". (2020):
Newspaper article	Gonçalves, Catarina. "Acrobatic Gymnastics: analysis of technical evolution in a group of initiation", 2013
Thesis / Dissertation	"Phase III Cardiac Rehabilitation in Patients with Coronary Disease: High- intensity interval training or moderate-intensity continuous training". PhD, Universidade de Évora Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, 2024. Gonçalves, Catarina. "Comparison between high intensity interval training (HIIT), traditional continuous training and home-based programs in Phase II and III of Cardiac Rehabilitation". PhD, 2021. Gonçalves, Catarina Joaquim. "Comparação dos efeitos de um programa de exercício tradicional Vs programa de exercício tradicional + exercício vibratório em crianças com excesso de peso ou obesidade". Master, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/16678.

Other

Other output

(RE)pensando a Ginástica na Formação dos licenciados em EF. 2013. Gonçalves, Catarina.

Activities

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2026 - Current	Multicomponent Physical Exercise Program with a Cognitive-Motor Approach in Older Adults: A Pilot Study Supervisor	Atividade Física e Saúde (Master) Instituto Politécnico de Beja Departamento de Artes Humanidades e Desporto, Portugal
2025 - Current	Training Intensity vs. Competition Intensity in Amateur Football Co-supervisor	Atividade Física e Saúde (Master) Instituto Politécnico de Beja Departamento de Artes Humanidades e Desporto, Portugal
2024 - 2025	Atividade Física e Comportamento Sedentário em Idosos: Barreiras, Preferências e Perceção de Divertimento Co-supervisor	Atividade Física e Saúde (Master) Instituto Politécnico de Beja Departamento de Artes Humanidades e Desporto, Portugal
2022 - 2023	Effects of a Moderate-intensity continuous training versus High-intensity interval training on the Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors in patients with cardiovascular diseases enrolled in Exercise- based Cardiac Rehabilitation Co-supervisor	Exercício e Saúde (Master) Universidade de Évora Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Portugal
2021 - 2023	Efeitos do treino contínuo de intensidade moderada vs. treino intervalado de alta intensidade sobre os fatores de risco da síndrome metabólica em pacientes com doenças cardiovasculares inscritos em reabilitação cardíaca baseada em exercício Supervisor	Exercício e Saúde (Master) Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2024 - Current	Member of the Organization of the 5th CHRC Summit in Evora (Congress) (2025)	Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2021 - 2023	Member of the Organization of the 2nd and 4th CHRC Summit in Evora (Congress) (2021 - 2023/05/18)

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2025/07	Physical Activity Patterns during Pregnancy Thesis Member	Mara Curva (Master) Instituto Politécnico de Beja Departamento de Artes Humanidades e Desporto, Portugal
2025/07	Physical Fitness, Perceived Enjoyment, and Perceived Barriers in Active Older Adults (Thesis) Main arguer	Daniela Miranda (Master) Instituto Politécnico de Beja Departamento de Artes Humanidades e Desporto, Portugal
2025	Effect of a Multicomponent Physical Exercise Intervention on Functional Capacity, Strength, Resilience, and Quality of Life in Frail Elderly People Thesis Member	Andreia Santana (Master) Instituto Politécnico de Beja Departamento de Artes Humanidades e Desporto, Portugal
2024/10/24	Neuromodulation and Exercise Interventions in Fibromyalgia: Acute and Long-term Psychopysiological Benefits - Universidad Europea de Madrid (Thesis) Main arguer	Alejandro Rubio Zarapuz (PhD) Universidad Europea de Madrid SLU, Spain
2024	Efeitos de um programa de reabilitação cardíaca baseado no exercício com treino contínuo de intensidade moderada versus treino intervalado de alta intensidade na intensidade absoluta e relativa da atividade física semanal de pacientes com doença cardiovascular Supervisor	Diogo André Grilo de Oliveira (Master) Universidade de Évora Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2024	Effects of an exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation program with moderate-intensity continuous training versus high-intensity interval training on the absolute and relative intensity of weekly physical activity in patients with cardiovascular disease Supervisor	Diogo Oliveira (Master) Universidade de Évora Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Portugal

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2024/09 - Current	Sport Physical Activity and Health Research & Innovation Centre (SPRINT)	Investigador
2018 - Current	Comprehensive Health Research Centre

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2025/02/07 - 2025/02/08	Scientific Committee of the SPRINT International Congress – Shaping the Future of Sports, hosted at Santarém Polytechnic University, Sports Science School, in Rio Maior (Portugal) Member	Sport Physical Activity and Health Research & Innovation Centre, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

	Conference name	Conference host
2025/02/07 - 2025/02/08	SPRINT International Congress – Shaping the Future of Sports	Santarém Polytechnic University, Sports Science School, in Rio Maior (Portugal)

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2025 - Current	Desporto Infanto-Juvenil	Desporto (Licenciatura)	Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Portugal
2025 - Current	Atividades Físicas de Academia - Aulas de Grupo (Fitness)	Desporto, Lazer e Bem-Estar (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional)	Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Portugal
2024 - Current	Fisiologia	(Licenciatura)	Instituto Politécnico de Beja Departamento de Artes Humanidades e Desporto, Portugal
2024 - Current	Propedêutica e Metodologias das Atividades Físicas e Desportivas - Basquetebol	Desporto (Licenciatura)	Instituto Politécnico de Beja Departamento de Artes Humanidades e Desporto, Portugal
2024 - Current	Propedêutica e Metodologias das Atividades Físicas e Desportivas - Ginástica	Desporto (Licenciatura)	Instituto Politécnico de Beja Departamento de Artes Humanidades e Desporto, Portugal
2024 - Current	Atividades Físicas de Academia - Musculação	Desporto, Lazer e Bem-Estar (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional)	Instituto Politécnico de Beja Departamento de Artes Humanidades e Desporto, Portugal
2024 - Current	Atividade Física em Populações Especiais	(Licenciatura)	Instituto Politécnico de Beja Departamento de Artes Humanidades e Desporto, Portugal
2020 - Current	Saúde e Condição Física	Ciências do Desporto	Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2018 - 2024	Sistemática Atividades Desportivas e Expressivas I - Ginástica	Ciências do Desporto (Licenciatura)	Universidade de Évora Centro de Investigação em Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal

Distinctions

Award

2023	TECH4INNOV award Agência Nacional de Inovação SA, Portugal
2022	Health innovation EIT Health, Germany
2020	Prémio em Medicina do Desporto com Menção Honrosa por parte do Comité Olímpico de Portugal e Fundação Millennium BCP pela investigação em Reabilitação Cardíaca

Other distinction

2023	2022 Impact Awards Universidade de Évora, Portugal