Cristina Sousa Gomes is an Assistant Professor with Habilitation in the Department of Social, Political and Territorial Sciences at the University of Aveiro. She has a degree in Sociology from the University of Évora and a PhD in Sociology, specialising in Demography, from the University Nova de Lisboa . She began her teaching career at the Católica University – Centro Regional de Viseu, where she taught from 1988 to 2004. In 2004 she joined the Seção Autónoma de Ciências Sociais Jurídicas e Políticas at the University of Aveiro. She is a member of the Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies Research Unit (GOVCOPP) at the University of Aveiro, having previously been part of the Centro de Estudos da População, Economia e Sociedade (Cepese). She is a member of the Associação Portuguesa de Demografia (APD) and serves as the Vice President of the General Assembly. Additionally, she is a member of the Association Internationale des Démographes de Langue Française (AIDELF) and holds a position in its board. She is part of the Scientific Council of INED. She teaches and researches in the areas of demography, population policies and research methodologies.